Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette.J
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.

ION was lo6Cuou tuao COIL NoPN1
should prepare aid adopt regulations
to meet the requirements of the order.
Whil, each department. will formulate
its owe regulations, there was gen.
eral sentiment that it would be we'll to
have them them along the general
lines of the regulations issued by the
Treasury Department to carry out the
Presidents order. Secretary Gage, it
will be remem bered, permitted persons
against whom charges were made to
have hearing and an opportunity to
an aver them.
At the annual meeting of the Spirit
uelists' Association to-day the list OF
delegates was submitted and approved.
The presidents report was submitted,
showing that the condition OF the asso.
citation had improved. The report OF
the secretary showed that the member
ship had increased 33 per cent. during
the past six years. The report stated
that the spiritualists had co operated
with Others to fight ecclesiastical con-
troll of the government; also that the
spiritualists would put missionaries ID
the field to offset the work of anti
spiritualistic associations.
President Mckinley will attend the
funeral OF the late Admiral Worden to-
morrow. Secretary Long will be one
of the pail bearers and other members
of the Cabinet will be present.
The patent law ass ociation of Wash
ington, which in behalf of patent
lawyers has been pushing the case
against John Wedderburn, of this city,
and secured his disbarment from prac-
tice before the Postofice Department,
to-day withdrew from the case before
the Postoffice Department. where a
hearing is progressing that will decide
whether fraud order shall be issued
against Wedderburn. The associations
withdrawal was because it was aggriev-
I'd at remarks made by Assistant At
torney General Tyner, who is trying
the case.
The following fourrh-class posmasters
in Virginia were appointed to-day :
Evergreen Mills, James F. Trenary;
Hudgins, John W. Dixon, jr., and
Stickleyville, A. ]. Litton.
The Supreme Council of the Scottish
Rite Masons at their session to-day
heard the report of the finance com
n.ittee and made arrangements for flu
ture sessions. On Friday night will be
conferred the thirty third degree upon
those selected by the nominating COM
mittee. Thursday afternoon memorial
services will he held over the grave Of
General Albert Pike. Arrangements
are beiog made for a number OF excur-
sions in and around Washington.
Details for the Presidents western
| trip at election time have been com.
pleted. The President, accompanied
I by Mrs. Mckinley will leave Washing
| ton Friday afternoon, the 29th. At
Cincinnati he will be the guest of Mr.
J. G. Schmidlapp, long time intimate
personal friend. On the afternoon OF
Saturday there will be an informal re-
ception at the Chamber of Commerce.
The President will not speak then but
will deliver short address at the ban
quet given him by the Cincinnati Com
lneroial Club Saturday evening. Early
| Monday the President will leave Gin
matt for Canton, remaining there un-
til after the election and will receive the
election returns 10 Canton Tuesday
evening. The party will take the train
Wednesday morning arriving 10 Pitts
burg before noon. Ia the afternoon
there will be exercises at the library
and the President will make short
address. In the evening he will atten l
a symphony concert at the library and
at its conclusion will start for Washing
ton, arriving Thursday morning, No.
vember 4.
In the Orphans Court here to-day
Judge Cox decided to hold Annie G.
Mccartney and Peter Mccartney, the
administrators of the estate of the late
VIM. Fletcher, responsible for the sum
of $500, lost to the estate through
faulty administration of the assets by
expanding the money in suits and
litigation.
Senator Martin of Virginia stopped
here last night on his return from North.
ern Virginia, where he has lately been
campaigning. he says the democrats
in his State are in excellent condition,
that the State ticket will be elected by
an increased majority, and that they
will have large majority in both
branches in the legislature. People
who have heard the Senator on the
stump say that he makes plain, COM
mon sense speeches that 60 straight to
the understanding of his hearers and
are consequently very effective.
Congressman Rixey, of the Alexan-
dria district, and Mr.. ]. E. Clements, of
Alexandria county, had good square
talk with the Secretary of War this
morning in respect of the latter's re-
fusal to permit the Washington and
Falls Church Electric Railroad to cross
the Aqueduct Bridge. General Alger
told them he was really favorable to the
crossing referred to, but that the
action of Mr.. Philips, by his brash at
tempt to effect it in the way he did, was
highly Objectionable. He would, he
said. do what ne could to promote the
entrance of the road into Washington
over the bridge.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Collector Agnew of the upper internal
revenue district OF Virginia, who is
interested, to the extent of large
coal bill, in the sale of the steamers
Manchester and River Queen to
take place tomorrow. 1t is under
stood that several railroad companies.
among them the B. & O., the G.
& O., and Mary railroad are possible
bidders for the Manchester, and that
syndicate is being organized here to bid
for both Marshall Hall and the steamer
referred to. AT the sale at Marshall