Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
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ports News held up, are here to-day
The only other well-known Virginia re-
publican in the city, except those who
are sojourning here, is MIR. Morgan
Treat, who says the members of the re-
publican committee of the State will be
here next week. Mr.. McCaull, the re-
publican candidate for Governor of Vir-
GINA at the late election, is talking OIL
moving to Alexandria to send his child
rem to the excellent schools of tnat city.
Letters from preachers in the North
have been received here making in
quiries about John Cheshire, negro
who, with pal named Fremont, was
engaged in beating charitable people
in New York q year or two ago out OF
money for school in Alexandria that
did not exist. Fremont is now in the
penitentiary, but Cheshire is still play
ing the same game in New York, the
imaginary school being at Clifton, near
Alexandria.
Ia the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel in
PRODUCED bill to pay Mrs, Mccormick
81 OPS due the late Surgeon James Nc
Cormick, surgeon y. S. A.; also the
resolution of Richmond lodge of me-
chanics opposing the passage of the
anti.scslping bill.
There is some adverse talk not only
by Virginia members of the House, but
by other congressman, about ell of the
contested election cases from Virginia
being in charge of committee of which
Virginia republican is chairman. and
two of them of sub. com mittees of which
he is member.
Both the Virginia Senators voted
against the anti.immigration bill that
passed the Senate yesterday.
When Mr.. Hanna called on the
President yesterday, other Ohio repub-
iicans were in the room, and to them
Mr.. Mckinley said: His election is q
good thing for all Of u.s." Mr.. Hanna
comedies that the republican party in
his State is in bad condition.
There are already two applicants for
consul to Colon, Mr.. Sam Lewis OF
Rockingham. county, Virginia, aud ne
gro named Stewart Lewis of Pulaski
county, same State.
General Walker says he has not tax
en-, and will not take, any part in op-
posing the confirmation of Mr.. Brown
Allen for marshal of the western dis
trict of Virginia.
Not long ago one of the newspapers
of this city contained picture of man
with a large watering pot wetting the
streets of Alexandria in advance of the
street s8eepers. But nothing ia more
common than such sight on Pennsyl-
vania avenue here.
The President to-day nominated
VIM. ]. Mills, for chief justice of the
supreme court, of the Territory of New
Mexico.
The committee called to consider the
question of calling a convention in
favor OF pure food and drug legislation
by Congress met here yesterday. A
resolution was adopted to the affec,
that committee be appointed to re-
port to the next meeting q call for q
Congress favoriDg pure food and drug
ls gislation, and fix to the date of said
convention. The committee consists Of
Messrs. Wilkins, Hume, Trimble. Hird
Woodward and Harper.
A prominent Maryland politician
hers this morning said that while Nc
Comas would probably lead at the
start, Geary would have the admins
tration pull, which would land him a
U. S. Senator, provided, however, There
is no deadlock. The democrats unfor-
tunately lost one of their members, j.
Collins Wright, of Queen Ann county,
but a democratic successor would be
chosen within 1.-TWO weeks, as the dis
trict went democratic at the last cleo.
ton by 500 majority.
Senator Daniel, like every other in
telligent man, scouts the paid for news
paper reports of the alleged revival of
industry and restoration of prosperity,
and says in all his life he has never
known so many of the people of his
State to be striving for something to do
by which they Can earn meat and
bread for themselves and their families.
The House committee on commerce
to day voted to report the anti-scalpiug
bill, in the form of substitute prepar-
ed by Mr.. Sherman OF New York. The
substitute places penalty on railroad
officers who deal with scalpers. Here.
tofore the plan has been to hold the
corporation liable but the new provi-
sion extends the liability to officials,
making them subject to misdemeanor,
with fine or Imprisonment on convic.
ton. A new paragraph is inserted
making it unlawful for general passen-
ger agents to supply tickets to other
than authorized ticket agents. Another
substitute provision provides that un-
used tickets shall be redeemed at any
time within one year. Any company
falling 10 redeem ticket is made liable
in civil action to penalty of 500 in
excess of the redemption money on the
ticket.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce to-day reported
the anti.scslping bill. There were but
two dissenting votes in the committee.
A telegram from Miami, Fla, states
that the condition of Joseph P. Smith,
Chief of the Bureau of American Re
pnblics, is unchanged. He is o very
sick man.
A special train from New York, en-
route to Jacksonville, Fla, via the At
lantic Coast line, passed through this
city this morning with about 500 wait
ers for the various winter resorts in
Florida.
The Senate committe on finance yot.
ed to-day to report the Teller resolu-
ton declaring for the payment of the
nationsl bonds in silver as well as gold.