Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-26

year by forging ana fals1tYlnS WorK-
mems accounts. His trial is set for
Tuesday next.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, and AS
sooiate Justice Frear, of Honolulu,
members of the Hawaiian annexation
commission, visited the President to-
day. Among other callers were Sena-
tors Fairbanks, Hale, Elkins. Carter,
General Miles, Representative Faris, OF
Indiana, Chief Justice Fuller and Assist
ant Secretary Allen of the navy. Sen
ator Carter expressed the opinion that
the Senate would ratify any treaty that
might be signed in Paris. Perry Car
son, of this city, member of the COM
mittee appointed at negro nesting
here last Monday to ask federal inter-
| ference in North and South Carolina,
was also at the White House to-day.
The duty Of the committee was to sub.
nit to the President resolutions adopt
ell at that meeting, but owing to the
absence of the greater number of the
members, this action was not taken.
Elinor Bousman was appointed post.
master at Progress, Franklin county,
Va, to-day, vice 0. O. Sampson, re-
signed.
After the decision In the suit for GER
tain shares of the stock of the Mergen.
thaler Linotype Company here yester-
day, the price of that stock advanced
81 share. The par value of the stock
is 500; it is now selling at S1S7. Peo'
pie here interested in the LsDston Mon
otype are somewhst exercised about q
recent statement in New York paper
concerning he sale of 5000, 900 worth of
the sock of the patent right of that
machine 10 England. The company
owning the Monotype was chartered in
Alexandria and holds its annual meet
il gs there. The par value of the stock
Is $50; its selling price is S14&.
TIE members of the Canadian CON-
mission and their friends left here this
morning on a special train, as the guests
of Senator Faulkner of West Virginia,
member of that commission, for his
home, where there was a house party,
and where they were treated to an old
ume Virginia dinner.
The Jockey CLUB racing season will
be cosinued until next Wednesday.
1t is reported that more money has
been won and lost on the races there
this season than at all the races in Alex
andria county during whole year.
1t is said at the Treasury Department
that the seizure of the Philippines will
be perfec. Pandora's box, as if other
nations DE permitted to trade there on
equal terms with the United States
| they will get ell the trade, and that No.
| der the Cons titution imports cannot be
admitted into one part of the nation at
higher tariff than at any other. And
so he famous "open door" will have 10
be closed, for if there be no revenue
from imports into the PHILIPPINES, the
people of this country, already taxed
TO their bearing capacity, will have to
be additionally taxed in order to pay
the enormous expense OF governing
those islands, as the inhabitants thereof
will certainly not submit patiently to
direct taxation.
The Labor Commission, which holds its
meetings in the Bliss building near the CAPT.
tol, will meet again next Tuesday. Some Of
its members say it will continue in nominal
session for at least two years, and probably
much longer OF course it will benefit no.
body EXCEPT its members and its employees.
! The Riggs House here, under the manage
ment of MIR. o. G. Staples, with Mr.. Rober1
Burke formerly of Leesburg as his chief as
s;stant, has regained sll the patronage it lost
under its f rmer proprietor, Mr.. Spotford
who allowed negroes to sit at his dining room
table.
The work of moving the Washington city
os.ofic; belongings to the new building will
be ini. he'd this evening
II is generally believed that the chief 90.
Jet the President of Costa Rica had for COM
ing here was to promote the construction OF
The Nicaragua canal. But strong opposition
TO an appropriation by Congress for any such
work will come from sll sections of the coun-
try.