Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. B.

Congressman Wise of Virginia says
there was more cheating in his DISTRICT
at the late election than ever oefore'
and that Holland, his republican op-
moment. didn't receive more tnan siA
hundred fair votes. He says that SEN
TOR Daniel once led white man sno
black one to the front of q stage ana salo
..when the best of the two races are
working together the right must sue.
eeedn: but that now as the worst OF
the two are working together it LOOKS
very much as if the wrong was sue
cessful. Mr. Wise presented to the
Secretary of the Navy yesterday pc
tition OF the employees of the Norfolk
navy ward for pay for over work during
the Spanish war. A communication
from the Secretary on the subject was
received by the Senate to-day.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has assessed the stockholders of the
First National Bank, of Emporia, Kas.,
which suspended recently, lOO per
cent. The capital stock of the bank Is
100000.
Messrs. Hume, Clements, Graham
and Draine of Alexandria county; ex'
Senator Henderson, MIR. Ross Perry
and Congressman Rixey of Virginia,
appeared before the House commerce
committee, TO which all bills for bridges
over navigable rivers are referred,
this morning, in the interest OF
the bill for a bridge across the 20
tomac at Arlington. The reasons
in favor of the bridge were ably
presented by Messrs. Perry and Glenn
ents and ex-senator Henderson, and
the committee seemed very favorably
impressed with them. There was some
talk about allowing street railroad
to build the bridge and use it, but the
idea didn't seem to take, and q
member of the committee asking
Why Alexandria county shouldn't
build the bridge, Mr.. Clements
replied that, having taken care
of the large number of negroes in
the county and educated them for
thirty odd years, aad as the chief pur
pose of the bridge was to afford cheap
and convenient road to the govern
ment's hospital at Fort Myer and the
governments cemetery at Arlington
he thought it was as little as the gov
eminent could do to bnild it.
AS Minister Clayton has been pro-
noted to the rank of ambassador 1t is
proposed that all the other foreign min
! isters be similarly treated.
Though the Washington Traction
Company sustained an immense loss BY
the burning of their power house, the
price of their stock has almost doubled
since that loss was sustained.
The debut tea of Miss Sallie Faux
uer. daughter of Senator Faulkner, viii
be given at her fathers newly leased
home on 10th street during the latter
payt of this month.
As there was no vacant seat on the
republican side of the Senate for Mr.
Simon, the new Senator from Oregon
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina, was ask
ed by the sergeant-at-arms If 81
wouldn't take one of the vacant seat
on the democratic side, but the Nortl
Carolina populist refused the request
Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Merritt this morning issued forms
order notifying postmasters Throughout
the country that the new regulation
regarding the sending and receipt o
registered matter goes into efec
January l. Particular stress is lait
upon the rules regarding mis-
sent letters and packages forwarded from
p ace TO plaza to follow the wanderings of thu
persons to whom they are addressed. In tbs
| latter case no extra charge is to be made un
,ho oAA hau nd
country The cost of forwarding missen
letters is to be charged to the sender.
In the House ts-dsy MIR. 0tey of Virgins
introduced the following bills For the repea
OF the stamp tax; for the relief OF the heirs O.
P St. George Neuben, Of Amherst, Va; fol
the relief of T. z. Vaughan, of Radford Va
for the relief of the Methodist Protestant
Church of Virginia; for the relief of Lilly P
| Douglass, of Campbell county, Va. for the re
lief OF E. w D0nnely,of Roanoke. Va, and
for the relief of w. E. Perfater, of Montgom.
cry county, Va.
Secretary Gage says the deficit in the rave
nue. for the ordinary expenses OF the govern
ment for this year will be one hundred and
twelve million dollars, but the President say:
the Dingley tariff bill is working finely.
! The President appeals to the country tc
stand by him, but as on the currency, the
conquered provinces, or any of the other i'm
portsnt questions, he doesn't say where he
stands, how can his appeal be granted?
! The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Confederate
! here last night. Among those present were
Congressman Hay, Speaker Ryan of the Vir.
| GINA Legislature, Messrs Frank Hume, E. N.
| Harper and others, and delegation of the
| Lee Camp of Alexandria in their grey uni.
| forms.
In the House to-day Mr. Lamb Of Virginia
| introduced bill to retire Assistant Surgeon
]. F. Branford, q S. NJ This is the first bill
of the kind for an officer in the volunteer
navy OF the Spanish war.
At Saturdays caucus of the democratic par.
ty, it is reported to day, MIR. McMillin OF
Tennessee will attack Mr.. Bsiley's tariff
record. a tally has been made of the demo-
Gratis Of the House and Mr.. B4iley has been
found to be the favorite of large majority Of
them as their leader on the floor
The President sent large number of nom
nations to the Senate TO day, but they we're
all recess appointments with the exception of
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, whose rank has
been raised from minister to ambassador TO
Mexico, Senior Romero having yesterday an
nounced that his government had conferred
thst distinction upon him.
The bill for The increase of the army was
not considered by the House military COM
mittee to-day. Instead of 100000, it pro-
vides for 141 900 men
GEN. LEE NOT A CANDIDATE.-A
dispatch from Richmond says: Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee does not expect to re.
enter political life, and will not make
the contest with Senator Thomas S.