Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-26

working hard for the next yearly meet
ing. The morning session was consum-
ed in reports of the secretary, treas
urer and the various committees.
Capt. r. 81. Atkinson Of Company +,
of the 3rd Virginia regiment of U. 3.
volunteers, is here to-day trying, to De
transferred to the regular U. S. army.
Most OF the Virginia republicans here
yesterday have gone home. None OF
them was satisfied with their work here,
~ the trouble with their dual candi-
dates in the End and 3rd districts Is
still on. as another negro congressional
candidate has taken the place OF the
one who has withdrawn in the 4th dis.
trict. and as the republican COMPRESSION
al campaign committee persists in re-
fusing to give any money to any OF the
Virginia districts.
There is no doubt of the fact that
the republicans are alarmed at the
dread OF the democrats getting control
of the next House. A prominent mem
Der OF their party and one whose bust
ness is to deal in stocks and bonds told
a friend here to-day that ne thought
at first Mr. Reed would not be
Speaker of the next House, and had
made his arrangements accordingly. but
d week ago, fearing he had made mis-
lake, he hedget, but that yesterday
aud to day ne hal heard enough to ill.,
duce him TO believe that the opposition
would certainly have control OF the
next House and that Mr.. Ref d would
not be Speaker.
II is reported at the civil service bureau
to day that formal protest will be made to
the President on his return from the so-called
peace Jubilee in Philadelphia, against the
longer retention of MIR. John L. Proctor rs h
member OF the civil service commission, as
the law provides that one member of that
commission shall be democrat aDd as Mr.
Proctor has left the democratic party, and. 1t
is said, no longer even pretends 10 be q mem
Der of it
People here who have recently returned
from Cuba laugh at General Buffers report
from there to the effect that unless more
troops are sent there the insurgents will be'
cons bandits. They say the insurgents have
never been anything else than bandits.
Some Virginia negroes called at the War
Department yesterday evening and asked t. 9
SsCIcldIN vi wei W lidHSlcl lAC bSS " 'Oiub
teer regiment from their State TO the regular
army They were informed that their request
could not be granted.
The building and trade council Of this city
last night denounced the action Of their cen
tra labor union in repudisting the report
censuring Congressman Bsbcock, republican,
NJ advising the working men in his district
to vote against him.
Lieutenant Colonel John Jacob Aston, In.
spector General Captain F. NJ. Alger, A ssist.
ant Adjutant General, and Captain ]. II. Mc.
MILAN, Assistant Qusrtermaster, have been
honorably discharged from the army.
President Samuel Gompers. Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and other mem bers
of the executive council. called this afternoon
al the navy and other departments regarding
the overtime of the employees of the govern
ment.
President Mckinley. his wife and party
left here for Philadelphis on q special train
this morning.
The executive committee of the Interns-
tional Union of American Republics to-day
Considered the question of appointing d.
rector of the bureau of the American Repub.
lies, the term of the provisional director, Mr..
Frederic Emory, expiring November 1st In
view of the satisfactory condition of the bu-
reau, the committee decided to reappoint Mr.
Emory director, subject to its future action.