Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
[ Correspondence OF the Ale1sndris Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.

Correspondence OF the Ale1sndris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
In Il conversation this morning with
a prominent republican Of St. Mary's
county, Md, he stated that Mr.. Mudd,
the republican candidate for Congress
10 his district, would not have a walk
over By any means; that the negroes
there had q member of their race up,
VINO, unless he could be settled with be-
forehand, would secure thesselection to
the democratic candidate. Mr.. Hanna
has not yet opened his purse to that
part of Maryland, and money, and a
coed deal OF it, is necessary to win
there,as white people, when not bought,
naturally like to stick together.
A republican, newspaper correspond.
ent lust returned from . tou in Penn
sylvania says his party is terribly torn
uo there, that Swallow, the prohibition
candidate, will get a large vote, and
that nothing is more assured than the
fact that an anti Quay legislature will
be elected.
1t is believed here that q great deal
of unnecessary trouble and delay iu the
transaction OF the governments foreign
business is due to the tom fool CIPHER
languages that is used by the country's
agents abroad, and it is said the use OF
it should be abolished or the agents
referred 10 should be better instructed.
A dispatch in such cypher received
Yesterday from Manila still remains
u ldiscyphered, and General Otis, who
sent it, was instructed by telegraph to-
Gay, to the effect that if he had any
thing 10 tell, ne should do so in plain
English.
The contracts for the road through
the Arlington reservation to the new
county courthouse OF Alexandria coun.
ty and for the Improvement OF the other
70 Ids in that tract will be made within
the next two weeks aud the work be
completed as soon as possible.
Mr.. James E. Clements OF Alexan-
d ia county, here to day, says there is
no: much interest manifested in poll
ties in his county this fall, aud that be
b lieves many of the republicans there
who may 90 to the polls will vote for
Mr.. Rixey for Congress, as he has not
been at all partisan in his course in
Congress, has been very accommodate
ing, and has done all that he could for
their county, whether asked to do so
by either republicans or democrats.
Congressman Tnorp of the Peters
barg Virginia district is here to day.
He says ne is leading the Mckinley
hope in his district, whether it be for.
lorn or not, and intends to do so until
the close of the campaign. He also
SAYS that while mis- audiences are eu.
tausiastic, those of his opponents are
Just the reverse and that his prospect
OF success is most favorable. He says
be mas not sought any %pecuniary as
sistantance from the republican cam
p:igu committee, and does not believe
10 the use of money at elections.
Ex-State Senator Walton Moore of Fairfax
county, Virginia, was here today. Some Of
the people Of his State with whom nc talked
say that while he did not say so, he implied
that he is q candidate for the seat in the u.
:. Senate now filed by Senator Martin.
Whether his candidacy will hurt or help that
OF General Fitzhugh Lee, the people referred
10 don't know.
Admiral schley today reports 10y cable to
the Navy Department that the commission
has finished its duties, and the department
has ordered him 10 return TO Tompkinsville
on the Newark with the report of the COM
mission and the clerks
The Marine Hospital service this morning
raised the quarantine restrictions on tie rail.
roads in northern Alabama. The authorities
At Chattanooga took the same action last
rfrhf Tho fn'1oVUInu K fhn official ranNrt Of
cases and deaths this morning Hattiesburg,
one death Jackson, one case; Yazoo City,
three cases, one death Harriston, one case
Water Val ey, one case.
Justice Cox of the District Supreme Court
in an opinion to. day ~sustains Secretary Gage
in his refusal TO issue any part of the 5000.
coo, 600 war bonds TO parties not known to
be subscribers in their own personal interest.
Episcopal Church work will be st once in.
augurated in Porto Rico This was the re.
port harded in at the Episcopal convention
this morning by the committee on Increased
responsibilities of the church. The same
a mmittee decided that it was too early to
begin work in Cubs. The House OF Deputies
this morning concurred with the House of
Bishops in creating a new missionary district
in kiots, Japan. The revised canons pre-
psted by the bishors were discussed by the
delegates and 3 o'clock this afternoon was
the hour set for considering the nomination
OF bishops made by the House OF Bishops on
Thursday. The consideration Of names will
be msde behind closed doors.
People from the 9th Virgins district here
| day say that sll doubt about the result Of
the Congressionsl election in that district has
been removed by the appointment of a negro
postmaster at Junts IN that district. as the
white voters there have. by il. been Solii;ied.