Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasstte.]
vpAour,roro,r Dec ]

aged 8 wears, and George Il. Gray aged
6 wears, were instantly killed. The
driver, Harry Mcdonald, was slightly
Injured. Another school boy, James
O.. Gray escaped injury.
Maurice Hutin, director general OF
the Panama Canal Company; Xavier
Boyard, commercial representative OF
the company, and W. \. Cromwell,
counsel for the company, had g confer
ence with Secretary of State Hay TO-
day. It is believed the purpose was to
oppose the Nicaraguan canal project.
Don Luis F. Correa, charge d'atfalres
OF the deiunct Cuban-American Repub-
lic.is much perturbed over his prospect,
as he is now out of business here and
does not exactly know what his status
will be when be returns home.
Representative Burton, republican,
of Ohio, now here. says it seems to him
that congressional inquiry into the
condition of the war is unnecessary and
undesirable, as it would consume so
much time Of the House.
Senior Quesada called twice at the
White House this morning to arrange
for conference with Gen. Garcia, but
Mr.. Mckinley was very busily engaged
in work on his forthcoming message
and the Senior was unable to see him.
The papers in the case of Lindsay
Holt, the negro soldier convicted of the
murder of comrade of his own race,
nave not yet been considered by the
President, but The impression at the
War Department is that the convict
will be reprieved.
The prevailing impression on the sub
ject among Vlrginians now here, OF
who have recently been here, repubi-
cans and democrats alike, is that
though the election of u S. Senator in
their State will not take place until
next year, Mr.. Martin is already as good
reelected, and that, too, without form
ldaOle opposition.
The managers of the Virginia demo
cratic Association of this city at con
ference held last night determined that
their association, irrespective of the
other democratic associations of this
city, would take charge of the annual
national democratic celebration o!
Washington's birthday here on the End
of next February. The price OF the
tickets to the banquet was fixed at So
Among the specially invited guests will
be Col. Bryan, if he be out OF the army
by that time, as is expected, ex Gov,
eruor Stone of Missouri and Coin
Harvey.
Jesse n. Johnson was appointed
postmaster at Hicksville. Bland coun'
", Virginia, to day, vice John r
Johnston dead.
As the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Company has acknowledged before the
interstate commerce commission that il
has all along been knowingly violating
the il ter tate commerce law and hsl
promised to obey that law in future
the supposition here is that it will ge
of scot tree.
A prominent Virginia republican
here to-day says the republican party
ia the South is practically dead snt
was killed by the disgrace put upon i
bg the treatment it has received from
its party in the North, and by the &C
ouiescence with which that treatmen
has been received by the reputable re-
publicans in the South, who have beer
ignored by republican administrations
Among the many ster mail contract
ors now here are several who have
contracts under Mr.. Parr, who ran fol
Congress as a republican at the recon
election in the Danville, Va, district
All the government clerks and en-
ployees here received their monthly
pay yesterday in gold coin, as was al
ways the case before the war between
the States.
An old Southern democrat here to
day, who has always been opposed tt
the Expansion" policy, when informed
that the Philippines would be avaiet
of as suitable country to which to de
port American negroes, said if tina
were so. no man would be more in favo
of that policy than himself.
The new American minister to Switz
erland will sail for his post OF duty
about the 18th inst.
Now that Senator Hoar openly OPP
poses the seizure ofthe Philippines, anC
abuses the President for favoring it, the
republican jingoes here are already
saying that Hoar's curse is always 6
blessing.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.
]. P. Brady, clerk OF the q. S distrio
court at Richmond. and Miss Bragg, {
beautiful aud accomplished young lady
Of Petersburg.
The case against the Bennings race
track people was resumed today. Sew
eral witnesses were examined, all to the
effect that betting was just as fragrant
there as it had been at Alexander.
Island or at St. Asaph, the only differ
ence being in favor of the fairness O
that at the latter two. The prosecu
ton then rested its case, and the jury
was excused until tomorrow. The
grand jury when it reported to-
day, failed to announce any action ir
the race track alleged gambling cases
The investigation Of the matter has mol
been completed by the grand jury.
The racing season of the Washington Jockey
Club closed yesterday in the mud and sush
1t was more successful than several previous
seasons for the reason that the betting wa:
larger aud brisker F. D. Beard heads the
list of WYOMING owners at the meeting, hav.
ing won 50, 775: P. S. P Randolph's stable
won 81 ,615, J ] McCafierty 1855 and O.
{. Richards, S1095. Two score stables
divided the remainder Of the purse money.
Senator Dani,l has gone home, but expects
TO return in time to be in his seat in the Sen.
ate next Monday.
RECEPTION AT FREDERICKsBURG.-
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