Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. April 20.

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Col. u. /. Boyce OF Clarke county,
Virginia. who when the famous MIR.
Tom Scott of the Pennsylvania rail-
road was alive, was his head man in
Virginia, is here today, on his return
from Hsrrisonburg, where u suit for
the possession of Il railroad from that
town to Elkton, to which he is a
party. is now in progress. When asked
about the anti Martin movement in his
State, he replied that those who
want to change the Constitution should
aoandon that foolishness and start
another show"
Buffalo Bill brought to the White
House this morning fifteen of his show
men, each one being Of different
nationality. Among them were "a Gu.
ban, Filipino, Cossack, an Arab, a
Thibetan, a Hawaiian, Peruvian and
an Argentine Republic guacho.
The volunteers now in the Philip
pines will be brought home in the Sc
ouence in which they reached those
islands.
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison. of the Associated Federation
of Labor. called on the President today
md preferred formal charges against
Claude NJ. Johnson, chief of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. The
charges accuse Johnson OF unfairness
towards organized labor and favoritism.
The President promised to lay the
charges before the Secretary of the
Treasury and order an investigation.
The fact that Lieut.. Gilmore's family
live here aud have a great many klns-
folk, friends and acquaintance here,
makes the fate of his party of more than
usual interest, and inquiries concerning
it are frequent at the NavyDepartment,
but up to noon today nothing had been
heard from it further than the inteili-
gence received yesterday.
An old eX Confederate and democrat
mere today, talking about the enor-
nous expense to which Mr.. Mckinley
mas allowed the expansionists TO put
the country, said that until Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts opposed expan-
sion he had never supposed that he and
That Senator could ever agree upon any
thing, but that now he not only agreed
with, but actually endorsed him. But,
said he, a man as old as am is not sur.
Drised at the changes made by the
whirigig of time.
The democrats here don't regret Mr.
Reeds resignation of his seat in the
House, and the speakership OF that
body, to which Nc you'd certainly have
been reelected. They soy he is the
only man on his side OF the House vino
could keep the, others quiet, and now
that ne is gone the squabbles and fights
among them will he incessant. The
nomination of his successor in the
Speakers chair, they say, will pro-
woke lasting animosities. They also
say that such feelings as have been en-
gendered in him by the success of Mr.
Hanna's methods can not be as
suaged during the next two years.
People here who left Atlantic City
Yesterday say that Senator Jones, who
! is there, says he has no idea of resign
ing the chairmanship of the nationa
democratic committee, though his ply
sicisns have advised him to do so, anC
: that as his health seems to be gradually
improving, his determination to hole
on is highly gratifying to all the true
members OF his party.
| An Alexandria county voter, here to
day, says that though the democrats O
that county have made, and will make
no regular nominations against the re
publican candidates for county officers
nearly, Il not all the latter, will have
opposition, sous Of them so strong tina
they may be defeated, ed certainly
will be if the democrats don't scatter
their strength.
Among the strangers here is Mr.. J
Hampton Roge OF Virginia. He i;
mere as attorney in q moonshine whisky
case in Giles county in his State.
President Tyler OF William and Mary
College, who has been here several day;
en1eaToring TO raise fund with which
to make certain improvements in the
buildings of that college, has been quite
successful and has HoW gone to New
York, where his prospects are even
more promising.
Representative Jones o. the first Virginia
district, who seems TO be the head and front
Of the proposed Richmond convention " alter
the constitution of the United States, and
Mr.. Lloyc Smith of Northumberland county,
IN his district, who favOrs that convention,
are smoug the vis;o,g here today.
The negroes III this city arc doing all they
can TO suslsin the popular idea that GGder the
Influence of equality and free schools they
are relapsing into the barbarity of darkest
sfrica. Three of them hsd their death war
rants FOX murder signed yesterday, and unless
President Mckinley sl.all pardon them they
will be banged early next month.
The following changes in the fourth-class
postoflices of Virginia were made today Bin
fofd, Brunswick county, John 5. kell J, ap-
pointed postmaster, vice James a. Binford re-
moved Sturgeonvl.e, Brunswick county,
Wesley G. Lacy. vice F. NJ. Newson, resigned;
Wattsboro. LunenDurR county, Mary G.