Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra GaEette.l
Washington, May Is.

At this mornings session OF the Su-
preme Council of the Royal Arcanum
a reception and ovation were rendered
to Mr.. George l.. Dixon, OF California,
it being the first time that State has nao
representation to the council. Inc
question of appointing deputies for each
grand jurisdiction to meet the compe-
fition of the old line insurance compa-
MES was discussed in length. 1t is pro-
posed that the arcanum have deputies
every where to obtain business and to
stimulate interest in the order, and
this proposition seems to meet with ia
vor.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, is in
the city. He says that he does not
consider it either wise or necessary to
have Congress meet in extra session.
Senator Hawley, Mr.. Platt's colleague,
some days ago called specially upon the
President and advised him to call an
extra session.
General Hawley expressed the opin-
ion today that if Taylor, the negro
murderer, were promptly tried and exc
cuted it would have tendency to pre-
vent mob violence in the United States.
He does not think over five or six days
should elspse before such criminals are
disposed of.
Arthnr Monroe, a letter carrier, com.
mitted suicide this morning by using
illuminating gas. While his wife was
out of the house on an errand to mar
ket. he locked the doer of his room,
fasteneda rubber tube to the gas jet,
placed the free end of the tube in his
mouth and turned on the gas.
Major Holmes Conrad of Virginia.
ex-solicitor general, says, as most Of the
other intelligent men from his State
do, that too many changes have already
been made in the Constitution, and that
Virginia should set her face against
making any more.
The President is expected back from
Hot Springs, Va, on Saturday.
A dispatch was received at the Navy
Department this morning for Ponce,
Porto Rico, 10 the effect that the .. S.
ship Meade is sunk, and has hole in
her bottom.
Immigration Commissioner Powder
", is now considering the case of the
Filipinos who came here to be exhibit.
ed in a museum in New York, but are
not allowed to land by the inspector at
San Francisco.
Congressman Swanson of the Dan
vile, Virginia, district, who was here
Yesterday, says the recent conference
ia Richmond fell fiat, and amounted to,
and will amount to, nothing, and that
the friends of Senator Martin will take
no notice of and pay no attention to it,.
The anti Martin men, he says, held
their meeting, as they had perfect
right to do, and there the matter ended.
Friends Of Admiral Dewey here say
that as soon as he can be heard from,
they.are sure he will put an immediate
stop to the whole Northern scheme of
handing round hat to buy him q
house. They say the government pays
him large salary, and that be does not
sell mis- patriotism.
The Washington and Falls Church
Electric Railroad, the road that runs
from the Aqueduct Bridge to Falls
Church, has not yet been bought by the
Stephens syndicate. for the reason that
the price asked for it, 100000, is too
high.
More favorable news from Manila
was received at the War Department
today, but the public places little con-
fidence in it, as, though such news has
been coming from there for more than
a year, the war is still on, and as re-
Inducements are still being sent there,
the prevalent belief is that it will con-
tinue to be for some time longer.
The President today congratulated
the Emperor of Russia, by telegraph,
upon the opening of the international
conference on the subject of reducing
ornaments.
That the Sherman men are little
alarmed at the strength of Mr.. Hop
kins, is indicated by the fact that they
are reminding the President that when
be was trying to delay hostilities with
Spain, Mr.. Hopkins was doing all he
could to hasten them, and threatening
to Join the democrats in the effort to
hurry Mr.. Reed.
The negroes of this city are very
proud of the fact that one member of
their race kept at bay for several hours
yesterday, the whole police of this
city, foot and mounted, and two
thousand white people, and only
surrendered when as sured that
he would be protected. The
white people here, or rather some of
them, regret that Taylor stopped in
Washington, rather than in Vir-
GINA, on the opposite side of
the Potomac, where, they say, he
would not have committed another
murder before being disposed Of. He
was transferred from the police station
to the Jail this afternoon. Now that all
fear of being lynched is over Taylor has
put on o mask of impudent assurance.
He refuses to discuss his crimes, saying
he will get a lawyer and let him do the
talking. He will not be surrendered
to the Maryland authorities, but will
be tried here for the murder of the
police officer. the warrant under which
he is now held making no mention of
the Rosens!ein tragedy. The document
merely charges him with having killed
Sergeant Frederick M. Passau.
Mr.. John Goode has petitioned the
court that before the sale of the lot for
the enlargement of the Norfolk navy
yard be confirmed, his fee for negotiat-
ing that sale to the government, be paid.
Mr. Walton Moore of Fairfax county, Va,
was here today. He says the petition of the
recent Richmond conference to the State
democratic committee of Virginia for con-
vention OF primary to nominate the next