Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, December %.


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.1
Washington, December %.
The Visitation Convent of George
town was damaged by fire 10 the ex-
tent OF $4,000 this morning. At about
$50 O'Clock flames broke out in the
mort hwestern corner of the building.
near the roof, and created somewhat Of
a panic among the inmates. Dolly
about twenty OF the girl bosrders were
in their rooms and they were hurried
out without any one being injured.
That portion OF the convent is devoted
to the boarders AID The fsct that most
of them were away on their Christmas
vacation probably prevented loss of
lie. The loss by water will probably
ex iced that done by flames.
A decision in the Case OF Edward
Clifford, the murderer under sentence
eli death in Hudson county, N. j., was
hand d down 10 the U. s. Supreme
Court today. The court refused to in
terf.re. The case came to the Supreme
Court on an appeal from q denial OF
writ of habess corpus by the q. s. Cir
cult Court for the district of New Jer.
sly.
An Alexandria woman here today,
speaking about paragraph she had
read 10 this correspondence during the
early part of the week, narrating the ex'
perience of one of her friends in coming
here to do her shopping, said she real
ized the trouble and Inconvenience in
cident TO leaving Alexandria and COM
ing here to buy what she needed, and
would gladly save herself both, If she
could do so, but that when she couldn't
got the things she wanted there, she
nad to come here for them. linen,
too," she added,'I WON'T have many
more Christmases, and Pm not enough
of an altruist 10 debar myself from the
few pleasures yet within my reach. TO
please people who wouldn't put them
selves out moment to crafty me.
A we'll known man in fuancial Cir
cles here, talking today about the large
aud disastrous bank failure in Boston
ANNOUNCED this morning, said he wes
VERY much afraid that il would be fol-
lowed by Others, not only in Boston,
but in many other cities.
A Virginia republican now here, says
the two republican contestants for
seats in the House from his State have
been here this week and both are con-
tident they will be seated. He then
added that they had seen the republi-
can members of the CON mittee to which
heir cases had been referred, and that
with such committees and a republican
House, the cases Of the contestees were
hopeless.
MIR. Bailey was offered places Oh
other committees of the House, but re
fused to be member of any other than
that on rules.
Virginia has been shown more cop-
sideration in com mittee appointments
IN this Congress than in any other since
hat OF 1861, in the Senate as we'll as in
The House, being represented liz both
On all the really important ones except
hose on appropriation
Notwithstanding their failure to e.
feet any change in the determination Of
be national democratic party to re-en.
iorse the Chicago platform and renom-
nate the Chicago ticket, the gold stan
dard so.called democrats still persist in
their vain attempt, and have, it is re-
ported, organized an opposition in all
ne States. The inefectiveDess OF such
al organization, however, except for
be purpose of drawing few votes
from the democratic party, i so appar-
,nt to every intelligent man, republi-
:au as we'll as democrat, that all are
laughing at it aud holding those en-
gagged in it up to ridicule.
Secretary Gage decided this morning
% make group of the first fifty banks
that have requested deposits of Uoited
State money aud let them have the full
mount they request before distributing
others, About fourteen million OF
dollars have been apportioned to the
irst group. The next fifty banks that
will apply from now on will be subse-
quently favored.
The Postoffice Department has issued
fraud order against A. B. Stevens and
A. B. Stevens & Co., Chicago, for con-
iuctipg an illegal scheme through the
mails
Mr. Powderly. commissioner of immigra-
ton, stopped 90 Creation immigrants at Bal.
t'more some days ago and said they could not
coa,e into the country. Secretary Gsgs has
ov .rruled him and the immigrants are now
on their way to Chicago. Mr.. Powderly says
no might just IS we'll close up the office, as
the interests of a steamship company and
lot of alien laborers weigh more with Mr..
iage than do the life and happiness of the
american worbmen.
The attempt Of Mr.. Hanna and the other
dcKinleyites to make il appear that the Ohio
republicans were in favor of the gold stand.
ard is being pr ,tty generally criticised here,
even bv some republicans. They say, what
" ry body familiar with Ohio politics knows
to be true, that the platform Mr.. Hanna and
ur. Mckinley prepared was straddle,
though leaning 10 yards silv T. and that they
o1ly accept,d the gold feature a. the demand
of -ena' ors Lodge OF Massachusetts, and Plat
of New York.
Jacob W. Boyer was appointed postmaster
at Clsyborn, Gray son county, Va, today, vice
[. P. Bryant, resigned.
III. E,.A o,n.3ox oooo mill ,,-ob.h1- h.