Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-10
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence Of the A)axsndrin GaEetie.l
The Industrial Commission has de-
signated the following subcommission
to visit the northwest to investigate
the elevator trust: Senator Kyle,
Chairman, Mr.. a. L. Harris, of Ohio,
and z. D. Conger of Michigan. The
inquiry will be prosecuted during
the months of July and August. Chi
cago. Minneapolis and Duluth are
among the cities to be visited. John
Arbuokle, of New York who was to
appear before the Commission this
morning, was excused on account of
ILLNESS. S. n. Buynitzky, Assistant
Chief of the customs division of the
Treasury, said it was generally under
stood that the Louisiana sugar was the
finest of any supplied to the re6ners and
superior to that of any other country.
He did not think the trust had done
any harm to the consumers of sugar,
because they get the refined article
cheaper than ever. The crushing out
OF competition is puzzling question,
however.
f. n. D. North, of Boston, was today
appointed chief statistician of manufac-
lures and mechanical subjects for the
18th census.
Gen. Brooke has been given leave by
the War Department to bring his wife
and three children to Long Branch.
He will leave Santiago next Wednes-
day on the steamer Dewey and after his
trip to the summer resort will return to
mis- post OF duty.
III addition to the Virginia congress.
men who were here yesterday, Messrs.
Swanson, Otey and Hay have since ar.
rived. Among other things, they
came to see about the appointment Of
census supervisors in their State.
Those appointments will be made on
Wednesday next. AS previously stated
five OF them will Dc given to democrats
and five to republicans, the republican
executive committee of the State to Sc.
iect the FIVE districts 10 be filed BY re-
uuolicaus, and the other five TO be LETT
o the democrats. Among the former
is said will certainly be the %, the
3rd and th,- S n.
Col l. Q Washington, the first presi-
ient OF the Virginia democratic asso-
citation of this city, is pronounced in his
opposition to the anti-Martin move.
ment in Virginia, and his successor,
dsjor Biscoe, has never favored it, be-
nsVing that II Is Al attempt 10 accom-
plish oy roundabout. what conld
not 5e effected in straight way. The
Majors successor DR.. Il. n. Harper, is
cot an anti-Martin man, but attended,
as a Loudoun county delegate, the re,
cent Rich nond conference.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia, who is
still here, is as much opposed to the
election of U. S. Senators by the peo-
pie and as ardent an advocate of the re-
election OF his colleague, Senator Mar.
tin, as ever, and, according to those who
nave conyersed with him upon the sub
ect, if there be any discussion OF the
question before the election, expresses
MS determination to take a leading
part in it.
The general impression here in rela-
ZION to Secretary Cages attempted de-
tense Of the Presidents recent change
in the civil service rules, is that, for the
latters sake, it he'd better not been
made, as it shows that tbs obstruction
to the removal of democrats and the
appointment ofrepublcans, provided by
those rules, is even thinner cobweb
than it was supposed to be.
Congressman Swanson Of Virginia, who
was here today, says the Virginia State dem.
ocratic committee, which will meet in Rich
mond Monday night to act upon the 'peti-
ton" of the lato Richmond conference for
State convention TO nominate a candidate for
Senator Martins seat will decline TO grant it
by large majority. Indeed, he says, he
doesn't think more than twelve of the fifty
members OF the committee will be disposed to
favor the petition, though the proyerbial I'M
lucky number thirteen may be reached 1t
is understood that the members from the
fourth fifth and seventh districts are unit
against it, that at least three OF the five mem.
bers from the eighth district are of the same
mind, and that with the exception Of those
from the frat district, most Of those from all
the others are against q convention snd for
Martin.
Dispatches received here this morning an
noun1e the death of Captain Nichols, o. s.
~, OF sunstrcke, and of assistant surgeon
Westnedge, U. S. N, Of typhoid fever, at
Manila today.
Today's contributions to the Dewey Home
Fund amounted to $553.21. The total so
far secured is $6,7S9.51. The largest indi
vidual donation is that of $3.50 from bank
ing firm in New Yori.