Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-30

confused, Mr.. Willett hastily stepped
aside He stumbled and fell through
the open doorway OF the freight eleVa-
tor shaft. He dropped to the first floor,
striking heavy iron beam on top OF
the elevator car and died instantly.
The woman tainted and early arrivals
thought che was dead. a physician re-
vived her, Mr.. Willett was born 10
this CITY in 1914. The night OF his birth
the democrats of the District OF Colum'
bia celebrated the election of James &.
Polk to the presidency by having big
torchlight procession. The father OF
the infant, who kept piggery where
the Metropolitan Church now stands,
WAS q great democrat and an ardent
sdmirer of the successful candidate
over Henry Clay, so he named the child
after Mr.. Polk. During the last Cleve-
land administration Mr.. Willett was
appointed postmaster of Washington,
his term having expired only a few
months ago, when he was given the
position superintendent ofsubstations
in this city. For number of years ne
kept hat store but retired from that
trade shortly after becoming postmas-
.er. During the first Cleveland admin
istralion he was one of the "big four"
democrats of this city, the others being
Messrs. Wilson, Claggett and Gardner,
all OF whom are now dead except ex'
Marshal Wilson.
The members OF the Confederate
Veterans Association of this city who
escorted the remains of the late General
Heth to Richmond have returned.
They report that the Governor and his
staff met them at the depot and with a
large number of people were present at
the interment. The two Confederate
camps of Richmond, the Lee and the
Pickett, took charge of the Washington
e .os5 aud entertained them most hos
pitaoly.
Col. George T. Rogers of Virginia
ha- may friends aud some connections
il mis- city. He was an inmate of the
Confederate Home at Richmond, but
has been sent to the insane asylum at
Williamsburg, his friends here say, not
because he is crazy, which they assert
is not so, bat for the reason that he was
a complainer and was troublesome.
The Colonel commanded General Ma
homes regiment at the battle of the
Crater and was brave and gallant
officer.
There is now 10 progress a contest for
the honor of having selected Admiral
Dewey for the command of the Asistlc
feet. The parties to it are the Presi-
dent, Secretary Long, Senator Proctor
and Gov. Roosevelt. The talk about it
has extended so far that the sound of 1t
has even reached the New York news
papers.
General Eagsn is here today. The Pres.
dent hopes he will resign, bat the General
declines to crafty mis- wishes as by the Press
dents own orders, he is entitled to draw full
pay aud nave holiday for six years, when lie
can be retired.
The pull" upon the President in the Car
ter case was strong indeed, but the fear OF the
next national republican convention was more
ell. ctiVe, and so the President has atfi rmed
the verdict of the court martial, which Is
dishonorable dismissal from the army, fine
of five thousand dollars and five years. i'm.
prisonmeut in the penitentisry. 1t il under
stood here that the captain will now peach
upon al his pals, some of whom are said to
be prominent mon. Ee has been arrested
anG will be sent as soon as possible to Leav
enworth, Kansas, in the penitentiary at
which place he will be employed at hard
manual labor 1t is said here thst up to the
time of his arrest in New York today he had
| been induced TO believe that the President
would disapprove the verdict and give him
another trial, and that that wac the reason he
cid not flee from the United States and 60 to
some far off country, the Transvasl for in'
stance, where, with the million and half he
! stole, he could have spent the remainder Of
his vigorous years in luxurious living.
1t is rumored among the Virginisns here
that Mr.. E. N. Harper, president of the Vir.
| ginia democratic association of this city,
would probably be elected secretary of the
national association of democratic clubs in
place of the late Lawrence Gardner, if it
we're not that he still retains his citizenship
OF his native State.