Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alsxsndr!s Gazette. !
Washington, June s.

lOOIISSpOLN0uCS VI tuO hlSAohNA'" O~DN>'~.'
Washington, June s.
People here from Maine say that
while MIR. T. B. Reed of their State de-
clined to be speaker of the next House,
he has not declined mis- membership OF
that body, ana does not intend to do
so. and never did. The speakership is
too combining, but, as simple member,
he can attend to other business and BE-
absent as long as it pleases him to be
so, and can therefore have all the time
he may want to devote to his law part.
nership in New York.
1t is now known that the midnight
conference of Sunday last at the
White House was in consequence Of
dispatches from General Otis, who in-
formed the President that if the COM
missioners be has sent to Manila shall
be permitted to treat with the Filipino 8
any longer, he, Otis, may as we'll b,
recalled; that the only policy to be pur-
sued toward the Filipinos is to "crush"
them, and he, Otis, will do that if not
interferred with. Orders were sent to
him last night to go ahead, and the ad.
ministration would sustain him.
1t is openly stated today that while
Mr.. Hanna and the President were at
fest both favorable to Mr.. Sherman OF
New York for Speaker of the House,
and promised him their support, GER
tain Western members called on Mr..
Mckinley and told him that Mr.. Sher-
man was supposed to be favorable to
the trusts, and that such man as
Speaker would be great drawback
TO him among Western men at the next
national republican convention. What
they told him, it is said, had so much
effect that poor Mr.. Sherman had to
suffer "for the good of the party"
The two republican Senators from Michi-
gan called on the President recently and told
him plainly tnst Secretary Alger was heavy
burden for him carry as the people OF the
country, whether erroneously or not were
opposed to him. Mr. Mckinley said no was
as well aware of that fact as they were, but as
somebody had to be the scapegoat 1t is as well
that the Secretary be, AS anybody else, and
that while he could not relieve himself of
him now. when tho national convention shall
have acted and everything shall be quiet an
arrangement would be made by which the
Secretary could be better placed
Ex-Governor O'FerIall of Virginia, who is
now prsctjcing law in Richmond, is expected
here this evening or tomorrow.
The national der2Qcratic committee is ex
pected to hold a meeting Id tie latter part Of
July. probably in Chicago, as usually re tom.
perature there is moderate at that time.
Thera is no particular business to be attended
to- and Chairlnan Jones will not be present,
but the members Bill like TO meet and talk
over the cheerful prospect OF next year,
campsigR on the Chicago platform and with
Bry&n IS leader.
4 meeting of some of the democrats OF this
city was held last night at which arrange
meuts were completed for purchasing and
sending 10 Mrs. W. ]. Bryan q Maple bust of
| her husband The meeting WAS not enthu-
siastic, as the idea prevailed that some of
| those prominent in the affair want to be
delegates TO the next national democratic con.
vention.
| The Cocheco National Bank at Dover, n.
J H., which was closed yesterday, had capital
of 81 90, 0OO. and the total resources, accord
ing 70 the official statement of April ., were
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