Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-10
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ICON dependence OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July 10.


Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July 10.
Representatives Rhea of Kentucky,
Cl~yton of Alabama, and Griggs and
Maddox of Georgia who are in Wash
iug:on say their states will send solid
Bryan delegations to the National
democratic convention. Representa-.
tive Epes of Virginia says that his State
never sends instructed delegations, but
that the democratic delegates will be a
unit for Bryan.
Jennie Domaine, maiden lady OF
fifty, who kept boarding house at 128
D street, northwest, ended her life this
morning with Illuminating gas. Her
body was found at II o'clock. The re-
mains will be taken to Alexandria,
where Miss Demaine formerly resided.
General Corbin telegraphed orders
this afternoon to all recruiting officers
10 the army service to vaccinate every
man now enlisted and to be enlisted in
the future.
Attorney General Griggs says he is
now devoting most of his time to going
over the voluminous papers in the Car
Ter case aud promises to have his deci-
sion on the courts finding as soon as it
can possibly be arrived at.
Maior Gen. Otis has telegraphed the
War Department as follows: 1.-TWO
veteran regiments assigned. Will en-
list about one tbousaod. You can ap-
point eleven second lieutenents for
first and nine for second regiment to
recruit in the United States. All other
Offices filed. Regiments styled First
and Second Philippine United States
Veterans Volunteer Infantry"
Seven deaths from yellow fever
among the American soldiers in Cuba
are given in the two latest mortality
reports officially telegrsphed by Gen.
Brooke and received at the War De-
partment today.
J. l.. Gleaves, member Of the repub-
lican executive committee of Virginia,
has been appointed Deputy Collector OF
Internal revenue in the upper district
Of Virginia, with headquarters a,
Wytheville, vice R. P. Johnson, demo
crat, removed.
A letter dated at Luzerne, Switzsr-
land, from Senator James K. Jones to q
friend in this city, received to-day, says
the Senator will next visit London and
Scotland. His health is steadily i'm
proving. He will return probably the
| st OF September, and will spend that
month with his married daughter 10
Minnesota.
Ex-senator Black burn, of Kentucky
now here, will leave tonight to attend
meeting of the democratic committee
Of his State at Frankfort. He says
there ia some dissatisfaction with the
domination Of Mr.. Goebel for Governor,
but he will be elected by twenty thou
sand majority, and that the Chicago
platform and ticket are more popular
in Kentucky now than ever before. Mr.
Black burn is sure of being returned to
the Senate.
u. S. Marshal Treat, of the eastern
district of Virginia, is here today, lock-
ing after the few remaining fourth
class postoffices in his State still in the
hands of democrats and wanted by re.
publicans. That portion of the federal
patronage in Virginia has, from the
frat, been left to the management of
Colonel Treat by the executive COM
mttee OF his party, and be is said to
ave attended 10 it satisfactorily to his
party.
Leesburg people here today say the
work of repairing the Nixon Hotel in
their town, recently damaged by fire,
nas already commenced and will be
completed in sixty days.
Friends OF Senator German here to-
day say the reports in republican and
boilers newspapers to the effect that he
is engaged in an attempt to defeat the
denomination of Mr.. Bryan and the re.
adoption of the Chicago platform are
without the slightest foundation, that
the Senator is now more intent upon
business than politics, and that no
democrat is more willing to allow the
uational democratic convention to
gang its ain gait than he, or who will
give its action more hearty support.
The President today pardoned VIM.
Emerson, II years old, sentenced in the
eastern district of Texas, in 1856, TO
serve term of i've years in the Dis.
trict OF Columbia reformatory for rob.
berry. Emerson has consumption.
Virginia democrats now in this city
say it is impossible for them to say
whether or not Governor Tyler will
permit himself to be duped by the few
opponents of Senator Martin into lead
ing their lorlorn hope to defeat the lat.
.er's re election. but that should be do
so, the result to him coRld only be dis
astrous. 1t ;;s too late now, they say,
for anybody to beat Senator Martin,
and that wayfaring man Gan see that
the Governor would have no chance at
all to do go, as he signed the landgrsb
bers' bill, went to Europe during the
fight in his State for free silver, and
called cut q negro regiment for the
Spanish war and differed it with ne.
eroes, whose disorderly and riotus
conduct was shameful.
Senators Daniel and Martin and Rep
Hay and Swanson of Vir-
GINA are here today to see about the
military appointments their State she'll
have in the new volunteer force that will
be enlisted for service in the Philippines;
also to determine whether or not the
census supervisors shall or shall not
be ordered to divide their enumerators
equally between the democrats and re.
publlcans, as they themselves have
been: and also to look after
some matters for their individual con-
stituepts. The two Senators had
a long talk with the President this morning
on the subject of the army appointments and