Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-07
F80M WASHINGTON
Washington. April l..

a Virginiau, had been sentenced 10
fourteen years imprisonment for a
murder committed 10 the town OF Cali,
in 1895, He killed q German named
Summons. Several years ago Randolph
left Alabama uuder s cloud and went
10 South America. Later reports came
that ne had been sentenced to be
h4uged.
secretary Long has named the ships
appropriated Tor by the .asu session OF
Congress. The baiulesaips are 10 Dc
called Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Georgia; the armored cruisers, West
Eirgiaja, Nebraska and California; the
smaller cruisers, Dalver, Des
Moines, Chattanooga, Galveston, La
coma ana Cleveland.
Robert Z. Fugate disappointed post
master AT Comfort, Lee county, Va, TO-
DAY, vice VIM. E Sage, resigned.
Congressman Lamb of Kichmond Is
here today. In talking with Il TREND
ga The subjecI OF the proposed anti
Marin convention, ne SAID the call for
i Is talked about a great deal Il ne
thought the convention would be pop
MAR and be numrrouSly attended.
K preventative Jones, OF the same
-,,te. WAS also here today. In talking
To "A Virginia acquaintance, who told
uIm the people OF nls county were WILL
lup o entrust the election OF u. >. Sell
tors TO their representatives IN the ley
stature, ne said ne would try TO be III
tlaJ county before the election and adj
.re-s the people thereof ip favor of a
pnmArv election. Mr.. RiXey, another
congressman from Virginia, was here,
GO. Tne meeting of the three Nlr-
slnia congressman who had signed the
call for the convention referred to nat
urally suggested the idea that a con-
ference OF the friends OF that call was
10 DE held here, but Mr.. Rixey, when
asked about 1t, denied any such pur-
pose.
The trouble and delay in reaching
Arlington yesterday from this city have
ended greatly to strengthen the feel
.ng in favor of the construction OF a
bridge across the Potomac al that point,
AMI, it is said, more pressure will be
brought to bear upon Congress at its
next session than ever before in favor
Of the passage Of the bill for that pur-
pose.
Col. Chembers McKibbin, 21st infan-
nv. Just been promoted, has been as
signed to command the Columbus, o.,
barracks, which is the recruiting rem
devious for all newly enlisted men de-
stined for service in the Philippines and
West Indies. CO.. McKibbln noisted
he flag over Santiago sud was the first
military governor of that city.
4 we'll known Culpeper county DEM
ocret here today says there is no talk
here about the self-called convention
20 change the manner Of electiDg l. :.
| Senators in his county. and that the
general impression among the demo
| Gratis there is that Mr.. Martin is already
As good as elected, and that as nothing
practical can possibly result from the
| 40. called convention referred to, II
| might as well have been deferred until
me time for the regular convention oil
, me party.
Surgeon J. D. Gatewood, o. S. n,
vac nails from Alexandria, has been
| ierached from the naval station al
| Havana. and ordered home.
A negro woman named Melinda Car,
roll mas sued the Washington and AL
axandria electric railroad company toi
,vautv thousand dollars for alleged in
| iuries received from walking afoul o
| one o fits loose and swinging wires Oh
Alexander's Island.
AT the openingo of the court OF inquiry
his morning Major Lee, representing
| Iaior General Miles, again asked foI
| -ne' DECISION of the court a to the ad
nissl0.iity Of the official reports Of
army officer concerning the quality Of
! beef furaished the Amy. Inc couri
| naas 10 lepiy.
Secretary L0ug has selected Com
| manae1 Wijlard II. Brownson TO com
| uand the balgesnip Alabama, now rap
| IDLY approaching completion at Pnlia'
Gelphla.
The Indictment weather today was
serious drawback 10 the races,
the sunshine OF yesterday Induced
. large crowd to GO 10 the
rack. and the horses were II
| good condition. Wnile making q BET
! mere. for betting is practiced there
! openly now, the son of an assistant sec
retsry Of one Of the government depart
| ments was arrested 81 the instance OF q
Young and handsomely a5tired member
| lfthe deml monde wno heQ ieYished
ger establishments upon hin, for steal
! NO aud pawniug some of her diamonds.
Pension Commissioner Evan recelv-
Il n message from Evansville, lnd.,
Cnis morning, informing him that Amos
u Woodruff, of Oakland City, had
pleaded guilty 10 fraud and forgery IN
ne United States court and had been
,eutenced 10 a year and q day in the 20
umbus penitentiary. Woodruff has ior
many years been REGARDED rs one of the LEAD
ing citizens OF Gibson county, and was prom
nent in religious and political ci.clos. Ac-
| cordIne to the evidence he filed no less than
253 false stidavits and fabricated pension APP
plicat:ons to which he forged o signatures.
Reports of casualties in the late fighting III
the Philippine Is auds continue TO be received
At the War Department. That so many OF
! them were not included in the reQorts of the
| engagements in which the injuries were re.
ceivei &, sent with the others, is the occasion OIL
| some talk here, and it is said that the loss in
hose engagements was uot fully stated, for a
moral effect.
Senator Caffcry, Representatives Meyer and
Davey and some other citizens of Louisiana,
| called up6E Secretary Long today and re-
quesled that the Nov Orleans be sent to New
Orleans, as it is proposed 70 present to the
| ship a silver service and bell. The New
| Orleans is at the Brooklyn navy yard under
! going repairs They will be completed III
five weeks and tten the cruiser will probably
be sent to New Orleans as requested.