Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
ICorre.popdence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, October ~.

ICorr,,popdence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. October 20.
the Cabinet meeting today 1t was
dscided 70 send an escort of honor with
Mr. Sherman's remains on the journey
To Ohio. The escort will be composed
of officials from the State and Treasury
depsrtments, as Mr.. Sherman was DIR
inc his life at the head OF both these
branches of the government. The MEM
bers of the Cabinet will attend the ser.
vices here Wednesday afternoon. The
departments will be closed in order to
allow the government employees an op.
portunity to look on the face of the de.
ceased.
Secretary OF State Hay, who took the
place of Secretary Sherman, in express
ing the regret he felt at the death oil
ex-senator Sherman said he was easily
the foremost American OF the last hall
of the century.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks were quoted as very strong,
cotton as weak and wheat and corn as
steady.
Chairman Agnew OF the State repub-
lican committee of Virginia, who ia
here today, says his party In bis STATE
is making strong fight in the 4th 9th
and 10th Congressional districts and
with good prospects of success. =,
The house here given to Admiral
Dewey by the people of the country is
now being luxuriously refurnished by
Mrs. Dewey, its splendid old furniture.
having been sent TO the AdmiraPs
country house near here. 1t is expect.
ed that the Admiral's city house will
be the scene OF many high society fuDc-
tons duriog the coming winter.
At democratic headquarters here to-
day it is said Il at tie estimates of the
coming election made by republican
newspapers and their allies, the 80
called independents" amount to
nothing, aud that, as has been said
from the first, the election depends up
on the vote of the working men OF the
North, and that if those men be strong
enough to withstand the money and
the bulldozing that will be brought to
bear upon them, the candidate OF their
own selection, Mr.. Bryan, will be elect
ed by sW eepiDg majority.
A large number OF democrats Will
greet Mr.. Bsysn Oh his arrival here
tomorrow morning. He will, 1t is said,
take breakfast with Mr.. Hutchins at
the lstter's residence, and make a
speech at the b. & o. &. Z. depot be-
fore the train leaves. Among those
VINO will accompany him on his Mary
land tour is Mr.. r. N. Harper presi-
dent of the Virginia democratic associa'
ton OF this city.
Private letters from New York re-
ceiyed here today say the republicans
will be greatly disappointed when the
election returns from that State are re-
ceived, as, Notwithstanding the prophe-
sizes of their newspapers the labor vote
of that State will be almost solid for
Bryan.
President Mckinley called at the
home of The late Mr.. Sherman this
morning, as a mark OF respect to the
memory of the deceased. He wore e
silk nat, bob.tsil black ssckcoat and
gray trousers. But Mr.. Mckinley is
from Ohio.
Congressman Jones of Virginia was
here yesterday on his way to fill a
speaking appointment in bis district.
He says the democrats are all right
there and he hears that those Of all the
other districts are in the same condi-
ton.
The following changes were made in the
fourth-class postofices in Virginia today:
Amos, Floyd county, VIM J. Boon, appointed
postuaster. vice Manic l.. shelor, dead; An
mex. Augusta county John McNett vice B
Wilson. resigned: Grinels, Middlesex county,
James q. GTinels, vice John @ Grines, resign
cd; haywood, Craig county, Vim. p. Ross, vice
Ethel Luger. resigned.
Senator CLARK of Montana, writes to a
friend in this city. under date of 18th OF
October, that his State, which the repubii-
cans have set down as doubtful, will 60 for
Bryan He is ON the stump and will speak
early every night up TO the day OF election.
The managers at the democratic head.
qua tiers Ia Chicago are especially pleased
Siih their sdvices from California. The fact
that the Chinese exclusion act will expire in a
year or two and the danger of a large Chinese
immigration if the Philippines are annexed,
are alarming the lsboring population OF the
Pacific Coast.
The U. S. government will today in
form the governments OF Great Britain
and Germany OF its acceptance of the
principles recorded in the agreement
made by the two countries relative to
their future action in China. A note
to that effect was drafted by Mr..
Hay this evening to the London and
BerliD foreign offices.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Governor General of
Cuba. accompanied by Lieut. M. O. Butler,
son of ex-senator Butler, U 8. army, called
on the Secretary of War this morning and
then together with Secretary Root went to
the White House to Call on the President.
Gen. Wood leaves here the oath for Cuba and
will take his family with him.
A report has just resched the Treasury De-
osrtment from Alaska to the effect that from
the mouth of the Yukon 70 Fort Gibbon at
least ninety per cent. Of the population is sick
from disease resembling la grippe, all the
people are in want, and the dead have sccum.
uated so fast that the living are unable TO
give them proper burial. In some instances
The dogs OF the villages have dug up the
corpses and have dragged the msngled re-.
mains from place to place and there are none
among the living able to either stop the desc.
Grafton Of the dead or give mutilated remains
proper interment
AMERICAN GIRL PICKPOCKET.- The
Petit Bleu prints an account of the dram
attic arrest in Paris of stylish Ameri-