Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-14
Representative Otey, OF Virginia, was

morning to see about having an expert
mental road-making station In his dis
trict. He was told that If the people OF
Charlotte county would bear the ex-
pense of that work an engineer would
be supplied by the department. to gu.
perintend the making OF q mile OF road
10 that county on the county road from
brakes Branch to the Court House.
President Mckinley today psrdonedi
Jos. Wilkins, now serving elk months
sentence 10 prison at Philadelphia for
violation of the oleomsrgarine laws.
| wilkins time would have expired on
the 2Sth of the present month had not
the President interfered. The pardon
was granted because wilkins served
some two weeks in prison before he was
sent to the penitentiary and the Presi-
dant believed this should be deducted
from bis time.
Il is stated at the Postoffice Depart
ment today that Mr.. Rsthbone will be
| dismissed by the Postmaster General
on account of the Cuban frauds. Mr..
Rsthbone halls from Ohio and Is q re-
publican of the strictest sect.
A Virginia lady here today, talking
about the several women's historical
societies that meet in this city, and the
different ways they are spending the
money at their disposal, said she won
dered why some of them did not lease
or buy the old City Hotel In Alexsn-
dria and establish therein museum
10 which could be preserved all the
numerous Revolutionary relics that
can be found in Alexandria and the
vicinity thereof.
The last of the regular appropriation
bills has been prepared, and now it Is
known that the first session OF the 56th
Congress mas appropriated three quar-.
tiers of billion of dollars. What the
second session will do, may we'll be
imagined.
Solicitor General Richards in the
q. s. Supreme Court today moved
for leave to bring suits against four
States for settlements with the United
States, claiming the following amounts
due the government North Carolina,
$l46, 140; South Carolina, S248, $50;
Florida, S269, 1876; Louisiana, s54, 220
The case involving the right to the
Kentucky governorship was not decid-
ed in the U. s. Supreme Court today,
although decision was generally ex-
pected and large crowd was on hand
to listen to it. 1t will probably be de-
cided next Monday.
Secretary Gage today transmitted to
Congress bis reply to the resolution
asking for the ingredients of oleomar-
earine, as follows: Neutral, oleo oil,
cotton seed oil, color, sesame, sugar,
stesrine, elycerine, glucose, butter, salt,
milk, butter oil and cream.
Inquirers at the room of the House
elections committee No. were inform
ed today that the Wslker-Rhea con-
tested case from Virginia might posi-.
bly, be called up this week. But well.
informed republican members of the
House say many Congressman are even
now absent, many others want to 60
| home to look after their denomination,
and that several other Influential re.
publican members, among them such
prominent ones as Messrs. Hull of Iowa
and Mr.. Mccall, OF Massachusetts, are
not favorable to the contestant and
think he can afford to wait until the
Mex session to have his case decided.
People from various parts OF Virginia
here today, say that from what they
s,e and hear at home, they are induced
10 believe that the question of holding
convention to amend the constitu ion
OF their Ststs, to be voted upon next
Thursday week, may be decided in the
negative, as not only all the republi.
cans, aud most of the democratic
officeholders will vote against it, but
many other democrats will so vote, the
disinterested democrats, not becau,e
| they don't want the constitution prop
erly amended, but because, Judging
from what the legislature did. they fear
| the possible action of the convention,
aud say they would rathsr bear the ills
they have than fly to Others that they
would only know of when they were
upon them.
As Mr.. Bryan is from tho West, the demo.
cratic candidate for the Vice Presidency
| should, it is thought, come from the East,
and Judge Parker of New York seems to be
the fsvorite today for the nomination for that
| place.
Everybody on both the Senate and House
sides of the Capitol today is OF the opinion
that Congress will adjourn Friday week, or
| not later than day or two thereafter, and
| the hot weather of the last few days has in
| duced even those Congressman who like
| Washington better than their own homes to
say that they, too. would like to get away.
In the Senate today Mr.. Morgan reported
fsvorAbly the House Isthmisn canal bill
without amendment. Thcre were only five
| members OF the committee present at this
mornings session and the vote la favor Of
reporting the bill was to /, Senator Hanna
being the only member in opposition. The
'our favorable votes were those Of Senators
Morgan, Harris, Turner and Mcbride.
The democratic committee Of Fairfax coun.
ty, Virginia, met today at the Courthouse but
no quorum was present. They will be called
TO meet again on the Sd Monday in the month.
t was reported here that if they had met they
would decide against constitutional coDven-
ton.
The following changes in the fourth-class
postoffices of Virginia were made today: Bes-
semer, Botetourt county, T. V. Saville az.
pointed postmaster, vice @. w. W. simpson,
resigned; MOnrovis, Orange county. M. g.
Johnson, vice J. P Grssty, resigned Wilton,
diddesex county, J. W Gemmil, vice F. s.
Paul, resigned.
The republican managers have practically
decided upon the two chief planks OF their
platform their present financial policy and
! continuation Of imperialism and expansion.
THE CHURCHES.
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