Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-08

Congress for contesting the seat ior
which Mr.. Young held the certiicste.
A negro contestant from another
Southern State, drew a similar amount
a. the same time, and though ne oioh,t
get the seat, he looked great 0eai
prouder and happier than DIR. Wise'
who did. -.
Mr.. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship
huilder. arrived here tie night OF the
day on which Mr.. Pettigrew made Dis
famous speech in the Senate. Tnose
who talked with him on the subject say
ne did not deny the Senator'S state
meut, damaging as it was to the repuo-
llcans, bat said he bad never yet gone
hack on his own word, and couldn't al
ford to do so now.
| Richard Mccoy was appointed post
master at Riverton, Warren county,
Va, today, vice Akin Z. Robinson, re-
moved.
the first installment of cavalry to b
sent to the Philippines has been Sc
leo;ed. 1t consists of companies a, b,
C and ID, First battalion, and companies
lI.K, l. and M, Third battalion, OF the
Sixth cavalry. They will leave in the
near future.
A dispatch was received at the State
Department this morning from Minis
ter Conger at Pekin stating that the
situation had not improved, but it men
toned no engagement between the
hostile forces. The dispatch said that
the railway between Tien Tsin and
Pekin had been torn up by the Boxers,
put that the telegraph was uainter-
rupted. Minister Conger also asked
for instructions as 10 his future
actions, especially regarding to
what extent he should 90 In Co
operating with the representatives OF
| other powers. Just what instructions
will be sent to Mr.. Conger will not be
stated as the matter will be laid before
the President before his usssage is an
swered. Just before noon the follow.
ing cablegrsm from Admiral Kempti
was received at the Navy Department;
Tongku, Taku, June S.-A battle
was fought yesterday between the Chi
nese and Boxers near Tien Tsin. A
large number OF Boxers are expected TO
reach Tien Tsin tomorrow.
The visit OF w. s. Hollis. the Consul
General to Lorenzo MARQUEE to Mschad-
odorp, where he saw President Kruger
| is looked on at the State Department
with grave displeasure. He will prob
ably be severely reprimanded for his
action in leaving the country to which
| ne was accredited without permission
| from the department. An official said
| today sit was breach of Mr.. Hollis's
official duty but not of such gravity as
10 demand his recall. He will certainly
be called on for an explanation as to
why he violated well-kDown rule"
Chairman Hull and members of the
House military committee will leave
| Washington at 3 o'clock this afternoon
for Baltimore, where they will take the
boat for Yorktown, Va, where they
will inspect the old Temple farm, upon
which the surrender OF CORVALLIS &C.
Cured, and which it is desired that the
government should purchase. 1t is
now owned by Mr.. Mauck, who wants
800, 900 for it. Its purchase is recon-
mended by the Daughters OF the Revo-
luton.
The war in Knights OF Labor circles
is still 10 progress and General Master
Workman John II. Parsons seems to be
getting the worst of it. Justice Bar
nard today denied the application Of
Parsons for an order restricting John
w. Hayes, general secretary and treas
urer, from having access to the property
| Of the order.
Rev. DIR. Rocker, secretary to the
papal legation in this city. said today
that the published reports naming the
new archbis1ops for Dubuque and Fort
Wayne are without foundation. No
action has yet oeen taken at Rome, he
continued, and will not be for several
months.
Speaker Henderson expects to leave
Washington for his Iowa home Sun
day or Monday. He will not attend the
national republican convention at Phil
ade!phia.
The White House was thronged to-
day with Senators and Representatives,
who called to pay their respects to the
President before leaving for their homes.
Labor leaders here are greatly disap-
pointed over the failure of the Senate
to pass the eight-hou bill which passed
the House and the failure OF Congress
20 adopt the anti-injunction and prison
labor measures. A determined fight
was made by organized labor to secure
the passage of the eight-hour bill by
The Senate, but 1t was unsuccessful.
President Gompers, OF the American
Federation of Labor, who had charge Of
the bill, said today that he was greatly
put out over its failure, but declined to
say whether or not labor men will use
its defeat as an argument against the
administration. He ssid that he did
not have anything to say at this time
O. political nature.
Representative Fleming, Of Georgia,
called at the White House today and
laid before President Mckinley a Pc
ition signed by the entire COMPRESSION
al delegation of the State, praying for
executive clemency for BEN Smell,
the murderer, sentenced to hang June
10. Mr.. Fleming says that Smell ia un-
doubtedly insane and was insane when
he killed his little girl victim.
The Womsn's Relief Corps, OF Balti-
more. called at the White House in q
body today and were received by the
President.
Chairman Cooper, Of the House COM
mittee on insular affairs, together with
several members OF his committee, will
visit Porto Rico to investigate the con-
dition of affairs on the island immedi
ately after the close OF the campaign.
Mr.. Cooper said this morning that he
would have introduced resolution to
take the whole committee down there
if it had not been for the attitude as
sumed by Representative Lentz, OF
Ohio, in objeoting to all legislation dur