Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., June is, 1889.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June Is. 1889.
Mr. Oberly, ex-eivil service commissioner,
and more recently removed from the COM
missonership of theIndian bureau attributes
his removal it is reported to the desire oil Mr..
Buesey. assistant Secretary Of the Interior,
to have q man appointed to bis place who
would award contracts for Indian blankets
to bidders who would obtain their blankets
from the store house in Philadelphia owned
bv Mr.. Wansmaker, Postmaster General.
But few Virginia republicans are In the
city to-day, and they ere not 10 good spirits.
The Mahoneites among them say that Wnlie
the "kickers" have no real strength, they
made such show here last month that they
have ratified the President on the Virginia
Question. and induced him to substitute hes.
;tancy for action. The "kickers" among
them saw the President has treated his friends
az badly as Cleveland did his, has given his
faVors to men who were opposed to bis nomi.
nation, and that the influence of ex Con-
gresham Brady, though member OF the
national republican committee, is ofno effect
at any of the departments here when op'
posed By that of General Malone.
The following changes in the Alb class
postofices OF Virginia, were made to day:
Burkevile, Nottoway county, J. d. Boswell
anpointed postmaster vice FL. H. w. Critten-
den. removed Hanover G. H., Hanover
county, w. II. Chisholm, vice ]. S. Benson,
removed.
One of the negro employees at the Capitol
made an indecent assault upon woman 10
that building yesterday. The wards OF the
nation are giving their guardian good deal
| OF trouble.
There is no doubt of the fact that many
republican congressman are privately
denouncing Mr.. Harrison as Vigor,
ously as democratic Congressman ola
Mr.. Cleve land four years ago, and
for the same reason-his refusal to ap'
noint their friends to Office They have less
ground. however, for doing 80 than the dem
ocrsts had, for to have gratitied the latter
republicans would have had to be removed,
while to crafty the republicans republicans
would have to be removed, as Mr.. Cleveland
KENT the Offices full of them. So mad
are the republican Congressman refer
red to that some of them are known TO nave
gone 40 far as to intimate to the President
that unless he would grant their requests
they would pot go into the republican con
gressional caucus, and let the democrats
organize the House.
l A I,oudoun county republican in the city
to day when asked now MS party III III
county were satisfied with the President
evident leaning towards the Mahcneites, re
piled that they were not talking much now
but would express their feelings ON the sub
Il &c. at the November election.
Even republicans are now beginning Il
learn why it is that Corporal Tanner, Com
missioner of Pensions. is 80 much In favor o
increasing both the number of pensioner
and the amount of pensions The Corporal
"a is well known, draws $1,000 as salary
| 81 200 az pensioner, 81 500 for one daush
ter and s720 for another one. But what il
not 30 we'll known. is the fact that during
three or four days as many as 72l pension
claims in the hands of Mr.. Lemon, claim
agent, aud one ofthe Corporal's friends, wer,
made special, snd most of them granted
without any examination. Indeed, it is sale
that pension trust has been formed here
by Commissioner Tanner, claim agent Lem
on aud "blocks of i've" Dudley, the profits
of which are so great that the latter is per
fectly content to accept his share thereof
even though the President does not invite
him to dinner.