Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-20

II L5E1&O4SIhs Ds Ut eN'S -
Rome of the Washington newspapers have
stated that MIR. John h. Crane, Tesiqens
OK thia city, will be appointed chief cleiA VI
the health cfice. This statement is ent'r1i J;
,noorrect. AZ previously mentioned ID thls
oorrs spondence Mr. 8. 2. Bayley, TO ~
onir county, Virginia, will be appointed;
foaee5 he has already been appointed, ard
he wlli qualify on the first proxlmo, when
tse new health officer will enter upon the
DIS charge OF bis duties.
T-.C5mmou weslth's Attorney Clements
~ Alexandria county, here to-day, ssld e
n1aetinc will be held In that county tonight
Al wtIch tie supervisors will be requested
n enp.opriate IS 600 to the improvement o!
the .osds In that county this year, 81 IN
crease OF sasly six thousand On that Of last
wear, He Gays the value OF the res! e5tete
Of the coanty advanced one-third during the
last five years, aud that the county can well
afford the proposed increase. The money,
he said. will be expended In permanent I'M
movement. graveIing, bridging SO, and the
work will commence near the cities OF Alex
sndyis. Georgetown and Washington, and De
pushed thence TO the interior.
A Pennsylvania acquaintance of Senator
Ouay here to-day, said ne believed thst that
SENATOR would really resign the chairman
shio of the national republican committee.
Mr.. Orsy hiss, he said, been holding oil IN
in order to see whether o. not the President
would appoint his f,ierd GilkereoD, judge
Of the court Of clsims, but fneiug that he
Giu MT DO 80 in consequence OF Gi!ker-
aon's connection with the Keystone Bank
affair. be hes determined to let go. and to
come out fer eny body against Harrison.
The President. It is also reported. is perfect
" wiling that Mr. Quay she'll resign, IS ne
believes the latter hes lost biz grip Ia Penn
ss!ysns and csnrot control the delegation
fcom that State 20 the neZt national repub-
iican convention.
The question Of the reported seizure OF
certain American fishing vessels bJ Cans
dian steamer last week Wss to-day referred
bv the Treasury To the State Department, as
the u.atter ia 81 internstiona! atfsir.
Che torpedo boat Gushing started from
care this morning 70, Fortress Monroe, and
or hos way dowp, &c veil IS there, will put
! ner rste Of spsed TO the u.moat tess.
TIE ta!k n reference to the Spsaksrah!p
of fha next House here today ia 70 the efsct
| .fst the fact lhat Mr. Crisp ts ros native
Of the country Glsy militats against him, az
10 ;nap he6 sver yet been a!eGted to tbrt
nosi;!cu 700 Hss not native, End sa there
il possibility that the Speaker may &c call
sd upou &c Gil the Office of President. [, Is
also raid inst Nr Hatch OF Missouri viii
degeiop taors stTsagi thsn ie aow expected
oy rsoson Of 20 granger tupport hs will To-
caive. rs has the credit OF enlargirg the
sgricutnrsI bureau 10 The proportion end
imuo.tence Of department, and ofcsrryin9
through Compress several other measures H.
correctly supposed to have been beneficial
to The farmers, and will, 1t is reported, re-
ceive the solid support of eli the Alliance
men 10 Congress and that Of other members
who were elected by the votes Of farmers,
and expect 10 be again. His advocacy OF
the anti cotton seed oil lard bill will, 1t Is
said, however, drive away from him the rep
resentstiyes OF the cotton States Mr.. Will
sor of West Virginia has many friends, and
Is sa!d to be x.PresidentC ievelend's fsVorte
for the place. In the meantime the friends
OF Messrs. Mile, Oriep and MoMillin seem
to be 90 confident Rs ever that their respec-
tive fsvorite will be elected.
Postmaster General Wsnamaker selected some
of his and the Presidents friends to-day 10 q row
ing mmssion TO spend the summer months at
the governments expense on the nominal duty Of
examining the postoices OF the cities III the North
and West and report such improvements as may
BIO deemed necessary in their management.