Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-10
PROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette
WASHING TON, D. O.. June 10. 1891

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. June 10, 1921.
People from Front Royal, here to-day,
say Tho survey 70. the connection of the Nor
folk and Western with the Virginia Mid
land Railroad at that place has been COM
pieted and that the building of the necessary
mile of that read will soon be commenced
aud speedily foiehed as here will be little or
no cutting and filling. They say the impress
Il ~ there Is lhet the Norfo K and Western
will make It's connection with Washington
by the Virginia Midland. via Alexandria.
According to previous arrangement o
large delegation of North Caroliniaus and
Georgians called upon the President by ap-
pon m mt to-day, the Tarheels headed By
Senator Ransom and the Crackers By E litor
Pal. Walsh, and invited him to attend the
Ra eigo exposition 10 October, add thea to
Carolinian presented him with beautiful
pine box containing hands ome specimens Of
Ina natural products of their State. Mr..
Harrison said he would like very much to
accept their kind Invitation but that II was
impossible for him to do 30 now, ss import
ant business might detain him here at the
time referred to. Governor Holt OF North
Carolina, wss to have accompanied the dele
gator, but az there is now no Lieutenant
Governor OF his State and the Legislature
thereof is not in session, be could not leave
the States limite.
The knights of labor having informed Mr..
MoKioley to the effect that unless the men
recently discharged from the bureau OF
printing and engraving for insubordination be
Immediately renstated every member OF
their order In Ohio will vote against him for
Governor, he has te!egrsphed here that they
must be taken back, and it Is generally sup
pcsed that they will be-.
The President Ia so much behold 80 to Mr..
Steve. Elkins for valuable and effective
services during the last Presidential CAM
psiSu that he will not have his profits in the
seal business reduced. Therefore. as the
number of seals to be killed has been re-
duoed, he has directed that large reduc-
ton be made In the sum the seal company
agreed t. pay for the monopoly of that
business.
The U. 8. marshal for Phlladelphls. Mr..
Lee, is OF q social disposition, and wes ap
pointed upon the promise he made to Post
master General Wanamaker that he would
not look upon the wineoup when 1t was red,
during bis official term. He has broken
that promise, and such Is Mr.. Wansmaker's
contera about the necessity for removing
him for having done so, that he has entirely
lost sight Of mis- owu troubles In respect of
the Keystone Bank. As regards the latter
trouble, it is said here that Mr.. Wauamsker
held claim OF $780, 900 against the bank.
and bad its suspension held up until that
claim was settled.
Dr.. jones, postmaster st Mt. Jackson.
Shenandoah county, whose wife was Miss
Hussy of Alexsndris, is here to-day. He
Gays the next Presidential election Ia long
way eff, but that the. prevalent feeling
among the republicans in his county ia in
favor OF Harr!aon's denomination.
Congressman Fo:Dey of Alabama is hore to-dsy.
He seems to thiuk that the conere sional delsga-
tion from his State will support Mr.. Crisp for
Speaker of the House.
Tho salary of the postmaster at Alexandria for
tho next year has been fixed at So, 400, the same