Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-21
time of ite commencement must be post
poned. Southern money appropriated TO
that fair will be iu,t SO much thrown away.
FROM WASHINGTON.

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FROM WASHINGTON.
[SpeciaI Correspondence Of the alexandria Gazette.
WAsHleer oH. d. O.. May 81. 1891
Senator Ste Rart of Nevada is still here.
Ee SAYS no TWO men have been greater
cursee 10 this ccuatry than Alexander Ham,
litop. By whose II fl fence the veto power
was conferred upon lne President, and John
Sherman, who on salary Of five thousand
dollars acquired s. fortune of twenty million.
The GAZsTTE's correspondent had shor.
talks to DAY with several OF the congress
men now in the city on the subject of the
new political party organized at Cincinnati
yesteI day. None OF them had anything to
say publicly on the subjsct, but each and all
conftenttally expressed the confident be.
lief that the party would not poll many voice
in 1872, end after that would not be heard of
agaip, as its component parts are 80 diverse
that they will fall asunder.
Commissioner Raum, during hls call upon
the President yesterday evening. asked that
an investigation be m AIDE not only of his own
official conduct. but also of that of some of
the other prominent officers of the Interior
Department. His request was refused upon
the ground that this is no Time to be wash
Ing the party's dirty linen. It is stated that
nothing will be done In Raum's case until
the return of Secretary Noble, who is e1-
expected here daily. Among the current
reports concerning the crookedness of the
pension Office during the Rsum administra-
tion, is enc to the effect that charges, bona
fide or trumpet up, against female employees
In that office, have been dismissed upon the
payment Of the required amount of money.
President Harrison to-day issued proc
lamstion opening to public settlement about
600 600 acres Of the land OF the Fort
Berithold Indian Reservation Ia North d..
kots.
During the call Senator Barbour, General
Lee and General Eunton made upon the
President yesterday In the interest OF Col.
Tom Smith Of Wasrenton, an applicant for
one of the new territorial land jadgeships,
nv. Harrison gave no intimation respecting
the probable effect of their CALL Tor ss to the
time the new judges would be appointed.
Il is expected, however, that the appoint.
ments will be announced next week.
The Paris dispatch stating that the Ilata
Is to be Deaceatly surrendered to the United
States upon her arrival in Chill was shown
to the officials OF the Navy and State De-
partments to-day, but one and all declined
10 discuss the matter publicly. Neverthe-
less, it can be stated positively that there
have been no negotiations as reported be-
tween the iusurgsnt agents In France or
elsewhere and this government respecting
the I:ata There is reason to believe tnaI
this government expects that the Itata will
be pesceabiy surrendered to the I lifted
States by the insurgents when she reaches
Chill, but that when she is 30 surrendered
the vessel will be found to have discharged
her arms 81 muoitions Of war. IL is sur
missed that il the Iista did not place her
srms aboard the E merald :, the latter prob.
ABBY arranged rendezvous for her and one
of the insurge0t ships now st lquiqpe so as
to admit of the transfer ut s,me specihs d
point at sea. Besides the arms, the Itats had
aboard large quantity OF -four, which is very
valuable now 10 Chill, but as this is not con-
trabsnd OF wsr, tlere you'd probably bs lis
tie d Iii Guilty Ia securing its delivery tn tbs
insurgents. This surrender OF the 1;Rta
might provo to he stroke OF good policy
Tor taa insurgents, particularly after they
have occurred her stores, The otjsct OF ii.
beliug the chip in California Was to deter
nine Whistler che had violated the neutral
~ laws II she atapds trial on that charge
he status must he iuiicialy determined ss
preliminary. II il is held that they are
USliI k0ISuis hcCUtuiuR W piCOipo uShui'
ton Of interost;opsi law, the insurgents
will have reel I'd subs: sntisl advantage
and all that they risk il the loss by forfeiture
OF an empty vessel. Nothing bias been
heard at the department get Of the Charles
tou. She s due at Pansma to-day, but it
may be that she has proceeded straight on
to Payts, Peru.
The following lie the only change that was
made in the 4 b class postoffces of Virginia
to-day: Lippe, Wise county, ]. NJ. Hill ep-
pointed postmaster. vice J. Householder, sr..
resigned.
Nathan NJ Martin, of Virginia, has been
admitted into the pavsl academy at Annap-
oils, having passed satisfactory examina-
ton.
The signal fsilure OF tho dynamite cruiser We
suv,us on her trial trip in Chesapeake Bay yes
terdsy will it is said here, Undue, the Secretary
of tho Navy to cancel the contract for the con.
struction OF another vessel of the same kind, in
case he has made ono. $35O,000 is supposed to
be enough to throw away snch boats
Commissioner Roosevelt ba IN sudience with
the President THE morning, in which he tried to
OK plain TO him his reasons for derouneing such
il 1entisl members of the party IS Mr.. Csi kson
of 4th class postoftice fame.
The Union Party.