Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-08
Gals there smile when they say its vaults

Gals there smile when they say ite vaults
ara full of money. Nothing ia better known
than the fact that there are now uchiied
reouisitious on the deek of the Secretary
amounting to millions OF dollars and when
reason is asked for such condition, Inc
reply IL that the bill making the ap1ropria-
tion provides, as all such bills DO, that the
money be taken from the sum not otherwise
appropriated. Il vas not long ago that the
small sum Of $1,000 appropriated fos e1'
detrimental agricultural stations was WIN.
held. and when Secretary Rusk was asked
the reason, he bluntly told the enqnirers 1t
was politics. The politics referred to Is the
ability of the administration to show, no
matter by what means, monthly decrease
10 the public debt, 30 that the damage the
billion Congress did to the party may not
be Increased.
Il is rumored at the State Department to-
day that Mr.. Pat EgaD, o. 8. Minister to
Chill will not be recalled, lest suoh an act
might be resented by the Irish republican
voters of the country.
Senator German has returned to his home
In this city, apparently, at least, greatly I'm
proved by his trip to Saratoga. he will not
tial nomination, but Gays whoever Is Domi.
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attention to the election Ia his own State
this fall. and II necessary will visit every
county In It, and urge the democrats TO make
their mai GRITTY as large az possible.
Ex-senator Maxey OF Texas Is belrg urged
by his friends for the place In the interstate
commerce commission made vacant by the
death OF Judge Bragg. The place. under
the Law, must be given to q democrat, snd
If Judge Maxey gets 1t ne will be the only
! member /. ON west of the Mississippi.
Ex-Congressman Warner CT Missouri, re-
ppblicsp. now on Welt to this city, says
the Farmers' Alliance could not hurt the
democrats in the South, even II 1t hsd
mind to, and that thet fact having become
apparent to the members of the organization
in the North, the republicans therein, IN ell
national elections, will continue TO vote as
they shot," or words 10 that shec6.
Messrs. Alexander Mcdonald, A. W. Ial'
| lev and other Lynchbnrg stockholders IN
the Lsngston Type Machine Company are
here to-day to attend meeting OF that com
| psny.
A colored delegation from Alexandria
we're at the Iotercr Department to-day TO
urge the appointment OF one OF their race,
J.EE HarrlsoG, as messenger, In place OF W.
a. d6mm erulugeE vi tuois oiuS, soCcut's "O
ceased. The names of the delegation sre
Thompson, Solpio Gaines, EeIton and buoS'
ner. They say that ss long as Harrison was
content to do republican partisan work for
nothing, he was q legal voter In Alexandra
but now that he wants place that VII!
bring him little money, Mr.. Lewis Mcken-
zs. Mr.. Corbet. and other leading Whlts re-
publicens of Alexandria, who object to biz
. hn 10
and ask that the place be given
to u. l. Edelin,, white republican
They were informed that unless they and their
white alliea soon came to an agreement ard
conferred upon aomo one, the place would go to an
! other State, as Virginia already had more thar
her quota. They say they will hold mass meet
| ing Of their race IN Alexandria at the Coiored
| odd Fellow Hall next Friday night, and tell
how the white republicans Of Alexandria have
| treate6 them.