Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-02
PROM WASHINGTON

rsoseinl Op,respondeuoe of tho Alexandria Goaete.
WASHINGTON. D. o.. Dot. 2. 1891.
When tins President refused 60 receive tne
Canadian commissioner who came here iass
snrng at MIR. Baine's invitation to ereas
ehont the settlement OF the mackerel anu
oael fiaheriss he told them to come DacK III
O.tohar. he has now informed them mat
thew need not come. His assigned reason iS
the ilI.healsh of Nj. Blaine. The reai rea'
son IL thst he fears the Canadians vii MAKE
considerable concessions, but Will ask ID eA
change for a reciprocity treaty, and 70 suon
a trestv he is opposed, though Keen Tor SIM
liar tresties with the South American couu-
tries and though Canada, with such trea'
TO would bay from the United States ten
tjn,es az much as all the South American
countries combined.
Mr.. Callahan, the active and efficient Gu
perIntendent of the new Norfolk line OF
steamers. Gays his company is considering
the advisabilty Of building another steamer,
after the pattern Of this two 1t nov has, TO
run on the line as day boat, and to have it
ready 10 time for next summers business
II is said here that Mr.. Boss, OF the Dis
trict of Columbia commission, the democrat
ic member OF that commission, and 1t mas 10
have ono such member, is 90 anxious to re-.
tain his place that he is opposed to tue ep-
nointment of sny democrats In the District
service. He would not sgree to the APP
pointment of Capt. Aocinelly until forced to
do 80 by pressure he could not Withstand,
and is now doing ali he can to prevent sne
appointment of other democratic applicants.
The President is 30 alarmed at the poiiti-
cal Intelligence he receives from PenDsylVa-
mia. that he mas summoned oil the leading
federal Office holders In that State to meet
him here as soon as possible, go that he may
Tell them of the bad condition into which
they have allowed the party there to tall,
and warn them that unless that condition
oe improved at once they will be held re-
suonsible. Disinterested republicans from
that Stste, now here, cay the present indica-
tions are that it will 60 democratic at the
coming election.
The Census Bareau to dey Issued q bulle-
tin WHICH shows that the real estate mort
rags debt in fnroa "a Illinois January l,
1890 was 1884, 299 260
Commlsslouer Raum has gone away On
private business aud pleasure, and for party
purposes, and will be gone month. His
pull on thu President Is so.strong that the
three men whose heads he has asked will be
discharged, go o warning to deter govern
mene employees against speakipg OF Gne
fraudulent transactions happening under
their eyes.
A Virginia republican spectator at the
| ekickers' convention at Roanoke yester-
day, who arrived here this evening, Gays II
the kiokers amount 10 no more elsewhere
| than they did at Roanoke the convention
may as veil have been uncalled.
Csnsl boats drawing four feet nine spotea
of wster are now arriving without Inter
mission from Cumberland. with coal for
both the only two coal shippers here now
Meesrs Winship and Aguew.
According to October's Treasury report, IL q
perempsory domsnd were made for the payment
Of claims now due, tho governments could not meet
| its obligations, would hsve TO acknowledge that
there is largo deficit in its strong box In fact
that it is bankrupt. Tho worst of this is that
there is no ground for improvement, as the rev
enue is decreasing ard the expenditures incress
| ing.
1 Fredericksburg gentleman hero to-day says
the impression there Ia that the object Of the
meeting hold there yesterday, to remove the re-
mains of the late Senator & M. T. Hunter to
Richmond and erect over thom suitable monu-
ment, will be achieved.