Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-06


that the tariff bill in course of prepare
ton and the Presidents recommends
lions on the tariff question in his COM
ing message were the subject of the
conference.
Mr.. R. E. Preston was sworn in to-
dav as Director of the Mint. He fail
ed of confirmation by the Senate, but
the President has commissioned him as
Director, in the recess, which insures
his denomination to the Senate in De-
cember.
The issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis and Treasury offices for
the week ended November 4 was $685.
525; for the corresponding period of
1892, $755, 800.
The following changes in the fourth
class poslmasters of Virginia were
made to-day Dulany, Floyd county,
Martha ]. Hurt appointed postmaster,
vice Jesse Booth, resigned; ldem, Am
herst county, c. c. Peters, vice r. L..
Mays, resigned ; Lorton Valley, Fairfax
county, Jas. Plaskett, vice JOS. Plas-
kett, dead Morrisville, Fouquier coun-
ty. j. T. Allen, vice J. w. Allen, dead.
1t is reported o.day that in addition
to the charges brought by Baltimore
parties against J. Hampton Hoge, who
was appointed consul at Annoy, are
others brought by the counsel of the
heirs of his brothers estate, valued at
$1,000, of which he was tiduciary.
Nearly all the Cabinet officers are
well advanced with their reports,
which will form the basis of the Presi.
dents recommendations in his annual
message to Congress. Ii is understood
that each of them will probably be a
guest at Woodley. They may not all
assign squirrel hunting as pretext
for their visit, and may not all, like
Secretary Gresham, take to the woods
between six and seven o'clock in the
morning with the President for "bon
compagnon, but they will get there
all the same.
Col. Ainsworth, in his annual report,
as chief of the Record and Pension Dl-
vision of the Interior Department, on
the Ford's Theatre disaster, says the
building was an old one, but had been
repeatedly examined by experts and
pronounced entirely safe, that the
weight it bore at the time Of the acci-
dent was less than it had frequently
| borne before, and that there was no
reason to doubt that the improvements
to it could be made without the slight
est danger.
1t is said at the rooms of the Virginia
democratic association here to-day that
fewer people have applied there for
transportation tickets at this, than at
any previous election by two-thirds,
and that many of them, it is feared,
will 60 shooting rather than voting to-
morrow.
The parties here interested in the
proposed new ferry line between this
city and Alexandria, say the reason
they will get their charter from the Vir'
ginia Legislature rather than from aNir,
ginia court is that the former can grant
them more privileges. They also say
they are in earnest, will have no interest
in railroads, and will run their boats es-
pecially for the accommodation Of
Alexandrians, as they recognize the
fact that it is the Alexandria and not
the Washington travel that they must
depend upon for support. For their
own as we'll rs Alexandria's sake they
would like Alexandria to take enough
stock in the enterprise TO be represent
ed on the board of directors.
Messrs. Duke and Murray of Nor
folk, and Booker of Old Point, were
mere last Saturday, trying to have tie
republican postmaster OF the latter
place removed and Dir. Booker appoint.
cd in his place. But, what was told
congressman Swanson and Marshall
at the Postofiice Department to the
contrary, it is said now that postmas'
tiers will not be removed on charges,
but only on the expiration of four years
from the date Of their commissions after
confirmation.
All the presidential nominations fol
postmasters which failed TO be confirm.
ed were reappointed to-day. The only
Virginian among them was Bert Russell
at Pocahontas
Mr.. Fryer, the inventor of the "Poca.
hontas," and the "Cassard," has a
splendidly furnished office in this city
and is still trying to make his invention
success. He went to Alexandria to-
day.
it is understood that not only in the
Treasury, but in all the other depart,
ments, many appointments will be made
during the recess of Congress, so that
the city is expected to be full of con-
gressmen all that time.