Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-08
Colonel Hoge's Trip TO Annoy Inter-
ruDted.


Annoy, China, to succeed DR.. Edward
Bedlee, of Philadelphia, is registered at
the Baldwin. Colonel Hoge was to
have sailed for China this afternoon
on the steamship Gaelic in fact, his
baggage is all packed, his transports-
ton has been secured and one of the
best stateroomS in the ship awaits his
advent.
But the colonel will not sail, as anti.
cipated. Last night The Call received
telegram from Washington, stating
that the newly appointed consul had
been removed by the President on &C.
count of charges preferred against him,
the nature of which the dispatch failed
to state. It was added that the Presi-
dent had directed that Colonel Hoge Do
officially notified of his decapitation by
telegraph
In last Sundays Call was published
an interview with the new diplomat in
which appeared the following
Referring to the Virginia State cleo
ton, which is to take place on Novem-
Der 7 next, Colonel Hoge remarked
that the leaders of the Virginia democ-
racy feared disaster to their party at
the polls. The republicans have
no ticket in the field, having
Joined forces with the .populists,
who are likely to sweep the State.
He attributes the pending democratic
discontinue to the hard times in Vir-
ginia. There is also great dissatisfac-
ton over the proposed repeal of the
Sherman law; the friends of silver In
Virginia outnumbering the monometal-
lists FIVE to one. The farmers ALI
ance in Virginia has also made tremeu-
dous Roadway in politics. The cry of
the moment is for farmer for Govern
or, and this is likely to be met by the
election of Mr.. Cooke, of Culpeper, the
nominee of the populists, who is rep
resentative farmer.
"The democratic candidate is Charles
T. O'Ferrall, lawyer. The people
will elect also a Lieutenant Governor
and Legislature. The latter will
have the election of a United States
Senator, Judges of the Circuit Court,
of the Court of Appeals and all other
State officers"
From the tenor of this and from re-
marks which the colonel let drop last
week when call reporter met him it
would seem that the gentleman is not
now and has not been entirely in har
mony with the present administration.
When found last evening Colonel
Hoge was seated in back room of all
Ellis street saloon nursing a small kit
ten and good-sized Gag He had
not yet received his "official notifics
ton" of dismissal; in fact, he knew
nothing of that impending disaster.
81 have some bad news for you, con-
onel," said the reporter, after introduce
ing himself and meeting with as court
eous reception as the condition Of the
diplomat would admit,
"Well, let me have it," said he.
"The President has removed you
from your position as consul to Annoy"
The colonel appeared lost in thought;
for few minutes, and then slowly
calculated
'The blankety- blank he has What
for pn
After giving him all the information
in his possession, the reporter awaited
further effects. 1t seemed to require
some little time for the decapi.ated
consul to fully comprehend the extent
of the humiliation which had fallen
upon him, but he suddenly straighten-
ed himself up and remarked
Somebody will get killed when l
| pet hack
"I'm glad oft, though Pm glad Of
it," he repeated, shut 1 only wish thi.
thing had happened three weeks SOON
CT. I'd have gone into the campaign
in Virginia and carried the State
against Cleveland's candidate by $4,000
majority. You can see, the matter
stands this way My second cousin,
Hoee Tyler, was the strongest oppo.
nent O'Ferrall had in the fight for the
democratic nomination for Governor OF
Virginia, but O'Ferrall had the back
ing of the administration, and 30 got
the place on 1.-The ticket. He ia a."
Here the ex-diplomat went into per-
sonalities regarding the democratic
nominee, in which many expressive
adjectives were employed, none of
which would look we'll In print.
"What action will you now take in
the matter, colonel? % asked the re-
porter
"rll go back to Washington at
once" said he, land there'll be blank
to pay when get there"
Turning to politics the Yirginiau
said: 81 never was Cleveland man.
In fact during the last campaign I was
opposed to him and openly said 80.
This thing of condemning a man with
out giving him hearing is not in keep
ing with the principles of the democra-
cy but just wait till get back there ~
and the colonel thumped the table in
front of him with yigor which threat
ened the destruction of the bottles and
glasses and BODIED no good for his in
visible foe.
~ havn't been drinking to amount to
anything only within the past week or
so. In fact, took drink in Ell Paso
while coming through there, from the
effects of which 1 didn't recover for
several hours. Somebody 'doped' me
and then went through my clothes.
but / guess I'm all right" he COM
placently concluded as the reporter left
him.-Sdn Francisco Call.
Col. John E. Penn, brother-in-law of
Col. ]. Hampton Hoge, made the fol-
lowing statement in Roanoke yester-
day in defence of the Colonel. He says
the tailor bill was small and was con-