Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. April 5. 1898.

StdlcS W DCiRiuLu IuOLhoo i =
Crittenden of Missouri, to be con-
sui general ofthe United States at the
City of Mexico; Louis c. Hughes Of
Arizona, to be governor of Arizona !;
William T. Thornton of New Mexico,
to be governor Of New Mexico; Will
liam NJ. Muize of Ohio, to be surveyor
of customs for the port of Columbus,
Ohio. Thomas T. Crittenden OF Mis-
souri,, has been Governor of his State.
He is best known to the public through
his pursuit and destruction of the cele-
brated James brothers, who terrorized
the State for many years. He achieved
this feat while Governor of Missouri,
in the eighties. He lives at Kansas
CITY and represented that district IN
Congress in 1880. He was a lieutenant
colonel in the Union army during the
late war. Mr.. Crittenden is lawyer
about fiftS-five years OF age. James );
Ewing of Illinois, is law partner and
cousin of Vice-Prcsidcnt Stevenson.
He is one of the old Ewing family Of
Kentucky, where he was born and cd
ucated. Louis C. Hughes is a news
paper man, editing paper at Phoenix.
William T. Thornton is largely inter-
ested in mining properties and operates
one of the richest mines in southern
New Mexico himself.
Secretary Carlisle this morning desig-
mated Morris Muhleman, cashier of the
New York sub-treasury, as acting as
sistant treasurer Ut New York. Mr..
Mulhleman has been frequently desig-
mated as such during the past eight
years.
Attorney Gen. Olney left here this
morning for Boston, Mass. He will re-
turn to Washington next Monday.
1t is rumored at the Pension Bureau
to-day that Judge Locmen OF Minnear-
lis, an ex-Union soldier, will be APP
pointed commissioner of pensions. The
Judge is endorsed unanimously by the
Minnesota legislature, a republican
body. He was first appointed by re-
publican Governor.
The action of the democratic congress
sional delegation from Pennsylvania,
like that of most if not all OF the other
States, is not in accord with the wishes
of the democracy of that State in the
matter of endorsement for federal pat
ronage, and to render it of no effect
Chairman Wright and Attorney Gen
eral Hensel of Pennsylvania saw the
President to-day.
There is o probability that Mr.. w.
w; Ashby of SpOtsylvauia county, Va,
whose exequatur as consul at Colon was
withdrawn, and who is now here, will
be reinstated temporarily, in order that
he may return to Colon and settle up
ad;,irs there. 1t is reported that the
President has informed some of the
friends of Mr.. r. L. Daniel of Rich
mond, who is an applicant for the place,
that he does not think it will be advis-
able to send any more Virginians to Co.
lon, as that port is so unhealthy, and
that it will be better to put there an &C
| i mated man. It is true that some
E.rginianS who were consuls there have
died, but it is also true that they did
not die of diseases incident to the eli
mate.
Representative Meredith Of Virginia
was at the White House to-day with
Col. Catlctt Gibson. an applicant for
district attorney, Col Edmund Berke,
ley, for marshal, DR.. Scott, for internal
revenue collector, and Mr.. Louis kratlt,
for German consulate. In reply to a
direct question by Dir. Meredith as to
whether or not Capt. Shepherd would
be reappoin,ed collector of internal
revenue tn. President asked "low
would you like it if all the ex-otlice'
holders were re.appointed % Col. Gilt
son does not feel at all confident of his
appointment.
General Fitz Lee was among the
callers at the Postotfice Department
to-day. He was there to have demo
cratic friend appointed postmaster at
Radford. He was assured that his re-
quest would be complied with. There
is, however, no other applicant for the
place. The General then called upon
Secretary Herbert at the Navy Depart
ment.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
called with Mr.. Charles Folger of Car
roll county, in his State, at the State
Department to-day, where Mr.. Folger
filed his application for the Cologne
consulate.
Chairman Basil Gordon of Virginia,
who has been here for several days,
left this morning. His friends now
fear that he will be among the many
good democrats whose services to their
party will be like benefits forgot. He
himself thinks that Geography is
against Virginia"
The general impression on the sub
ject here among Virginians is that Vir-
ginia's share of federal patronage, ex-
cept what she must have, will be ex-
ceedingly small. But, as one of them
said this, morning, "she has been left so
often that she has gotten used to it,
The President having objected to the
publication of the lists of newly ap-
pointed first-class postmasters, the Post
office Department will no longer allow
such lists to be made.
Senator Chandler has prepared reSOlu-
ton which he proposes to introduce at the
first opportunity calling upon the Treasury
Department for copies of the report of the
Citizens National Bank and of the examiner
who inspected the institution during the per-
iod covered by Mr.. Roachs incumbency as
cashier. Mr. Chandler hardly expects to have
the resolution adopted fearing an objection
based upon the fact that the Senate has not as
yet decided to investigate the matter.