Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-29

being that kind OF q man, DC was lu-
mediately removed. The correspond
ence on the subject is as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Nov. 25, 1898.
Hon George D. Joinston:
Dear Sir: am sorry TO hear through your
friends. Senator Catfrey and mir. Secretary
Herbert, who conveyed to you my request
that you acquiese in your transfer from the
civil service commission to another post OF
honorable duty, that you decline the PROPOSE
ton and refuse TO resign your present posi-
ton. am so certain that the pnblic good re
ouircs change in the commission, involving
your retirement. that am u itra ned to 1e
quest you to reconsider your decision and put
me In possession of your resignation as early
rs Monday afternoon the 9th instant, at A
o'clock. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
To this Mr.. Johnston replied as fol-
lows:
U. 6. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 9th, 1898.
The President:
Sir: Your letter of the 25th instant is re-
ceivcd. Senator Caftrey and Mr.. Secretary
Herbert conveyed to me your offer of the con
sulship at Victoria, which meant, OF course,
that YOU propose to retire me from the civil
service commission You did not communi
cate to me through these gentlemen your rca-
sons for my retirement; por have you ever
spoken to me in regard to this or any other
matter connected with the discharge of my
duties. or relating TO the commission or its
work. Though conscious of having dis
charged the duties of my office faithfully, and
as believe in furthcrance OF the best inter
ests of the people aud the government,
would promptly acquicsce In your wish that l
resign had you given me an opportunity to be
heard before you decided upon your action.
Under present circumstances, however, can
not consistently with my sense of duty to my
self or my friends, who recommended my ap
poin.mcnt. consent either to resign or acccpta
position inferior TO the one | now hold. Re-
spcctfuly, GEORGE ID JOHNSTON.
Upon the receipt of this reply Mr..
Cleveland sent the following letter of
removal:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c, Nov, 2S. 1893.
Hon George d. Johnston
Sir: You are hereby removed from the of
flee of United States Civil Service Commits
sioner. Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Johnston acknowledged the let
ter of removal as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %, 1898.
The President:
Sir: Your note of this date informing me
that you have removed me from the office of
United States Civil Service Commissioner is
hereby acknowledged. Respectfully.
GEORGE ID. JOHNSTON.
The General says he has good reason
to believe the President removed him
upon recommendations made by or
through certain republicans who were
interested in having him out of the
commission.
A member ofthe Virginia legislature,
from one of the lower counties of his
State, here to-day, who had read in the
GAZETTE that General w. H. Payne
doesn' credit the report that in the T..
S. Senatorial race in Virginia Mr.. Mar
tin is in the lead, says he agrees with
the General, and that so far as he
knows, and he thinks he knows a good
deal, General Lee is not only in the
lead, but far ahead, and that he is per-
fectly confident of his election.
Major Holmes Conrad of Virginia,
assistant U. S. Attorney General, has
been promoted. He now has charge of
the governments cases before the q. S.
Supreme Court, and not of those before
the Court of Claims, which were for
merly entrusted to him.
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, who created an Office for
Perry Carson, the negro republican
leader of this city, have appointed a
negro on the detective force of the po-
lice department.
Governor Mckinney, of Virginia, ar
rived here yesterday evening. He was
at the Geodetic Survey this morning;
also at the Agricultural Department.
The new tariff bill does not affect the
purchase of foreign built boats, yachts,
or vessels of any description, that mat
ter being subject to the navigation laws,
which, it is now said, will be tackled
after the tariff bill shall have been
slowed away.
A telegram received at the War De-
partment this morning from Brigadier
General Wheaton, commanding the
military department of Texas, confirms
the beliefthat the alleged Mexican rev.
dictionary trouble was more visionary
than real.
The following changes in the fourth
class postotfices of Virginia were made
to-day: Baynesville, Westmoreland
county, w. II. Johnson appointed post
master, vice j. H. Weaver, resigned i;
Dehaveu, Frederick county, c. E.
O'Roke, vice c. w. Luttrell, resigned;
Hudgins, Mathews county, c. S. Will
liams, vice ]. w. Dixon, jr., removed;
Santos, Floyd county, David Pratt, vice
G.. w. Slusher, resigned; Shirley,
Charles City county, Mrs. Alice Brans.
ford. vice Miss Marion Carter, resigned.
The subcommittee of the Hou: c
ways and means committee having the
internal revenue schedule in charge
met at the Capitol to-day. They con-
sidered the question of imposing tax
on playing cards and proprietary medi-
cines. 1t is reported that the more
timid, or something else, members Of
the committee are opposed to tax on
Individual incomes, but may agree to
enc on legacies, corporations and nom
residents.