Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON, d. c., May %.

WASHINGTON, u. u, May 10
The following appointments were
made in the Interior Department to.
dav: John G.. Gray of Delaware, chief
of the stationery division, pension Of
flee, vice Mckendree Downham, resign,
ed: Richard r. Poe of Arkansas, special
a ent of the general land office; Web
ster S. Ruckman of Pennsylvania,
fourth assistal examiner in the patent
Office.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments William E.
Quinby of Michigan, to be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary of the United States to the Neither
lands. Adolph A. Hoehling, Captain
aud Medical Director, U. S. Navy;
Eugene w. Watson, Commander, -.
Navy; George A. Bright, Commander
and Medical Inspector, U. 5. Navy;
Robert NJ. Ct. Brown, Lieutenant Com
mander, U. s. Navy; Henry q. beyer,
Lieut.. and Surgeon, U. 5. Navy JONI
NJ. Steele, Lieut.. and Surgeon, Us;
Navy; George w. Denfield, Lieut.. ana
Surgeon. U. S. Navy; James {. Drake,
Lieutenant. Junior Grade, Y. ;. Navy;
Attorney General Olney has received
a telegram from New York stating that
Judge Lacombe of the circuit court has
decided that the anti-Chinese law,
though decided to be constitutional, is
still Intellectual because no provision Is
made as to how it is to be executed.
Ninety-fve fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom twenty
five will fill the places of removed re-
publicans. The only change in Virgin
ia was as follows Snickersville, Lou
doun county, c. H. Osburn appointed
postmaster, vice T. L. Humphrey, re-
moved.
Republicans here are laughing at
Postmaster General Bissell for removing
Postmaster Strother, of Warrenton, on
charges, though the two democratic
newspapers Of that town speak of HIM
az having been most worthy and etfl-
Gent officer. Mr.. Bissell told caller
to-day that people who talked to him
about postmasters wasted their time,
as he doesn't recollect what they say,
and that they had better put what they
want known on paper,so that when the
time comes for appointment he and the
President can read it together.
Mr.. Ricketts, of Huntington, West
Virginia. who has relatives in Orange
and Culpeper counties, Virginia, was
to-day appointed law examiner IN the
Interior Department.
The resignation of Mr.. w. A. Maury,
first assistant U. S. Attorney General,
is on the desk ofthe Attorney General.
Mr.. Maurv came here from Virginia.
He has held the position for a long
time, and retained it during Mr.. Cleve-
lands first administration. The place
Major Holmes Conrad Of Winchester,
Virginia. will ill is that now held by
second assistant Attorney General Cot
ton. Attorney General Olney recently
appointed the removed Solicitor Cen
eral Aldrich rs the governments coun-
sci in the telephone cases, but had to
revoke the appointment by order OF the
President upon the advice, it is report
ed. of Secretary Lamont, who thought
a democrat should be employed.
The Spanish infanta on her way
from tne Arlington I1olei W lnC Sl-N'h
street depot here this morning was
guarded by four troops of U. S. cavalry,
one of them composed of negroes, who
marched Immediately before and after
her carriage and along each side of it.
The Infanta bowed her head in rever-
ence at the tomb of Washington at
Mount Vernon yesterday, and the only
time she applauded the marine band
was when it played Dixie.
DR.. Charles Page, who is prominent
" spoken of in connection with the po-
on of Surgeon General of the U. S:
army, is a native of Alexandria, and
lived there till he entered the army.
He has relatives living there now.
The successor of Mr.. Sam Kimberly
of Norfolk, as consul general at Guate-
mala, was appointed yesterday. He is
H. C. Stuart of Colorado. 1t is rumor-
ed that Mr.. Robinson of New York
will be appointed consul at Colon, vice
Mr.. Ashbv of Virginia. Nothing is
vet said about Puerto Cabello, where
Judge Riley, also of Virginia, is consul.