Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
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WASHINGTON, D. G., July 20.
Negro republicans apparently fare
hotter than white democrats in some OF
the departments here A short time
since number ofmessengers, white and
black. were dismissed from the Pension
Office, presumably to make room for
democrats, and among the dismissals
was one William Liverpool, an Ohio re-
publican, and said to be an impudent
negro. Liverpool laughed over his dis
charge and threatened to return in three
weeks as he had at his back influence
too strong to be resisted, and, sure
enough he is back, his influence having
caused him to be reinstated. This negro
sometime since was wanted by one OF
the lady clerks to perform some duty
and was called by his name William.
He turned to the lady and asked, Glow
would YOU like me to call you Sarah"
And on another occasion when address
ed as William by one of the male clerks,
he replied, "Shall call you Thomas !;
nv name is Mister Liverpool" The
chief of the division in which this negro
had been at work Nipscombe) refused
to receive him back on account of
his insolence and Mister Liverpool was
assigned to another division. Mean
while polite white democrats clamor in
vain for employment and this, too, un-
der democratic administration.
When asked this morning to express
his views on the condition of financial
affairs in this country Comptroller Eek
els said the failures in Denver yester-
day, like number of other national
bank failures, were caused by no fault
of the bank officials, but through a
foolish and uncalled-for lack of conf
dence on the part of depositors. ut is
nv intention" he said, "where a bank
has been properly conducted and whose
assets under ordinary circumstances
would have permitted them to remain
solvent, to give the institution every
opportunity to resume business" No
tification of two more failures reached
Mr.. Eckels this forenoon. The unfor-
nate banks are the First National Bank
of Jacksonville, Mo-, which went I'M
der this morning, and the Oklahoma
National Bank of Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma, which closed its doors yester-
day.
The total number of fourth class post
masters appointed to-day was 81, OF
which Al were to fill vacancies caused
by designations and death and % by re-
moval. Noappointments were made Tor
Virginia postoftices.
The Department of State has just Is
sued register containing some new
features. One of these is a historical
sketch Of every Secretary and Assis-
tant Secretary from Thomas Jefferson
down to the present day. Another is a
record of the persons in the diplomatic
and consular service which is interest,
ing from its exhibition of the number
of such officers who have remained for
wears in the service undisturbed by the
mutations of politics. The nestor Of
the consular corps appears to be Will
liam S. Campbell, who was originally
appointed consul at Rotterdam, April
81, 1913. The new register also dis.
closes reform that has been affected
in the methods of the State Depart
ment ITSELF and shows that the various
special designations have been done
away with, and that all of the clerks
in the Diplomatic Bureau for instance
are subject to assignment by the CHIEF
of the bureau to any work in hand.
The people in the office of the Super
visiug Architect of the Treasury are sc
slow in commencing the work Oh the
proposed government buildings at Roam
uke and Staunton, Va, that committees
of gentlemen from those cities came
here yesterday to see if something could
not be done to hurry up matters. They
called at the Treasury, and had talk
with the officials, and the promise was
made that the work would be pushed
as rapidly as it is possible under the
circumstances. The Treasury officials
claim that Congress will not appropri
ate enough money to give the architecl
sufficient force of men to prepare the
plans, and that until that is done the
delays will continue.
Secretary OF War Daniel S. Lamont
arrived at Gray Gables this morning
from Washington and is the guest o.
the President. Col. Lamont will re-
main there several days.
DR.. Wyman, of the Marine Hospital
Service, is awaiting further reports from
Naples, Italy, as to the progress o.
cholera, with anxiety. a belief exists
among the surgeons attached to the
marine hospital that the cholera was
not imported into Naples and that
further reports will show the existence
of other cases in the city that were not
reported to the authorities since Mon,
day.
Advices from New York to-day state
that money on call there is Sac, mer'
camille paper SALE and silver 10a.
Although it has not been officially
communicated to the Secretary OF
State, it is known as fact that Presi-
dent of the Swiss Confederation has
complied with the joint request of the
g,vernm en- of the United States and
Chilli, for the appointment of a member
of the international commission to ar
bitrate the claims and counter claims
which have been pending between the
United States and Chill for many years.
Mr.. Alfred de Claparede, the Swiss
minister at this capital, has
been selected as the representative Of
the Swiss government on the commits
sion. He had conference with Score.
tary Gresham on the subject to-day
The other two members of the commits
sion are Judge John Goode, represent.
ing the United States and Senior Cana
the Gillian minister, representing that
country. The commission will meet at
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