Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., June II.

inc appointments James E. North OF
Nebraska, to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Nebraska !;
Harry Alvan Hall of Pennsylvania, to
be attorney of the United States for the
western district of Pennsylvania.
The inquest over the bodies of the
victims of the Ford's Theatre disaster
was commenced to-day in Wizards
Hall. adjoining Wizards Hotel, a room
CAPABLE of accommodating about 500
people. Smith Thompson, a clerk in
the theatre building, who made bitter
speech denouncing Col. Ainsworth at
the relief meeting on Friday, testified
that when the accident occurred he
was at his desk at work on the second
floor to the rear of the light well,
the part OF the building which did
not fall. In describing his expert
ence ne said there was no fire escape
on the building and only one door for
entrance and exit. He had hooked an
umbrella to the window sill and low
cred himself by it to ladder which
someone below him held and thus es-
capped from the building. Mr.. Warner
one of the jurors, asked the witness
what was the feeling of clerks in the
theatre building towards their superior
officer-Col. Ainsworth. "That of alb
iect fear" answered Mr.. Thomp-
SON impressively. A slight buzz
and shifting of chairs followed; then
slight clapping of hands. A
lieutenant of the city police present
held up his hand to stop the attempt
at applause, but he was too late. A
burst of handclapping followed that
lasted quarter of minute. 1t came
from the portion of the room where
most of the clerks were sitting. DR..
Shaeffer looked astonished; Col. Aims
worth grew red. DIR. Shaeffer then
arose and delivered lecture to the Of
tenders, after which the hearing pro-
ceeded.
SiXty-one fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom TWEEN
tv-six will fill the places of removed re-
publicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Midvale, Rockbridge
county, ]. D. Campbell, appointed
postmaster, vice A J. Conner, removed;
Riyerton, Warren county, J. j. Rior-
dan, vice Lewis Willis, removed ; Thax-
ton, Bedford county, S. NJ. Chiffon,
vice NJ. E. Overstreet, removed.
A Winchester democrat here to-day
saws that at the election for delegates
to the State convention held at
Berryville last Saturday, Tyler men
were elected. He also says the same
will be the case in Winchester, but that
the O'Ferral men hope, by throwing
that town and Frederick county to,
gether, they may be able to get solid
O'Ferrall delegation. Clarke and Fred
erick counties are in the 9TH congress
ional district.
Mr.. Folsom, Mrs. Cleveland's cousin,
who was appointed Consul at Sheffield,
England. by Mr.. Cleveland, and was
retained by Mr.. Harrison, has rendered
hi; resignation.
Ex-President Harrison is expected in
Chicago, and will make speech there
Mr.. John Goode returned to Wash
ington this morning from Norfolk, Va.
where he has been for a week past try
ing case against the railroad running
down the peninsula or rather the East,
ern Shore of Virginia. Mr.. Goode tried
the same case before the interstate com
merce commission and won it, but the
road appealed and it had to be trieo
over again with nothing gained by hav
ing gotten a judgment before the inter
state commerce commission in the frs
instance Judge Hughes reserved hi:
decision. The matter has been on tria
for several years. The Eastern Shore
people are seeking reduction of rates
Representative Swanson of Virginia
called upon Secretary Morton thi:
morning in behalf of Mr.. Wexford Cor
bin of his State, who is an applicant fol
the place of Assistant Secretary of Ag
ricuilure. The Secretary told him he
was well disposed toward Mr.. Corbin
who has strong endorsements, and tina,
if the President were so too, there
ought not to be much trouble about
having him appointed. Mr.. Swanson
replied that the President seemed wei!
disposed, but had referred the matter
t. him, Morton. Mr.. Swanson il
talking about his interview said he be-
lieyed if Mr.. Corbin's appointment were
pressed in the proper way it would be
made.
Representative O'Ferrall, who ha:
been here ever since the reinterment o
the remains of President Davis, return
ed to Richmond this morning and from
there will go to his holae in Harrison
burg.
Among the graduates of the law
school of the National University, il
this city, at its recent commencement
were four of the clerks employed in
Ford's Theatre. Two of them were
hurt and two escaped without injury.
People in this city are seeking OPP
tons on all the land lying along the
line of the proposed electric railroad
between Falls Church and Arlington.
During the months of June, July
August and September the work Of the
clerks in the Treasury Department vii
cease at 3 p. III. on Saturdays.
Representative Swanson got two
places for people in his district to-day
France of Henry county, a messenger:
position in the Government printing
office, and Tomlinson of Grayson coun
ty, place in the Agricultural Depart
ment.
One of the applicants for the postmas
tership at Norfolk, of whom there are
several, among them Messrs. Glannan
Diggs, Johnson and others, is here to
day, trying to find out whether the
terms of the republican Presidential
postmasters expire after four years ser
vice. or four wears from the date of theil