Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette J


West Virginia: Samuel S. Vinson OF
West Virginia to be Marshal of the
United States for the District OF west
Virginia.
A prominent democratic Senator was
Yesterday inquiring of officials here
why it was that the ex-President and
ex-Vice President Of the United States
had not participated in the naval re-
view and the opening of the Worlds
fair. This Senator called attention to
the fact that it has always been Gus
tomary to invite ex-Presidents and ex.
Vice Presidents to national affairs OF
this sort, and recalled the circumstance
that Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hayes, as
ex-Presidents,p participated in theColum-
bian exercises in New York, last octo-
Der, and that Mr.. Cleveland was lnvi!-
ed to the dedication of the Worlds far
buildings. Whether MIR. Harrison OF
Mr.. Morton was invited to the naval
review or the opening OF the WorIu 5
fair is not definitely known here. Inc
fact is of course plain that neither at
tended either ceremony. The query is,
Why9 c,,:..o
minister within the past few days In
dicate the probability of outbreaks on
the Pacific coast against the Chinese
residents. The tenor Of these reports
was communicated on Monday to act
inc Secretary Adee, and last night up
on the return of Secretary Gresham
from Chicago, kilograms were sent to
the governors of several western States
advising them to take measures to pre-
vent any serious infractionS OF the
secretary Carlisle expressed himself
to-day as well satisfied with the flnan-
l-situation. He said his conferences
with the bankers of New York and
Chicago were very pleasant. Ee de-
clined to say if he had effected any ar
rappement with them to build up the
cold reserve or to protect it in case it
became depleted by continued export.
The gold reserve according TO the iig-
ures on the Treasury books is to-day
S97 OBS. 900. This includes as far as can be
accurately ascertained all the gold Of
fered and accepted within the past ten
DAYS, except about three-quarters OF q
million dollars, thus leaving the re-
serve invaded about S2,000,000. This
has been occasioned by the quiet with
drawal of gold from the New YORK
and Boston sub-treasuries for shipment
to Canada, and by the further fact that
81 100000, promised from the West
was at the last moment withdrawn.
Some small offers Of gold were made
to-day and accepted. The total gold
in the country as estimated by the
lreasury's official circulation state
ment aggregates 3,000,O 900, of which
S51S, 100000 is in circulation.
Representative Swanson of Virginia
says the third party men in his State
will make an active fight in all the
counties for the possession of the next
legislature, and that they will have the
support of the republicans, but that
they will be heavily handicapped by
the facts th,t they have no competent
leaders, and that if the republicans as
sumo the leadership the rank and file
| will abandon the movement, as they
love Malone less than they do the
democrats, and the ''malign influence,
of Malone kill it, as it did the republi
can party in the State.
The Unitarian Conference of th'
United States met here to-day. AmonE
the delegates is c. L. CLANCY of Rich
mond.
The question of the constitutionalit.
| IF tho Chinese exclusion law will CONF
up for argument in the Supreme Cour
a week from to-day (the 10th instanU
For the six companies Mr.. Choate, o
New York, and ]. Hubley Ashton vii
opear, and for the government Solicit
or General Aldrich.
One hundred and forty-one new post
masters were appointed to-day, o
whom, however, only six will take tn
places of removed republicans. Thu
changes in Virginia were as follows
Chrisman, Rockingham county, F. R
Rhodes, appointed postmaster, vice
Samuel Long, deceased; Clear Brook
Frederick county, Hugh r. Stipe, vice
S. ]. Swimley, resigned Cumbow, Let
county, B. w. Carter, vice Lafayette
Graybill, resigned; Graves Mill, Madi
son county, c. f. Kite, vice B. F. Good
all, removed; Hood, Madison county
II. f. Thornton, vice Bette B. Boston
removed; NIilldale, Warren county, ]
B. Earle, vice NJ. X. Walter, removed
Stony Creek, Sussex county, R. B
Hartley, vice S. c. Harrison, resigned
Tyro, Nelson county, Susan w. Massie
vice l.. W. Massie, deceased.
Senator Hunton and representative;
Meredith and Marshall, and delega
ton of Alexandriaps, among them
Mayor Strauss and Mr.. Barley, chair
man of the city democratic committee
called at the Interior Department to-
day in the interest of DR.. +. d. Hester
of Alexandria, clerk in that depart
ment, who desires to be promoted to 9
division chief.
The report ofthe Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury showing the receipts and dis
bursements of the Postoffice Depart.
ment for the quarter ending December
81, 1892, shows the total receipts to
have been $4,000, 1884. The dis
bursements chargable to the current
fiscal year were $40, All III, making
excess of expenditures on account of
the quarter $50, 1880.
The internal revenue collectorships
are now about the only offices in which
an early change is at all probable, ii
having been apparently definitely set
tied that there will be none in any Of
the others until the expiration of fou1
wears from the date of the confirmation
of the incumbents. Mr.. Miller, the
new Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
who has been i'll, will soon take charge