Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
,orresnopdence of the Alexandria Gazette.

has been called to meet May 18th IN
the Art Palace, Chicago. The presi-
dent general, Mrs. Stevenson, will pre-
side. Papers will be read on the Con,
tinental Hall for the Daughters ana
Sons of the American revolution; Tue
adoption of q national hymn; the rela,
tions the society should assume toward
the proposed University of the united
States: followed by discussions OF THESE
tonics and others OF interest to the So
c ETY. at large. D-:.:.L
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, is lying quite ill at his res
idence in this city, suffering from govt.
He attended the naval review at New
York Thursday and was compelled to
return to Washington yesterday. Ills
condition is such that ne has been COM
nelled to recall with regret his accept
auce of the invitation to attend the
Worlds fair opening at Chicago Mon
day next.
Acting Secretary Hamlin described
the financial situation of the Treasury
TODAY in connection with gold offers as
very satisfactory" Quite number
of offers of gold were received, one OF
them, it is said, of 81 100000. With no
gold shipments to-day and none ex-
Dected on Tuesday, as far as at present
advised, the gold balance is expected
to gradually creep up to the point OF
comfortable margin of free gold.
Daniel E. Cahill, well-known law
YER and politician of this city, commit
ted suicide this morning at his home,
by shooting himself in the head. The
deed was due to mental depression
brought on by drink and misfortune in
business. He was forty years old.
This morning while his wife was pre-
pairing breakfast she heard loud noise
which she thought was the falling Of
some piece of furniture. Half an hour
later when she went to his room to call
him she found him dead.
At the request of the Interior De-
partment orders were sent to-day to
Gen. McCook, commanding the De-
partment of Arizona, directing him to
send troops to the Navajo county.
Gen. McCook, however, had anticipat-
ed the instructions of the War Depart
ment and started four troops of cavalry
from Fort Wingate for the scene OF
trouble.
The following telegram from Lieut..
Plummer, agent of the Navajoes, was
received here to-day: "It is my inten-
ton to use the troops asked for to COM
pel the surrender of the murderer and
other outlaws, and to bring the Indians
onto the reservation. The necessity for
a large force Immediately is more ur-
gent than reported yesterday. The
Navajoes along this border practically
rule everything, defying all authority
and disregardinS all rights OF white set
tiers they have been permitted to do
this so long with only weak threats
from the ageut, never carried out, that
thew have grown to believe nothing will
or can be done with them" A tele'
gram from Agent Bartholomew at the
Ute agency, says: 'The Navajoes are
about to break out and we have sent
word to, the Governors of New Mexico
and Colorado for aid, but we must have
help before their aid arrives must
have aid in hurry"
Comptroller of the Currency Eckles
to-day ordered Bank Examiner Madi
son to Columbia, Tenn, to take charge
of the failed Columbia National Bank
At the last examination made OF Thu:
bank by the government examiner Its
condition was reported as satisfactory
But this was nearly year ago, anc
though the returns of the bank officials
since that time have exhibited no cause
for alarm, the comptroller has had nc
report from government examiner
Comptroller Eckles says there are not
sufficient number of bank examiners to
do the work well. National banks
are increasing daily, SIS having been
established since the first of January
making the total 2,S41. The number OF
examiners has remained stationary
but 10 being employed.
The funeral of Capt. Gilbert G.
Wiltse Of the navy, late commander OF
the Boston, at Honolulu, will take
place from his late residence, in this
city, on Monday next at ten o'clock.
Col. Anderson, of the Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon Railroad Company, now
here, says the passage of the bill for a
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington
by the Senate of the last Congress, and
favorable report upon it by the House
committee to which it was referred,
will secure its passage by the next Con-
gress, and that then his road will be pro-
duced at once to this city.
Seventy-four fourthclas postmasters
were appointed to-day of whom twenty
three will take the places of removed
republicans. There were no changes
in Virginia. Among those in Maryland
were the following: Barren Creek
Springs, Wicomico county, J. B. Arm
strong appointed postmaster, vice l.. A.
Wilson, resigned; Issue, Charles coun-
ty, f. w. Higdon. vice Conrad Posey,
resigned; Piscataway, Prince Georges
county, Mary l.. Roland, vice Mrs. b.
]. Rennoe, resigned; st. Inigoes, St.
Mary's county, E. f. Burch, vice z. &.
Edelen, resigned.
Representatives Swanson, Tyler and
Wise of Virginia have returned from
New York, where they witnessed the
naval review. The two latter say it
was impossible for them to get sleeping
accommodations the first night they
arrived in New York, and that after
walking the streets till nearly daylight
thew became so worn out that they
went into hotel and asked the night
clerk if they could sit in the lobby until
morning, and thankfully availed them
selves of the gracious permission to
do so.