Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. April 10, 1893.

peCtatlOn OF q nuiloei VI IblSi SoeOu W
servers. there was no great rush OF Oh
ficeseekers. Senators and Representa-
lives came slowly between the hours OF
ten and twelve O'Clock and al noon all
others who came ON business were ad-
mitted. There was 4 great crowd OF
these and Mr.. Cleveland had his hands
full attending to their wants, but an
hour sutIiced for the reception Of all.
There were no appointments to-day.
Hereafter the appointments will be
made public at noon, and at that hour
only.
The President expects to he absent
from Washington about week IL al,
tendance upon the naval review ara
the opening OF the Worlds fair. lie
will 90 to New York next week and RI
main until the official ceremonies COR
nected with the review are over
A short rest will follow his return TO
Washington and he will then leave lor
Chicago to be absent three four days.
Mr.. Cleveland will not attend the
naval rendezvous ia Hampton Roa1 S
and MrS. Cleveland will not accom-
panv her husband to Chicago, although
She will 90 with him to New lork.
The investigation into the workingof
the several reciprocal trade arrange
ments entered into by the United States
with Central and South American coun-
tries and with Spain for Cuba and Porto
Rico. under the provisions of the Nc
Kinlev act, which Secretary Gresham
instituted Immediately upon assuming
the duties OF his office, it is reported,
has led to determination by President
Cleveland to terminate the arrange
ments with Brazil and with Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Italian squadron sailed from
Bermuda for Hampton Roads on the
18th inst, and is expected to reach the
Roads tomorrow. The fleet is COM
posed of the cruisers Etna and Dagali,
conveying the Columbus caravels Santa
Maria, Pinta and Nina. The Brazilian
squadron also sailed for the Roads
from Barbados on the 18th instant. 1t
is expected that they will reach the
Roads Saturday or Sunday next
There were seventy-cight fourth-class
postmasters appointed to-day, OF whom
only three will take the places ofremov-
ed republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Grundy, Buchanan
county, C. T. Watkins appointed post
master, vice J. F. Ratclift, resigned;
Molusk, Lancaster county, l.. ID. Stone
ham, vice r. c. Wright, deceased.
Mr. Richardson of the Atlanta Jour
nal, who has many friends in Alexan-
dria, has returned hero to look after
the German consulate for which he is
an applicant.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia
returned from Philadelphia last night
and is here to-day. He was at the In
terror Department with Mr.. Moran OF
Loudoun county, who is an applicant
for place as chief of division in that
department.
Capt. Ham Sheperd of Warrenton re-
turned here this morning. He is still
confident that another exception in the
anti-ex. rule will be made in his case,
and that he will be reappointed to his
old place as collector of internal revenue
for the upper district of Virginia.
Messrs. Pennybacker and Broken
brough of Virginia, though the latter,
for several years, has resided in Oregon,
were applicants for the same place in
the service of the Interior Department,
but being personal friends, each deter
mined to withdraw in favor of the
other and theywere insisting upon doing
80 when friend of both informed them
that while their self-sacrifice was high
" commendable, it was entirely un-
necessary, as he was personally cogni-
zant of the fact that the place was
promised to another man two weeks
ago. And yet both these gentlemen
had been allowed by the department
since that time to come there day after
day with recommendations and to
bring Senators and Representatives
with them to urge their claims.
Tho place Of chief of division of pri-
vate land claims in the Interior Depart
mcnt, for which Mr. Douglass Tyler of
Loudoun county, Va, was an applicant,
has been given to man from West Vir-
ginia.
The people of this city are making a
good deal of complaint about the dis
regard of the Chicago platform in re-
spect Of home rule. They say that oftwo
ofthe justices ofthcir new court one was
taken from Maryland and one from
Texas, and that now they hear that
Arkansas is being searched for negro
to be the recorder oftheir deeds, and that
the anti-home idea rule has naturally
spread to the District Commissioners,
who have ignored the residents of the
city and brought Marylander here to
inspect their weights and measures.
Among the visitors here to-day is eX
Gov. Holiday of Virginia. He did not
clll at the White House or at any Of
the departments.
A delegation from Hamilton. Va, is here
o day in the interest of exPostmaster Rogers
OF that place. who wants to be rcappointed
Mr.. Fr nch is the only other applicant.
ES-Congressman Robbins of North Care
lima is confident that he will be appointed
consul at Montreal, Canada
The last bill signed by President Harrison
was one granting pension of fifty dollars
month to Eliza Alden McCawley, widow of
Charles Grymes McCawley, late commandant
of the United States Marine Corps.
The Treasury financial situation to-day
shows, if any change, slightly easier condi-
ton.
The annual convention of State railway
commissioners met to day at the rooms OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The re-
port submitted by James c. Hill of Virginia
on congressional action in regard to safety
appliances was adopted.
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