Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette.

Stump of Maryland, to be Superinten-
dent of Immigration, vice William D.
Owen, resigned. William P. Thomp.
son of Maine, to be Collector Of Customs
for the district OF Belfast, Maine.
Herman Stump of Maryland. ap,
pointed to be commissioner of immigra,
ton, resides at Bel Air, and was born
on Darlington Farm, q we'll known an
cestral estate, on the Chesapeake Bay
in 1887. He served as a representative
in Congress from the Second Maryland
district in the Fifty-frst and Fifty
second Congresses.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed
Willard B. Hereby of Chicago, ILL.,. q
special inspector OF customs, vice Ne
hoe, resigned.
The Superintendent of the Military
Academy at West Point will detail one
commissioned engineer officer and
two first class privates for duty at the
Worlds Fair. The commanding officer
of Willet's Point, n. Y, will detail one
non-commissioned officer and four first
class privates for like duty.
To few Congressman who have
talked with him on the subject, Mr..
Cleveland has intimated that he will
call an extra session of Congress to dis
pose of the tariff question. No definite
time has been set, but the session will
begin either in September or October.
Representative Springer OF Illinois,
chairman of the committee on ways and
means. which is charged with the pre-
paration of tariff bills, said to-day 1t
would be impossible for Congress to
enact any tariff bill of the kind wanted
earlier than May, if the subject were
considered at the regular session be-
ginning in December. An extra session
would, of course, bring the matter to a
settlement much quicker, as it met
in advance Of the regular date and
would give the people fair opportun-
ity to Judge Of the merits or dement's
of the measure adopted before the gen
era! elections in November.
VIM. Leech, conductor of the Treas
ury elevator, had his leg broken, his
back wrenched and received Internal
injuries this morning. Coming out OF
the light he was blinded, and opening
the door of the elevator shaft he sup
posed he was stepping into the car.
Instead, he fell a distance of 20 feet.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Ger
eral Maxwell to-day appointed 49
fourth class postmasters. All but thir,
teen of these involve removals. None OF
the changes was in Virginia.
The papers of Capt. G. r. Head, who
is an applicant for the Leesburg post,
office, were presented to the Postmaster
General this morning by Representative
Meredith. The Captain held the office
under the Presidents first administers
ton. The first question asked was
ARE the Captains papers unanimously
endorsed 2" The reply being in the
negative, Mr.. Bissell said the rule pro-
hibiting the reappointment of ex-offlce
holders is absolute. Mr.. Meredith ther
presented the papers of Mr.. Robert
Harper, who is an applicant for the
same place, and was told they woulc
receive proper attention at the proper
time.
Among the callers at the White House
to-day were Senators Hunton and Dan
iel, who were there to present Mr.. Rog
ers, who is an applicant for the place
Capt. Ham Shepherd held during Mr.
Cleveland's first administration. They
did so, but, strange as it may seem, in
formed the President, in Mr.. Rogers
presence, that they were not in sympa
thy with his application.
Secretary Carlisle has asked the civ
service commission to allow him to re
tain thirty-nine substitutes now EN-
ploved in his department.
To-day was the first time the Office
seekers have had a fair whack at tn
President since last week, as Monda,
was his private day, and yesterday wa
cabinet day, and they made the most o
it. They were at the front door of TIT
White House before it was open, anC
passed through it in battalions until ont
o'clock, crowding not only the recep
ton room, but the ante-rooms, CORR
doris and stairsteps Not half who came
were able to see him, and those whC
succeeded in reaching him, could only
say word before they were pushed
on by those behind them. Mr.. Cleveland
was worn out by the necessity which
compelled him to shake hands anC
talk even for minute or two with sc
many of them. He showed excessive
WEAKNESS in his face and in his man
ner. For three hours and half he
stood in his office and listened to the
importuninS Senators and Representa-,
tives and their conveys of more per-
sistent and more interested constituents
who are anxious to serve the govern.
ment. 4 man of less sturdy constitu.
ton than that possessed by Mr.. Cleve,
land could not have stood the strain on
mind and body, and, rs it was, he was
completely tired out before the official
day was over One o'clock is the hour
at which the President closes his door
to callers who wish to see him on bust
ness. When that time arrived to-day
there was still large crowd of people
waiting in the cabinet room, but, true
to his prescribed method, ne left them
there and went downstairs into the
East Room, where several hundred peo-
pie, including q number of ladies, wait
eel q cuduCe ~ SIlihe HiiltiS Will HILL
This crowd was disposed of in short
order, and the President went into
luncheon. 1t was the hardest day he
has had since his Inauguration. The
number of people who saw him on bus
mess was much larger than on any 9th
er reception day.
The u. S. Minister to Mexico tele-
graphs to the State Department that
the Mexican government has removed
the duty on American grain in order to
lower the price of grain in that country.
General Kirby Smith, who died yes
terfiar was a hrother-in-laW of Major