Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-21

and there is little doubt that Col. Aims
worth will be indicted, Colonel Aims
worths case shall not be prejudiced by
suspension from duty or by any other
action within the province of the War
Department. =,
One hundred and twenty-nine fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day, of whom lightweight will fill the
places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Kempsville, Princess Anne county, f..
w. Boushall appointed postmaster, vice
G. #. Whitehurst, removed Norman,
Culpeper county, Mrs. +: l.. Stringiei-
low, vice A. II. Stringfellow, removed;
Nutbush, Lunenburg county, L. "A.
Gaulding, vice Mrs. V. A. Cleaton, re-
moved; Taylorstown, Loudoun county,
A.C. Myers, vice It. w. Hickman, re-
moved; Toano, James City county, w.
r. Branch, vice u. NJ. Taylor, removed;
Whaleyville, Nansemond county, J. n
Milteer, vice r. R. Duke, removed
Woodford, Caroline county, 5. b. Jeter,
vice J. G.. White, removed.
Congressman Swanson received let
ter to-day from Postmaster General
Bissell, in response to an inquiry on
the subject, stating that the republican
postmaster at Chatham, in his district
iu Virginia. who was appointed in Jul
ly, 1889. when the Office was Il fourth
class one, was reappointed in April,
1892, when it was raised to the Presi-
dental grade, will not be removed eX-
cept on charges until April, 1896. Mr..
Swanson called at the Treasury De-
partment to-day TO urge the appoint
ment of J. ID. Blair Of Danville to a
place as chief of division in that de-
partment, and J. G Miller of the same
city as bank examiner.
Congressman Mcmillan who has been
here for some time, during which he has
had several talks with the President, is
of the impression that the President
and the democratic majority in Con
gress will be in entire accord and that
both will stand by the declarations OF
the national democratic platform.
The following applications for office
were filed at the Treasury Department
to-day: J. n. Opie of Staunton, for col
lector of internal revenue for the up
per district of Virginia, and Ralph IL,
ard for place as chief of division.
Mr.. d. c. Stuart of southwest Virginia
is here to-day trying to have Mr.. j. G.
White of Abingdon appointed postmas'
ter at that place.
A private telegram received here by
banker to-day from New York is to
the effect that a shipment of half a mil
lion of gold will be made from London
TO New York next week, and that as q
consequence stocks are looking up.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia
was at the Postollice Department to-
day trying to have republican 4th-class
postmastcrs in his district removed and
democrats put in their places. He got
promise that Mr.. Springman would be
appointed to the office at Springmans
but only because the republican post,
master had abandoned it. He was in
formed that the department was SO
busy that it would not have time to
consider charges against postmasters
for several months. Mr.. Meredith also
went to the State Department where
he learned that Mr.. Louis Kraft of Al.
exandria would certainly be appointed
to q consulate. He then went to the
Treasury Department to present the
application Of Mr.. Maupin, his school
mate. for the collectorship of the port Of
Norfolk, for which place there are two
other applicants, one endorsed by Con-
gresham Tyler of that district, and the
other by some of the Norfolk mer,
chants. When Mr.. Meredith called at
the Interior Department last week
he was told by Secretary Smith
that he intends to give MIR
Moran of Loudoun county clerkshiI
in Il week or two, but that that would
clase up the Virginia appointments
there for some time, as she already had
more places in the department than she
was entitled to. Mr.. Meredith says
that within q few days he will with
draw the papers from the District Com
missioners in the Yardley Brown case
and hand them to the Presidents pri
vate secretary. He understands, he
saws, that they have moi
been acted upon lest the repub
lican newspapers would publish them
If Brown, he says, be not removed he
will bring the case up in the House
and then all of them will be printed in
the Record. He says he handed then
to the President once but told him they
were too filthy to read, but that the
man who printed them should not be
allowed to remain in office. To this
the President replied that the Eirginif
members of the Senate and House Dis
trict of Columbia committees should Ger
tainly be able to have such man re-
moved. But Mr.. Ross the so-called
democratic member of the Boart
of District Commissioners, wrote 6
letter to the President requesting
Browns retention-and he has been re
tanned, and, from present appearances
will continue to be, to Mr.. Mercdith's
great annoyance. The trouble Mr.
Meredith has in obtaining places for hi:
constituents lies in the fact that 81
many republicans hailing from that dis
trict are now holding office, from which
under the civil service rules. they can
| not be remOW a, tHouSH nan VI lheh
do not live there and never did.
The two Sioux Indians who deserted
from Buffalo Bills troupe abroad anc
turned up destitute in Australia, have
been shipped back as far as San Fran
cisco by the U. S. consul in Melbourne
aud the Department of Interior is now
asked to transport them back to thu
Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota
where they belong.
The President came in from his countr,
seat about 9 o'clock this morning and ever
| then found callers awaiting his arrival. Durin;
| ~. l,- H., accorded intorviovs IN Il Senator