Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-08
mo Court of the territory of

Nelly OF MISSISSIPPI, loI tnS
district of Mississippi, Nat NJ: Brigham
of Utah, for the territory of Utah, and
William Kidder Meade of Arizona, Tor
the territory of Arizona.
The order ofthe President closing the
White House to applicants for office is
q stunning surprise and came upon the
office seekers like a clap of thunder
from clear sky. Its terms are COM
plete quarantine" against the personal
presence of the office seeker and deals
with him as if he were an unwashed
emigrant brought over on an infected
ship. BY many the order will be re-
garded as harsh an unnecessary and as
more or less defiant of the popular will.
1t can hardly prove popular with the
masses who whether wanting to see
the President or not have never been
notified until now that admission TO
the White House was refused them
ahead of their call. Some persons, hall
in lest, it is presumed, are charging
that the Virginians are to blame,
and point to the order OF tne
President as following significantly
close upon the heels of Police Lieuten-
ant KeIly's request of last Saturday to
keen the sidewalks clear about the
Metropolitan Hotel. However this
NAV be, it IS undeniably true
that the Virginia Senators and
representatives have been little too
free and indiscriminate as well as some
what exorbitant in their demands on
the attention of the President. While
their motives were good, too much time
has been taken up in introductions, in
terviews. etc.. which in their very ma
ture could do no good. The most SIN
gular feature of the surprising order is
that it seems to be a surrender OF the
President to the congressman, an &C
acknowledgement that he is tired out and
worn down with the opportunities OF
Office seekers and will hereafter receive
all messages through the medium OF
the representatives of the people. This
it would seem is a capitulation to the
politicians unlocked for, and is victory
of Mr.. Cleveland over MIR. Cleveland
himself. the only one that's been scored
for some time against him by any of his
a ltagonists. Senators and members
casting an anchor TO windward" will
doubtless lament. in words, this "cruel
and unnecessary STEP" but will all the
same give praise in their hearts to the
President for having taken it. In max
ing them the sole medium of the ''spoils
seeker" that unfortunate individual is
placed almost entirely in their power,
the power of his member or Senator.
They may help him or not may act in
good or bad faith be true or false and
he can never know what has happened,
how he stands or "where he is at" The
latest suggestion noted is that the or
der exiting the people gives indication
that the President realizes he is serving
his last term in the executive chair,
which is probably the fact. 1t can be
stated on authority that the President
decided to issue the statement without
consultation with any one. He did not
even ask for the opinions of members OF
his cabinet.
One hundred and thirty-seven fourth
class postmasters were appointed to,
day, of whom, however, only thirty
two will fill the places of removed re-
publicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Bowman's, Shenan.
doah county, d. w. Windle appointed
postmaster, vice X. ]. Bowman, re.
moved; Eagle Rock, Botetourt county
w. w. Cash, vice A. H. Myers, remov,
ed Esmont. Albemarle county, j. II
Lane, vice V. A. Bugg, removed Fort
Defiance, Augusta county, J: S. Richey
| - 7 Woods rannnraI Middle
brook, Augusta county, ]. w. Nc
Corkle, vice J. B. Fauver, removed
Pamplin City, AppomattoX county, j
w. Clark, vice S. K. Franklin, removed
Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge county
r. J. Anderson, vice w. NJ. Nuckols
removed.
In the Department of Agriculture to-
day Jerry ]. Atwell, of Virginia, wa:
promoted from a 81 200, to an sl,S0C
clerkship.
The records of the proceedings il
the federal court in New York on Sat
urday, in what are known as the
Chinese exclusion cases, were filed TO-
day in the Supreme Court by the coun
sci for the "Six Companies"
Secretary Carlisle said to-day that he anti
cipated no further trouble on the gold account
and was satisfied that if there should be any
more, the New York bankers would come tt
the assistance of the government with any
amount of the yellow metal that might be
desired
Several persons designated by Secretary
Carlisle for examination for appointment as
chiefs of division have failed to pass the ex,
animation. 1t was reported around the
Treasury Department to-day that Secretary
Carlisle had said, when some of the chiefs OF
division whose resignation had been called
for, complained of the short notice, You re
ceiyed notice ON the 9th of last November in
tones loud enough for all to have heard"