Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 2.

Officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway direct attention to the fact that
in dispatches from Memphis, Tenn, as
to railroad strike, because OF a reduc-
ton of wages, the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad has been COMPOUNDED with the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
system, now called the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley Railroad. There
has been no reduction of wages and no
strike On the Chesapeake and Ohio.
On the other hand everything is pros
porous.
Representative Marshall of Virginia
was not in his seat in the House to-day,
having gone to Spottsylvania Court
house to whoop up the democrats OF
that county for Mr.. O'Ferrall.
1t is understood that the policy Of
the administration in respect of Hawaii
has been determined upon and that it
meets the approval of the chairmen of
both the Senate and House committees
on foreign affairs. 1t is the wise one of
allowing the people of those islands to
manage their own affairs in their own
way. and to prevent any foreign gov
eminent from interfering with them.
Representative Grain of Texas says
Mr.. Quincy of Massachusetts,, ex-Assist-
ant Secretary of State, put the consul
ates where they would do Massachu-
sets the most good. He will demand
an investigation.
Representative Henderson has intro
dueed i'm the House a resolution pro-
viding for congressional investigation
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, of New Jersey, with authority
for the committee of investigation to
report a bill instituting quo warranto
proceedings against the company to an
null its existence.
Representative Bynum was to have
appeared before the House committee
on reform in the civil service to-day in
support of his bill providing for the re-
iustatement of persons in the railway
mail service discharged during the last
administration, but owing to the alb
sence of quorum, the hearing was
postponed.
Representative Meredith, who is a
member of the House civil service COM
mittee, says he intends to push his bill
to abolish that service with all the
means at his disposal. His State col
league, Mr.. Swanson, thinks just as he
does of that bill.
Intelligence here from Richmond to-
dav is to the effect that the State demo
cratic committee of Virginia is in sore
straits for campaign money, as many OF
the former liberal subscribers to the
election fund have refused to respond
to appeals.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices of Virginia were made
to-day Maces Springs, Scott county,
E. S. Smith, appointed postmaster, vice
S. T.. Barker, removed; Palo Alto,
Highland county, J. A. Botkin, vice V.
A. Jones, resigned; Shippers, Greens
vile county, Mrs. NJ. A. Saunders, vice
r. J. Langford, removed.
Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed
J. H. Mcdonald, of Washington, and
Alfred f. Rogers, of Montana, Chinese
inspectors. He also removed Thomas
A. Benton, Chinese Inspector.
The condition of the silver bill re-
mains in statu quo, except that an
anti-silver southern democratic Sena-
tor told the GAZETTE's correspondent
to-day that he would accept no COM
promise and would only agree to I'M
conditional repeal. This statement
was the more important by reason O.
the fact thatIthe Senator is now close to
the President. Another one said the
only possible concession the President
might make would be to suspend the
operation of the repeal bill for one year,
but that he didn't believe he would ever
agree to that. The leading republican
Senators say they will vote for the re-
peal bill, but will resort to no extraor-
binary measures to reach vote. A
settlement is therefore, apparently at
least,as far off as ever.
Advices received this morning at the
Marine Hospital Bureau from Bruins
wick, Ga, state that twelve new cases
of yellow fever have been reported
ten white and two colored. One case
has been declared on st. Simon's
Island. Persons on st. Simon's Island
are allowed to so to Brunswick during
the day to transact business, but are not
allowed to remain in the city over
night, as the chances of catching the
fever are greater after dark. The man
who was taken with the fever violated
this regulation. Surgeon Murray re-
ports one death from yellow fever at
Jessup, on Saturday.
1t is rumored at the White House
that if the President could so shape his
executive and private business, he
would be in Chicago and officially close
the fair. An invitation to the Presi-
dent to do this will probably be extend
ed by means of a special committee of
worlds fair officials within short time.
Attorney General Olney has directed
the United States Attorney at Phila-
delphia to commence condemnation
proceedings at once in order to enable
the Government to acquire title to the
private Broad street property in that
city for the erection thereon of new
q. S. mint.
Representative Swanson to-day sue
ceeded in having A. F. Cook, of Frank
lin county, Virginia, appointed to la
borer's place in one of the government
departments here.