Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1894

appointed postmaster at Roanoke,
but that though that office and live
hundred Others were filled by republi-
cans whose terms had expired, no more
nominations would be sent in until the
Senate postollico committee shall have
acted on the New York nominations
that have been referred to it, and that
such was the Presidents order. A ru-
NOR to this effect has been in circula-
ton for several days, but this is the
first time il has been stated on the au-
thority of n reliable member OF the
House.
Thomas Devery, the bridge.builder
of Troy. n. ". who was shot late last
night, near the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad depot here by E. Mills,a Unite d
States Express Company guard on a
train Just leaving the depot, on suspl,-
cion of being train robber, is reported
to be holding his own to-day. He was
shot with a gun loaded with buckshot,
and eleven of the slugs entered his leg,
seven of them completely perforating
the limb.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate spent their entire session this morn
inc in the consideration of the nomina-
lion of Mr.. Peckham to be Associate
Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Senator Hill gave at length his reasons
for opposing the nomination, and they
were even stronger than those he urged
in the case of Mr.. Hornblower. Indeed
they were so strong that Senators Gray
and Villas asked that time be given
them to seek rebutting testimony. So
the case was postponed until next
Monday. 1t is reported that all the
members of the committee who voted
AGAINST Hornblower, will Vote against
Peckham, and that one who voted for
Hornblower, a republican, will join
them. 1t is also reported that Chief
Croker of Tammany WAS invited here
by the President, and came, to use his
influence with democratic Senators to
induce them to confirm Mr.. Peckham
The President to-day appointed the
ASSAY commission for 1894. one OF Its
members is Prof. }. Quarle', Lexing-
ton, Va.
General Master Workman Sovereign
and Thomas H. Mcclure of the general
executive board Of the knights of labor
this morning, by their attorneys
Jerry Wilson of Washington, c. G.
Cole of Des Moines, Iowa, Senator AL
len of Nebraska, and J. Warner Mills
of Denver, appeared before Judge Cox
of the Supreme Court Of the District q
Columbia and made application to file 9
bill in equity praying that an inlunc
ton issue restraining John G.. Carlisle
the Secretary of the Treasury, from
issuing and selling S50,000,0O0 in gov
eminent bonds as he has announced hi:
purpose of doing. Mr.. Wilson ant
Senator Allen argued in favor of the
motion. Judge Cox said his decision
would be made tomorrow or next day
Congressman Edmunds called at the
Interior Department to-day to see if he
couldn't get good democrat from
his district, Mr.. Walter Huff,
place in the land office. HI
was informed that it would b,
impossible for him to do so, and also
that all OF such places as he desired 70
his friend, except twenty, would b
declared vacant in a short time on &C
count of the lack of an appropriation.
No news has reached the State De-
partment according to theoflicials there
of the action of Mr.. Smythe, the United
States Minister to Haiti, in sending th
Haitien President an official documen
telling him how the Black Republic
should be conducted. Mr.. Smythe'
recall, it is under stood, will be matte
of quick accomplishment if the report
should prove true. When Mr.. Smytht
was appointed Minister he was given
instructions to begin negotiating fo
the requirement of St. Nicholas Mole
as coaling station for United States
naval vessels, but it is said that news
paper publication of the matter at the
time caused the abandonment of the
idea for the time-being and the State
Department is anxious to hear whether
the report of Mr.. Smythe's alleged in
reference in Haitien affairs be true
believing that if it is, the requirement o
theMoleis something for the veryremote
future. Mr.. Smythc is the first white
man ever sent to Haiti rs United State:
Minister. He was the editor of the
Headlight, a weekly newspaper publish
cd at Pocohontas, Virginia. He is ont
of the few American diplomatic officers
who wear uniform at diplomatic func
tons.
The answer ofPresident Dole to Min
lister Williss demand for detailed reptile:
to the allegations made in the letter
which Mr.. Dole refused to withdraw
has been received at the State Depart
ment. This is the answer to the letter
which President Cleveland termed
"most extraordinary" in transmitting
it to Congress. Letters from Minister
Willis were received ly Saturday.
mail and these with the Dole docu-
ment will go to Congress in day or
two.
ChefJustice Fuller annnonced to-day
that the Supreme Court Of the United
States would take a recess from next
Monday, February 5, to Monday, March
), the usual spring recess.
Under the Inv the Treasury should
maintain gold reserve of one hundred
million for redemption purposes. But
to-day it has only $66, 800, 900.
AS an election NJ ASnlanu mas ueclu-
ed that c. r. Nixon is the choice of the
people there for theiripostmaster, Con-
gresham Wise has recommended him
for appointment.
The Senate committee investigating
the Hawaiian affair heard other wit
nesses this morning, and though some
of them tried to disprove the truth OF
Mr. Blount's report. they only made
that truth more apparent