Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Ae1andris Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 2.

peceSSltateS Tue CohlihueI =
the Secretary of State in Washington,
and Mr.. Gresham has within the last
ew DAYS perfected arrangements when
ontemplates continued residence
here until the end of August at least,
after he shall have returned from his
brief visit to Lakewood
The Presidents family left the
White House after luncheon to-
day and took up their residence at
Woodley, their suburban place, where
they were joined by the President later
in the afternoon.
The debt statement issued this morn
ing shows net increase in the public
debt less cash in the Treasury during
March of SIS 1920, Jos.
At Meadowview, Washington county,
Va, ]. w. Maiden was appointed post
master to-day, vice II. F. Kendrick, re-
moved.
Within the past few daysletters have
been received at the Spanish Legation
from ex. Confederate soldiers in the
South offering their services to assist
Spain in suppressing the jnsurrection
there. Some opponents of "manliesl
destiny" who are carefully following
the Developments in Cuba suggest
doubts whether the cession OF that
island to the United States or its forci-
BILE possession by this country, if either
event should ever be brought about
would prove an unmixed! benefit to
the Cuban land owners. When Flori-
da was purchased from Spain the
United States agreed to pay -, 000,oot
for it. and this amount was offset by oul
claims against the mother country iol
seizure of our vessels during preceding
wears. 1t is claimed that in few, il any
cases did the United States recognize
the grants of land made by the Spanish
crown to its citizens in Florida, and tina
imme diately upon their falling into ou
possession these lands were thrown
omen to settlement and in some
Instances were sold to the highest bid
der.
The strength and activity of sjlve
have not passed unnoticed in tn
Treasury, but the general opinion Il
expressed that the rise is speculative
rather than real, and what is real in thu
movement is to be attributed to TIT
prospects that the Chinese indemnity
will be paid in silver rather than t.
any belief that the position OF sllve
will be improved by the monetary con
ference even should such conference
be held.
The Interstate commerce commission
will on Saturday next hear argumen
on the application of the Southern Rail
road Company to allow it to make
difference in charges for long and shor
hauls so as to compete with the cut TIT
coast line has made.
| Among the Presidential postofiice
vet untitled is that at Seattle, Wash.
| the home of Senator Squire, which vii
doubtless be left for the new Postmaste
General, William L. Wilson, to take
care of. The term of the republican In
cumbent has long since expired and th'
matter of appointing democratic sue
cessor has not been pushed to any ex
tent. In such case it is customary tt
extend to the republican Senator the
courtesy of naming the democrat among
| the candidates who is most to his liking
and preference thus indicated usual.
carries certain amount of weight
General Gilbert s. Meem, formerly o
Virginia is an applicant for this place
and before Mr.. Wilson was appointed
Postmaster General got him to endorse
his application. ,,.
A gentleman from Prince William
county, Virginia, here to-day, says tina
at the democratic primary in tina
county last Saturday. Mr.. Hore wa
nominated for commissioners of the rev
enue for the upper district, and Mr
Thornton, for Commonwealth Attor
ney. Mr.. Hutchinson, for treasurer, ant
MI. Leachmap, for sheriff, had no oppo
sition.
Congressman Meredith of the Alex
andria district was here to-day. HI
was met on his arrival at the depot by
quite number of ofticeseekers from hi
district, and with some of them he made
the rounds of the departments, bu
places are rs hard to find as ever, near
| iy all OF them being filled by republi
cans, few of whom die and none eve
resign or are removed. Congressman
Swanson of the same State, who with
the postmaster at Danville called q
the Postofiice Department yesterday to
ask for more clerks in that office, re
turned to his district to-day.
Next Monday the following money
order offices will be established in Vir
ginia: Brutus and Quicksburg. Or
the same date the following limited
Offices will be established in that State
| with power to issue money orders, bu
| not to cash them: Elk Creek and Lig
mum.
Among the strangers in the city to
day is Mr.. G. I. Hunt, an extensive
| builder of Richmond, who is here tc
buy pressed brick, which, he says, he
| can get here at very cheap rates.
A very large excursion party frou
Massachusetts went from here to-day
to Mount Verson, via Alexandra
and the Mount Vernon electric rail
road.
1t is positively asserted by one of the
friends of Associate Justice Field of the
q. S. Supreme Court that the Judge
though long since entitled, both by age
| and term of service, to retire, does not
intend to do so. Whether he, like Judge
Hughes of Virginia, is deferred from do,
ing SO by doubt concerning the man
whom the President would appoint as
his successor, is not known.
Marcellus Allen was killed by land.
slide to-day at the Union street railway
| passenger station in west Washington.
The Guatemalan minister in this