Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WAsHnNGroN- I11lx lie.

WASHINGTON, July lo.
Among the visitors here to-day was
Mr.. John Ryan of Loudoun county.
who was Speaker of the last House of
Delegates of the Virginia Legislature.
He is candidate for reelection to that
house, and if successful, as most people
who come hers from his coun y think
will be the case, he will doubtless be
reelected to the Speakership. He
came early this morning on one train
and went back on the next.
Secretary Carlisle and his son Logan
have both returned and both were Il
their desks inthe Treasury Department
this morning. Secretary Carlisle said
this morning he had no opinion to ex-
press on the financial situation or as to
the resumption of gold shipments
abroad. The general feeling among
Treasury officials is that the small
.ipment ofSaturday $3.50, 1000, of which
hut $125 900 was taken from the New
York sub treasury, is not the beginning
of continuous and larger shipments and
that the Belmont-Morgan syndicate
will continue to supply sterling ex-
change according to the terms of their
contract which does not expire until
October l next. Secretary Carlisle
spent the day in transacting business
that had been laid aside for his personal
supervision. A large number of pri-
vate letters demanding personal
answer were also disposed of.
1t is reported here in official cir
Giles that the Mora Spanish claim,
the payment of which the govern
ment did not demand until Spain
was embarrassed by an insurrec-
ton, would have been settled
long ago, but for the obstruction inter-
posed by rapacious American claim
agents, among whom is Mr.. Foster, ex-
u. S. Minister to Spain, and late agent
of China in the settlement of her trouble
with Japan.
A Pennsylvania republican here to-
day says the talk about downing
Quay in his State amounts to nothing,
and that the squint eyed Senator is as
much in control of the republican party
of his State as General Malone is of
that of Virginia, the difference being
that such control in Pennsylvania means
something, while in Virginia it meaus
nothing.
May Hoskins was appointed post
master at Cartoons Store, King and
Queen county. Va, to-day, vice VIM.
Hoskins dead; l.. n. Triplett at Elk
Run, Fauquier county, vice M. A. Rails
removed; w. T. D. shazo, jr., at Mar
rowbone, Henri county, vice A..
Deshazo resignsd d, and R. R. Greasy al
Mount Airy, Pittsylvania county, vice
g. A. Greasy resigned.
Young Messrs. Lawton, Wright and
Harvey, who recently obtained appoint
ments as I'd assistant engineers in the
revenue cutter service, were sworn in
to-day on probation of six months, at
SIS month and rations. When fully
commissioned they will receive 500 a
month and rations.
Col. John Tyler, son of President Ty-
Ter, is still living at the home OF a rela-
tive in Georgetown. He is very old
and paralyzed, and is experiencing the
i ia;iii measure of both age and want.
Under this government, unless their
names we're once in scribed on the Union
pension roll, no matter how, the sons OF
Presidents are of no more concern than
those of common councilmen.
People from Alexandria county here
to-day say every thing was perfectly
quiet there yesterday, and that law
and order were as we'll preserved in
that county on that day as in any other
county in Virginia, and certainly bet
ter than here and the adjoining coun-
ties of Maryland.
Mr.. Clark, the late proprietor Of
bayfield,, below Alexandria. whose
funeral took place here this evening, is
spoken of by the business men of this
city in the highest terms, and his death
is regretted by all who know him here
The bank of which he was president
was tiraped with mourning to-day.
Judge William A. Millikin, law clerk
of the Postoffice Department, to-day
made the following statement regard
ing the action of his brother, Mr.. B. 81.
Millikin, who has been indicted for al
legged HOUSEKEEPING and assault upon
a daughter of ex-Solicitor General
S. T. Phillips: "Mr. B. II. Millikin
left town upon the advice of his broth
or, Saturday, July 9th, with the un-
Outstanding that no criminal prosecu-
ton nor proceeding would be instituted
against him. Since he has learned OF
the indictment against him, he is both
surprised and indignant and will return
to Washington and meet the accusa-
ton. A full statement of the case will
be given to the press later"
Nothing is yet being done at the
Postofice Department looking to
change in any of the presidential
postmasterships in Virginia still held by
republicans. From time to time con-
gressmen have been to see Mr.. Wilson,
hoping that something would be done,
but the policy laid down by Mr.. Bissell
to permit Eli the republicans to serve
out their full terms will be adhered to,
unless in the mean time any of the post
masters should be guilty of malefeas.
ance in Office. They will at least not
be removed on partisan grounds. This
information comes straight, and is the
result of inquiry just made at the de-
partment.
A DEATH STRUGGLE WITH ANTS
Henry Cummings, a farmer living
twenty miles west of Topeka, Kan, fell
from wagon Monday noon, breaking
his neck, and was not found till We'd
nesday. He had suffered great torture