Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
rc.,rresuonlence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. July 10.

WASHINGTON. July -.
No expectation of an international
monetary conference assembling this
YEAR is entertained by governfnei e
officials. New officials here in the cor
fidence of the administration have had
any but the faintest hope that none
tarv conferen would meet, or that if
it did in tbs present state of forei n
opinion on the money question any
practical results would follow. The
POSITION of the United States, author
.vely announced soon after the in
auyuration of President Cleveland, that
rs nation we would occupy passive
attitude and not take the initiative in
reassembling the Brussels Monetary
Conference, left the initiative with
other nations, who have not taken 1t up.
The receipts from internal revenue
to-day were 1854, $50; from customs
S439. SAT, and miscellaneous 1866 ,O47.
L. ID. Stratton was appointed post
master at Dover Mines, Goochland
county, to-day, vice W. Ell. Crouch, re-
signed.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
John NJ. Reynolds has decided that the
father of deceased soldier has no pen
sionable status under the act OF June
9th, 1890, during the life time of such
soldiers mother.
It has heretofore been stated in this
correspondence that Col. w. 81. Chap
man, formerly of Alexandria, has been
transferred as internal revenue agent
from the Georgia and Alabama district
to st. Louis and that Mr.. w. l.. Pitts
of the Virginia district has been ap-
pointed his successor. The appoint:
ment of Mr.. Pitts to succeed Colonel
Chapman was the result of the fact that
Colonel Chapman objected to the re-
moval by Internal Revenue Collector
Trammell of Deputy Hetherington.
The fight was taken to Washington
where Mr.. Trammell won it, and in
effect caused the removal of Colonel
Chapman to st. Louis.
The treasury deficit keeps increasing
at the rate of over million day.
According to the figures issued by the
department yesterday, the deficit for
the eleven days of this month ending
Yesterday afternoon was S12, 1886, 9O4 IS.
The steamer Jane Moseley, which
formerly ran on the Potomac, is now
an excursion boat between Baltimore
and Norfolk.
Col. John M. Wilson, of the engineer
corps in charge of the public buildings
in Washington, recommends an appro-
priation of S250,000 for the erection
within the Executive Mansion grounds
of structure suitable for Offices of the
President.
In the improvement of the Potomac
river and its tributaries the past year
the Virginia channel at Washington
has been completed to depth of 20
feet and most of the Washington chan
mel has reached the same depth. The
seawall around the reclaimed area be-
low the Long bridge having been COM
pleted, the wall around the tidal res
ervoir has been commenced and 1900
linear feet finished. Altogether S104,-
$40 has been spent on the Potomac
front of Washington. The other ex-
| penditures for the river during the
past year were: Occoquan creek, Va,
s., PA; Aqua creek, Va, 1886; Nom
I'M creek, Va, 81 ,94S; York river, Va,
SO, 456; Mattaponi river, Va, 81 1886;
P .munk ky river, Va, 50, 1876; Aqueduct,
bridge, D. c.. S27 1882. Major Davis, in
charge of this work, reports that be
made surprising discovery under the
damaged pier of the Aqueduct bridge.
He found that the original masonry
had not been started from solid rock as
shown on the original plans, but upon
rip rap stone apparently thrown in
without removing the debris upon the
rock. The foundations therefore will
have to be rebuilt.
Mint Director Preston has received
reports from all the United States
nints-Pi sdelphia, San Francisco,
and New Orleal sand the assay office
at New York, showing that the annual
settlements have been completed and
that the accounts and money in hand
balance. THE settlements made are
most satisfactory" said Mr.. Preston
this morning."
The interstate commission to-day
granted a hearing to representatives
of the New York, Lake Erie and West
ern Railroad Company who asked for
IN extension of time in placing grab
irons or handholds in the ends and sides
of their cars for greater security to en-
ployees in coupling and uncoupline
cars, which was required by an act Of
| Congress which took effect July /, 1895
Because of reduction of appropria-
tons there will be reduction of en-
ployes at the Washington and other
navy wards at the end of this month.
The Edward L. Dent foundry plant,
in West Washington, was sold yester-
day at public auction to the American
Security Company for 100000. The
sale was made to satisfy deed of
trust held by the company. The plant
is the most extensive in the District,
and covers an area of 10000 square
feet of ground.
The Virginia republican association
OF this city appears to be in favor Of
the free coinage of silver, according to
the utterances of the president of the
organization. The Virginia democratic
association of Washington adopted free
coinage resolutions more than two
months ago.
The government having explained"
to Spain in reference to the utterances
of Ambassador Eustis in Paris concern
ing Cuban affairs, the next explanation
expected here is one relating to the
election recently held in this country
by Cuban sympathizers fer a president
of Cuba.
The convention called by Maryland
ers to meet in this city to-day to take