Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, June S.

saws the wheat in the Valley oil plr-
oinia has been greatly injured and that
in passing up the Valley Road ne saw
several fields not worth harvesting. lie
saws there are many silver men up his
wav: also that the time has come when
men should say what they think, and
that as he was an original Cleveland
man. he can we'll afford to say that the
Presidents friends are by no means as
numerous now in his country as they
once were, nor are those of The Gov
ernor.
The government of Uruguay has
issued decree restricting undesirable
emigration which is calculated to up
s It the scheme of foreign governments
to foist their paupers upon the western
continent, nearly all the other Ameri.
can republics having already practically
discouraged the evil.
Secretary Herbert returned to Wash
iugton this morning on the Dolphin,
having left Annapolis last evening.
The Secretary will leave here Monday
afternoon for Auburn, Ala, where he
will deliver the commencement address
at the State Agricultural and Mechanl-
cal College next Wednesday and re-
turn to Washington on the 18th in
slant. The Dolphin will leave Wash,
ington on the middle Of next week and
proceed to New London to stay there
about three weeks, after which she
will come to Washington to take the
Secretary and his naval staff on a SIX
weeks cruise to nearer naval stations
and to the war college at Newport.
If the Japanese newspapers are TO De
believed it is not Japan, but Europe
and America. that will be most bene-
flied bv the treaty Of peace between
China and Japan. According to the
favored nation clause, the Americans
and Europeans can engage in manu-
featuring pursuits in China, with cheap
labor and an unlimited supply of
materials.
The Venezuelan officials regard the
dispute between themselves and Great
Britain over the Guiana boundary
question as being definitely settled by
me action taken at the last session OF
the American congress in adopting a
resolution that it be referred TO arbitra-
ton.
Solicitor General Conrad is Acting
Attorney General to day, Mr.. Olney
being engaged in arranging his private
and official papers preparatory to as
Stunning the duties of his new Office,
that of Secretary of State. He will
qualify next week, probably next Mon
day. As soon rs Mr.. Olney reached
his office this morning he received a
number OF callers who came to profler
congratulations. Among them was
acting Secretary OF State Uhl, and
these two were closeted for some time
discussing State Department matters.
Nearly all the ambassadors and minis
tiers of foreign governments sent notes
of congratulation, and kilograms pour
ed in from all over the country. Many
of the communications were directed 10
the State Department and messengers
were busy running between the two
departments all day.
The charge d'affairs of the Columbian
Legation here doesn't believe the re-
port from Panama that revolution is
in progress at Bananquilla. If such a
state of affairs existed there he would,
he says, be at once notified When he
left Colon three weeks ago the govern
ment had an army Of 100000 men, and
the republic was tranquil with every
indication that it would continue so.
Mrs. William White, lady seventy
odd years of age, living in the north
western section of the city, in getting
of one of the cable cars at the corner
of 18th street and New York avenue
this evening was struck by another
Que and knocked down. but, though
badly Jared, is said to have not been
seriously injured.
People from Leesburg here to day
say that Mr. Alexander will return
from San Diego and qualify as Com
monweal,h's Attorney, but that wheth-
er he will serve out his term is doubt
iul. They also say that Mr.. Harrison
has not yet qualified as Mayor of that
town, though the legal time for him to
do so has expired.
Mr.. Monroe Elliott, brother of Mr..
Harry Elliott of Alexandria, during
| lit of temporary mental alteration last
light, shot himself in the left breast,
but the ball glanced and did not enter
his body. The wound, therefore, is
only flesh one, and be will recover.
Mrs. w. G. Adkins was appointed
postmaster at Bermuda Hundred,
Chesterfield county, Va, to-day, vice
II. Wells, resigned, and J. w. Inge at
Mono, Luuenburg county, vice B. T.
Inge, resigned.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris has gone
to the Warm Springs in Virginia.
Though the rumor that she and Colonel
Douglass are to be married has been
denied often, those who know them
we'll say they are very fond of each
other, aud that they may be married
yet. There is no truth in the state
ment that Mrs Sartoris would forfeit
her fortune should she marry again.
1t is understood that the commission
for the collector of customs at George
town has been made out, with Mr.. Dor
sey Claggett's name in it, and is lying
on the Presidents table, but that there
is some hitch, which will prevent its be-
ing signed to-day, and possibly longer.
1t is said to-day that the President
will shake the dust of Washington from
his feet on the 18th inst. and move to
Buzzard's Bay, the society of which
place is more congenial to him.
Mr.. Johnson superintendent Of the income
tax division, which office will go out of ex
istence at the end of this month, is being press
ed for the office of Deputy Commissioner of
internal Revenue, now held by Mr.. Wilson,
republican; but 1t is not supposed that the in