Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, May q.
The President to-day appointed R.
Dorsey Mohum of the District of Co
iumbia to be United States consul at
Z ,pz bar. Mr.. Mohum is the incum-
n..i.t of the office of commercial agent
ut Bona, Congo Free State, which will
cease to exist by provision of Congress
on July first next.
Secretary Herbert, Gen. w. I.
c.Baldy'' Smith, General Franklin,
General Hyde and Colonel Cossells will
leave Washington tomorrow morning
for visit to the Gettysburg and An
tietam battle6elds.
Mr.. John NJ. Harlow, of st. Louis,
the newly appointed civil service com
missioner, arrived in Washington last
night and was sworn into office to-day.
10 addition to the serious outbreak OF
smallpox in Staunton, Va, the Ma
rine Hospital Service reports cases OF
smallpox during the past two weeks at
Bowling Green, KY: New Orleans, La;
Memphis, Tenn; Paducab, KY; Vicks-
burg, Miss, and Wheeling, w. Va. In
most of the cities named the cases were
sporadic.
Consul General Max Judd at Wen
ma, Austria. in a report just received
by the State Department, expresses
belief that American boot and shoe
manufactures can find a market for
their products in Austria, nothwith-
standing the duty of SiS per 22O pounds
of made goods.
There will be meeting of the Senate
committee on rules next week. While
it is understood the subject of the re-
organization of the Senate will not be
taken up for formal discussion it is re
garded as quite probable that it will be
the cause of some debate among the
members of this committee, who, in a
large measure, control the organization
and management of the Senate. Sena.
tor Blackburn, chairman of the COM
mittee, is too busy in Kentucky to at
tend the meeting, but Senators Harris,
German and Aldrich will be present
and this will constitute quorum: for
the vacancy caused by the retirement
of Senator Henderson was not filled
before adjournment.
MIR. Carter, chairman of the national
republican committee, is here to-day.
AS he is q rank silver man, the leaders
of his party are trying to depose him,
but he resists their efforts 10 GUST him,
and as by the rules of his party his hold
| will be good until the next national
convention shall appoint his successor,
they are in quandary.
1t is understood here that the pro-
prietors of the two race tracks in Alex
andria county will not grant the petit
ton of the horse owners at those tracks
to exclude therelrom horses from tracks
conducted under the rules of the New
York Jockey Club and the Western
Turf Congress, as it is to their interest
to have as many good horses on their
tracks as possible.
1t is now said at the War Depart
ment that the monument to mark the
birthplace of Washington, at Wake
field, on the Potomac, will not be erect
ed this year. Though the best paid,
government work is the slowest.
The flag on the Treasury is flying at
half-mast to-day in respect of the
memory of ex.Secretary McCulloch,
who died at an early hour this morning.
4 resident of Leesburg. here to-day, says
cyclone or something else, whether caused
by the hog pen, the liquor, or the silver ques-
ton is unknown. struck that town yesterday
and, to the great surprise ofeverybody, sweet
nine of the present twelve town councilmen
out Of Office.