Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-19
favorite cannot be nominated, to vote
for the man who can be, and thereby
settle the matter, and, what's more, to
do s, as soon as possible.
FROM WASHINGTON,
rCorrespondencs of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.

fifty rapid FIRE guns to be built at the
Washington navy yard. The company
commenting on the matter says: From
what can be learned this is an extraor-
binary case, and how the Bureau Of
Ordnance reached its present decision
is mystery, for it does not appear to
be in accordance with public policy TO
force private ordnance establishments
into competition with the government
shops and thus close plants that might,
in time of necessity, be of great service
to the government, nor is il in the line
of economy to attempt the manufacture
of gun which has already failed when
tried practically, no matter how fair
may be its promises in theory, when
we'll tried gun meeting all requirements
may be obtained.
The President will soon issue proc
lsmation opening for settlement $780,
900 acres of land in the Nez Perce
Iadian reservation. in Idaho. There
are about 1000 of the Indians. The
price the settlers will have to pay for
The lands has been fixed at 1915 per
AGRA for agricultural lands and S. per
ara for stone, timber and mineral
Ian s.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Taylor was appointed
postmaster at King William, King
William county, Virginia, to-day, vice
]. S. Wingfeld, resigned.
John G. Jones, colored attorney Of
Chicago, called on President Cleveland
to dsy. accompanied by Senator Cul.
lum, and presented petition on be-
half of John l.. Waller, the ex U. S.
consul to Tamatave, Madagascar, at
present imprisoned in France. The
petition is signed by many members OF
the Chicago bar. Mr.. Cleveland sug-
gested that the petition be laid before
Secretary Oluey, and Jones and Sena-
tor Cullum did this without delay.
Comptroller Bowler has rendered an
opinion holding that Hon. Matt. w,
Ransom is entitled to draw his salary
az United States minister to Mexico
under his last appointment.
The government directors of the
Union Pacific Railway Company have
submitted their annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior. The direc-
tors are E. Ellery Anderson. Fitzhugh
Lee, ]. N. H. Patrick, William j.
Combs and F. w. Doane. The report
says that by reason of the inability Of
the receivers to meet at maturity the
interest falling due on the mortgages
of the company number of foreclos-
ing suits affecting various parts of the
property are now pending in the Cir
cult Courts of the United States.
Colonel Mosby has arranged his bust
ness with the court of claims and will
leave here tomorrow for Warrenton,
and from there will visit his old beat
in the upper part of Fauquier county,
and then 60 to Bedford county to see
his mother. The Colonel agrees with
the GAZETTE that the death of General
Malone will tend to reunite the repub-
lican party in Virginia. He says the
silver feeling is by no means as strong
in California as it once was. In allud-
ing to Davies's recent Life of General
Sheridan, the Colonel says that "Sher-
idan's Ride" had just as much founda-
ton as BARBARA Frietch, and no more,
aud that hadn't any.
Among the visitors here to day is ex-
Congressman Henderson Of North Car
DINA. He says now that the cotton
planters of his State are getting nine
cents a pound for their product, they
are by no meas as much divided in
politics as they were.
Major r. w. Hunter, OF Winchester,
one of the attorneys for the Interior
Department, will be married week after
next in Norfolk to Miss Leida Washing
toa, daughter of the late Col. John At
gustine Washington, of Mt. Vernon,
who was killed during the war while
member of the staff of General R E. Lee.
According to Mr.. Thorp's reply to
the brief of Mr.. McKenny, whose seat
in Congress he is contesting, the officials
of Petersburg, as judged by the books
Of the commissioner of revenue of that
city, are in the most impecunious con.
dition, twenty of them together not
paying as much as one of the negro
election officers there.
In expectation OF a great rise in the
price of land along the line of the Mt.
Vernon Railroad, when that road shall
be completed, syndicates are being
formed here for buying nearly all of it
between here and Alexandria.
Though there is some republican OPP
position TO Mr.. Reed for Speaker of the
next House, the prevalent impression
on the subject here is that he will be
selected, and the more easily for the
reason that he will probably be the re-
publican candidate for President, as
Congressman, like some other people,
believe in the principle of guild pro quo.
Southern people here to-day are not
overly pleased with the President for
his delight at and approba.
ton of the song Marching Through
Georgia" that was sung to him at the
White House by the Loyal Legion"
last Thursday. But they content them
selves with quoting the old Latin say
Jog, Vae victis.
Baron Max vor Thielmann, the new Ger
mao ambassador to the United States, was
formally presented to the President to-day at
the executive mansion, by Secretary Oluey.
TIE ambassador and the first secretary of the
German embassy, who accompanied him.
were attired ip full diplomatic uniform. In
presenting his credentials to Mr.. Cleveland,
Baron Won Thielmann made speech, to which
the President responded.
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