Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June 4.


WASHINGTON, June i.
The amount stated in United Press
dispatches from Chicago yesterday 70
he dine the late Secretary Gresham i0r
pension Isl ,OOO), according to the ro IN
pf ,ba nansion Office in that city, lndi-
oatas tbst,he pension of $50 per month
49, ss w. 10 remained unclaimed Tor
;nst a little over three years. In tnat
,.se it technically has lapsed, pus eau
Il. recovered by application ana oy
nroof which. of course, can De readlly
inrnisaed) that for the whole three
vsars during which the pension re,
manned untouched, the disability still
continued.
a report originating in Cincinnati,
O, no. that Minister Edward Dun, OF
Ohio. who has represented the United
5. at Sat Toxic in one capacity or an
DER since 1884, is to be removed, and
mat Mr.. ]. F. Connolly, late Comp
troller, of Newark, New Jersey. is TO
succeed him, is authoritatiyely denied
al the State Department.
Since January 1st the Treasury De-
partment has lost within Sl0,OOO,OOO az
much gold as it gained by the sale OF
bonds TO the Belmont Morgan syndi-
cate. The gold lost-S55, 1852, 0O0-was
paid out in the redemption of United
States and Treasury notes, and most OF
these notes, at least seven-e ighths,
have been presented for redemption in
New York city.
This mornings map marks the end
of the heated term" said Observer Nc
Adie. of the Weather Bureau, to re.
porter for the United Press to-day.
The President to-day appointed Il
Clay Armstrong, of Alabama, to De
secretary of legation at Madrid, vice
Stephen Bonsal, of Baltimore, Nd.
resigned.
A blank form of application for those
who paid the income tax to use in max
ing application for refund of the
money, is being prepared and will be
sent to the different collectors of inter
nal revenue. About $4,000 will bt
the amount refunded.
The prevailing impression here or
the subject to-day is that Attorney
General Olney will be appointed Secre
tary of State.
The President and his family have
moved to the White House from theil
country house. His family will go t.
Buzzard's Bay tomorrow, but MIR
Cleveland will not go for at least two
weeks.
Mr.. J. E Clements of Alexandra:
county went to Maryland to-day to ge
the right of way from two parties liv
ing there, who own property through
which the Washington and Falls Church
Railroad must run. The right of way
for all the rest of the route has beer
obtained. A large force is now at worl
on the construction of this road.
Ninety-six was bid yesterday for th'
first bonds of the Southern Railway
and to-day the preferred stock of tina
road was quoted at 393, and the com
mon stock at IA.
The delegation of Fredericksburg
Masons that came here last nigh
to see the Sd degree of their order con
ferred, consisted OF Messrs. Corbin
Quinn, Bradley, Wroten, wilkins, Mes
sick, Layton and Hirsh.
Among the strangers in the city to
day is Congressman Swanson. He say
the feeling in favor of free silver is in
creasing in his district and that the re
cent letter of Judge Hughes is tn
ablest production on the subject he ha'
read.
A dispatch received here this morn
ing from Fredericksburg stated that
fire broke out there just before day, ant
destroyed some property, including tn
ice factory, but that the fremen ant
citizens had then got it under control
The Virginia democratic association
of this city made their excursion Il
Marshall Hall to-day. Up to moor
none of the speakers they expected
had arrived. Congressman Elicit, one
OF them, telegraphed that he could
not come.
In private letter from Judg,
Hughes, OF the U. S. court for the east.
ern district of Virginia, to friend il
this city, just received, the Judge say:
that now as at first he favors Senator
Cameron for the Presidency.
The action taken by General Malone
in court here yesterday, in the sui
against BIN by the executor of the
Windsor estate, is said to be merely al
effort to stave off for a longer time 6
decree for the sale of his property here
The executor referred to says he intends
to push the suit to close as rapidly as
possible.
COMMENCEMENT final celebra.