Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-15
THE PRICE of the farmers wheat con-
tinues to decline, no matter how the
feeling in respect of silver may fuc-
FROM WASHINGTON.
tuate.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
u.,,rr,,ono.J Juna 15

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. June Is.
President Cleveland is fishing to day
on the trout preserve OF Mr.. henry
Harrison, nine miles from Leesburg,
Va. He left here last night at nine
o'clock on special train and slept on
the cars. This morning he was met at
Leesburg by Mr.. Harrison and driven
to the preserve, where he has fished q
number of times during his present
term. Mr.. Miller, commissioner OF IN
ternal revenue, accompanied the Presl-
dent. They will return tonight.
The investigation into the recent sales
of bonds by the government was begun
to-day by special committee OF the
Senate of which Senator Harris, of Ten
nessee, is chairman. Secretary Carlisle
appeared to answer questions and to
explain his communication regarding
the bond issues sent to the Senate just
before adjournment. Mr.. Vest asked
Mr.. Carlisle if the bonds had not risen
in value at the time and if the
syndicate had not made a handsome
profit by taking the Graves allotment.
Secretary Carlisle could not say. He
had disposed of the bonds to the best of
his ability. In reply to Mr.. Vest, ne
said that he had never rendered silver
in payment for treasury notes. he
thought that it was his duty to pay
these notes in gold and had so ordered.
At the time and under the circum-
stances he thought it would be dan
eerous to do otherwise. He had,
however, considered the question
| of paying these notes in silver.
In reply to question by Senator Platt
he said that at the time the syndicate
negotiation was made he knew of no
| one who could or would furnish the re-
| ouired gold. Mr.. Vest asked him if he
did not remember telling him Vest that
he had one remedy and that it was to
paw one.half on the treasury notes OF
| lS9O in silver. He could not remember
having made this statement or further
one, recalled by Mr.. Vest, to the effect
that the President was of the opinion
that the notes of 1890 were payable in
gold.
Us. Elliott has been appointed post
master at Rebs, Bedford county, Va,
vice J. w. Hatcher, dead.
Mr.. Speaker Reed is still in the city,
though the newspapers here said he
had gone to New York. He and Rep
resentative Culberson, an old silver
democrat from Texas, met on Pennsyl-
vania avenue this morning and treated
each other with the most distinguished
consideration, their mutual politeness
being 90 conspicuous as to attract the
attention of passers. Mr.. Reed subse-
quently went to his room in the Capt.
tol, where he doubtless brooded over
the uncertainties of politics.
People who went to Riverside Park
yesterday say the proprietors of that
resort talk about suing the Mt. Vernon
Electric Railroad Company for failing
to comply with the terms upon which
they improved that place, by which
failure they say the visitors there are
not as numerous as they had anticipat-
ed. They say they were induced to be-
lieve that the fare for round trip
from this city to the park would be
twenty-five cents, whereas it is forty.
1t is said at the Treasury Department
that the gold reserve, Notwithstanding
the various high interest loans that
have been made to keep it up to the
required legal amount, is on the verge
of falling below that amount, as it is
being daily encroached upon in order
to pay the running expenses of the
government, but that the President is
determined to maintain it by further
loans, and that if he cannot make them
at home, to resort to foreign money CEN
tres. 1t is also reported there that Mr..
Cleveland will make the Chicago con-
vention the occasion for writing pub
lie letter, advising that convention to
declare against silver, and in favor OF
gold money. Outside the Treasury, it
is said that but for the Presidents ad-
vocacy of gold money, his party's fond
ness for silver would not be half so pro-
nounced.
At silver headquarters here the feel
ing is one of assured confidence in a
silver sweep at the next Presidential
election. 1t is said there that the Chi
| CdSO COuNcuGlOu Cau uo uoohioS cAsoo
than adopt free silver platform, and
that if the St. Louis convention shall
aake stand for gold money, the silver
republicans will bolt and support the
Chicago ticket.
People from the Sth Virginia district
here to-day say that the several candi-
dates for the democratic congressional
nomination in that district are actively
ut work in the rural parts thereof.
General John Meem of Virginia, who
was appointed to superintend the erec-
ton of public building here year
ago, and who thought he would be out
Of good job when that building shall
be completed, is now likely to be re-
tanned indefinitely, as his place has
been put under the civil service law, SO
that when the building referred to shall
be finished, he will probably be put in
charge of the erection of another one.
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA EPIsCoPALIANs.
At the Episcopal Diocesan Council in
Wytheville on Saturday service was
read by Rev. Frank Stringfellow and
Rev. M. P. Logan. At this service four
deacons were advanced to the priest
hood, Rev. r. w. Patton, E. w. Gam
BILE, Reuben Meredith, and F. A. Ridout.
The address to the candidates was fit
tingly made by Rev. CIV. Nelson, of the
diocese of Virginia. Rev. Frank String
fellow, Rev. B. D. Tucker, D. D., Rev.
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