Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a.


WASHINGTON. Nov. "a.
The Postofice Department has COM
plants against fifty or sixty Presidential
postmasters throughout the country,
charged with violating the order of the
President prohibiting them from taking
an active part in politics. Most of these
cases are in the West, particularly
Illinois and Iowa. 1t is hardly proba-
BILE that the Postmaster General will
take action against all Of them. The
others will be left for the Ratchet of the
Postmaster General appointed by Mr.
Mckinley. The terms of Office Of q
number of them will not expire for q
year or two after March 4th next.
A board consisting Of Supervising In
spectors of Steamboats, VIM. H. Muir
daugh, Norfolk, third district; E. p.
Chancellor. Cincinnati, seventh district,
and Michael j Calvin, Buffalo, ninth
district, will meet in New York De-
cemher 1st to investigate charges
made against the local inspector at the
point. The charges themselves are not
mad 10 public.
The "Rec0rds of the Rebellion"
which are being compiled under the d.
rection of Major George B. Da2i~ ere
nearing completion. Over one hun
dred volumes, irrespective of maps,
nave been issued at cost of over
twenty-three hundred thousand dollars
dating back to 1874, when the appro-
priation began. 1t is anticipated that
the close of the next fiscal year will see
the conclusion CT the series.
julius M. Hurst, clerk in the Office
of the Adjutant General, War Depart
ment, was arrested at bis desk to-day
for theft OF q valuable collection of
stamps, the property of MIR. Than,
chief clerk. He acknowledged his
guilt. Hurst is German and was ap-
pointed under civil service from New
York in 1894.
An ex-senator and e1Cabinet minis
ter now here. talking to-day about the
incoming administration, said it would
prove failure even before it shall
commence. He also secuted the reports
of the revival of business industries,
and said if he could see where the re-
viyal had commenced or was to COM
mence 40 would be more contented.
but that though lie had looked into the
future for sign of Improvement in the
condition of the country, he was sorry
to ssy he had looked in vain.
1t is very probable that the republi-
can members of the nett Congress, who
have now found out that all the consrls
under a certain grade and all the officers
in the internal revenue service except
the collectors end their chief clerks are
protected by the civil ceryice law and
cannot therefore be removed to make
places for new appointees, will be dis-
posed to kick, and may not be such
Strong supporters of that law as the re-
publicans of the present Congress,
whose appointees have OeeF retained
by that law, have been.
Mr.. Frank Anderson of Alexandria
has accepted an invitation to address
the Daughters of the American Revolu.
ton al the Riggs House in this city ct
their meeting neEt month.
Mr.. Bynum, who hoped to fill the va
cancy on the court of claims, did not do
so, and it is needless to say that no
democrat regrets that he didn't.
People from Kentucky here to-day
SAY Senator Blackburn has no idea OF
running Tor Governor OF that State, but
that he is stiii candidate for reelec-
ton the Senate, and il he finds that he
cannot succeed, will see TO it that Mr..
Carlisle, his enemy, shall not be elect
ed. They aisc say that the snimosity
between the democrats and the boilers
there is more intense thaI that be-
tween the former and the republicans
ever was.
No advices official orspnvatc. have reachee
Washington which shed any light upon It'd
reported return of Gen. Weyler to Havana. 1t
is believed however that the tour of investi.
CATION which Gen. Weyler has recently made