Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS

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Secretary Herbert has severely rep.
rimanded Civil Engineers Menocal and
White as responsible for the dry dock
accident at the NV York navy yard
last August, but has declined 70 court
martial those officers.
Last GUNNER shortage was dis
covered 10 the accounts ofOLficer Daniel
Williama, Of the Police Court, 10 the
cash collected for fines. Williams dis
appeared and was finally arrested at
ST. Louis and brought back. The de.
fct was supposed to be about $1,000.
The auditor has just completed an ex-
animation OF the books and aacertains
Williams's shortage to be $4,000. He
ia awaiting trial.
Permanent headquarters Of three OF
the national organizations are to be e.
tabliahed at the capital city. Republi-
can Congressional headquarters are at
the Normandie, though the intention is
10 secure rooms in some business block
in The city. The democrats have already
opened their permanent committee
rooms in the Hutchins Building. The
silverite committee will also establish
Headquarters here. Arrangements have
been made for conference TO be held
by the silver leaders in Washington
within the next few weeks.
Senator Marion Buffers paper, the
Caucausian, does not appear to-day, az
the office is in the sheriii's hands. The
property is levied on under an execu
ton for judgment of $l9l for paper
supplied Several printers also OBJ
tanned judgments to-day. Senator But
Ter, who is in Sampson county. was to-
day notified by mail of the trouble.
The paper is claimed TO have 1880
paid up subscribers and it is asserted it
will appear this week.
A democratic Senator here to-day,
talking about the Presidents reported
intention OF providing some Of the gold
boilers with permanent positions before
his own permanent retirement, said the
feeling against the bolters is az strong
among the democratic Senators as it il
among the democratic party at large,
and that no such intention will have
the slightest chance of SUCCESS if the
democratic Senators can prevent it,.
He said to Mr. Cleveland could rightly
be attributed all the evils that had be-
fallen the democratic party, their de-
feat in New York two years ago, in
Kentucky and Maryland last year, and
the defeat they have just sustained +,
and that democratic Senators know
this and will not, if they can help it
allow him TO bestow favors upon trait
ors or permit deserters TO receive them.
A well.known Virginian now living
here who though democrat was OPP
posed to the endorsement Of the ma
toms currency" meeting General
Hunton on the street here to-day, re-
marked that he supposed as the cleo
ton was over, tho result was generally
satisfactory. The Generals response
was to the effect that though it might
be satisfactory to some people, it GER
tainly could not be to any good and true
democrat On tho same block the ex
Virginian met Congressman Goode OF
his old State, and supposing that he had
been gold standard man, said to him:
"Well, didn't we beat them ?" I'VE? ?"
said Mr.. Goode. 81 got up from sick
bed to vote the democratic ticket"
Naturally imagining that these two re-
buils represented the feeling of all
other Virginia democrats, the gold
standard man asked the next one he
met, what the democrats were going to
do with those who had left them on
the currency question: The reply he
got was to the effect that as the boilers
had made their bed with tho republicans
and negroes, they would have to sleep
in it. He was rendered SO uncomfort.
able by such replies that he soon left
the street and went home.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoilices in Virginia were made
to-day Admant, Lee county, w. M.
Cooper appointed postmaster, vice /.
Pennington, resigned; Collierstown,
Rockbridge county, A. w. Morrison,
vice 8. Yount, dead.
The fact that stocks and bonds have
gone down again is said by those who
deal in them here to be the result of
the discovery of the fact that the report
OF the revival of business industries
since the election Of Mr.. Mckinley is
fake, and, worse still, they say there is
nothing in sight to warrant the hope of
an Improvement in such industries.
They allude to facts that the Pitts
burg coal operators yesterday deter
mined to throw out of employment
5000 miners, that the carpet mills
of Smith & Sons at Yonkers, n. y,
will close, leaving $500 employees
without work, and that the St. Paul
Railroad Company has discharged 700
OF its hands and reduced the wages of
many Of the Others
Among the visitors here to day is Mr..
Flood, the defeated democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Staunton, Vir-
ginia, district. He says the majority
against him was l47, and it was obtain.
cd by money, bulldozing and colonizing
negroes. He will not contest the seat,
thought, he gays, he has much better