Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

clerks are divided into ten classes, with
salaries ranging from not exceeding
$500 to 81 500. Leave ofabsence for Is
days per annum, with pay, is allowed.
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, chair
man of the House elections committee
to whom the Virginia contested cleo
ton cases were referred, said tlris morn
ing that the time for deciding those
cases had not yet been determined,
though the committee had all the evi,
dence and were thoroughly acquainted
with the Virginia election Law. he
said the contestants and their counsel
were good fellows, but that that fact
would have nothing to do with the de-
cision in the cases.
]. l.. Smoot was TO day appointed
postmaster at Petty, Rockbridge, Va,
vice w. r Hidy resigned.
The House river and narbor commit.
tee have gone over their bill once, and
are almost ready to go over it a second
time. They have been pretty liberal
in their appropriations. MIR. Speaker
Reed is opposed to any river and har-
Dor bill at this session, but the members
O the committee say one will be pass
ed, all the same.
Prominent sound money democrats
from different parts of the country, at
the Capitol to-day, say their party has
gone all to pieces, and that the only
possible nope for its success next fall Is
for its national convention to concede
the demands of the silverites and de-
clare for free silver. They say the sill
YER craze is prevalent and is increasing,
and that there is no use nor sense IN
attempting TO oppose the inevitable.
That the Lambites have issued two
circular letters, the last one signed by
Mr.. Newton, president of the Monroe
club of Norfolk, is said by Virginia re
publicans here to Indicate that they and
their cause are weak, and that their
leader will go down before the strong
opposition the course he has pursued
has engendered. They say that nearly
all the old leaders of the party are
against him and that unless all signs
fail he will go into eclipse at Staunton
next month.
Representative Tyler Of Virginia to-
day recommended Hugo Osterhowser
for cadet aud Washington Taylor, jr.,
alternate at the naval academy at An
napolis.
Judge Sener of Fredericksburg cleft
here last night on trip to Florida.
In the House to-day MIR. Meredith
introduced a bill to pay Geo. S. Ayres
of Fauuuier county. Virginia. 81 200
for property taken or destroyed BY
General Sheridan during the war be-
tween the States.
The Secret Service Bureau has in
formation of the arrest of Belle Free
land for passing raised notes at Clarks'
burg, w. Va. She was bound over 10
the grand jury and in default OF $4,000
was Jailed. la 1894 she was arrested
aud convicted OF raising notes, but al.
ter short term in jail was pardoned
by President cleveland. She belongs
to highly respectable family in West
Virginia.
The Postotiice Department has de-
MED the privileges of the mails to W. p.
Maury, who has for some time con-
ducted an alleged school teachers en-
ployment agency in four cities in Ten.
nessee. The concerns were located at
Nashville, Memphis, Franklin and
Brownsville and known as the Colum.
bian Teachers Bureau; The Peabody
Circle; The Central Teachers Agency;
The American Teachers Agency: The
Teachers Exchange and the Interstate
Teachers Bureau. The concern adj.
vertised extensively in number ofpa
pens alleging to secure positions for
teachers, but postoflice inspector re-
ported that its method Of business was
fraudulent.
A del. CATION of Sac and Fox Indians from
Kansas, who have been in Washington for
some time, called on President Cleveland this
morning and were received in the Presidents
office. They were attired in full! regalia Of
leggins, blankets, feathers and paint The
call was merely for the purpose of Saying
gooi bye to the great Father before the de-
parture of the delegation for home this after
noon
This morning the Senate naval committee
authorized u favorable refo on bill that
will authorize the allotment of pay of naval
officer in accordance with the long established
custom, of the navy though recently disallow-
ed by Comptroller Bowler