Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. August 3.

WASHINGTON. August 3.
1t is reported here from Richmond
that the attitude of President ingalls,
and other officers of the Chesapeake u
Ohio Railroad in their efforts to pre-
vent employees of the company from vot-
ing for Bryan promises to stir up hor-
nets nest in Virginia. The democratic
managers admit that the position taken
by the Chesapeake and other officials
will arouse the bitterness Of the country
voters against corporations to an extent
rarely known in other campaigns in
that State. The democratic State COM
mittee meets in Richmond tomorrow
for the purpose of mapping out the
work of their fight. In May next the
people of Virginia will vote on the
question of calling State constitution
al convention. Should this body be as.
sembled it is said that no power posi-
BILE could prevent its members from
creating a railway commissioner and
the enactment of other laws highly re-
pugnant to the railroads and other cor.
porations.
The Treasury began to-day sending
out checks in payment of the s., O00,-
600 sugar bounty appropriated by Con-
gress and held up BY Comptroller Bow
Ter.
The New York Journal to-day pub
fishes list of millionaires who have
contributed to carry New York for Nc
Kinley. The aggregate wealth of these
men is half a billion.
Admiral Ramsay resumed his duties
as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, to-day. He has
lust returned from q months vacation
spent in northern New York and on
the great lakes.
Advices from British Guiana up to
July % received by the Bureau OF
American Republics to-day state that
Inspector Shaw and the policeman who
were recently despatched to the Aca
rabisci for the protection of the sur
veyors, returned to Georgetown on the
10th inst. by the steamship Penworthon,
the survey of the line having been com
pleted. In brief despatch to the
government Mr.. I'm Thurm reported
that MIR. Harrison's line and that of
Messrs. Cox and Bagley had been con-
nected and that he had delivered the
protests against the arrest Of Mr.. Harri
sou to the commander in charge OF the
Venezuelan station at Acarabisci in the
absence of Garcia. Mr.. Cox accom-.
panied the party to Georgetown. Mr..
I'm Thurm had already commenced
his return journey.
Some of the naval officers are curious
to know the result of the clause which
prohibits an officer Of the service from
drawing government pay while work
ing for contractors who supply mate
rial to the government. The paragraph
was aimed at the two officers who are
employed by the armor plate makers,
Lieutenant G. A. Stone, of the Carne-
gle Company, and Lieutenant j. F.
Meigs, of the Bethlehem Company.
The clause does not take effect for
year, and by that time both of the Off
GERS must decide whether they will re-
main in the employ of the Pennsylva-
MIA steel companies or be willing TO
draw their retired pay.
The latest extension Of the civil SER
vice order is causing much embarrass-
ment in the army pay corps. Hitherto
pay officers have been permitted 10 Sc
lect their own clerks, and were respon-
sble for their honesty. or course, the
pay clerk was punished if found guilty
of misconduct. Now, under the new
order, the pay clerk has come within
the civil service and in his selection the
pay officers will have nothing to say.
The latter must trust the man assigned
to assist him in disbursing large sums,
and he will still be personally response.
BILE for the honesty and faithfulness OF
the clerk he is compelled to accept.
The War Department officers concern
ed in such matters are seeking TO have
the government exact from all such
clerks bond amounting to $4,000,
which shall make them responsible to
the pay officer and screen the latter in
measure from possible theft or care
lessness. This exaction will probably
be made of the young men who here
after become paymasters's clerk.
Beyond the accumulation of vast
amounts of mail matter there was moth
ing of more than ordinary consequence
at the various political headquarters
this morning. At the democratic quar-
tiers Senator Jones had several callers,
the more prominent of whom were
Senators German and Stewart, with
whom Chairman Jones had brief in
formal talks, which were, however,
preludes to more important conferences
that may be held late in the day. A
number of local politicians also called
and had brief consultations with the
official in charge. Very much the same
condition of affairs characterized the
scenes at republican headquarters,
while at the silver party headquarters
another avalanche of correspondence
was the main feature of this mornings
interest. The general tenor of the re-
spective correspondence was in each
instance regarded as eminently salts
factory, the silverites feeling particu-
larly elated over the numerous assur-
ances they have from the West of an
increasing strength of their cause.
RIoToUs STRIKERS AT CLEVELAND