Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Ga1ette.]

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.
George W. Silsby & Co., brokers in
stocks and grain, with branches in Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York,
this morning posted the following no.
tice on their door "To patons: The re-
cent failure of we'll known house In
New York, which was carrying large
line of stocks for US, has caused US q
temporary embarrassment. we 1eel
confident this will be short.lived. We
do not propose closing our business,
bat ask the indulgence of our patrons
on old accounts for few days. Checks
will be given in payment OF the same,
. part of which can be used as margins
in new accounts. All new accounts
will be settled daily as usual. Old &C.
counts can be closed when convenient"
The firm, which has been patronized by
a great many small spectators, closed
its doors some time ago but resumed
later, and yesterday was sued by Gus
toner. The Washington branch of !, Il.
Willard and Company on F street was
closed this morning. A notice posted
on the door stated that the firm had
made an assignment under the laws OF
the State of New York for the benefit
of its creditors. The Washington
branch at one time did very large
business but latterly some of its shrewd-
est patrons got wind of the shaky con
dition of the firm and Withdrew their
support. 1t is stated that George w.
Siisby, who suspended to-day, was in.
terested In the Washington branch of
Willard & Company.
The yellow fever situation continues
hopeful and encouraging 30 far as the
Information received at the Marine
Hospital is concerned. DR.. Guiterss,
the yellow fever expert, telegraphed
late last night from Ocean Springs to
Surgeon General Wyman as follows
"Have seen to day Is cases of dengue.
Will Withhold opinion about three other
cases. There are 3S sick in town.
Three new cases." DR.. Guiteras is not
vet convinced that there is genuine
case of yellow fever at Ocean Springs.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that, under the new tariff act,
drugs, etc, which have been advanced
from strictly crude or natural condi-
ton by refining, grinding, cleansing or
purifying process are liable to duty
without undergoing such conversion as
would bring them within the purvleW
of tha farm HmanIlfactllreN
A prominent Virginia republican from
the Shenandoah Valley said to Gay: 81
read Brady's remarks in Washington
paper with much amusement. Brady
loses sight of all party fealty whenever
there 10 an Office to be had from the
party for himself. He is the best sal.
airy grabber in the republican party in
Virginia. He does not want the party
any larger than State committee, to
give him and his followers an escort to
official position. I know that outside
OF the State committee ninety per cent.
of the white republicans in the State
favor convention. l am in CORES.
pondence with leading members OF the
party in every county ip the State, who
are as reputable politically, socially and
financially, as Brady and his band of
pie.counter followers. Brady is really
the head of the State and the executive
committees. Agnew was merely made
chairman as the screen for Brady & Co.
to fall behind jn case they needed shell.
ter. Mind always tri4mphs oyer mat
ter. So it is in this case. Agnew is
only the political tongs for Brady, Al
len & Co. to handle the political flames
with. One thing the republicans in the
State admire Brady for is the bold stand
be took against civil service in his col
lection district. He went to work to
reward those who bad been his friends
10 his campaigns. He did not forget
the party workers. Gen. Park Agnew,
as he is now called, did not have
the nerve to take the stand
that Brady took and reward those who
had stood firmly by him. as a rising
young political meteor, now I will show
you how Agnew stands by his friends
compared with Brady: First, there is
the postofice in his own city. BE does
not seem to have inhence enough or the
Inclination to have one of his most
earnest supporters appointed, to take
the place of democrat. / was told at
the Posto6ice Department that Agnew
had never asked for the appointment o
any one as postmaster ct Alexandra.
I know Agnew but very slightly, but l
do know young Crupper, who wants
the ofiice and who ought to have it.
There are charges coming to the valley
republicans of Agnew's Gngratefulness
to his political friends. Brady and Ag-
new will find that they are laboring
uuder great mistake when they as.
sert that the convention called to meet |
at Lynchburg will not be representa-.
tive body of republicans. There are
many reasons which will be shown |
later why Agnew and Brady do not
want State convention this year.
They say our Northern republican
friends do not understand the situation
in Virginia or they would agree with
them, the minority party ia the State.
They say they can't run campaign
without money. That is very true. I |
was told that the reason AgneW was
made chairman was on account of his
strong financial backing and that would
be able TO raise money. He raised one |
hundred and sixty thousand for
The campaign in the State last
year. From the small amount
that came to the surface during
the campaign in my section there must
be a large surplus which might be di-