Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence OF tho Alexandra Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.

IFS penalties and fines is 10 become op-
eratiye January l, 1898, unless the COM
mission exercises the authority granted
to it by the law to give an extension of
time. Monday was the last day for the
reception of petitions for the extension.
The commission estimate that some
thing less than Eve per cent. of the
railroads have complied fully with the
provisions of the law. About 80 per
cent. of the other roads have applied
for an extension and the remainder
have taken no action whatever. There
seems to be little doubt but that the
commission will extend the time.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmas.ers were appointed to-day ::
CITY Point, James D. Proctor; Contra,
Msior ]. Ellis.
The President to-day appointed
Charles II. Hardy postmaster at Win
chester, Virginia.
Judge Emory F. Best OF Georgia, AS.
sistant Commissioner of the General
Land Office, has resigned and to-day
was appointed Assistant Attorney in
the Interior Department. He makes
way for ex Congressman Frank W..
Mondell of Wyoming, who was picked
out for Assistant Commissioner long
ago but whose appointment had been
deferred until now.
The frequent announcement that the
President would not make or consider
any more appointments until after Con-
eress assembled, desiring to give all
the time possible to his message, has
not caused any cessation in the stream
of Office seekers which have thronged
the corridors and waiting rooms at the
White House for two months. But the
President does not sea many Of them.
The Canadian officials who have been
negotiating concerning the seals did
not call to-day before leaving Wash
ington, but last night they LETT their
cards. Senator Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania called but found the President
busy on his message. Senator Penrose
will Join his colleague. Senator Quay,
who. with Senator Vest CT Missouri,
is fishing on the Florida coast.
Capt. William L. Merry, Minister to
Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa RIGA,
called to see the President before he
leaves for California. For several days
the Department ofState has been try
ing to make arrangements of a satisfac'
tory character with the three republics
to which Capt. Merry is accredited
The department. has finally determined
to give Capt. Merry his instructions
and he will 60 to Managua, which has
been the seat of the legation in the
past. If Nicaragua refuses 70 receive
him because of its connection with the
Greater Republic, he will go to Costa
Rica, which is not part of the new
government. This will also settle the
similar cases of DR.. Hunter, of Ken.
lucky, recently appointed Minister to
Guatemala and Honduras. One Of
these countries is part of the Greater
Republic while the other is not. By
| the determination reached in the
case of Captain Merry, DR.. Hun.
ter, in case objection is made,
| will go to the country that i:
not included in the Greater Republic.
Most of the Senators or representa-.
tives who called on the President were
asked for their views on public ques
tons which probably will be treated OF
in the coming message to Congress.
Senator Carter of Montana told the
President that no plan of currency re.
forms should be presented which did
not contain as part of it the retire
ment of all notes of less denomination
than SO and substitute for them silver
dollars and silver certificates. He also
gave it as his opinion that no propos-
ton for the retirement of the green
backs and the substitution of interest
bearing bonds in their place could pass
Congress nor, he added, could any
proposition for retiring greenbacks in
manner which would contract the cur
rency. He told the President that siI-
yer States would be much benefited by
having currency substituted for the
notes of smaller denominations.
U. S. Commissioner Foster said this
morning: THE representatives. of both
the Uuited States and Canada who
participated in the seal conference on
yesterday deny that they have stated
to any correspondent of the press or
other person that the negotiations
have been broken off or that an ulti
matum has been presented and reject
ed. Ga the other hand they state that
the negotiations are still ia progress"
ALI the same, however. the Canadians
have started for their homo and moth
ing further is expected from them.
Maryland republicans here to-day
say there is no doubt that Postmaster
General Gary will the next Senator
from that State, that is if he shall be a
candidate.
A pension has been granted to Robert
DeVeal of Alexandria.
Mr.. Edgar Allen of Virginia, who has
been here for some days in consults-
ton with Messrs. Agnew, Treat and
other prominent men of his party in
his State. left here this evening for
Richmond.
Senator Hanna of Ohio is expected
here this week.
The A. P. A., as national organiza-
ton. is thing of the past, as its ma
tional headquarters here have been
seized and the furniture thereof sold for
debt.
MIR. Speaker Ryan, of the Virginia
legislature, who has bsen here for day
or two, returned to his home in Loud.
oun county to-day. He says he will
not be q candidate for the legislature
again. Mr.. Ryan declines to express
his preference for Judge OF his county.
No one here now believes that any
thing will be done with the currency
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