Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
fOorrespondenos Of the Ale1andria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.

GCorresrondenoe Of the Ale1andrla 6aSette.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.
Mr.. George NJ Coffin, assistant comp
troller OF the currency, in speaking of
the reports of the national banks on
July %, 1897 made public yesterday,
said to day "They show total resources
or liabilities amounting to $3,363, 4OS,-
O53, the greatest amount ever reached
in the history of the system. the near
est approach to this condition being
total OF So $40, 094, 1897 on September 80,
1892. The item largely contributing to
this grand aggregate of liabilities is that
of individual deposits, which on July
%, 1897, stood at $1.77O,4S0, 569, the
highest point ever touched by this item,
the next highest having been $780,.
422, sS3 on September 80, 1892"
National bank notes received to-day
for redemption, 1913, Ala. Government
receipts from internal revenue. $242, 436;
customs, s412, 1852; miscellaneous, slO,-
$40.
The President has appointed VIM. r.
Holloway, of Indiana, to be consul
general at st. Petersburg, and Frank j..
Drummond, assistant appraiser of mer-
chandise of New York, vice Joseph u.
Biglin, removed.
Consul Man at Bergen, Norway, in
report to the Department of State, says
the fishing interest, which is the most
important of that district, did not dur
ing the past season yield the profit OF
previous years. The total catch of
Goldfish for the entire kingdom during
the season of 1896-'97 was $4,000, 900,
against 68, 100000 for the previous sea
son. Herring fishing also has been
poor, and the Norwegians fear an inva.
sion of the markets by the Scotch and
other competitors. The exports for the
United States for 1896 amounted to
1922, 1873, decrease of S251 ,523 from
the previous year. The number of
emigrants from Norway in 1896 was
1925.
Consul General Lee reports that
Dominguez, who was arrested and for
whom he claimed all the rights to
which he was entitled as an American
citizen under the treaty and protocol,
hid given up his formally acqu r d
rights as an American citizen !;
that through the influence of Miss Luz
Gay, the proprietress of small illus
trated paper in Havana, the alleged
American citizen, Romero, who was
arrested, has been deported to the Isle
of Pines. Miss Gay, who is engaged
- marry him, reported to General
Lac that she thought her affianced had
tecome naturalized citizen of the
United States but Romero, though able
to do 80 never communicated with the
Consul General at all. General Wey
Ter has given to General Lee his
reason for expelling George Eugene
Rrvsor. correspondent of the New
York Journal. Weyler says that the
correspondent was found to have on his
person several documents containing
lse and injurious news end that the
G ,nduct observed by him is systemati-
cally hostile to the cause of Spain.
General Walker, one of the two re-
publican congressman from Virginia, is
now here. He says his friend who re.
ported that he favora convention of
b IS party in his State is entirely incor-
rect. He says he told Colonel Lamb
that he was not the right man for
chairman of the State committee, but
thought it would have been better for
convention, rather than the committee.
to depose him. He also says that be,
Walker, now intends to act in perfect
accord with the State committee.
A Prince William county, Virginia,
democrat here to-day, says primaries
will be held in his county next Satur-
day to nominate democratic candi-
date for the legislature. The contest
will be between Mr.. Gallagher, the
present member, and Mr.. Patton. He
says the impression is that the former
will be successful.
The appointment of approximation
Mclaughlin of Lynchburg, to a posi-
ton in the internal revenue service in
the upper district OF Virginia, yesterday,
was rather surprise to the republicans
from that State here, as they did not
know, though ne had been here re.
Gently, that he was an applicant for
Office. Mr.. Stovall's appointment had
long been expected.
A Culpeper county democrat in the
city this morning, says the convention
to nominate democratic candidate for
that Senatorial district, was held there
to day, but that little interest was man.
ifested in it, as the nomination of Mr..
Jeffries has long been assured.
A telegram WIS received at the ia
panese Legation to-day announcing the
death of Count Mutsu, ex.minister of
foreign affairs and Japanese minister to
the United States in 1888.
1t is said here that the new American
party, to be started in st. Louis to-day,
will have large following in this city.
1t will be secret organization and its
principles be those OF the A. P, A.
The belief Is prevalent among the pc.
lice here that the negro arrested for the
wanton murder of Mr.. Marshall, the
Prince Georges county, farmer, yester-
day morning in this city, is the one who
committed the crime.
Several people waited for hours at
tho Metropolitan Hotel yesterday to
see Senator Martin, but he failed to
come. 1t liz said by the Senator's friends
here that after his proposed election
esring tour through all the counties of
his State, he will probably have few
opponents in the legislature.
A good many people left here this
fnr kha ooohy,rfy foir Dbioh