Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-07
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FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.I
WASHINGTON, April Z.

VIM. h. Lamar, OF Marylauu, Cnioi
clerk of the first assistants Office OF the
Postoffice Department, was reduced to
a FL 400 clerkship, and L. G. Fowler,
of MARYLAND, was promoted from a
clerkship to succeed Mr.. Lamar yester-
dsv evening. The latter is proml-
nent democrat and was elected to the
Maryland legislature some time ago,
but did not accept the honor, pre-.
ferring the more remunerative position
in the department. He was chief clerk
of the first assistants office under the
Harrison administration and was re,
duced when Mr.. Cleveland's second
reign began.
The President signed the flood relief
resolution at 2 p. H., and left the
White House Immediately with Mrs.
Mckinley, Mrs. Saxton, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Addison Porter, and DIR. Bates,
United States Navy, for the navy yard
where they boarded the Dolphin. The
President Just before leaving signed the
bill authorizing the sending OF vesse!
with supplies to the famine sufferers OF
India.
The reason Congressman Rxey was
not present at the Bryan demonstra-
ton in Alexandria last night, was the
fact that he did not receive his invita-
ton until too late in the evening to
make the necessary arrangements.
Senator Martin of Virginia, in talking
to-day of the recent action of the dem
ocratic committee of Alexandria pro-
hibiting gold boilers from running at
the democratic primary of that city,
said it was unnecessary and unwlse, as
democrats should always let all who
will promise to support the democratic
ticket take part in the primaries and
that the question of nominating boilers
for Office should be left to the voters,
who are fully competent to attend to
that matter for themselves.
Mr.. Bryan speeks in highest praise OF
the treatment he received in Alexandra
last night. and says democratic feeling
must be right high all over the country
when city of AleXandria's size makes
such demonstration. Speaking of the
recent elections. ne says they mean the
tide has turned, and that the principles
upon which the last campaign was
fought will be sustained in the next one.
The President sent special message
to both houses of Congress to-day 10
respect of the suffering caused by the
| flood in the Western and Southwestern
rivers, and recommending al appropri-
alton for its relief. His recommends
tion was adopted.
w. L. Brand was nominated by the
President to-day for postmaster at
Salem, Va.
1t is now pretty generally under
stood at all the departments that places
can be found in them for all vino have
the requisite pull.
The Secretary OF Agriculture has
created new Office, that of special
agent in charge of scientific and statis-
tical information" and appointed to
Mr.. Dabney of Tennessee, who was As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture under
the late administration.
Mr.. Agnew of Alexandria, now that
be has been appointed collector of in
ternal revenue for the upper Virginia
district, is looked upon here as the
recognized leader of his party in his
State, and his endorsement is sought
by ali the Office seekers from Virginia.
He has received dispatches from all
parts of his State congratulating him,
among them, one from Mr.. RI. Walker,
who was an applicant for his place.
The President went on pleasure
trip down the Potomac this evening on
the U. S. ship Dolphin, and at the gov.
ernment's expense, just as Mr.. Cleve-
land used to do.
In the House to day Mr.. Rixey in
troduced bill to increase the pension
of Mary Tate, widow of Waddy Tate,
soldier of the war of 1872, now 81 years
of age and stone blind; also to pay the
vestry of the Episcopal church at Rem
ington. Fauquier county, Va, $1,000, in
full for damages inflicted by federal SOL
diers; also bill to pay John w. Fairfax
50, 100, the amount less expenses of sale,
for which his property was sold under
the confscation act; also bill for the
relief of certain ''loyal" citizens of Lou
doun county, Va, whose names have
been frequently printed.
1t is said at the Department of Justice that
Mr.. Dejarnette Of Caroline county, Virginia,
will be appointed assistant U: S. district at
torney for the eastern district Of that State,
and that Mr.. White, gold democrat Of Nor
folk, who was appointed district attorney in
place of Mr.. Lasster, removed by Mr.. Cleve'
land for being democrat, will be allowed to
retain his place.
The joint resolution making appropriation
for the flood sufferers passed through both
houses of Congress with rush, and was
signed by President pro tenn Frye of the SEN
ate and Speaker Reed of the House and sent
to the White House for President Mckinley
approval. The resolution, as finally passed,
not only includes sufferers by the Mississippi
and its tributaries, but also sufferers by the
Red River of the North in Dakota and Mime
sofa, and the amount appropriated is $780, |
600, to be expended under the direction of
he 9ecretary of War. The President only
waited the reception OF the resolution to give
it his approval.
Sir Julian Pauncefote will go to New York
on the 9th instant and as dean OF the dip
lomatic corps he will participate with nearly
all his colleagues at the Grant celebration. A
cablegram to the State Department to-day
from the embassy at Paris announced that
probably France will be notably represented
in the marine demonstration.
LETTER FROM GULPEPER.