Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.


American register to the rebuilt $500
ton English steamer Merrimack, for
merly the Solbeig. which was seriously
damaged by fire at Norfolk, Va, some
months ago. The wreck was purchas.
ed and rebuilt by J. Hogan and Sons
and she will now join their feet of
coastwise steamers. Objection was
made to the granting of an American
register by other lines of coastwise
steamers, but after hearing on the
subject the commissioner decided that
the objections we're not sustained by
the facts.
The forty.eight Austrian stave cut
tiers recently arrested in Tennessee and
Mississippi for violation of the immi-
grafton laws in coming to this country
under contract to perform manual labor
will be deported from the city OF Bal
timore tomorrow.
The State Department has been no.
tilted of the release of Rafael Fernandez
and Chaquilla Manuel Fernandez. two
Americans held prisoners in Cuba.
AS to Secretary Cages plans for the
reform of the currency enough has
been learned to give confidence to the
report that the President is in full &C.
cord with bis views and recommends
tons, although in his message to Con.
gress he may not give specific en-
dorsement to them. It is also under
stood, as previously stated in this cor
respondence, that the report of the
monetary commission will cover recon
mendations not essentially different
from those embodied in Secretary
Cages report to Congress.
It has come to be understood, ap
parently, that the President is too
busily engaged with the matter
that's he must bring to the attention
of Congress to devote much time to the
consideration of candidates for public
Office, 30 this morning there was only
one congressional caller. Secretary Sher-
man came over to the White House
from the State Department accompa-
MED by the French ambassador, NJ.
Patenotre. They we're shown into tae
Blue Parlor where President Mckinley
waited by appointment, and the am
bassador presented his letters of recall.
He made q felicitons speech expressing
his regret at the termination OF his
pleasant official relations with the au
thorities here and the President in turn
made few remarks in the same STRAIN.
NJ. Patenotre goes to Madrid to assume
the position of am bassador and will be
succeeded here in few weeks by NJ.
Cambon, the former governor of Algiers.
The Cabinet meeting called together
every member of the body. The Presi
dent has not finally completed his mes
sage to Congress. The matter is, how
ever. in such shape that it can be put in
form for the printer at days notice,
but this notice has not yet been given
and the Cabinet spent most of the time
of to days session going over once more
certain portions of the document. One
of these portions was the chapter treat
ing of the foreign relations of our gov
ernment. It is the intention of the
President to devote much attention in
his message to the subject of trade
reciprocity.
A private dispatch from Fredericks.
burg received here this morning states
that MIR. w. s. White. the Mayor of
that town, died there late last night.
Mr.. White!was the editor ofthe Freder-
icksburg Star.
a reliable real estate agent here is
authority for the statement that 900
of the houses here are vacant, which
is from fourth to three.eights of the
entire number of houses in the city.
No word of the reported refusal of
the Canadian government Of the propo.
sition of the United States for modus
vivendi to stop the killing of seals while
a commission is engaged in arranging
other issues between the United States
and Canada has come to the State De.
partment or to the British embassy
here. There is no disposition in official
quarters to discredit the statement COM
ing from Ottawa to that effect, and it is
feared that the end of the negotiation
is yet along way removed.
The following Virginia postmasters
were appointed to-day: Cross Roads.
Mrs. NJ. J. Bailey; Daniel, Henry P.
Jones; Rectortown, Thomas Thornton.
gJudge Hughes, of the q. s. court for
the eastern district of Virginia, when
here day or two ago is reported to
have intimated to some of his friends
that he might at no distant day resign.
1t is also reported that the Judges son,
8 prominent member of the Virginia
bar, is being urged by numerous friends
for the successorship /; that Judge Wad.
dill Is looked upon by some as the sue
cessor, and also that Mr.. Edgar Allen
has friends who think that his services
to the republican party and to the Pres.
ident entitle him to the place.
Commissioner Morrison, of the inter-
state commerce commission, being ask
ed this morning about the report that
he is to be removed and his place given
to republican, Notwithstanding the
requests of business men OF
all parties that he be retained, replied
that the republicans are In power now
and that he had no fault to find with
them for looking after their own people.
Referee Bowdsn and Messrs. Treat
and Groner, Virginia republicans, are
expected here to-day. It Is paid that
Mr.. Bowden wants the customs house
st Norfolk, Mr.. Treat to be marshal of
the eastern district of Virginia and Mr..
Groner to be consul. Judge Riley of
Virginia, who is here, also wants con-
suiats, and letters from business men
in South America have been received at
the State Department testifying to his