Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria eazette']
WAsuINGT0N. Nov. 9.

WASHINGTON, NOf' %
The President has appointed John
T. Wilder of Johnson City. Tenn, to
be pension agent at Knoxville, Tenn;
Dwight Jarvis, appraiser OF merchan-
ise in the district of Tampa Fla
Eugene A. Webster, collector of inter
nal revenue for the district OF South
Carolina. Also The following naval pro-
motious: Capt. j. G. Watson, to be COM
modore Commander French E. Chad
wick, to be captain Lieuteoant Com
nander Frederick M. Wise, to be com
mauder.
Gen. Foster and Sir Julian Paunce-
fo;e conferred today as to the arrange
ments for the meeting of British, Cana
,iau and American representatives rel
alive to Bering sea. An understanding
YVES reached that the arrival to-day OF
sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian pre-
mier, AID party, would permit the
meeting to open on Thursday, as to-
morrow is likely to be given 10 an ex-
change of views between the Canadians
and British. The British ambassador
will accompany the premier to the
White House tomorrow morning and
Introduce hiu to the President. This
wil be call of courtesy, however, and
is not expected TIA ary of the PEND.
lag questions will be referred to. The
British embassy has extended an invi-
.a,ion to Sir Wilfrid to be a guest dur
ng his stay here, but be has deter
aimed to remain with the other Cana.
liam representatives at the ohorebam,
where quarters have been engaged.
The relations existing between Great
Britain and Canada make it essential
that all questions of an imperial charac.
Ter should be concluded by the direct
representatives of the imperial govern
ment. At the same time the presence
of the Canadian premier is expected to
assist in reaching speedy conclusions,
without the usual delays of acting
through the British foreign Office. The
formal execution of these conclusions
would devolve entirely on the imperial
authorities in London, and their repre-
sentative here, the British ambassador.
It vas said at the State Department to.
day that the first object would be to
# ach settlement on the BehriDg sea
question, and with that out of the way
there would be every disposition to
favorable conference on border inmi-
grafton, Canadian American interestsin
the Kloudike, reciprocity, and the other
questions which Sir Wilfrid and his as.
sociates regard as paramount to the
Bering sea issue.
The full text of Spain's reply to the
Woodford note was read at the Cabinet
meeting today. Its tone was very
pacific, and, instead of being at all war
like, was regarded by the Cabinet as
very satisfactory and as calculated to
allay any fear of hostile outbreak.
The Cabinet also gave consideration to
the ice-bound Boring sea whaling fleet,
and decided to send revenue cutter to
their relief.
A Loudoun county democrat here TO-
day says the new democratic commit
tee of that county, elected last sum-
mer, met there yesterday and organ
lzed by the election of Mr.. Dulaney
Bruin as president and Mr.. Decatur
Vandevanter as secretary.
A meeting of the executive commit.
tee of the Agnew wing Of the republi
can party of Virginia was held at the
Ebbitt House here at noon to-day. but
after one o'clock, asCongressman Walker
and Judge Waddill, two of the men,
bers, had not made their appearance,
the meeting took recess until three
o'clock this evening. A good many Of
fee seekers from their State were al
the Hotel Johnson, but few at the Eb-
bitt, as that house, some of them said,
was q huckleberry above their per-
simmon.
W. H. Hazen, chief of the govern
ment's secret service. has been notified
of his speedy removal. He vainly i'm
agined that his place was secured un-
der the Presidents civil service order,
but he, like all other officeholders with
no "pulls", now knows that the civil
service law is delusion and snare.
A man named Porter of Chicago is
spoken of as Hazen's probable success.
sor.
The Washington and Alexandria
electric railroad people here say they
see by the Gazette that the authorities
of that city propose making their trains
stop at every street crossing there.
They say that in order to shorten the
time between the two cities, with as
little inconvenience to travel as posi-
BILE, they established three stations in
Alexandria at some expense, but no
profit to themselves, and that if they
be compelled to stop at every street
crossing, they will have to close the
stations at Washington and Payne
streets.
Robert L. GriAiths was appointed
postmaster at Rye Valley, Va, to-day.
The Navy Department has received
q telegram announcing the death in
New York of Admiral Alex. G. Rhind,
retired. He entered the navy az
midshipman from Alabama in Septem-
Der, 1888, and took part against his
State and section during the war be.
tween the States.
A crank appeared at the White
House early to-day and demanded to
see President Mckinley. He said the
President had not treated him right.
He tried to go upstairs by the elevator,
but was taken in charge by the officers.
He broke away from them and tried to
hide behind the conservatory and was
then taken to the police station.
Capt Pat McCauli, the defeated republican
candidate for Governor OF Virginia, who is
nov here, says that in view of the compara-
lively largs proportion he received of the
whole vote polled in his State last Tuesday,
the strength of the Agnew wing must be in
significant or else that it defeated the regu.