Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
Consul Read, at Tientsin, China, re.
ports to the State Department the ar
rival there of twelve American loco
motives for the Picking railroad ex-
tension.
The Department of Agriculture has
been officially informed that American
bred merinos are the premium" sheep
in Australia, and that the breeding and
shipping of such sheep to that market
is becoming more and more popular.
B. Collins was appointed postmaster
at Tasso, Va, to-day.
There was more than the ordinary
pressure at the White House to day on
account of the coming absence of the
President. Secretaries Alger and Long
were with the President for some time.
John A. Kasson, who was appointed to
negotiate reciprocity treaties, and ]. w.
Foster, who is connected with the seal
conference, were also there. Senator
Mcbride of Oregon introduced to the
President John Il. Hall of that State,
who is candidate for United States
district attorney. Mr.. Charles Emory
Smith, Rev. Stephen w. Dana and E.
Burgess Warren of Philadelphia, saw
the President aud invited him 10 at
tend the dinner of the New England
Society of Pennsylvania, at Pniladel-
phia on December %. The President
said he would give the invitation favor.
able consideration and, if possible,
would attend. President Mckinley
will issue his first Thanksgiving proc
lanation tomorrow. 1t will fix
Thursday, November %, as the date.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
prepared an opinion sustaining Collec.
tor Brady of the lower internal revenue
district of Virginia in his tlagrant dis
regard of the civil service law and rules,
on every point, but though that opinion
has been on the desk OF Attorney
General McKenna for nearly three
weeks, it has not yet received his official
sanction, and will hardly do so now un-
til after the election.
1t is understood at the Treasury De.
partment to-day that the question OF
the removal of the headquarters of the
upper internal revenue district of Vir-
GINA from Lynchburg to Alexandria
will be decided on Saturday next, on
which day Senator Daniel and Con-
gresham Otey will be at the Depart
ment to oppose the removal and Con.
gresham Rixey and q delegation from
Alexandria, to urge it. 1t is said at the
Department that the collector of the
district favors the change, and that as
the business can be conducted at Alex
andria, where the Office was once To-
Gated, as well as at Lynchburg, and with
greater convenience to the collector
and with equal facilities to the public,
it is not improbable that the change
may be made.
The proprietor of large Wholesale
store here, to day, talking about the
slow pace at which prosperity is ad-
vancing, said there is little difficulty
about selling goods, but great trouble in
getting the money Tor them, and that
he is daily forced to refuse sales to old
and good customers, for the reason that
they cannot tell him when they will be
able to make payments.
A meeting of the directors of the
Southern RailwaylCompany was held in
New York yesterday, and u new auditor
of that company probably appointed,
but, If so, who he is has not yet been
learned here. 1t has been supposed
that the appointee would be taken from
among the accountants in the compa-
ny's office in this city.
In respect of the election in Virginia
next Tuesday, republicans from that
State here to day say, the vote OF their
party will be exceedingly light, for va
rious reasons, among them, the unar-
Effectiveness of the ticket, the dissatis-
faction caused by the Presidents civil
service rules. and, the most Influential of
all, the ADMINISTRATORS desire to show
that it knew what it was about when it
took part against the Lamb faction.
The naval armor board have return.
ed to Washington from its Southern
trip. They visited Birmingham, Shelf.
field, Nashville, Chattanooga Knox
vile, Bristol and Morristown. The
result of the trip is mass of statistical
information exhibiting the varied re-
sources of the Southern localities as the
site for an armor plant, if the govern
ment should determine to build one.
This information will not be printed in
the report of the board but will be held
subject to the demand from Congress,
in case that body decides to embark
upon the task of selecting site for the
plant. There is no time to spare for
more visits to other towns which aspire
to the possession of the armor plant,
and to the many applications that are
still flowing in upon the board a decli-
nation of the invitation is returned.
The opinion is expressed at the State
to-day that the differences
between this country and Spain in re-
spect of Cuba will soon be settled,
though by no means satisfactorily to
the filibusters and annexationists, and
that with more efficient execution of
the law in respect of allowing arms and
men to be shipped to insurgents of ma
lions with which this country is on am.
icable relations, the instruction in
Cuba will soon be suppressed.
In consequence of the death Of Her Royal
Highness the Princess Mary. Duchess of
Teck, which occurred yesterday morning
Her Msjesty's embassy in Washington will
abstain from official festivities and entertain.
meuts during period of one month.
General Ransom Of North Carolina was
here to-day ON private business He said he
WAS very glad to hear such favorable accounts
of tho probable success of his friend Senator
German in Maryland, who, he says, is one of
I he truest, purost and ablest men in the U. s.
Senate.