Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.
Mr.. Henry Clay Evans, the Commits
,ioner of Pensions, is i'll at his hotel in
bis city. Col 'pei Evaps has been
nnder a yr. at r,irf almost year
but is expected to be at his desk again
in a few days.
The Treasury Department to-day re-
ceived q report from Colonel Brady,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Richmond, Virginia, district, about his
Colonel Brady stated
that he had acted entirely within the
law. He appointed one deputy each
at Richmond, Petersburg and Norfolk
in accordance with the exceptions
made by President McKinley's recent
order. He reappointed two OF nls pre-
decessors deputies who were old SOLD.
iers and then cilled for the eligible list
from the secretary of the civil service
commission. Friday only two names
were on the list and, the law requiring
three. he proceeded under the emer-
gancy clause of the law to temporarily
appoint his otuer deputies. He express
ed his perfect willingness to appoint
from the eligible list as soon as one ID
furnished him. This will probably be
done to-day and the temporary appoint
ments will be displaced by men whose
names are on the eligible list. &c is
learned that other internal revenue
collectors. in various parts OF the
country have pursued the same course
az did Colonel Brady. These collect
crs also will be furnished eligible lists
from which to make their permanent
appointments as soon as the lists can be
prepared.
Consul Hoenan, at Odessa, who in
formed the State Department OF the
poor crop of wheat in Russia, has sent
to the Agricultural Department samples
of wheat which yielded IA bushels to
the acre when tho average for that sec
ton was only bushels. He said that
in doing 30 be thought it might be ad'
vautsgeous to the department to ex'
pertinent with this wheat which gave
an exceptional yield in such a very
poor year. The wheat is of spring
sowing and known as Ulka. 1t is not
as hard as some varieties but is favor
tie for foreign buyers and gives better
satisfaction to millers than other soil
varieties.
Tt. hearing of the application Of
John G. Woods for anSipjunction to
prevent his reduction from superinten
dent of mails at Louisville to clerk
ship in the railway mail service was
postponed to-day until next Saturday
General Duncan S. Walker, q promi'
nent democrat of this city, who ha:
lust returned from summer trip te
rural Maryland, says that from all he
heard while he was away he is induced
to believe that the democrats will re-
deem both Baltimore and the State o.
Maryland next November, though
many of the anti German and "Cleve'
land democrats" oppose them now a;
they did last year.
Mr.. Pat. McCaull, who was the re.
publican candidate for Congress in the
Alexandria district last year, says the
republican convention of his State to
meet 10 Lynchburg next month will be
one of the largest republican conven.
tions ever held in Virginia. 1t will, he
says, appoint new committee, but
Colonel Lamb will not be it's chairman
1t will, he says, also nominate a full
State ticket, at the head of which will
be General walker. Mr. McCaull says
he will be one of the delegates from his
county, Culpeper.
Senator elect Money of Mississippi is
here to day. He doesn't know wheth
Or the Governor of his State will ap
point him to fill the unexpired term Of
the late Senator George, but ascertain
the legislature will do so when it meets
Mr.. Money says If the good crops in
his State were only supplemented by q
low tariff that would enable h.a people
to sell their prodacts in the dearest
markets and buy their supplies in the
cheapest, they would soon be in
such good condition that they wouldn't
mind either republicans or populists.
As Cardinal Satolli has discovered
that he was imposed upon when he
frat came to this country by Arch
bishop Ireland, the conservative Cath.
OllCS mere are pl0hScu Juho OIL hmOii-
Can affairs are now entrusted to him at
Rome.
The bureau of American Republics,
at the head of which is personal
friend of Secretary Sherman, whom the
Secretary brought here from Ohio, is so
much in favor Of the annexation of Ha-
waii, that it has in one of it's recent pub
locations included that country among
the possessions of the United States.
Rev. James A. Buck, the rector of Rock
Creek Church, died this morning. DR.. Buck
was IS years old, and had been at Book
Creek Church nearly fifty years.
The regular fall civil service examinations
throughout the country for all classes of gov
eminent offices will muster only abouts quar-
ter OF third of the usual number of candi-
dates. This falling off is attributed to the
unusual number of applicants examined dur
ing the spring, when the number of appll-
csnts examined showed an increase of 100
par cent. over the preceding fall or spring.
This rush was due to the change of admins.
tration and the civil service extensions made
By President Cleveland.
SHARKS PURSUE Four GIRLS
Three sharks chased four young girls