Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
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WASHINGTON, April 20.
The President to-day sent to the
Senate long list of nominations,
among which were several of impor-
lance John A. Merritt, of New York,
to be third assistant postmaster general;
Cornelius Van Colt to be postmaster at
New York city; James l.. Davenport,
of New Hampshire, first deputy COM
missioner of pensions; Leverett M.
Kelley. of Illinois, second deputy COM
missioner of pensions; William Young.
blood, OF Alabama, to be auditor for the
interior department.; William A. Jones,
of Wisconsin. to be commissioner OF
Indian affairs.
Lieut.. Sawtelle, U. S. A., and the
second daughter of Mr.. Lewis Black
ford, of this city, were married here
to-day. Among the guests were Capt.
l. M. Blackford, uncle of the bride,
aud quite large party from Seminary
Hill, near Alexandria.
The denomination of Mr. Ross TOR
commissioner of the District of Colum-
bia is before the Senate committee on
that District. 1t was objected to before
by Senators Bacon and Smith and went
over without consideration. The COM
mittee will meet again next Friday.
The District democrats are strongly OPP
posed to the confirmation of MIR. Ross,
on the ground that he is not demo-
GRAFT, having deserted them last No
vember, and have recommended its re-
lection.
The pupils of the Virginia College
for Young Ladies, at Roanoke, many OF
them remarkably handsome, are now
here in charge of the principal of that
school. and are viewing the prominent
objects of interest here. They visited
the Senate to-day and attracted no lit
tie attention there.
The following Virginia fourth. class
postmasters were appointed to-day
Golden Spring, W. h. Smyth; New
Store, A. S. Gillian New Hope, .. r.
Parr; Schuyler, ]. B. Fortune, and Well
Water, J. G. Turner,jr. -,
Secretary Gage, of the Treasury, said
to. day that the order of ex.President
Cleveland, abolishing certain pension
agencies, would be revoked at once and
that all the agencies that had been
abolished would be reestablished.
The agricultural department is being i'm
portuned from all parts of tho country foI
beet sugar seed. In view of the unsatisfactory
prices received for staple crops during the
past few years, and the prospective increase
in the duty on sugar, farmers in all sections
of the Union evidently intended to expert
ment with beet sugar culture. Heretofore
beet sugar growing has boon confined almost
exclusively to Nebraska Kansas and Calitor-
MIA The agricultural department has sent
beet seeds this spring to about thirty States
and territories. The demand comes from
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, Texas New
Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Tennessee, Kentucky, the Dakotas and Vir.
sinia.
President Mckinley, with his family, the
members of the cabinet and their wives, the
ambassadors and ministers of foreign coun.
tries and a few specially invited guests, will
leave here on a special train over the Penn
sylvapia railroad at 1880 Monday morning
18th, arriving in New York at 4:3O. General
Miles, commander of the army, and Admiral
Brown, the ranking admiral Of the navy, will
accompany the President as special escort
| The President and his immediate party will
20 to the Windsor hotel. The members of the
cabinet and members OF the diplomatic corp:
will b., chartered at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
After the exercises and review at Riverside
Park on Tuesday, the President will board
the government dispatch boat Dolphin in the
East river and review the naval parade in
the evening Mr.. Mckinley will be the guest
of honor at the Union League Club. Nc
time has been set for the return OF tho party
on Wednesday. Yice.President Hobart and
the members of the Senate and House will
leave here on special train over the Balti-
moro and Ohio on Tuesday. The precaution
of having the President and Vice.Pres dent
travel separately on such occasions is taken
because, whilo no danger is anticipated, 1t Is
regarded as wise to guard against the re-
hottest possibility of embarrassing the admin
tration of the government in case of the disa
bihty OF the President.
Conrad N. Jordan. assistant treasurer OF the
United States at New York, was at the Treas
ury Department to-day. His mission here is
the completion of a temporary official bond as
assistant treasurer which shall cover the time
between April d, when his present commits
sion expires, and the date of the qualification
OF his successor. 1t is understood at the
Treasury Department that no appointment to
this office is likely 70 be made for some time;
hence the necessity for temporary bond.
The SOUTHERN BUILDING AssoCIA-
TIoN.-Judge Stewart, of the court of
Bristol, Va, on Saturday appointed
Tobn n Thonooc reraiver Of tho South-