Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, DEC. 80.
The arrangement effected between
Mr.. Siftop, in behalf of Canada, and
the War Department contemplates that
the relief expedition shall be executed
Jointly by the United States army ADD
q force of the mounted police of Cana
do. which constitutes the military arms
of the Dominion. The United States
force will proceed with the relief stores
t, Skaguay, where they will be joined
b, the Canadian mounted police, about
forty in number, and the two forces
will then proceed together to the point
where the relief is to be distributed.
People from Illinois here to-day,
talking about the action of the chape-
rons of the recent ball at Charleston
in requesting the escort of Miss Crane,
of that State, member Of theatrical
company then playing in that city. to
take her back to the hotel at which
she was stopping, say her father at
tributes the indigrity to her beauty
and fine gowns, which he says "have
turned the Southern women green
with envy"
While the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
for Min ster TO China is alluded to with
a smile at the State Department, as the
uominee has a most exalted idea OF
MS own importance and hasreQuested q
eovernu emit ship to convey him and his
suite across me seas nj is exceedingly
dudish, it is conc ded there that all
the opposition to him has been inetfec.
,iv and that his name will be sent to
the S-ra:e soon after the reassembling
of Congress.
Collector Brady, Judge Paul. Colonel
Browning and Captain McCaull and
other Virginia republicans were here
to-day. Collector Brady laughs at the
report OF his resignation having been
demanded. lie was at the Internal
Revenue Bureau but was requested 10
come there by his personal friend, Mt.
Scott, the new Commissioner, who will
be sworn in tomorrow, to talk about
revenue matters, and has no more idea
of being asked to resign than he has OF
being asked to fly to the moon. His
action in respect OF civil service is be
lieyed here to be approved by every
body who has any thing to do with it.
Captain McCaull says as none of the
other Virginia republicans would do
any thug for Butler Malone, he exert
ed himself in his behalf and believes
thst that young man will be appointed
a commercial agent and assigned to
duty in Jamaica.
A Virginia democrat now residing
here, who once took an active part In
politics, says he thought q year or two
ago of withdrawing altogether from
that most Improbable of all business,
and did 80 temporarily, but that finding
out that politics got along just as well
without, as with him, his interest in it
revived, and be thinks will continue.
The New Years holiday of the
clerks and other government employees
here will commence at noon tenor
row and last until Monday.
The Secretary of the Treasury, with
the approval of the President, to-day
Issued regulations under the act OF
Congress signed yesterday, prohibiting
the taking of seal skins by American
citiz ms except on the Pribylof Islands,
and ihhibitirg the importation into this
country of pelagic zeal skins.
Some we'll informed Ohio republicans
now here believe that Mr.. Han
mas election as Senator from that State
is exceedingly doubtful. They say
that while his colleague, Senator For
aker, has done nothing to defeat him,
nothing would please him better than
his defeat, and that Foraker's iniu
ence is great with the Ohio republi.
cane. all of whom know that the more
they do to effect Mr.. Hanna's defeat,
the more will they crafty the strong
man of their State, Senator Foraker.
Mr.. Hanua's only hope. they say, rests
upon the money ne will spend and the
ADMINISTRATIONS patronage.
Judge Riley, originally of Accomac
county, Virginia, but now of New York,
says he was loyal man in the midst of
treason and rebellion, among the faith.
less, faithful only he, and resigned a
consulate to raise his clarion voice in
the Mckinley campaign, and that be
thinks the delay of the administration
in appointing him to good position
argues an inability on its part to recog-
uizs true worth and faithfulness.
Assistant Secretary Day has just re-
ceived response from the Superin-
tendent of the Ward Line steamers in
New York, in answer to his inquiry as
to whether he could announce that his
line would convey supplies to Cuba fer
the relief of the suffering people, free OF
cost. The prompt answer was. "Will
be- pleased to accept supplies for Cuban
sufferers, free of cost. Presume they
will be consigned to General Lee"
Acting secretary Meiklejohn to-day gavo
the necessary authorization to General Mer-
rift at New York to fire salute of one hun
dred guns from Governors Island Oh tho
morning of January I to celebrate the birth
of Greater New York.