Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11
FROM. WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.

ElmQuESC III IOcpi CoCbCnci'o
district. He is about 40 years old ana
has been somewhat active in politics. be
has been a member OF the legislature LOT
three terms and was candidate for
speaker. He was educated in Europe
and is fluent linguist. Minister Den
by. who is succeeded by this appoint
ment. has held the position since the
beginning of President Cleveland's first
term. President Harrison appointed
ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire to
succeed him, but he was Objectionable
10 the Chinese government and Mr..
DENLY was left undisturbed. MIR. Bryan
is q grandson of the late Daniel Bryan,
postmaster of Alexandria before the
war.
It is supposed here that Premier
Lsurier will ask concessions under the
reciprocity provision of the tariff law in
respect of securing o reduction of the
tariff rates on Canada's agricultural
products shipped to this country, es-
pecially on barley, but that the admin
istration will oppose them and conhne
its reciprocity relations with Canada to
fish and coal, on which of the Canadian
products it is believed there might be q
reduction without especial injury to
American interests.
The case of Butler, Perry and Ruck-
man, government gaugers aud store
keepers in distillery in the West Vir-
siuia collection, which was tried BY
Judge Jackson of the United States
Circuit Court, and a decision reached
bv which Collector White is restrained
from either removing or transferring
them to other and subordinate positions,
as was contemplated, has been referred
to the Solicitor of the Treasury. A
somewhat similar case, as to the power
of collectors of internal revenue to ap.
point or remove his deputies, was re-.
ferred to the Attorney General who has
declined to express an opinion on the
facts presented. Judge Jackson held
in the case of the gaugers
and storekeepers that they cannot be
removed from their positions except for
causes other than political, in which
event their removal must be made I'm.
der the terms of the civil service act
aud the rules promulgated under. it,
which require that no removals shall
be made except for causes. nor until
after the charges against the person
sought to be removed have been pre-
sented to him and he given an opportu-
nifty for defense. The internal revenue
bureaus contention is directly opposed
to this view of the law.
Mrs. w. W. Dudley, wife of General
Dudley, of Indiana. former commission
or of pensions, died here day.
The members of the State executive
committee of the republican party Of
Virginia are still here, though some OF
them, certainly General Walker, ex-
pected yesterday togo home last night.
Some of the Office seekers from that
State also remain, among them General
Groner, of Norfolk, who wants a con-
sulate, and MIR. ]. Hampton Hoge, who
wants the U. S. attorney ship for the
western district of his State. Such Of
the anti.Agnew wing of The party as
are here speak in unlimeted praise
of General Walker for the pro-
nounced stand he has taken
against the other four members Of the
committee and talk Of him as the real
leader of their party 10 their State, and
the General, himself, says his war cry
now and forever, in defeat or victory,
is "Down with the democrats" Mr..
McCaull, who is also here, says he is
confident that the early future will
show that the course he has pursued will
be recognized rs the correct one. Col.
Brady. collector of internal rev.
enue for the lower district of his State,
and member of the committee, Gays
he has not yet asked to have his head
quarters changed from Richmond to
Petersburg, but that if he shall, he
knows his request will be granted.
The death of man here from eating
toadstools, under the impression that
they were mushroom, has reduced the
demand for and consequently the price
of the latter delicious and wholesome
article of food.
Minister De LONE called on President
Mckinley to-day and presented Senior
CauaIejas, editor of the Madrid E!
Heraldo, who is visiting the United
entirely of social character.
Mayor-elect William Master, of Bal.
timore, saw the President to-day and
talked about the recent campaign. The
President pinned crysanthemum up
on the Mayors breast, and wished him
successful official career. Mr.. NAL.
ster says that the President and him
self were school-mates in days gone by.
1t is thought at the State Depart
ment that while the Cuban affair has
been pretty we'll settled in favor Of
Spain, there will be strong and possibly
a successful effort to annex Hawaii at
the coming session of Congress; also
that Senator Lodges proposition to buy
the islands of st. Thomas and st. Croix
will receive some support, but not
enough to carry it through.
President Mckinley will give din.
ner at the Executive Mansion tonight
to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian
Premier, and Lady Laurier, Sir Louis
Davies, Minister of Marine of Canada,
and Lady Davies, and the officials who
are taking part in the Behring sea nego.
tiations. This will be the first of several
social events in honor of the visitors.
Tomorrow night Secretary Sherman
will entertain Sir Wilfrid and his asso.
ciates at dinner and on Saturday night
they will by the guests of General Eos.
ter. Before the Behring sea conference
opened to-day the officials and ladies OF
the party inspected the new Congress.
sional Library. To-day's conference
began with full representation of the