Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
rcorrespcndence of the Alexandria Gasette.J
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.

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Correspondents of the Alexandra Gasette.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
Minister Woodford has cabled the
State Department the substance OF
Spain's reply to the last note OF secre'
tarv Sherman. The dispatch in cipher
arrived early this morning. 1t Is now
icing translated.
The President cav members of his
Cabinet, Senators and Representatives
to day. Secretary Sherman brought
quite packet which was supposed to
contain the reply of Spain to Minister
Woodford's note. A little later AS
sistant Secretary Adee OF the State De-
partment went to the White House
and was with the President for long
time, Secretaries Long and Bliss con-
suited with the President over matters
affecting their departments. Senator
Mcbride of Oregon discussed appoint
meuts in his State with the President
and Senator Wilson of Washington In.
troduced a constituent. Representa-
tiyes Eddy and Stevens OF Minnesota
had q short audience concerning some
appointments in their districts.
The term of enlistment of Prof. Fan.
ciulli, the leader of the U. S. Marine
Band, will expire with the present
month and he will be succeeded by
Leader Zimmerman of the Naval
Academy Band at Annapolis.
1t is announced at the Treasury DE.
partment to-day that h. S. Prichett, OF
the Washington University, st. LOUIS
will be appointed superintendent OF the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, vice Gen
eral Duffield, who has been requested
to resign.
After a session to-day lasting two
hours. the international seal conference
adjourned until next Monday.
Nothing has yet been done in the
case of the proposed removal OF the OF
fce of the collector of internal revenue
for the upper district of Virginia from
Lynchburg to Alexandria and nobody
interested in it was at the Treasury De-
psrtment to-day. The deputy commits
sioner is away and nothing will be
done in the matter until he shall return.
All the plans and specifications for
the proposed memorial bridge at Ar.
lineton have been completed, and ex,
Senator Henderson, of Missouri, but
now resident of Alexandria county,
has written to both the Secretary Of
War and the President, urging him to
recommend to Congress sufficient ap'
preparation for the construction of that
bridge.
The list of Secretary Cages proposed
plan for reforming the couptry's T.
nances is to refund all the present .. S.
bonds in new 2! per cont. gold bonds,
and to issue enough of such bonds to
redeem all the governments present
paper money; to sell or coin the silver
bullion in the Treasury to the amount
If 1925, 0000 900; to allow the national
blnks to increase their circulation to
the extent OF the par value OF their de-
posited toods and to issue additional
notes up to 25 per cent. OF their capital
stock, and to charter banks with S25 .0OC
capital.
People from Leesburg, Virginia, here
to-day, say that some ofthe many pris'
oners arrested there for violating the
LIQUOR laws last Monday were fined
sent to jail, or bailed for appearance at
the next term of the court.
Juries here have little mercy on the
railroads. The Metropoi an was mule
ed by one OF them to-day to the extent
OF 81, 900.
Dsinterested aud unparalleled PEG
pie from both Maryland and Virginia,
here to.dey, say there will be great
falling of in the republican vote in both
those States, for he reason that the re-
publicans there are solely afironted
with the President for his published en-.
dorsement of tee civil service law, by
which they have been excluded from
office, though favorite5 have been ap
pointed, and they will manifest their
feeling toward him by failing to vote
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Wallace of Richmond returned
last night from Westmoreland county
where he has been campaigning. He
says the democrats are solid there, and
that even the candidate running 10 op.
position to the regular democratic legis-
latiye nominee failed to get the en-
dorsement of the republicans. Mr..
Wallace will speak at Fairfax Court
House next Friday.
1t is said at the Department of Justice to-
day that the Union Pacific Railroad will be
sold to the Morgan syndi a.e on the I'd prox
limo for the amount OF its Indebtedness to the
government, and that its feeder, the Kansas
Pacific, will be sold Oh the 18th of December,
and that if q sufficient amount to pay its first
mortgage, seven million, and the govern
ment's claim of thirteen million, the gov
eminent itself will be the purchaser.