Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-06
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FROM WASHINGTON.
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ter got q presidential postomce yes'eI'
day. John NJ. Goodloe, at Big Stone
Gap, as the Agnew committee agreed
from the first to let him and colleague,
Mr.. Yost, have ell the postotfces IN
their own district. That committee
NAV also permit him to have the attor-
new for the western district OF his state,
but the marshalship thereof they WILL
give to their own man, Mr.. Brown AL
len.
Horse races at track on this side
of the Potomac commenced to-day, Dut
few people from a distance came to see
them, and though betting on them at
the track was comparatively unre
stricted, there was little. of it as nobody
seemed to have any money to risk.
Indeed though the races were run IN
Maryland, there was more betting on
them, in the pool room at The 81. Asaph
track in Virginia. on the opposlte side
Of the riv
General Fitzuugh LIE will leave tor
New York tuis Evening and sail LOT
h ,vane next TUESDAY, where he sill
maiu as long as The President snail
permit him 10 do so.
Mr.. Mon aaue, attorney general elect
of V,raiaia, was here to-day. DE Is
now U. 5. attorney for the western dis
irict of his State, which position ne re-
sigued some mouths ego, but still holds
it, at the request Of the administration,
because the republicans OF his STATE
have SO far been unable 70 select man
10 recon amend for it, 1t is expected
,hey will do SO next Tuesday.
IL ls aid at the State Department to-.
day that there is nothing new in Gu.
ban matters, nor anything that is likely
10 induce the President to recommend
any urgent action upon the part of
Congress in his annual message to that
body, next month.
Conservative democrats here say that
Mr.. Hanua has been elected, and Mr..
German been defeated, that the matter
should rest there, and that the talk
about contests in either State is foolish.
A dispatch from Havana to the De-
partment OF State to-day say the Com
petitor pris oners will have another trial
on Monday next. They were sentenced
to he hanged once "a they were CAP
tured with arms in their hands and On
the water; anil it is the prevalent i'm
preston in Cuba that similar fate
awaits them.
The President made the following
appointments to day: Arthur w. Kin
ney, to be receiver of public moneys at
Los Angeles; James B. Cullison, to be
register of the land Office at Enid, OK
lahoms; to be second assistant engineers
ia the revenue cutter service, Robert
F. Halpine and Edwin W. Davis; Geo.
A. Bright, to be medical director in the
navy, with the relative rank OF captain;
James N. Miller, to be commander 10
the navy.
The convention between the United
States, Russia and Japan looking to
the Joint protection of the seals, was
signed at the State Department to-day.
Il will require the ratification Of the
Senate to become effective.
The following fourth class postmasters
in Virginia were appointed to-day
McGaheysville, ]. S. Runcle; Tunstall,
Thomas h. Ellyson.
The Attorney General has advised
the Secretary of the Navy that he de-.
sires to have the mutinous crew of the
American schooner Olive Pecker tried
at Norfolk, in the eastern district Of
Virginia. 1t was at first thought that
the case would be brought to trial at
Boston, but the language of the statute
is 80 direct and explicit that the ques-
ton of jurisdiction undoubtedly would
be raised, and probably with success, if
the crew were taken for trial to any
point outside the Norfolk district. To
avoid any chance, therefore, of a fail
ure to convict by reason of defect In
The proceedings, the q. S. marshal at
Norfolk has been Instructed to take
custody of the prisoners and o. S. At
torney White directed TO proceed with
the trial. Solicitor General Richard
will go to Norfolk tonight, and during
his stay there he will confer with o. S.
Attorney White as to the conduct OF
the case. II is not yet decided whether
any of the officials connected with the
Department of Justice here will assist
10 the prosecutions, but it is not likely
that they will.
Senator Deboe and DR.. Godfrey
Hunter of Kentucky saw the President
TO day and it was agreed that E. L
Frank should be appointed Collector OF
revenue Tor the Greensboro
district. DR.. Hunter expects to be ap,
poin ed minister To Guatemala 10 few
days. There was an unusua ~
large number OF peopie at the White
House, all xiou- TO e the President.
TIE South was especially we'll repre-
there being delegations from
Texas, Mississippi, Florida and other
States. The President has been in
formed that many persons are in
starving condition in Alaska and it is
probable the matter will be fully dis
cussed at the next Cabinet meeting.
Alger saw the President but
not alone ON the Alaska matter. The
Secretary says that the only thing the
government can do now is to formulate
q plan and make q recommendation to
asking for an appropriation,
as there is no money or ships at the dis
posal of the government to purchase
and send supplies to the Alaskan suffer-
ers.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions just published shows
that over fifty thousand new names
were added to the pension list last
year. This looks as if all the soldiers
of the federal army are immortals or
else that all of them have been born
again.