Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-30
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made this morning, and kilograms were
Immediately sent of by the collector OF
the district to put it into effect on Mon
day next. 1t is understood that
the revenue agents Office for
the State will also lie rem DYED
to Ae ,andria within short
time. The effect of this will be to bring
some ten or dozen clerks and their
families TO Alexandria, where they Will
establish their homes and make all the
deputies 90 to Alexandria to attend to
theiI respective duties. The removal
is due to the persistent and urgent ei.
forts of Collector Agnew, who has lett
no stone unturned TO achlsve
his object. Soon after the Treas
ury Department opened this morn
ing. Congressman Otey of Lyncbburg
called upon Secretary Gage in the in
terest Of Lypcnburg, but was Informed
that all such matters were 10 control
Of the commissioner OF internal revenue,
relied upon the revenue agent
md collector of tn district. Mr.. O:ey,
accom- panied ny Messrs Barker, Will
liaus and Doyle, OF Lynchbure, soon
after went to the Office OF the commits
sioner of internal revenue where Con
gresham Rixey OF the Alexandria dis
trict and large delegation OF the ousl-
ness meo of Alexandra, appeared, and
wh. Re remarks were made by Messrs.
R;xey, Harlow, Kemper, Agnew and
Otey-all except ths last in favor Of the
change, and he opposing it with
statement offigures to show that Lynch
burg was the place where the office
should be located. But his reasons
were controverted by statements show
ing that if the tobacco section of the
Safe only should be looked TO in the
location OF the Office, Danyille would
be the proper place. Dir. Otey then
asked that postponement OF the decl.
sion might be made until Senator Daniel
could be heard from, but the commits
sioner said Senator Daniel had been
notified to be here aud that he could
wait no longer, in fact that nothing the
Senator could cay would alter the de-
cision, which had already been made.
Mr.. Rixey, though he had short notice,
presented his side OF the case IN its best
possible aspect, and Mr.. O.ny did the
best that could have been done for his,
but the fates were against him. The
delegation from Alexandra was said
by people in the Office to be the best
and most reputable and responsible
looking body of men who had been
there for long time. When the de.
cision was rendered the commissioner
told Mr.. Otey that be had been COM
PEELED to decide against him, but that
the next time be bad a case there he
would try to decide in his favor. Col.
". II. Chapman, the revenue agent,
whose Office will follow Collector Ag-
NEVIS to Alexandria, has from ten to
thirty-fve deputies, according to the
season, all OF whom will have to 60 to
Alexandria on business.
Congressman Otey, of Lynchburg,
Virginia, who was here to-day, says he
hears good deal about q lack of in.
;erest among the democrats of his State,
but there is no more lack Of interest in
his district than there was at the last
State election. He says the democratic
ticket will be elected by large ma.
jority.
People from Falls Church, Virginia,
here to-day cay, a force of laborers is
now at work extending the Washing
ton and Falls Church Electric Raiload
to East End, in their county.
Mr.. Speaker Ryan, of the Virginia
House of Delegates, was here yesterday.
He has no opposition for his position as
delegate, and says he is assured that he
will be reelected TO the speakership.
Governor O'Ferrall stopped here last
night on his way to Richmond from
New York, where be had been to at
tend meeting of Klondyke company
of which he is vice president.
4 friend Of ex Solicitor General
Holmes Conrad, now here, says he re,
Gently saw the CORRECTNESS, of a state.
ment in this correspondence to the eff
feet that Mr.. Conrad had been employ
ed by Virginia 81 counsel 10 one of her
debt cases denied in the Richmond Dis.
patch, but that he knows Mr.. Conrad
bad been engaged by some body to de-
fend the States interest in the suit, and
that he now has the papers in the case
in his possession.
Respecting the probable result of the
election in Baltimore next Tuesday, Mr..
Ham. Gregory, formerly of Alexandria,
but now of this city, says he was in
Baltimore yesterday, and that the re-
publican ticket will be elected. Major
Sam. Donaldson, who was also there |
yesterday, says it is conceded that the
democrats will make o clean sweep.
The talk here is just as diverse about
Oaio, and from New York city any
thing that may be desired can be heard
Francis j. Kieckhoefer, once dis
bursting officer and chief of the Bureau
OF Accounts, Of the State Department,
recently indicted for the alleged embez
element and taking of more than $50
GOO of government funds, to-day with
drew his plea of not guilty and filed
Gemurrers to each of the four indict.
ments against him. Chief Justice Bing-
ham set the case down for argument
the latter part Of next week.
ASS slant secretary of the Navy RooscSslt |
has gone to Ohio to speak for tho republican /
ticket, and the Secretary OF War has delayed |
the departure of regiment Of soldiers, qusr-
tered in that State, for Texas, until after the |
election, in order to favor the merchants who J
furnish them with supplies
The leader of the Naval Academy Band, |
Prof. Charles A. Zimmerman, who was Sc.
lected for leader of the Marine Band, has dc.
clined on the ground that the Navy Depart.
ment has put stop to the bandsmen accept |
ing outside engagements.
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