Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gaaette.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. z.

Inc f0ll0WlDR Oruer WAS loiOSioPHo~
by the Marine Hospital authorities to-
day to Passed Assistant Surgeon Was
din at Mobile: "Until Gordon is es-
tablished, have railroad agents sell
tickets only to northern points, north OF
Washington, or points in mountainous
districts, and keep record OF all who
leave, with points of their destination,
notifying local authorities. Arrange
for Gordon, employ necessary help and
turn matters over to DR.. Murray on his
arrival and report to him for duty"
The Treasury Department has procured
200 tents from che War Department for
use at the permanent yellow fever de.
tention camp which has been estab-
ished at Waynesboro, Gs. There are
no fever patients there but the camp
has been established as precautionary
measure.
The Postofice Department. is meeting
with objections from few postmasters
removed from presidential Offices who
decline to surrender to their successors
on the ground that, under the Presi-
dents recent civil service orders, they
are entitled to protection. So far two
such cases have been reported. In one
of these E. K. Stull was removed from
the Office at Mount Pleasant, Ia, and
in the other w. r. Hamilton was re-
moved from the Warren, Ind, Office.
Both claimed that under the Presidents
orders charges in writing were neceS-
sary to secure their removal, and that
thew were entitled to an opportunity to
make defense. Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow replied by In
structing the inspector to remove the
incumbents and install their successors
without making explanation. Informa
ton received from Mount Pleasant is to
the effect that Mr.. Stull surrendered his
Office when thus called upon, but the
incident at Warren is not yet closed.
In the Warren case the postmaster was
appointed in 1898, when the Office was
of the fourth class. Just before Mr..
Cleveland's term expired the office was
raised to the presidential rank and
Mr.. Hamilton reappointed. He holds
that he was entitled to serve for four
years after his appointment to the place
as a presidential Office, while the de-
psrtment counts his term as beginning
witb:his first appointment.
The coming inauguration OF ex'Fost.
master General Wilson as president OF
Washington and Lee University is the
subject of some Comment among South
ern people here. It is rumored among
them that OK. President Cleveland may
be among the distinguished men who
will be present, but nothing has trans
pired from Princeton to warrant that
rumor. The question is also asked as
to the effect Mr.. Wilson's appointment
will have upon the patronage of the
institution of which he is now at the
bead. None of the Southern schools
has any Northern patronage, and OF
course none is expected at Washington
and Lee, and as the Southern patron
age of other Southern schools with
which boilers were connected was di-
minished last year, it is surmised here
that like cause may have the like
effect at Lexington.
The naval board which has been
making inquiries as to the establish
ment of q government armor factory
has returned to Washington and estab-
lished permanent quarters at the Navy
Department. The board was to have
held its frat meeting to-day, to 60 over
the mass of evidence taken and to hear
representatives of large steel concerns
in Alabama, but it was postponed until
tomorrow. Most, if not all, of the
outside inquiry of the board has been
completed, so that the work now will
be directed to an examination of the
merits of the many plans submitted
and to report to the Secretary of the
Navy as to the practicability of the
government manufacture Of armor.
The final trial of the case OF Capt.
Sam. Davis, of Ale1andria, Va. Mr.. Cal
lahan, superintendent of the Norfolk
line of steamers, will, it is said at the
court house here, be held next month.
In both the two previous trials the Cap.
tain has been awarded Sd, 900 damages,
on the ground that letter written by
the defendant was calculated to injure
his reputation for efficiency as steame
boat commander.
It is intimated at the State Depart.
ment to-day that Gen. Fitz. Leo will
not return to Cuba.
The following appointments were an.
nounced at the White House to-day
Zephar NJ. Mansur, to be collector of
customs for the district of Memphrema-
cog, Vt. Olin Morrill,, to be collector of
customs for the district of Vermont;
Commander Royal B. Bradford to be
chief of the naval bureau of equipment;
Naval Constructor Philip Hichborn, to
be chief constructor and chief of the
bureau Of construction and repair; VIM.
N. McKelvy, to be first lieutenant in
the Marine Corps, and Albert Marten.
sen, to be vice and deputy consul at
Bordeaux.
Collector Agnew of the Upper In
ternal Revenue district of Virginia is
still here, but will return to Lynchburg
tomorrow. He says the republican
committees of Rookbridge and Spottsyl-
vania counties have endorsed the ac-
ton of the State republican committee
and will not call county conventions to
elect delegates to Colonel Lambs call.
ed STATE convention; that Mr.. Yardley
Brown of Loudoun informs him that
such will be the case in that county
and that Major Hine brings intelligence
to the same effect from Fair
fax. Mr.. Agnew says that un.
der the civil service rules, much