Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra daSette.J
WASHINGTON, July 81.


The President to-day announced the
following recess appointments: L. V.
Powderiy, commissioner general OF i'm
migration; Robert ]. Tracewell, comp
troller of the treasury; Hugh Rodman,
lieutenant in the navy; Alexander l..
Morrison, collector of internal revenue
for the district Of New Mexico; Joseph
N. Stripping, attorney of the United
States for the southern district OF tlorl'
da: Mack A. Montgomery, district at
torney for the northern district OF Mis-
sissippi; Moses P. Handy, special com
missioner of the United States for the
Paris exposition, and Thos. G. Worden'
II Connecticut, to be associate ap'
,raiser at New York. All OF these
nominations except Stripping, Mont.
geometry, Tracewell aud Handy and had
cen previously sent to the Senate.
rne remova! OF thu books in the Con-
sressioual Library from the present
quarters in the Capt. oil to the new Con
sressional Library will, now that Con-
.ress has adjourned, be- commenced at
once. This undertaking will involve
the closing of the library at the Capitol
TO the public for some weeks.
The Weather Bureau, in it's report of
crop conditions for the week ended July
26. says: The week has been very favor
able TO agricultural Interests on the Ia
cifc coast and generally in the states OF
the central valleys, east Gulf, south and
middle Atlantic coasts.
The following fourth class postmas
tiers were appointed in Virginia to-day !:
Columo ia, j. II. Manley Durand, r.
A. Rldeout Irvington, Z. II. Willing !;
hester, w. w. Jack SOD; Oldhams, 8.
B. Walker; Pendletons, Z. B. Tate;
Rinkerton, S. T. Movers; Wardtowr,
G. A. Brickhouse Yards, f. D. Moriug.
The principal topic Of discussion at
to-day's cabinet meetil 6 was the legal
aspect of the proposed establishment of
military post in Alaska near the gold
fields. In some quarters there is doubt
as to the power OF the executive TO es-
tablish post without specific authori-
cation by Congress, hut the weight OF
opinion appeared to favor the exercise
Of such right by the executive as an
emergency measure. Secretary Alger
has already made the necessary preps-
rations for carrying out at once the
plans to establish the post. The c. Ill
mander of the troops will be Captain
P. A. Ray (wel known in Alexandris),
who at present is a. Fort d. A. Russell,
in Wyoming. The post itself will be
established near Circle City. The
steamer will sail from seattle on Au-
gust 9Th. the latest date that will en-
sure the safe arrival OF the parry at
Circle City before the winter season be-
gins.
Consul General Lee has informed the
State Department that i'll the event Of
the release of the American, Louis
Somelian, now confined in jail at Ha
vaua, there will remain of American
citizens imprisoned in Cuba, in addi-
,ion to the five Competitor prisoners,
ouly the following: Manuel Fernando,
confined in Fort Cabanas; Rafael Fer
uand y Disz, at Saeua la Grande; Julio
Tuowas Saiuz and Frank AgramoDt AT
anliago. All of these prisoners are
charged with rebellion with arms in
hand and are held subject to the or
binary military Jurisdiction. The U. ;.
consul at Manzanilo has cabled the
Secretary of State contradiction of the
story that Albert Slusser, an American,
has been captured by Spanish troops
and taken to that place. He says that
nothing is known of Slusser's arrest.
President Mckinley has selected his
cousin, George 81. Mckinley, to be
postmaster at Moline, Ill. There wei e
three candidates in the field. Mr.. Nc
Kioley was strongly backed by Repre-
sentative Prince.
Superintendent Machin, of the Free
Delivery Service OF the Postottice De-
partment, will during this week take
10 the question of extending free deiv-
cry in the District.
A resident of Alexandria county here
to-day says the revenue of that county
is amply sufficient to improve the roads
here and keep them in excellent con-
dtiou, and that why they are not i'm
proved aud kept in good condition
with the means at hand for doing 30
he cannot understand. He says one Of
the objects of laying out and giving the
right OF way for Mt. Vernon avenue
was to have straight road from Wash
ington to Alexandria over WHICH PEG
pie could drive from one city to the
other without the danger Of having
their necks broken by horses scared by
railroad cars, but that that road now
stops abruptly mile and halt from
Alexandria and turns Off Into another,
which runs alongside of steam
railroad for the rest of the way.
He says he has heard that the people
in the upper part of the county
are opposed to improving the
roads in the lower part, and say
they want all the road money spent
upon such roads as lead to Wash
ngton. That something must be wrong
with the road system in that county,
be says, is apparent from the fact that
there was such 9 remarkable difference
n the bids opened yesterday for road
work there, that all all OF them were re.
jected.
A Fairfax county democrat here to-
day says Mr.. Willard, the delegate to
tho legislature from that county, has
already engaged whole car for the &C.
oommodation OF the delegation from
his county to the Roanoke conyeu'
ton, and that they will be his guests
from the time they leave home until they
return. The railroads have agreed to
sell round trip tickets to the conven.
ton ct half price.
1t is said here that the determination