Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-14

from Boston. His appointment was
announced from the White House, but
it is now said that some difficulty has
arisen and that the place is
again open. The list of available en-
gineer officers is being scanned and, as
recourse has been had to the retired
list. it has been suggested that the
choice will fail on General Craighill,
late chic. Of engineers.
The President to day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Michael Nathan,
of New York, assistant appraiser OF mer
chandise in the district of New York;
Edgar T. Wheelock. of Wisconsin,
register of the land Office at Wausau,
Wis; Henry G.. McCrossen, of Wiscon-
sin, receiver of public moneys at Wau
sau, Wis; T. Jay Buford, of Oregon,
agent for the Indians at SilitZ Agency,
Oregon.
The following fourth-class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day;
Bayard, Benjamin F. Ruffner; Berlin,
William P. Wick; Boyce, G. L. Estep;
Columbia Furnace, William S. Irwin;
Haran, F. NJ. Tinnell; Major, E. NJ.
Thomas; Mallory, George g. Burton;
Mitchell's Station, Mrs Dora D. Curtis;
Red House, Miss Estelle Ford; Rice
Depot, W. T. Hubbard.
Consul German at Zurich, Switzer-
land, in report to the State Depart
ment says that Swiss imports from
America show a decrease in raw cotton,
leather, lard and fresh fish.
The President is very much interest
ed in the campaigns now in progress IN
New York city, Ohio and Maryland.
When Senator Elkins left the White
House this morning it was announced
that DR.. D. Mayer, of Charleston, in
his State, had been selected for consul
at Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic.
Consul Lee left here to-day for Rich.
mond, where his family will spend the
winter. His furlough expires tomor-
row, the 18th, but he applied for an ex
tension and was given to understand at
the State Department that he need
not hurry himself about returning, so
that probably he will not start for Ha'
yana before the end of the month. His
personal friends here with whom he
has talked say that while he was very
| reticent about expressing his opinions
on Cuban affairs, they are very conf
dent that those opinions are eminently
conservative, and that he is in no way
inclined to jingoism or tilibustering.
A republican here to day who has
been engaged in the adjoining counties
of Maryland for some weeks says that
owing to the dissatisfaction and differ.
ences that exist in his party in that
State, he fears the democrats will carry
| it at next months election, and that
Senator German will be reelected and
secure irmer position as the leader OF
his party than ever before.
Some of Mosby's men who live in the
adjoining counties of Virginia wen,
through here to-day for Baltimore,
where a reunion OF the survivors OF
that famous command will take place
tonight.
| E1.Congressman Gaines, of Virginia,
a prominent member of the Lamb fac
ton, is here now, and is being spoken
of in anything else than complimer-
tary terms by some of the Agnew fac
ton, one of whom, Mr.. Treat, doesn't
hesitate to say he has been furnished
with proof that Gaines is any thing else
than an admirable man. Mr.. Treat,
like Mr.. Allan, says he believes the
Lamb faction will amount to little or
nothing by the day of election, and will
not have the countenance and support
of the administration.
1t is said here that the bidders at the
sale of the Mt. Vernon steamboat line
onl sc uon ta plooa ~,
the Goth inst, will not be many and
that the bids will be small. The excur-
sion business is not as profitable as it
used to be, and the railroad to Mt.
Vernon has cut off large part of the
water travel to that place.
Congressman Rixey, of the Alexan.
| dria district, had agreed with some Of
| those who are interested in the extern
sion and improvement of roads in Alex
andria county to call upon the Secre-
tary of War tomorrow and urge him 10
remove the restrictions upon the build
ing of branch of the Falls Church
electric railroad through the Arlington
reservation to the Theological Semi
nary, near Alexandria, and to the en-.
trance of the Falls Church railroad
into this city across the Aqueduct
bridge, but as tomorrow is Cabinet day
he has postponed that call until some
time next week.
When Mr.. John Wise was urging the
President yesterday to appoint his
friend, Mr.. Lewis, postmaster at Berry
Vile, Va, he was not aware that Mr..
Mckinley had just turned down the
man he had recommended for collector
of theport at Newport's News. Mr.. Nc.
Cormick is an applicant for the Berry
vile Office, but the Agnew wing have
not yet recommended any one for that
place, as it will not be vacant for some
time. That wing got several fourth.
class postmasters appointed to-day.
It was announced at tho Supreme Court to.
day that Justice Stephen j. Field, of Cslifor-
mia, had notified President Mckinley Of his
intention to retire as member of the court,
and had informed his colleagues of this fact
The members of the court after adjournment
at o'clock to-day will call in body on the
retiring justice to pay him their respects. 1t
is expected that mis- successor will be nomi
mated by the President Immediately after the
converting of Congress in December, and that
Attorney General McKenns, also Of Califer
mia, will be named for the Office Justice
Field, it is learned. notified the President last
april of mis- intention 10 retire, but the Presi
dent did not acknowledge it until October g.
Justice Field in letter to the court says:
Il fixed the Goth OF May as the day on
which to take, as 1 did, the oath of Office,
because it was the eighty second birthday
of my father, who INDUCED just pride at
my accession to this exalted position At the