Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-02
Wade Hampton and Mat Ransom, the

Delegates of that State and now consul
to Bermuda. The latter will return to
his poet, if not notified by the Depart
ment here that his republican successor
has been appointed. General Hampton
also soon expects to be officially ln'
| formed that his place has been given to
General Longstreet.
The discharge of the bicyclist who
ran down and killed an old man on the
street here, by the coroner's jury, ID the
subject of good deal of adverse COM
ment. 1t was hoped he would have
been punished as preventive OF SIM
liar accidents. Before the days of BIZ
cycles pedestrians had no rights here
that drivers of horses were bound TO
respect, but now they take their lives
in their feet when they attempt to
cross a street, and there is nothing
more common than for them to
be knocked down and run over by
reckless wheelmen, thong b few of them
think it necessary to make any COM
plant.
Consul Fitzhugh Lee is now in Rich
mond, but is expected to spend some
days here with his friend, DR.. Gordon,
before he returns to Havana.
There ia some talk of the pur-
chase of the site of the recently burned
power house here by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for passenger de-
pot, but nothing definite concerning
such purchase can be learned.
1t is reported here to-day that the civ
il service commission and the secretary
of the Treasury agree that Collector
Brady was right in removing his demo
cratic subordinates and appointing re-
publicans in their places.
An old and well-known democratic
politician from Virginia here to-day,
says he sees by the newspapers that
Governor O'Ferrall of his State is Salts
fed to let the controversy between him
self and Senator Daniel rest where it is
he, the Virginian referred to, says he
knows that every body else is.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Thomas Scad-
den, register of land Office at Marquette,
Mich; John I. Worthington, register
| of the land Office at Harrison, Ark;
David L. Geyer, of Pomeroy, o., re-
! ceiver of public moneys at Roswell,
New Mexico; Albert M. Anderson,
agent for the Indians of the Colville
| agency in Washington; VIM. 81.
briggs to be lieutenant commander 10
the navy; Ulysses Grant Ammen to be
| assistant paymaster in the navy with
the relative rank of ensign; Benjamin
B. Weisiger, to be postmaster at Man
chester, Virginia.
1t has been decided that change
shall be made in the composition of the
Nicaragua canal commission and that
Captain Oberlin M. Carter shall be sue
ceeded as the engineer member of the
body by another member of the corps
of engineers. The reason for making
the change is believed to be the fact
that Captain Carter's conduct of the
river and harbor improvements in his
charge is now being Investigated.
Following is the official bulletin OF
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital Service sent out to-day. "The
following cases of yellow fever were of
6cially reported as occurring on the
1st instant-New Orleans, 80 cases,
deaths; Mobile, cases, no deaths; Ed
wards, 10 cases, l death; McHenry
Miss, 2 cases, no deaths; Ocean Springs
no cases and no deaths; Scranton, re.
port delayed.
1t is learned at the Treasury Depart.
ment that Internal Revenue Collector
Parlett at Baltimore will call on the
civil service commission for an eligible
list from which to make appointments.
MIR. Parlett contends that the term
of service of deputy collectors
expires with that of the col
lector and that it is optional
with him whether they be reappointed
1t is understood that this contention is
endorsed by the Treasury officials, but
with a view to a final settlement of the
question the Attorney General has been
asked for an opinion on the points
involved.
The auditor for the Postofice De-
partment has closed the books Of the
postal service for the fiscal year, ended
June 80. The results, compared with
the preceding year, show that
| the receipts increased Sl66,254 for
the year; expenditures increased So
40, 745, while the dficit was increased
by S., 304 400. For 1897, receipts were
$50, 665, 1852; expenditures, S94, 097, O42,
and the deficit was $11 ,431 $40.
October will be stormy month on
the Atlantic according to the naval
photographic predictions. In the Oc-
tober pilot chart is this forecast: Ere.
quent gales between the New England
coast and the British Isles, as far south
| as the 10th parallel. Tropical cyclones
or hurricanes very probable south of
40 degrees north and east of 60 degrees
west; weather generally moderate"
Secretary Bliss has requested Secretary
Alger to order troops to proceed to Tuska.
homa, l. T., to avert threatened trouble dur
irg the sessions of the Choetaw council.
which convenes Monday. Both Governor
McCurtain and Indian Agent Wisdom fear
an outbreak between the political factions
and urged that troops be sent to preserve the
peace and prevent riots.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath to-day
directed Postmaster Gordon at Chicago to re-
move Charles w. Carr, superintendent of sta
ton O, of the Chicago postotice for general
insubordination. Cars case has attracted
considerable attention, and has been fought
in the courts under the civil service act.
There were large number of visitors at
the White House to-day. Senator Foraker,
of Ohio, who was among the callers, said the
story published yesterday that he had guar.
relied with chairman Dick and the Hanna
managers in Ohio snd would decline to take
any further part in the campaign, is without
| shred of foundation. He is now on his way
| to Ohio from New York and on Tuesday will
speak at Toledo. 1t is announced that DR..
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