Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondence Of the Alexandris GaSette.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is.


at Kendall Green, some time ago took
a civil service examination for a posi-
ton in the Weather Bureau. When 1T
came to solving an example in spheri-
trigonometry, he astonished the exam
iner by asking for table of logarithms.
The examiner finally wrote that the
rules forbade the bringing of any pa
pers or books into the room, and could
hardly be- convinced that the solution
of examples of this kind was impos-
sible without what the mute young
man called for. After a confab, the ex.
aminer went around the room and
struck off the question from the papers,
noting that a great many had attempt
ed solution anyhow. The mute later
asked the examiner to take oil another
question which went beyond the re-.
auired or stated bounds. This, too,
was done. The young man got place.
Mr.. Frank Hume Of Alexandria
county says he had very disagreeable
experience at St. Elmo, his station ON
the Alexandria electricr abroad, yester.
day evening. He was waiting there
when, he says, he saw one man over
take on the dirt road and make MUIR
derous attack upon another who was
fleeing from him 10 terror stricken
condition. Not willing to see q man
killed, he seized the double. barreled
gun of negro bird shooter who was
passing by, and fired one barrel in the
air to attract the assailant's attention,
and succeeding, told him to desist.
The assailant then turning and ad.
vancing upon him, he warned him OH
under pain of having the other load OF
the gun fred into him, and that warn
ing not being effective, he struck him
over the b rad with the gun, the stock
of which was broken by the blow. The
assailant then drove up to the station
and cursed both him and the man he
had been chasing, to his mouths con-
tent. Mr.. Hume did not know either
of the men at first, but soon Termed
that the assailant was the notorious
John Nelson and the man ne assaulted,
Offut, who had testified against him at
one of his many trials. Mr.. Hume says
that though Nelson is under indic;'
ment, the officers of Alexandria county
profess to be unable to arrest him.
though he is now keeping two gambling
establishments in the county, and that
anywhere else he would long since
have been captured.
It is said at the Postoffice Department
that Postmaster General Gary, though
4 Northern man, has lived long enough
in MARYLAND to understand Southern
feeling, and is therefore opposed to the
appointment of 8 negro as postmaster
OF such large Southern city as Angus
ia, Ga, naturally believing that such
an appointment will have bad effect
upon the republican party in several
States, Maryland included.
Messrs. Clements and Phillips and
ex-U. S. Senator Henderson, of Alex
4ndria county, called upon the Secre-
airy of War yesterday in reference to,the
Extension of the tracks of the Washing
on and Falls Church electric railroad
into Georgetown across the Aqueduct
Bridge. They urged all the many rea-
sons why permission for such extension
should be given, but obtained no def.
ute reply, except to the effect that
permission would be given if the rail
road company should go to the great
expense Of widening the bridge.
Republicans from Alexandria city
and county here TO day say mass meet.
lpgs of the republicans in each will be
held and delegates be appointed to the
Lynchburg convention. Those from
Alexandria city say there is some talk
there of the meeting being taken pos
session of by the aDti-Lamb faction,
but that such an attempt will be frus
trated by adopting the enemy's prac-
tice of admitting none but ticket hold
ers to the meeting.
J. D. Davis was recently appointed
postmaster at Woodstock, Virginia,
out as the republicans of that town
have protested against his appointment,
1t has been held up by Referee BowdeD,
and it is said that George Geary will
have the place.
People from the Valley of Virginia
here to day say that though the repub
lican organization in neither Page nor
Shenandoah county will send delegates
to the Lynchburg convention, the re-
publicans 10 both will hold mass meet
ings aud appoint delegates; also that on
the 81 inst, the day the Page meeting
will be held in Luray the chairmen of
all the republican county cammittees
in that, the 9TH Congressional district,
nave been directed to meet at the same
place.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlipp to-
day increased the compensation of the
II laborers in the Bureau of Engraving
aud Printing from S470 per annum to
S548. The compensation Of Al skilled
helpers in the same Office was ad
vanced from S54S to 1926, the increase
10 both classes to date from Septem-
Der i.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Charles NJ.
Dickinson, of New York, Consul at
Constantinople; James W. Rodgsdale,
Consul at Tientsin, G. G. Manning, of
South Carolina, Consul at St. Michaels,
Azores; Benjamin F. Clark, of New
Hampshire, Consul at Pernambuco.
Brazil; Leander Bryan, marshal for the
middle district of Alabama; Silas G.
Croft, Surveyor of Customs for the port
of New York; James c. Leftwich, re-
ceiver of public money at Montgomery,
Ala, vice Larry w. Hunter, removed,
and Robert Barbour, register Of the
land Office at Montgomery, vice Harri-
son Purcell, removed.
General Fitzhugh Lee, Consul Gen
70 ho he lfof