Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II.

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Among the Presidents callers to-
day. before the Cabinet assembled,
were Senator Penrose, of Pennsyl.
vanis: and ex-Secretary Hoke Smith, of
Georgia. Senator Penrose urged the
appointment of Thomas l.. Hicks as
postmaster OF Philadelphia. News OF
President MoKinley's destination,
when he leaves the White House next
week to continue his vacation, is being
carefully guarded at the White House.
It is known, however, that Mr.. Nc
Kinley will seek absolute rest and quiet
at some place in New England. He
told one of his visitors to-day that ne
would leave next week as soon as the
pressure of public business would per.
nit.
At to-day's cabinet meeting the stu
alton 10 Alaska was discussed. Secre-
tary of War Alger had report from
Capt. Ray, who has just arrived at St.
Michael's, which furnished the basis
for the discussion and the course which
was decided upon. Capt. Rays report
was in the nature of an urgent appeal
for troops to preserve peace and order
during the coming winter. There are
vast amount of stores and supplies at
ST. Michael's and there is not U. S.
soldier in the whole territory of Alaska.
After considering the subject it was de-
cided to send company of infantry to
| St. Michael's as soon as possible.
This action is in effect the establish
ment of q military post at the mouth OF
the Yukon. Secretary Alger declines,
at present, to make public Capt. Rays
report.
1t is understood that the adj
ministration will take some action
looking to the apprehension and pun.
ishment of the assassins of Loftin, the
negro postmaster at Hogansville, Ca,
who was shot on Tuesday.
The chiefof engineers has authorized the
temporary suspension of engineering VOL ks
\ in Mobile harbor, owing to the fright among
the unacclmated laborers over the yellew
fev-r outbreak on the Gulf coast
The President to day appointed
George D. Petit, of Pittsburg. consul
at Dusseldorf, Frank Simmons marshal
for the northern district of Alabama, and
twenty-six others, among them cousin
of the President and one of the Vice
President, to positions in the Land and
Indian service, democrats having been
removed to make places for some OF
| them.
R. D. Tench was to-day appointed
postmaster at Jarrett, Virginia.
Alexandria republicans here to-day
say the meeting of the convention fac
ton of their party in their city to appoint
delegates to the Lynchburg convention
will be held on the night of Wednes-
day, the 10Th inst.
As stated in this correspondence yes
terday, the leaders of the anti-Lamb
faction of the republican party in Vir-
giuia called upon the President on that
lay. They say they had most agree
able and satisfactory interview, MIR. Nc
Kinley telling them that as their
State committee had removed Col.
Lamb and filled his place with Mr.. Ag-
new, the former, of course, could not be
recognized as the representative OF the
party, while they must be. They say
they are all right with the President,
and this morning they called at all the
departments and found that at each of
them they are looked upon with favor.
At the Postoffice Department they had
J. B. Webster appointed postmaster at
Springman's, Fairfax county, to-day,
and have the promise of thirteen more
postmasters in their State tomorrow.
After they left the Fostoftice Depart
ment they went to the government
printing Office, where they got the prom
ise of place for negro from their
State. Mr.. Agnew says that so far as
he can learn there has been no break in
the ranks of their organization, and
that such opposition as he has heard OF,
has been anticipated and discounted.
Messrs. Bowen, Waddill, Agnew and
Treat are in such good spirits that they
must have received assurance of the ad.
ministration's favor.
Because some of the people of q little
town in Georgia shot negro who had
been appointed postmaster at their
postofice, the President yesterday ap-
pointed negro postmaster at Augusta,
q large city in that State. That he has
done so, in the face of the opposition Of
all the white people of that city-re-
publicans as well as democrats-and
was inspired to it by the shooting refer
| red to, is looked upon as not only un-
wise, but little and mean.
Captain Pat McCaull was here to-
day. He says the very fact that the
executive committee of the republican
party of his State come here and pub
licly state that they are recognized by
the President as the true and only rep
resentatives of the Virginia republi-
cans, is strong evidence that they
have received no such recognition, as
people who are certain of their stand
ing have no need to be impressing that
| fact upon others. He says the ''organ-
ization" of course is opposed to COM
| vention, but that ninety-6ve per cent.
Of the Virginia republicans are in favor
oft, and that while the county branches
| of the Organization" will refuse to call
county conventions to send delegates
to the State convention, the republican
voters in all the counties will call mass
meetings, appoint delegates, and that
the convention will be one of the largest
ever held in the State, and that when
it shall nominate full State ticket of
straightout republicans and appoint q
State committee, shown to be endorsed
by nearly ninety-tive per cent. of the
republicans of the State, the admins
tration will be very likely to imagine
that it has been deceived.
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