Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-15

appointments to-day: Thomas Smith
of New Jersey, to be consul at Moscow,
Russia; Nolan L. Chew of Indiana, to
be Assistant Register of the Treasury;
Hugh Cramer, to be postmaster at
HALEY, Idaho; Frank E. Jordan, to be
postmaster at Jerome, Ariz.
! The White House was thronged with
official visitors to-day and the President
was kept busy from an early hour with
the steady stream of callers. The first
was Judge Day, Assistant Secretary If
State. He and the President were to-
gether for some time, presumably in re-
lation to Cuban affairs and General
Lees visit, although no information as
to the nature of the call was obtainable.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, arrived
later and had talk with the President.
The Senator said it did not relate to the
sale of the Union Pacific Railroad but
to several pending appointments, in
Guiding two consulships. As to the Pa'
cifc railroads he said that the peo-
pie of his section were satisfied to
have the subject taken out OF politics
aud given to the impartial care OF the
courts. The French ambassador, NJ.
PatenOtre, was with the President TOT
about fifteen minutes for the purpose,
it is understood, of arranging to take
up the negotiation for reciprocity ar
rangement and treaty between the
United States and France. The pre-
liminary steps were taken by the am
bsssador during the Presidents ab.
,ence, and it was then arranged with
Secretary Sherman that the negotla
tons would be deferred until the Presi.
dents return. Senator Platt OF New
York arrived shortly before noon and
was Immediately shown to the cabinet
room where the President received call
ers. With the Senator were Represen
tatived O'Dell ofNewburg, N. Y, Capt.
81. II. hickey, candidate for the position
ofshipping commissioner at New York,
and Gen. Bradley, from the interior OF
the State. General George B. Loud, OF
New York, another candidate for ship.
ping commissioner and the one said to
have the endorsement of Mr. Platt, the
republican delegation in Congress and
the G.. A. R. of the State, was presen'
but did not accompany the Senator be-
fore the President The talk with the
President lasted for some time and is
said to have related 10 the shipping
commissioner and also to the district
sttorneyship, marshalship, surveyor OF
the port and other offices which have
not yet been filed. Representative
Low, of New York, called earlier in the
day and spoke to the President abou
consulships at Leith and Dundee,
Scotland. 1t was found, however, tina.
both places had been disposed of. A
lumber of negroes were among the
callers, including Bishop Gaines of the
A. M. E. Church of Georgia, ex-senator
Bruce and ex.Representative Murray,
Of South Carolina.
The following fourth class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day: j..
R. Calls, Fitchetts; NJ. E. Richardson,
Oldfeld.
The Attorney General will probably
render his opinion on the section OF
the Dingley tariff bill imposing twenty
per cent. additional duty on all articles
imported into this country by way Of
Canada, before the close of the present
week.
The convention wing of the republic
can party of Virginia is having large
number of campaign documents print
ed in this city for distribution In that
State, in which it is said that that
wing is the true republican party OF
the State and that their opponents are
few wpuld-be leaders who have sc
cured Offices for themselves and prom
ised smaller ones to other people, and
who by ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain have got control OF the
party's organization.
a prominent business man ofthis city
said to-day he could not understand the
purpose one of the newspapers here has
ip publishing, almost daily accounts of
the alleged return of prosperity to
Washington. He said his list of business
acqusintsnoes here was large, but that
not one of them has experienced that
return in his own or 10 the business of
any of his friends. They all hoped for
it, but it has not come yet. He also said
there was more enforced idleness here
than he had eyer known before, and
that the same condition must exist in
Virginia, as he had dozen letters in
bis pocket from that State, asking him
try to get employment of any sort
ior the writers thereof.
Mr.. Osgood, of this city, has just writ.
ten play which will probably be put
on the stage here. 1t portrays some Of
the present differences between capital
and labor in this country. 1t was read
at the Metropolitan Hotel last night by
the author to some of the leading demo
Gratis here, including Messrs. Gardner,
Harper, Ayres, Bride and Nailor.
The Presidents return has been at
tended with that of the Office seekers,
and ss consequence some of the up
town hotels present more animated
appearance to-day than they have for
some time. The people seen at them,
however, are not guests and only occu.
py the public rooms, and none of them
seems happy.
Among the visitors here to day was
Mr.. Dearborn, former readjuster and
now republican leader of Alexandria.
He says the republicans of his
city will hold mass convection next
Wednesday night and appoint full
delegation to the Lynchburg conven-
ton, and that as all the republicans 10
Alexandria except three or four are in
favor Of the convention, the proceed
ings will be short and orderly, unless
the anti-conventionists send somebody
there to disturb them.