Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July 10.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
Ex-Quesn Liliuokalani, of Hawaii,
who has been stopping here during the
past winter and spring, left this morn
ing with her secretary for New YORK
city.
It is learned that the change in the
civil service classification now under
consideration by the President includes
about 800 places in the internal revenue
service. In addition to the stamp duty
collectors it is proposed to restore to
the unclassifed lists, division deputies,
chief deputies, and cashiers in each
Office. When vacancies occur in any of
these Offices, it is proposed that they be
filed by appointment from the outside,
without competitive examinations.
The President has denied pardon
to r. P. Carpenter, sentenced in Vir.
ginia to two years imprisonment and a
fine for pension frauds.
1t is learned at the State Department
that Japan has made no formal reply
to the note of Secretary Sherman an.
swering the formal protest against the
annexation of Hawaii. The Japanese
minister had discussed the matter with
Assistant Secretary Day and has said
that he does not think the reply an
swers the objections of Japan. The
representations of the Japanese minis
ter have not been such as to lead the
administration to wayer in its policy
in the least.
Mr.. John Wise made last desperate
attempt to bulldoze the President into
appointing him .. S. attorney for the
southern district of New York, but
failed. The President, it is understood,
was disposed to favor him and Senator
Platt was willing to concur, but the
New York republicans protested
against the appointment OF carpet
Dagger among them to one of the most
lucrative offices il their State, and so
the ex-Virginian had to take his dose,
and that he did 80 with i'll grace is not
strange to those who know him.
1t is learned from Virginia republi-
CABS here that their State executive
committee will meet in this city on
Tuesday, to take into consideration the
question of calling meeting of the
State republican committee to deter
mine whether or nota State convention
of their party shall be held to nomi-
nate ticket for the fall election. The
chairman of the executive and State
,mmittee, Colonel Lamb, is reported
to be in favor of such convention,
believing that if it be held, it will turn
down the other members of the execu-
tive committee, who pay no attention
{ him; but they, 1t is said, oppose him
IN this, as they do in everything else be
favors, and say that under the existing
election law it would be useless
waste of trouble and expense to
do such such thing. One of the
anti-Lamb faction says it is absurd for
the Colonel to attempt to have any
thing to do with the management of
the party in his State, as the other four
members of the executive committee
have tied him hand and foot and that
if he were wise be would keep quiet.
Though all the members of the for
eign diplomatic corps were invited to
attend the State funeral ceremonies OF
q. s. Senator, held in the Capitol to-
day, only four countries accepted the
invitation, and those four are errone-
oxsly looked upon in this country as
uulf civilized, China, Japan, Korea and
Venezu President Mckinley was
present, wearing white vest. OF the
Representatives present three we're
from Virginia, Messrs. Lamb, Epes and
Jones.
The following fourth class postmas-
ters were appointed to-day in Virginia:
Barrows Store, W. II. Barrow, jr. Dun
lap, 81. J. Richardson; Five Oaks, ]
NJ. Fortner; Kelly, R. F. Steele; Lau.
rel Fork, S. G. Scott; Lantz Mills, M.
VI. Campbell; Nsssawado1, G. E. Phil
lips; Nathalie, l.. L. Terry; Noninter-
sention, VIM. Bagley, jr; Ottoman, E
W. Gresham; Ru1, B. K. Mason;
Weems, NJ. A. LOOMS.
People from Harrisonburg, Virginia,
here to-day. say that Mr.. b. V. Strayer,
who was candidate for the democratic
domination for Attorney General of
Virginia, has withdrawn and is in very
bad health.
Mre. Jackson, the widow of General
Stonewall Jackson, passed through here
last night on her way from her present
home in North Carolina to sanitarium
in Pennsylvania.
1t is currently reported here to-day
that President Mckinley is hunting for
a negro to appoint register ofthe Treas
ury, and also that he has agreed to
make the government party to the
miners strike by appointing board of
arbitration.
The President will fill the vacancy
in the pay corps of the navy caused by
the dismissal of Paymaster Corwine by
the appointment of Timothy 8. O'Leary,
of Massachusetts,, as an assistant pay
master.
John Turner, the colored man who
visited St. Dominic's Church yesterday
and played havoc with the church Or
naments, was to day sent to st. Eliza
beth's Asylum.
The conferees on the tariff bill suspended
their labors long enough to-day to attend
upon the funeral ceremonies conducted over
the remains Of the late Senator Harris, but
resolved before dispensing for this purpose to
reasonable Immediately after tho conclusion
of the obssquies and to continue their work
not only tonight but all day tomorrow in
order to expedite the reporting of the bill.
The conferees are still hopeful Of being able
to conclude their lsbors by the middle Of next
week. The conferees expressed confidence
to-day in being sble to call in the democratic
members by Tuesday next. They stated
thst they we're succeeding better than they
had hoped to do in settling their differences
The democratic members Of the conference