Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-05
would be subverted if the Northern idea
of creating president thereof should
be adopted.
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence of the Ale1andris Gszette.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.

ERUM HASHlNu1UN.
Correspondence Of the Ale1andris Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.
Mr.. Wight when secretary and Mr..
B. 81. Warner when president OF the
board of trade of this city used oil the
influence of that board to prevent re-
publicans from being removed from
Office, but now that Mr.. Wight has be-
come one of the commissioners OF the
District of Columbia, he not only
doesn't object to the removal OF demo.
Gratis from Office, but has just removed
q democratic citizen Of the District
from the position Of sealer OF weights
and measures, but appointed IN his
place a republican from Ohio, and that,
LOO. though the republican platform
d, clares for home rule.
Those who have gone to the Alaskan
and Klondike gold fields during the
past few months will not be wholly
without postal facilities during the
coming winter. There will be one
round trip a month to Circle City until
July l of next year.
To the request of the ship owners
whose steamers are bringing gold from
the Klondyke to this country, for guns
with which to defend their ships from
dreaded pirates, the government here
has replied that it is prohibited by law
from granting it, and that If Black
Beard or Cspt. Kidd or any other buc-
cancer shall overhaul them they must
defend themselves. :.
ALI except three of the white republl.
cans of Virginia who have been waiting
here for the last five months with the
hope OF getting something, no matter
how little, from the public crib, have
grown sick at heart and gone home, too
late, unfortunately, to pillow corn. Be
fore they left they told their friends
confdentially that Mr.. Mckinley would
ace the result of his refusal to recognize
them in the election returns from their
State next fall.
1t is said here that President McKin-
lev not only promised Col. Mcsby him.
self, and Senators Perkins and Proctor,
that the Colonel should be we'll pro-
yided for, but that he made similar
promise to Mr.. Huntington, the great
railroad king. But no more faith can
be placed in modern Presidents than in
old time princes.
MARYLAND democrats here to-day
laugh at the report that Senator Cor
man intends to retire from politics and
will not be a candidate for reelection
They cay Mr.. German is too game to
retire at the demand of Mr.. Cleveland
and the cuckoos in Maryland, even i
thew were stronger than they are, but
that even if he should desire to give up
the seat he has 80 ably filled in the Sen
ate, the democrats of his State appreci
ate his worth too much to allow him tC
do so
The U. S. ship Helena sailed to- day
from the navy yard here for Pensacola
Fla.
The big battleship Indiana sailed
from Newport tot day for Halifax, where
she will be locked. She is the first Of
the battleships that has been sent from
the United States to foreign dock TO,
lack of docking facilities at home, bul
it is probable that she must be followed
by her sister ships, Massachusetts snd
Iowa.
People here from Richmond to-day
say Colonel Brady, the new interna
revenue collector for that district, will
make Mr.. VIM. Malone, the eldest son
of the late Gen. Malone, with whom
the Colonel was not on good terms fol
several years before the latter's death
his chief deputy.
The text of Governor Atkinson's let
ter to the leaders of the miners strike
in WestVirginia has been received here.
1t conclues as follows: "If the strikers
should, in an ill-advised hour, violate
the law by interfering with the rights
or property of others, it will be my
sworn duty to repress energetical-
ly and speedily all lawlessness, and to
see that the public peace is maintained
at ell hazards, and that the property Of
people is protected; for we must all,
whether rich or poor, employer or en-
ploye, high or low, respect and obey
the law"
Mr.. Cramp to-day declined to submit
proposals for supplying the navy with
plate armor, and Secretary Long has
completed the personnel of the special
board which is to make an investigation
of the cost of establishing government
armor plant.