Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.
Admiral Bunce put to sea this morn
ing from Hampton Roads with the flag
ship New York, the Columbia, Amphi
trite, Indiana and Fern. He expects
to pick up the Marblehesd outside the
capes. The feet will proceed to Charles
ton, South Carolina, for exercises off
that harbor from the Sth to the 18th
instant. The Puritan and Terror are
expected to join the squadron before
the evolutions commence.
Representative Henry, Of Connect
cut, received a telegram this morning
from J. Addison Porter, Of Hartford,
Connecticut, announcing that he had
been offered and accepted the position
of Private Secretary to President-elect
Mckinley.
The postoffice inspectors here are
still iu the dark concerning the alleged
robbery of periodical stamps by Hamil
ton F. Coman, VINO was captured in
New York yesterday. They cannot
ferret out the course through which
these stamps were obtained. They
have been in consultation with Third
Assistant Postmaster General Craigg
all morning, and also with A. G. Town
send, said to be partner of Colmap,
but will not divulge any part of their
proceedings. Fourth Assistant Post
master. General Maxwell said this after
noon that the postof1ice officials had so
far been unable TO ascertain where the
stamps had been stolen, but would work
the matter out to satisfactory conclu.
sion. Various theories were advanced
as to how they were secured, but proof
could not be obtained. Some of the
alleged stolen stamps are now under
inspection at the department and are
said to be uncanceled.
Among the visitors on the floor Of
the House to-day was Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson. Judging from his appear
ance, his health seems to have been
improved by his transfer from the
House to the Postoffice Department.
Some Alexandrians wasted time this
morning in calling upon Senator Mar.
tin of Virginia and requesting him to
vote for the confirmation of Mr.. Davis
as U. S. attorney for the District of
Columbia, and some of them told or
wrote t. him, that Mr.. Harlow, the
president of the Bryan Club of their
city, would call upon him today for
the same purpose. 1t is we'll known
here that Mr.. Harlow is utterly OPP
posed to doing anything of the kind, for
the good and sufficient reason that he
resents any interference by Washing
tonians with the affairs Of his city, and
therefore will not attempt to interfere
with those of theirs. Mr.. Davis will
hardly be confirmed, and among those
who oppose his confirmation are both
the Virginia Senators.
The House committee on the District
of Columbia this morning practically
agreed to report in favor of allowing
old claims against that district to be
referred to the court Of claims.
There are hundreds of republicans
here, and have been for months, many
of them from Virginia, who having lost
federal employment under the demo-
cratic administration, are waiting, most
of them vainly, for unemployment after
the change next March. Having once
tasted the pleasures of easy work and
large and regular pay, they hate to go
back home to their old condition, pre-
ferring to remain here and spend their
last cent, hoping they may get their
places again. Government employment
has ruined many worthy man, and
will ruin many more.
The President to-day, taking advan-
tage OF prerogative rarely exercised,
placed Col. Robert e. A. Crofton, COM
manding the 18th Infantry, on the re.
tired list of the army, under the statute
enabling the executive, as commander
in-chief, to retire an officer who reaches
the age of 60 years. Col. Crofton rank
ed No. among army colonies, and
would probably have been promoted to
general before his compulsory retire
ment in 1898.
W. A. Carpenter of Abingdon has
been appointed examiner of the broken
national bank at Bedford, Virginia.
The infant daughter of Congressman
Tyler of Virginia, who was born yes
terday, has been named Marguerite
Gardener Tyler.