Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Correspoadence Of the Alexandria Gaxette.]
WASHINGTON, June 10.

attained by making I0remen Responsible
for the quality and quantity of the out
put of their respective departments, in
vesting them with authority to employ
help at will and to discharge employees
to decrease the force, for incompetency,
neglect of duty, violation of Office rules,
etc. A joint letter was read from three
of the auditors of the Treasury de-
partment, viz, Messrs. Youngblood,
Timme and Andrews, urging an amend
ment to the law permitting auditors to
select their own private secretaries.
Henry A. Castle, auditor of the treas
ury for the postoffice department. up
peared in person. MIR. Castle had been
postmaster at St. Paul under the Cleve
land administration, although he was
an active republican. Mr.. Castle
thought there was great injustice in
promotions and reductions in the ex-
ecutive departments at Washington.
He had found that in Washington the
clerks rely more upon political influence
to secure promotion than upon their
efficiency.
The protest made by the Japanese
government against the pending tariff
bill is formally embodied in a note
from Minister Toru Hoshi of date as late
as the 3rd of the present month. The
note is couched in the. most courteous
language, but there is a frmness of
tone observable that indicates the re-
monstrance may be followed by acts Of
retaliation if disregarded.
The case of Prof. Fanciulli, of the
Marine Band, convicted of insubordi
nation, was submitted to Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt to day. 1t will prob.
ably be acted upon early next week.
The troops of the District National
Guard have returned from their ten
days. outing at Fort Washington.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Charles
L. Cole of Pennsylvania, to be consul
general at Dresden; Geo. F. Lincoln OF
Connecticut, consul at Antwerp; Wal
ter Schumann of New York, consul at
Mayence; Charles F. Turner of Connec-
ticut, consul general at Ottawa; Hec-
tor DeCastro of New York, consul gen
at Rome; Hilary S. Brunot of Pennsyl-
vania, consul at St. Etienne.
Among the callers at the White
House to-day was Colonel John s.
Mosby, who was accompanied by Sena
tor Proctor The President two months
ago informed some of Colonel Mosby's
friends that he intended giving him a
good place, and it is understood to day
that that place may be his old one as
consul to Hong Kong, the salary OF
which is 5000. There was newspaper
talk some time ago about the Colonel
in connection with the Havana consul
late, but the subject was never NELL
toned to or by the colonel at the White
House or the State Department.
Colonel Lamb, chairman of the Vir
ginia republican committee, which
committee, however, utterly ignores his
existence, now has recommend
ed Con. Curtis, of New York, who was
a member of the last House, for appoint
ment az government director of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
Miss Key, of Maryland. has
been appointed 10 position
in the Interior Department upon
the ground that she is a grand.
daughter of the author Of the Star
Spangled Banner, though it has been
printed that there are no grand child
rem of Francis Scot Key, alive.
Mr.. Bowden. the referee in the mat
ter of Virginia appointments, selected
by the administration, is still here aud
will be here several days of next week.
He says the only thing done by the
Virginia republicans ogathered here
this week WAS to settle upon some post
masters in his State. There are no in
timations of consulates for Virginians
yet awhile, he says.
The deficiency bill which Mr.. Cleve
land refused to sign is now being con-
sidered by the Senate appropriations
and will be hurried through
as soon as possible.
The following fourth-class postmas
ters were to-day appointed for Vir
ginia: F. w. Griffith, Hallway; Laura
Kimball; II. J. Taylor, Nc
Mullen; A. A. Evans, Mount jackson;
s. w. Bradshaw, Overly; S. B. Davis,
Round Hill; E. L. Crockett, Tsngiers;
E. C. Hall, Tempersnceville; Eugene
Keyser, Thoroughfare; L. A. Martin,
Unionville.
There is nothing new in respect OF
the Hawaiian and Cuban affairs at the
Capitol to-day, the impression there
being that the former will lie over until
the next session, and that nothing will
be done with the latter until the new
American minister shall go to Madrid
Everybody at the Capitol hopes to get
away at the earliest possible date, and
is doing all he can to effect that result.
There is no foundation for any Of the
reports In respect of inter-
ference with Cuba.
Secretary Sherman's recent flop in
respect of Hawaii has revived the old |
story about the failing of his mental
powers, and it is openly stated that |
but for the bargain to put Mr.. Hanna
into the Senate he would never have |
been selected for cabinet position, as |
his condition was then perfectly we'll |
known to those who are familiar with
him; indeed 1t is said that at some COM (
mittee meetings, when he was a mem
Der of the Senate, ne seemed utterly |
iazed.
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