Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
corraanoudenOe of the Alexandria Gasette.]

the Garfield Hospital IN this city, nao
not improved this morning. Indeed he
seems to be losing ground and his
physicians entertain no hope OF his re-
coyery. He is suffering from chron
disorder and carbuncle. 1t is not be-
lieved that he can survive more tnan
few days. Col. Chipley was prominent
in the Florida Senatorial contest year
ago.
The bench show, conducted under
thu auspices of the Army and Navy
Club of this city, was opened here TO-
day. All the classes were we'll filled, H.
Guiding entries of some of the most noted
animals which have taken first prizes
at dog shows throughout the country.
MANY came direct from the Brooklyn
show. An exhibition by trained dogs
is scheduled day and night. The show
will continue four days.
The President to-day appointed Mr..
George 81. Harries, of this city, to be
brigadier general of the militia of the
District of Columbia, to succeed the
late Gen. Ordway. former commanding
officer of the District National Guard.
Mr.. Harries has been major in the
guard for some years, and as Inspector
general of the rifle practice has taken
an active part in rifle competitions. He
was we'll known newspaper man OF
this city for some years, and in this
capacity was present at the last Sioux
outbreak in Dakota and also at Home.
stead. He has been engaged in bust
ness pursuits for about two years and
is at present secretary of the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
The President to-day made the fol,
lowing naval appointments: Surgeon
Paul Fitzsimmons, to be medical in
spector; Passed Assistant Surgeon
Frederick J. B. Cordeiro, to be a SUR
geon; Assistant Surgeon Arthur W.
Dunbar, to be passed assistant sur
geon.
The following Virginia fourth class
postmasters were appointed to-day:
Horizons Summit, w. II. Brickley;
johnson, J. Bryant; Negro, Mrs. Mary
O. Sharp; Plasterbnrg. Ada G. Judkins;
Skinquarter, Walter P. Jayne; White
Gate, William woodward.
Collector Brady of the lower internal
revenue district of Virginia is here to
day. In reference to the talked of re-
moval of his headquarters from Rich.
mond to Petersburg he says that now
that an order mas been issued for their
removal and for carpeting them, and
that the people of Petersburg have
publicly thanked him for obtaining
that order, he doesn't see how he can
we'll refuse to remove them, though he
doesn't now exactly know when he will
do so.
Judge Field will vacate his seat Oh
the bench of the U. 8. Supreme Court
next Thursday, but who will fill it has
not as yet definitely TRANSFERRED, and it
is now said it will not be filed for some
weeks. Mr.. Day, Assistant Secretary
of State, doesn't want it, but if Secre-
tary Sherman refuses to resign his
place, Attorney General McKenDa may
be appointed, and his position be given
10 Mr.. Day.
Mr.. Wilson, the deputy commissioner
of internal revenue, being asked to-day
if under his recent order the persons
appointed by Collector Brady, the new
collector of internal revenue for the
lower district of Virginia, would have
to be removed, replied affirmatiyely,
aud added that their successors would
have to be taken from an eligible list
sent from the civil service commission
here. That list, however, now con-
tains the names of as many republicans
as there are places, so that none of the
democrats the Colonel removed will be
reinstated.
The expenditures of the government
for the month ending to-day are nearly
ten millions in excess of the receipts.
This is bad enough, but it is provoking
to hear the officials in the Treasury De-
partment say they confidently expect
that the receipts will increase after the
new year, especially as when asked the
reasons of their expectancy they as
sign none. People outside the Treas.
nry department say they fear that in.
stead of increasing, the receipts will
decrease after the new year.
The prevailing opinion among the
congressman who have arrived here is
that nothing will be done with the cur
rency question at the coming session,
and even if the democrats were will.
ing to agree upon any plan, the repub.
l,cans are so divided that no plan yet
proposed could BIZ adoped. Even the
President and Secretary Gage, while
both favor the retirement of the green
backs, differ in toto as to the manner
in which that retirement should be ef-
fec:ed.
Senator Elkins announced to-day
that the reports that he would
oppose Attorney General McKen-
mas confirmation as a justice
of the Supreme Court was erro aeous. No
intention to oppose COL Fl matt n of The
man the President has chosen for
Justice Fields successor has been made
known to the President by his senatori.
al callers.
Some of the friends of Judge Love,
of the judicial district, composed of Fair
fax and Alex andria counties, Va, here
to-day, say that as they understand
small lobby has already been organized
iu Richmond in the interest of his op-
ponent, Colonel Barley, member of
The Legislature, they will send dele
cation there to appear before the jul
dietary committee of the legislature
and state their opinion of the preference
of the democrats of the two equities in
respect of the applicants for the judge
ship.
tt is understood that tha onlv mat.