Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrszpondcnoe Of the Alexandria Gaxette.]
WARRINGTON, July ID.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra GaSstte.]
WAsHMaToN, July 10.
Mr.. Miers, of Indiana, introduced a
bill in the House to-day granting an In
crease of pension to soldiers OF the
Mexican war in certain cases, and Mr..
Osborn, of Wyoming, one to amend the
act empowering fourth class postmasters
to administer caths to pensioners 80 as
not to require fees for such service.
Chief Hazen, of the secret service,
has given notice of the discovery OF a
new counterfeit ten dollar silver Ger
ti6cste. It is of the series OF 1891,
check letter D, with the small carmine
seal. the portrait of Hendricks and the
names of Messrs. Tillman and Morgan
Register and Treasurer respectively.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations Perry NJ. DeLeon
Of Georgia to be consul general at
Guayaquil, and consuls, Paul Lang OF
New Hampshire at Sherbrooke; F. w.
Hass6eld of Iowa at Trieste; Geo. J.
Carey of Illinois ct Amsterdam; Ed
ward II. Ozmun of Minnesota at Stutt-
CART; Jos. G. Stephens of Indiana at
Plymouth.
The following Virginia appointments
of fourth class postmasters were made
to day: Frederick's ball, ]. V. E.
Hardenbergh; Taught, NJ. L. Helms;
Keysville, q. D. Hammer; New River
Depot, G. G. Dudley; Tilda, Jacob
Mundy; Wilson's, a. G. Butterworth.
In his annual report to the War De-
partment, Major William F. Smith says
litigation as to the right of wsy for the
construction of the inland waterway
from Chincoteague bay, Virginia,
to Delaware bay has retarded i'm
provement upon the project. The
balance available for this work
July |, 1897, was s27 ,052. The chan
mel of the Pocomoke river, Mary
land, below Snow Hill was widened
and deepened. At Queenstown Harbor,
Maryland, channel S! feet deep and
100 feet wide was completed from the
Chester river to the inner harbor.
Judge Pinkney, of Baltimore, one Of
the assistant attorneys for the Interior
Department, recently removed, though
protesting to be democrat, voted for
Mckinley last fall. 1t is needless to
say that the democrats here do not re-
greet his removal. 1t is just the reverse
10 the case of Major r. W. Hunter, Of
Alexandria, who held a similar place
in the came department, and whose re-
movsl is generally regretted, as he is q
good and true democrat. The ground
assigned for his removal is the remark
able one that he was insubordinate.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to. day way that of Mr.. Watson
BOYLE, of this city, son of the late Major
Boyle, provost marshal of the army of
Northern Virginia, and a good demo-
crat, to be a member OF the commission
TO examine the lands in the Bozman
land district in Montana.
Col. Allen, the engineer officer in
charge of the Potomac river improve
ments. has reported that he has begun
the survey for memorial bridge across
he Potomac from the naval observa-
tory grounds to the Arlington estate.
Among the arrivals here to-day is
tn ,e of Mr.. Ellyson, of Richmond, a
prominent candidate for the democratic
nomination for Governor of Virginia.
The confident belief of all the demo-
Gratis from his State who come here is,
and has been, from the first, that his
opponent, Mr.. Tyler, will be nominated.
1t is rumored here that the reason Mr.
Hanna has allowed no federal patronage that
s,uld be kept out of Virginia to 60 to that
, tate is the failure of those to whom tho dis
tribution of his corruption fund was entrust-
ed last fall, to render satisfactory accounts
thereof, and the poor returns derived from
Oh 1t disbursement.
Colonel Brady and Mr. Treat are the only
Virginia republicans Of any notoriety who
were present at the late conference Of the
republicans Of their State held here that re-
main. The others have gone back homo as
dnsa tished IS when they came, at odds with
each other and both disappointed at and
provoked with the administration for the
disregard with which it has treated them and
their recommendations. They will not meet
here again until after the meeting of their
state committee ct Lynchburg on the 18th
pro1imo.
The tariff conferrees are still engaged in
compromising the differences between the
Dingley and the Aldrich tariff bills, and
though they talk Of delays and distractions,
it is supposed that they will be able to report
before the close of the present week. As an.
tcipated, All the interests of all the trusts
will be amply protected.
Among the callers at the White House to-
day was General Walker, republican Con.
gresham from the 9th Virginia district, who
introduced to the President Mr. Samuel Lew
is, son OF the late Senator Lewis of Virginia,
who is an applicant for consulate. The
Virginia republicans here have pretty well
abandoned all hope Of getting appointments
outside Of their own State, and all with it.
they say, have been pre-empted.
KENTUCKY GOLD DEMOCRATS.
The gold democratic convention OF