Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Oct. Is.

Correspondents OF the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
The Corean legation received an off,
cial cable to day stating: "King pro-
claimed himself Emperor from this
date, October Is, 1887" The transi-
ton which Corea makes to-day from
kingdom to an empire is felt to have
considerable significance in oriental al
fairs, although the cable to the legation
gives no details of the change, and the
officials here are without any informa-
ton az to the causes leading up to it.
China long has asserted a suzerainty
over Corea, and it was this claim thai
brought on the China-Japan war.
While the claim is dormant, yet China
never has relinquished what she has
regarded az an hereditary sovereignty
over Corea. With the latter country
as a kingdom some apparent assent
was given to the claim of an imperial
authority in China, but with Corea
herself advancing to the rank of al
empire she throws off every evidence
of dependence on any outside power.
This independence would apply to
Japan and Russia, which have been
seeking to gain influence and control
in Corea, owing to that country's ex-
tensiye coast line and valuable harbors
Cd the north Pacific.
United States Consul Deuster, at
Crefeld, Germany, reports to the State
Department, that the German authori-
ties have taken action which tends to
discourage the importation of Ameri-
can goods. 10 one case nearly three
times the ordinary duty was assessed
against an invoice of slaves because
thew had what would be called COM
mon castings in this country, but which
the German appraisers said were orna
mental castings and subject to the
nisher duty. Another case was where
yearly third of large shipment OF
Chicago sausages was condemned by
the official inspectors.
The State Department has not yet
been advised of the acceptance by the
British government of the alternative
proposition submitted by it, after the
rejection of the invitation to come into
the international conference, to have g
meeting of British, Canadian and Unit
ed States experts on the seal question.
The discovery made by Editor Stead of
the intention of the United States, in
the event of failure to reach an agree
ment for the further protection of the
seals, to destroy all of them on the
Pribylof Islands ia supposed at the
State Department to have been based
on the debates in Congress last year
and on the fact that Representative
Dineley submitted bill to that end.
Chief Justice Fuller, when the Su-
preme Court met to-day, announced
that the Joint Traffic Railroad Associa-
ton case from New York and the La
clede Gas Light case from st. Louis had
been assigned by the court for argu-
ment on the first Monday in next Janu-
airy. The arguments had been set for
this month, but Justice Fields retire.
ment leaves the bench with only eight
members and, in view of the important
constitutional questions presented by
these two cases, it was desired that
thew should be heard by a full bench.
Mr.. E. J. Phelps, ex-Minister to Great
Britain, who is of counsel for the rail
roads in the Joint Traffic case, was in
court and acquiesced in the postpone
ment of the hearing.
The following fourth.class Virginia
postmasters were appointed to-day
Birdsnest, Mrs. S. E. Dunton; Foster,
5. s. Lissowitz; Howell, G. W. Plas-
ters; jacksonville, Wallace DeFord
Oranda, John 81. Cleaver; Port Hay
wood, John r. Banks Shippers, A. T.
Saunders.
An old gentleman who had some
difficulty in getting on the horse cars
now running on Pennsylvania avenue,
this morning, remarked audibly that it
was evident the driver of the car was
neither Argus nor Briareus. The driver,
who, by the by, is Virginian, OF the
instant muttered "he'd been better un-
derstood if he'd said wasn't potato ~
Congressman Rixey of Virginia was
here to-day. he will be at Fairfax
Court House next Monday, though
Major Tyler will not be. Congressman
Jones was also booked for a speech
there that day, but he. too, it is report
ed, cannot go. However, the local
talent will be sufficient to entertain all
the crowd that may be present, es.
pecially as they may have one of the
most efficient orators of this city, MIR.
Andrew Lipscomb, to assist them.
The Wickham committee of the Vir-
GINA republicans say they had to wait
q long time yesterday before they were
allowed to gee the President, but that
they are more than satisfied with the
result and that the President told them
their ticket deserved and he hoped
would receive the vote of every repub.
lican in their State. They seem to
think if their ticket shall receive large
vote, the countenance of the admins
tration will be turned from the Agnew
wing and beam upon them.
Current talk here is to the effect that
though Attorney General McKenna
may be nominated for Associate Jus.
tice of the Q. S. Supreme Court, he
will not be confirmed, for the good and