Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON June .


(Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, June 2.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: Miguel
A. Otero, TO be governor of New Mexi-
60; George n. Wallace, secretary OF
New Mexico; William NJ Jenkins, sec.
rotary of Oklahoma Territory. Mr..
Wallace was originally q candidate for
governor He is relative of Mrs. Me-
Knley aud settled up her fathers Is
tate. He was consul TO Melbourne
during the Harrison administration.
The cases of Shriver aud Edwards,
The TWO newspaper Gu wAo figured in
the sugar trust investigating commit
iee's proseculiDr Of contumacious wit.
uesses, Hi!l be called OF trial nexr Mon-
day morning. They have been select
ed AS the next caes In the SERIES o.
prosecutions.
A telegram received at the Inaiaa
bureau to-day from Agent Stoucn y
the Tongue River reservation 81
nounces that Stanley, the Cheyenn"
whose admitted murder OF Sheep here
er Hoover precipitatad the ludian
trouble there, has surrendered.
The President has signed the act
making appropriations to supply all ur,
gent deficiency in the printing and
binding appropriations and the act
amending the act relative to procuring
steamers for the transportation Of grain
TO the staring poor of India so as to
permit the Navy Department to utilize
ship of foreign register in the relief
work.
The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination on July IS for es-
tablshing register from which APP
pointment may be made to the position
of assistant chief in the division of soils
in the Agricultural Department. The
salary of this position is 81 500 per an
mum and males only are eligible.
President Mckinley, with large
party, left Washington this morning
for Philadelphia, where they are to
take part in the exercises connecic l
with the opening of the international
Commercial Congress.
D. S. Hale has been appointed post
master at Hale's Mills, Va.
The postmastership at Fairfax court
house is giving the republicans of Fair
fax county and some of their political
friends here no little trouble. Messrs
Hawxhurst and Brandon have long
been applicants for the office, the former
having the endorsement OF Mr. Agnew
md Mr.. RoWden. and the latter that of
many prominent republicans. The
contest between them has been so Wig
)rous that the appointment has been
held up. Now another applicant has
appeared, Mrs. Farr, the widow of the
late Mr.. Richard Farr, who was super.
intendent of the public education of his
State under the Malone regime. She
mas the endorsement of Mr.. Pat Nc
Caull, and, it is said, will probably get
the appointment.
A democrat from Oulpeper county,
Virginia, here to-day, says Mr.. G. NJ.
Newhouse is candidate for the demo-
ratio nomination for the House of Del
gates OF his State from his county.
The sundry civil bill having passed
both houses of Congress has been sent
to the White House for the Presidents
approval. 1t contains an appropriation
of $500 for plans and surveys for
bridge across the Potomac at Arlington.
Congressman Hay of Virginia was
fficially informed this morning that
postoffices had been established at
Bowles and Springberry, in Clarke
county, of his State.
Mr.. G. W. Settle of Rappahaunock
county, who will be the democratic
nominee for the Virginia legislature
rom his county, was here yesterday
He says the feeling of the democrats in
his county is in favor of Tyler for Gov
ernor and Alexander for Attorney Gen
eral.
A republican member Of the Senate
judiciary committee to a friend to day
that if Senator Morgan should iutrodrc,
a resolution questioning the legality
of the present session of Congress and
have it referred to has committee, the
report upon it would be very doubtful.
1t is generally believed here that the
letter marked with coffin and skull
and raw bones, received by Mr.. Speak
er Reed, Threatening him with death if
he don't mend his ways, is q yerirable
old ku klux hoax, though Mr.. Reed
was so affected by it that be turned it
over to the police, who guarded him
yesterday.
There lie no doubt Of the fact that the
the influence of the diamond four"
as the majority of the republican com-
mittte of Virginia are called, has ex-
perienced sad decrease with the Pres
ident, who, it has leaked out. has "a d
there are two factions OF his psrty in
Virginia, aud that ell the right
is not on one side, as the Bow
den wing would have 1t ap.
pear. In respect of the Offices in
Virginia it is said that Mr.. Dtjarnette
would by this time have been appoint
ed assistant attorney for the eastern