Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazettesl
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.

w A6h1NfION, DOS' NO'
A new counterfeit 81 silver certificate
has lust been discovered. 1t is OF the
series of 1896, check letter @, plate
number 81 and bears the signature OF
B. K. Bruce, register, and Eliis b. Roo,
erts. treasurer. 1t is badly executed
photo engraving on heavy ooho gspel;
A republican Senator says the onlteu
States will have more trouble with the
natives of Porto Rico than those of the
Philippines. They will expect, be says,
too much of the United States, and
that their ideas of liberty will give them
foolish ideas.
The City Council of Havana has sent
its thanks to the President for has con-
tribution in aid of the needy poor OF
that city.
The application of Postmaster Crup-
per of Alexandria for permission TO
hireVa wagon during the holidays TO
deliver Christmas gifts that come
through the mails, has been denied, on
the ground that the expense of the
mail service in Cuba and Porto Rico is
so great that no extra money can be
spared for similar service in this coun-
try, the people of which are taxed for
the support of the whole OF that SER
vice.
Rucker, the negro collector of in
ternal revenue for the Atlanta district,
having been induced to think that the
alleged prevailing era of good feeling
would be good time for obtaining an
order for the improvement of the build
ing in which his office is located, has
come here for that purpose, but as yet
has not been notified that his mission
will be successful.
Is is said at the Postoffice Depart.
ment that there will be no change in
the postmastership at Front Royal,
Va, for the reason that the present
postmaster is gold democrat who
now acts with the republicans, is en-
dorsed by the county republican COM
mittee, and is supported by the North
ern Methodist Church. The executive
committee OF the Virginia republicans
have recommended Mr.. Pritchard, a
republican, for the place, but have
abandoned all hope that their recon-
mendation will be effective.
The Treasury and all the other fed.
eral departments here will close at
noon tomorrow and remain closed till
Tuesday morning next. A similar New
Years holiday will be given.
The Alger Investigation commission
not being as keen set upon trip to
Cuba and Porto Rico at the govern
ment's expense as Senator Proctor was
has determined to make their re-
port without going there.
SO remarkably DESTROYS is the admin
istration of facilitating the construction
of the Nicaragua canal that it is already
necoti&ting with Great Britain for the
abrogation of the Clayton. Bulwer treaty
which provides that the United State;
shall not have exclusive jurisdiction
over such canal.
1t is said at the Department of Jus
tice that only fifteen bankrupt notices
so far, have been filed in the q S. cour
for the eastern district of Virginia, anC
none in the Alexandria sub district
composed of the counties of Alexandria
Fairfax and Londoun and the city o
Alexandria, and that probably no re:
cree will be appointed for that sub
district, as none would probably accep
il, 90 account of its uDproftableness.
The statues of Hamilton, Jefferson
Lincoln and others in Statuary Hall a
the Capitol, called by tho guides ma
tional statues" were moved rom tina
hall to-day to the rotunda, in order t.
make room for other statues in that hall
Secretary Hay resumed his duties a
the State Department to-day.
In the Congressional Directory, pro-
posed, of course, by republican, TIT
right of Messrs. Young and Epes t.
their seats in the present Congress il
recognized, though they were deprived
OF them by the republican majority o
the House, by the statement that they
we're reelected"
The negroes here now include Sena
tor Hoar in their denunciations, be-
cause mel says the nation will have tt
look to the conservatism and wisdom
of the South in the perils that are be
fore it. His praise of the South is any
thing else than agreeable to them.
Congressman OF Hay of Virginia has com
pleted his report on the minority army bill
and filed it with the clerk of the House to
day. The majority bill, the Hull bill, will bt
passed by the republican majority.