Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-10
Postofice Department and confidential

stamped envelope agent, FIVE postoffice
inspectors, watchmen, iremeD, assist
ant messengers, pages, laborers OF all
kinds and charwomen. In the post.
offices throughout the country | would
recommend the following exceptions:
Superintendent or clerks in charge OF
carrier stations, assistant cashiers, prl-
vate secretaries and stenographers to
the postmasters in the larger offices,
messengers, porters, cleaners, janitors,
watchmeu and laborers.
Senator Chandler had conference
with President Mckinley to-day upon
the subject of bimetalism and he said
after the close of the interview: The
President stands firmly in favor ofintet-
national bimetalism as promised by the
St. Louis platform. He considers the
negotiations with the European powers
only temporarily suspended on account
of the peculiar condition of affairs IN
India, and it is the Presidents inter-
ton to again send his ENJOYS to Europe
as soon as the conditions are favorable
for continuing negotiations. Senator
Chandler added the opinion that the
President is as earnestly in favor of b.
metalism, "the use of both metals as
standard money" as the Senator him
self.
A telegram received at the Life Saw
ing Bureau states that the brig Manson,
with cargo of railroad ties, struck on
Turner's Lump, five miles southeast OF
Assateague station on the Virginia east.
ern shore The crew of six were landed
by the crew in surf boat. The vessel
will probably be total loss.
A committee of the Fredericksburg
people interested in the project to
make national park out OF the battle
fields of Charlottesville, the Wilder
ness, Spottsylvania c. H. and Freder-
czsburg, among whom are Col. Rowe
aad Judge Ssner and committee of the
G.. A. K will meet the commander OF
that organization here to morrow and
consider the bill that will be introduced
in Congress to effect the SUCCESS of that
project.
Mr.. Yost when asked to-day if he
would oppose the confirmation of Mr..
Brown Allen as marshal Of the western
district Of his State, said he had not yet
made up his mind as to whether ne
would DO so or not, as be had not con-
sidered it in all its bearings.
A large delegation Of negross from
Alexandria. headed by silas Madella,
w. A. Carter and John Madella, called
upon Congressman Rixey at the House
to-day and urged him 10 introduce
bill for their relief. They said they
were employees in the quartermaster's
department at Alexandria during the
war between the States, and that five
dollars month was deducted from
their pay to provide for the INDECENT
contrabands. That reduction is what
they now desire to have restored to
them. Mr.. Rixey promised to do all
he could for them.
The u. S. Supreme Court to-day de-
cided that stakeholder in national
bank, aware of the failing condition of
that bank, and who has disposed of his
stock prior to the failure, is liable for
his share of the loss.
joan B. Kimberly was to-day ap-
pointed postmaster at Fortress Monroe,
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Minister Powell, at Seoul, Korea,
has reported to the State Department
by cable that the mother of the EN-.
peror OF Korea died yesterday at that
capital.
Il is currently reported that the great
Interest the Presidents cousin, MIR. o.
born, is taking in the confirmation of
d mas, New Orleans negro, as naval
officer at that place, is his desire to
keep him from showing an ante.con-
vention letter, promising him that place
in case the vote of louisiana in the
convention should be cast for Mckinley
instead of for Reed.
10 the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel, of
Virginia, presented petition from the
Stanton Union of Comm ercial Travel
ers against the passage of the anti
fcalpers' bill Dir. Daniel also intro
duced bills to pay G. W. Rosenburger,
OF New Market, $1,000, and Enoch M.
Marshall, of Fauquier county, $4,000,
for property taken and destroyed by
the federal army.
A Tammany Hall democrat, hero to-
day, says the newspapers may talk
about the inidelity of that organ.
iaation to the Chicago platform as much
as they please, but that Tammany is as
true to that platform and to Mr.. Bryan
as the democrats of Virginia are.
House elections committee room
number three was crowded to-day to
hear the argument in the contested
case of Wise vs.. Young, from the Nor
folk, Virginia, district. Mr.. John Wise
was counsel for his brother, DR.. Wise,
the contestant, and made ono of his
characteristic speeches. Among those
in the room were Congresmen Young
aud Yost, and ex-Congressmen Brady.
Brown, Libby and Bowen.
II mas now been practically decided
by the pension bureau that pension
once granted, no matter by what fraud
ulent means, is good for life.
People from Baltimore here to-day
say it has now been discovered that
the management of the B. & 0. r. B.
for years has been a monumental
cheat, to eneft few on the inside
and TO defraud the many.
The republican members of the
House opposed to the civil service law
pre- sented bold front when efforts
were made to-day by members of the
committee on rules to learn when the
pending civil service debate could be
brought to a close. The canvass of
republicans members now in progress
shows that by far thu larger number of
republicans favor modification rather
than u repeal Of thu law. But it also