Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-08

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Ex-Secretary Foster called at the
White House to-day with dele.
CATION of New York representatives OF
the missionary and evangelical associs-
tions to talk with the President over
the present state of negotiations with
Turkey. The delegation represented
to the President that, Notwithstanding
the urgent instructions that had been
given t. Minister Angel when he lett
Washington for his post at CONSTANT
nople and the minister's efforts to adj
vance the negotiations initiated by h's
predecessor, Mr.. Terrell, practically
little had been accomplished towards d
settlement of the claims of the Ameri.
can mission and educational societies
whose properties were destroyed dur
inc the Armenian troubles. They urged
strengthening of the minister's hands
by the President and the adoption OF a
more vigorous policy towards Turkey.
Incidentally there was mention of the
rumored exchange of posts between
Minister Augell and Mr.. Bryan, who
has been nominated aS United States
Minister to China, but it is said that
there is no disposition on the part OF
the President to sanction any such ar
rangement.
The New Hampshire congressional
delegation met to-day to consider the
question of appointments to federal
Offices in the State. They agreed unan-
imously to recommend E. 81. Carroll
for the position of bank examiner.
Senator Galliuger and the two mem
bers of the House united upon Col. K.
n. Elwell, of Exeter, for collector OF
customs at Portsmouth, but Senator
Chandler dissented from this conclu.
sion and announced his determination
to recommend W. Scott Smith, of
Portsmouth, to the President for this
position. Senator Chandler also failed
to agree with the other members of the
delegation in the selection of district
attorney. They agreed upon q. j..
Hamblett for this position, but MIR.
Chandler supported Mr.. S. S. Jewett.
The Wise Young contested election
case from the Norfolk, Virginia, dis
trct, was again postponed to-day, as the
Patterson case from Tennessee had not
been concluded. Judge Patterson is q
so-called gold democrat, thatisa bolter,
who is contesting the seat to which Mr..
Carmack, a true blue democrat, was
elected in the Memphis district. Among
the interested listeners in the commit
Tee room was ex-Congressman Chal-
mers, of Mississippi, who, though &C.
cused of the Fort Pillow massacre,
turned republican because the demo.
Gratis of his district preferred somebody
else ss their representative. The Wise
case has been set FOR Monday.
Congressman Jones ofthe Frederlcks.
burg district, has been selected by the
Congressional delegation from his State
as the Virginia member Of lhe Congress
sional campaign committee. Mr..
Speaker Reed, it will be remembered,
honored Mr.. Jones by conspicuously
excluding him from all the important
committees of the House.
The House District of Columbia COM
mittee will investigate charges that
have heen made against local news
paper reporter here for conniving with
others to defraud the District in the
matter of the street cleaning depart
ment.
Three counterfeit $40 gold pieces
were received to-day by the chief of
the secret service. They are Of excel
lent workmanship and in general ap-
pearance are far above the average of
spurious coins. In weight, however,
they are 81 grains short. U. S. Com
missioner Barksdsle, Of Danville, Va,
who brought the coins to the Treasury,
said that large number of them were
in circulation in Danville and vicinity,
and, although the police has captured
the tools and kit used in their manu-
facture, neither the maker nor the per-
son who passed them has been appre-
hended.
The following fourth class postmas.
ters in Virginia were appointed to-day :
Garfield, Phoebe A. GilliDgham; In
dian Rock, G. E. Sandridge.
DR.. Harold Hamilton Haas of Vir.
GINA has passed an examination for
appointment Is assistant surgeon in
the navy and will be appointed.
Representative Howe. of New York,
introduced civil service bill to-day
designed to protect federal war vete1
rams in the government service.
Some anxiety is expressed at the
War Department in consequence of
the failure to hear from Captain Ray,
who was sent to the Klondike region
to make report, but since early last
October nothing has been heard of him.
Most of the Virginia republicans who
forgathered here last week seeking
offices, finding none, have returned to
their homes, sadder but not wiser men,
and satisfied neither with the members
of their executive committee nor with
the President. 1t Is confidently asserted
by some of them that the President did
promise Congressman Walker and Yost
a five thousand dollar Office if they
would agree to the nomination of MIR.
Brown Allen as marshal of the western
district Of their State. Neither Aliens
nomination as marshal, nor Alderson's,
as attorney for tins same district has
vet been made, but both will be, it is
believed, on Monday.
A prominent Ohio lawyer here to-day says
Mr.. Hanna will surely be defeated, for the
reason that the boiling republicans there
have burnt the bridges behind them, and
besides that the threats Of personal violence
against them must tend to make them more
determined than ever-that is if they be
men He also ssys the whole power of the
administration has been throgn in the inter.
est of Mr.. Hanna, aud that different men
from Ohio have been kept waiting here since
March on promises of the same office if Mr..
hanna be olected. and that when those offices