Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, July Is.


Washington, July Is.
The following instructions were sent
to postmasters today. The rate of
postage on matter OF the third class is
not affected by the fact that incidental
Iy it is arranged to be used as receipt
acle for coiu. Subscription blanks,
otherwise conforming to the statutory
requirements, may be mailed with
second class publications at the pound
rate OF postage. although printed op
card board, and arranged with re.
ceptacle for coin.
1t has been decided to limit the COM
petition for designs and plans for the
proposed memorial bridge across the
Potomac river to four prominent bridge
engineers, instead of inviting plans and
designs from fifteen engineers, as was
originally announced.
a Virginia democrat of some promi-
nence here today, talking about the
proposed meeting of the gold men in
Richmond, said that three years ago
the Northern gold men gave large SUMS
of money to well.known democrats in
all the districts of his State to promote
the gold cause, and employed other
men in all those districts to find out
the strength of the gold feeling therein,
with the intention of spending fifty
thousand dollars additional in the State
# their reports indicated a pos
sibility of defeating the democratic
ticket there, but that the obtained in.
formation did not warrant the expendi-
ture. He said he didn't suppose any
money would be sent there next year
for any such purpose.
All the prominent Virginia demo-
cratic politicians who have been here
for the last TWO or three days left for
their respective homes last night, hav
ing obtained all the federal patronage
it was possible for them to get for their
State in the army and in the census
bureau. There were thousands of ap-
p'icants for the very few places appor-
TONED to their State. and those who
mad the disposal of those few did the
oest they could with them, and natu
rally favored their friends rather than
their opponents.
Ex-senator Germans many friends
here are seriously concerned about his
repeated sicknesses, and say they fear
ais present attack will be sufficient to
keep him out of active politics for at
least several months. They say be took
40 part Tin the republican and boilers
movement to divide his party, and gave
II no countenance, aud that if we'll
enough to go into politics next year,
ne will be one of Mr.. Bryan's frmest
supporters.
Ii is reported here today that Messrs.
Carlin and Barley of Alexandria were
nere yesterday to see Senator Martin
in respect of MIR. Barley's candidacy
Tor the democratic nomination for the
legislature from the city and county of
Alexandria and to pledge him. Mr.. Bar
iey's, support, but that the Senator in
cimated to them that though be had
nothing 10 do with the matter, that be-
ing for the Alexandria democrats to
settle as they think proper, he had heard
that Mr.. Cation would probably be
the nominee, and tnst as he
would make good and eff.
Gent delegate, he thought it would
be we'll if Mr.. Barley would withdraw.
President Harper OF the Virginia demo.
cratic association OF this city, says he was en-
trely misrepresented in an interview printed
in a newspaper in this city; that he Is utterly
opposed to the expansion policy, and that
while he has never been opposed to the nom.
Instion of Senator Martin, he is as much in
70 NJ hx,f ha
as he ever was,
In the Pennsylvania census and military
appointments the kicking republicans have
not been awarded even q ''smell," all such
federal patronage having been given TO Sena.
tors Quay and Penrose, aud Representative
Dalzel and the other QuHy opponents being
left out in the cold
reliable and we'll informed democratic
politician from Kentucky here today, speak
iag of the proposed snt-Goebel movement
there says that while Goebel's nomination
was not made in the most satisfactory man.
ner to many democrats there, his democratic
opponents are mostly men who have been
lukewsrm in their psrty's faith for some time,
and that the prevailing impression there is
that he will be elected by twenty thousand
majority.
The following changes In the fourth class
postofhees of Virginia were made today
Cumberland, Cumberland county. John II
Vaughn was appointed postmaster vice Rosa
V. Foster, removed; Grantand, Henrico
ounty, Marcus W. Sclater vice James c. Holt,
esigned; Horeb. Bedford county, VIM. A.
BOY, vice VIM. n. Thsyton, removed.
The statement of the recruiting officers for
the first three days enlistments for yolun-
teer regiments shows that the number Of men
secured is 791 in sll the recruiting stations.