Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alsxsndris aasss't

FkUM MASHlNG Jun.
forra.nondance OF the Alexsndyis GaEetie.l
Washington, October 10.
Francis L. Stetson, the we'll known
New York attorney who once took ex-
President Cleveland into his firm as
partner, was examined by the indus
trial commission today. He attended
in a legal way to the organization OF
the Federal Steel Company Mr.. Stet.
son said that the authorized capital OF
the concern was S2O0,000,000, but his
understanding was that not over $780,.
COO OOU had been paid in. 10 Ohio and
illinois, he said. legislation is at least
inhospitsble to big corporations. The
company could not organlzs in Penn
sylyania because the laws there limit
Ell capital. Ou the question Of rail-
roads Mr.. Stetson said he thought the
reorganiz atoms and consultations
were good for the country and for the
companies. He did not think any of
the reorganized companies had any
floating Indebtedness. The roads had
never been SO well Offered as today.
The managers represented the highest
class of ability of any business in the
world. No government on the earth
was run so we'll as the railroads.
II is generally understood that Mr..
Hanna has determined to have another
Cabinet officer, if not two-one TO be
the Colonial, and the other the Score.
tary of Commerce--made necessary, it
is said, by the new expansion policy
upon which the government has enter.
ed. Proconsulships will soon be ere.
ated. Imperialism must have all the
ancillaries of Empire.
Ex-senator Butler, ofSouth Carolina,
who commanded Camp Alger, near this
city, during the Spanish war, but has
been mustered out, has been appointed
counsel for tie Louisville and Nashville
Railroad here at an annual salary OF ten
thousand dollars.
Elk Secretary Sherman, who resides
here now, says the result of the election
ia his State next month depends upon
the vote Jones, the independent candi'
date Tor Governor, shall receive. From
the way Mr.. Sherman talks, it is evident
that be doesn't think the defeat of MIR.
Hanra's ticket in Ohio will do the ma.
tional republican party any harm.
Senator Deboe, the republican U. s.
Senator the boilers succeeded in elect.
ing in Kentucky, is now here. He
says the republicans and their demo.
cratic gold allies will carry his State
next month by satisfactory majority.
Mr.. Deboe is fair representative OF
Southern republicans.
A merchant of Baltimore, here this
morping, said the political situation in
Maryland is at this time what may be
termed shot" The railroads of that
State, especially the B. & O., are whip
ping into line not only their employees
but the business houses with whom
they have dealing. Money is in abund-
ance and will, it is expected. play big
part with the purehaseables; but, not
withstauding all this, it is the opinion
Of those we'll informed that the demo.
Gratis will carry the State by big ma
jority.
well known democratic politician from
Virginia. here today Gays, that while
tQc autl.mdILlu mGu Will Dt lDSlSulu-
c4nt ia the legislature and are utterly
Incapable OF doing the democratic party
the State any harm now or ever, there is
no doubt of the fact that they have succeeded
il fomenting many totally unnecessary per.
s)nal anmosities betw, en- individual mem
b,rs of the party, which, he fears will be
lasting, and all OF which could have been
easily avoided if the leaders of the famous
May conference had abandoned their move
ment when they. ss everybody else did, saw
1t was doomed to defeat.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices of Virginia were made today
Elway, Russell county, E. A. Campbell sp.
pointed postmaster, vice W. ]. Campbell,
dead Hurt, PIttsylvania county, B. NJ. Moon,
vice S. T. Hurt, dead Lucia, Henry county.
u g Estes, vice w. c. EggletoD, resigned /;
Napol on, Chesterfield county, Lee Gerber,
vice N c. Mann, resigned; Stratton, Dicken-
son county, u. B. &. Sutherland, vice M. E.
,keen, removed.
Postmaster General Smith will leave here
next Sunday to take part in the Ohio cam
paign. He will make speeches in Athens,
Springfield, Norwa'k and Steubenville.
The Presidential party arrived here at
noon and was met at the station by Secretary
loot aud Adjutant General Corbin. The
Urinary covered ever five thousand miles
aud the President made over one hundred
speeches en- route.