Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.

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| Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. July 9.
Serious consideration is given 10 the
| renewed rumor that Prof. Joseph
French Johnson, Of the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA, may succeed Charles g.
Dawes as Comptroller OF the Currency.
| 1t is known that the position was once
offered to him in the past, but that he
declined it because Of his preference for
his place as teacher OF finance and
economy. He rendered the republican
party valuable service in literary way
In 1896.
Thomas G. Crenshaw, chairman of
| the State railroad commission OF Geor-
ola. has Just discovered that the writing
| of letter by him indorsing the course
| of Senator McLaurin, OF South Carolina.
has cost him valuable federal appoint
ment. There was considerable rivalry
over the filing Of the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the new federal prison In Atlanta.
Mr.. Crenshaw was we'll supported for
the place. He was the silver leader In
Georgia and managed the celebrated
silver convention OF 1895, at which
Senator Morgan was the central figure.
This secured for hin the endorsement
OF the southern Senators for the new
position. At the critical moment he
wrote a letter to Senator MoLaurin,
stating that be had always been an sd-
vocate OF sound money, and indorsiDg
McLaurin's general position. The
southern Senators quietly withdrew
their support, and the President ap.
pointed West VirginiaD who was urg-
ed by Senators Quay and Penrose for
the place.
Shekib Bey, the new Turkish minis
ter, called at the State department this
morning and presented his credentials.
lie was received by Secretary of State
Hay and Assistant Secretary Hill, the
retiring minister, Ali Ferrouh Bey,
making the presentation. Shekib Bey
will not be introduced to the President
until after the latter's return from Can
ton.
Secretary of State Hay returned to
Washington today and spent several
hours at bis desk in the State depart
meut attending to pressing public and
private business. He will probably re-
turn to mis- summer home at Newberry,
n, a., before the end OF the week.
The suits brought in Montana and In
Idaho against representatives OF W. A.
Clark and against a number who are
involved in the Marcus DAILY interests,
are cases separate and distinct from
each other and Ia no wise calculated to
bring about common front Of the an
tagonistic Clark and DAILY factions. |
The Interior department is responsible |
for the steps which have been taken by |
the Department of Justice and 1t is the |
purpose of the former to push them |
through the courts as speedily as pos
sible. The suits against the DAILY in. |
terests involve the illegal cutting OF !
lumber, the value OF which Is placed at |
81, 10000. The cutting Of this lumber |
has been going on for long time, but
the government lacked the information |
on which to base it's action. In the |
Clark case another point is involved.
IL is charged that entries were made on |
government timber land not for the own |
use OF those taking out the patents, as
the law provides, but that these patents,
in more than c hundred cases, were |
turned over TO Clark's agents. Al |
together IA 900 acres are thus INVOLVED. /
The value OF these may range from $40 |
to more than 800 per acre. The suit |
against Clark is 10 set aside the grants
thus obtained, on the ground that they |
were fraudently obtained. Nearly 100 |
arrests haVe been made on the charge OF
perjury of those who took the grants |
swearing that they were for their own
use and not for speculative purposes.
There have also been some arrests for
subordination OF perjury in connection
with the cases.
The following political appointments
were announced at the White House |
today: Thomas r. Wallace, of Iowa,
consul at Cre6eld, Germany; Pietro
Cuueo, of Ohio, at Turin, Italy; John
w. Bubb. Colonel OF Infantry; John J.
O'Connell, Lieutenant Colonel OF In
fsntry; John w. Hsnnsy, Lieutenant
Colonel Of Iufantry; William A. Mann,
Major OF Infantry; Willard F. Waltz.
Major OF Infantry; Edwin F. Glenn,
Major of Infantry; George Z. Cecil,
Major of Infantry; John II. e. Pesh. |
inc, Major OF Infantry; Thomas @. |
Goodman, Psymsster with the rank of |
major; James B. Houston, Psymsster
with the rank Of major; James G.. War
rem, Major 10 the Corps OF Engineers.
Also q number OF appointments of
captains and lieuteuauts.
". .. Staples was today appointed |
county, Va, vice s. NJ. Leckie resigned.
According to present plans Judge
VIM. d. Hunt, who is now Secretary
OF Porto Rico, will succeed Chss. Il.
Allen as Governor in the near future. |
Ii is reported that Ambassador
White Of Berlin will resign next year,