Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-08

.oant in the future. IL 10 believed that
shortly after the party workers recover
from me shock they will sustain when
the rural free delivery 10 taken away
from them they will be treated 70 otners
of the came sort. 1t Is even hinteo .na.
a number of the places that President
McK inley removed from the civil ser,
Woe will be placed under the controi
20 The commission again. Presideni
poosavalL when q member OF the CIVIL
sayvica commission a few years ago was
30 zaaIons 10 the strict Interpretation OF
the civil service rules as any OF the most
enthusiastic Of the 30 called reform
ers,, could demand. He still retains
his radical ideas on the subject
Ex-Representstiv Rodenberg, menu
Der of the present commission, Is an
outspoken believer 10 the ITO the victor
belongs the SPOIL" sdage, aud is more
than likely to retire from his office De-
fore many months are gone. WINE ID
Congress he Invariably voted against
tina appropriation asked annually Tor
the commissions maintenance. and
slnce his appointment to the place 10
holds has not been very active 10 ray
inp down the civil service rules Mr.
Rodepburg is anxious to return TO Con-
Oress and II is understood will be given
an opportunity before long to make
his canvass in bis home town OF East o':
L,uis. ILL.,, unhampered by the cares oil
| ofIice II the President does decide to
make a change in Mr.. RodeDberR' 9
berth IL may be confidently expected
that "civil service reformer" Will get
tae plum.
Senator Quay, who has.been reported
seriously Ill, is 10 fact able to leave bis
house. He is recovering from an attack
of bronchitis. He became I'll week
90 as the result of severe cold ano
was greatly alarmed, 10 the belief that
his lungs were seriously affected. Physi-
clans convinced him to the contrary and
he mas now practically recovered. de
has been advised by bis physicians not
to 90 to Florida, as has been bis GUS
| tom.
senator Hanna attended the Cabinet
meeting today. II was his first visit to
tne White House since the death o
President Mckinley, and be called IL
The interests OF the monument pr JpossC
to the memory OF the late president o.
Canton. Senator Hanna called with J. u
Milburu. OF Buffalo. who is q member 0
tine National Mckinley Memorial Mon
nment Association, and discussed The
matter with the President. Senator
Hanna urged the President and oil
advisors to "get together" on the WORK
At present he said the association WORK
inc for the monument at Canton and
the organic alton laboriug for the Memor
| isl Arch 10 Washington are at eros;
nurposes. He believed that the oppos
inc projects should work hand In hand
Int that the monument at Canton SHOULD
be built 6rst. -,
Senator Hanus had q long talk viii
President Roosevelt today over tn
matter OF Federal appointments In Osi
aud matters political elsewhere. IL wa
the fret consultation the big Onioan ha
had with the new President ADD the re
sults OF the conference will probably b
far reaching. 10 general way the.
NAV be said 10 have reached an AMIGA
3 bile agreement, despite the fact tina
, thew cannot agree on some matters
8 detail. Possibly the Delaware sltuatio
Is the most important OF their disagree
ments. The Presidents action yestei
day In appointing Robert q. Houston
an anti-Addicks mao, to the lnterna
J Revenue collectorship, was bitter pll
for the machine republicans of tn
country. Addicks is the national com
mitteeman from the little state and hs
long been ia Senator Hsnna's co nj
dence.
Minister Conger has informed tn
State department that Yuan Shi As
has been appointed by the Chinese gov
eminent to be vlceroy OF the PROVING
of Chill, as successor to Ii Hun
Chang. who died yesterday. Wan
. Wen Ohao has been appointed az vice
governor OF the same province. Sna
Tung was the home OF the Boxer uI
rising and has always been a turbulen
e province.
It is said on good authority that
. was agreed at conference between tn
President and four prominent member
of the House ways and means commit
tee to check the increasing surplus /
the Treasury, not by tariff revision no
} by reciprocity, but by reduction
, internal revenue taxes.
A telegram to the Quartermaste
General this morning etates that To
transport Hancock left Manila yestel
day for Kobe, Japan. At that port
3 viii take as passengers Senator Bacon
Representative Mercer and others G
the Congressional party visiting TO
Philippines and who we're stranded D
the breaking down OF the Warner
The Buford, having the 23rd. Infantr
= on board, left Malta this morning 10
New York.
the amount OF ransom to be pal
e the bri0ands who are holding Mis-
8 Ellen II. Stone, the American mission
ary, has been agreed upon, the fact ha
not been reported to the State deparl
ment. There are no Developments
the case 30 fer as the department know
although slow progress is being mad
E with the efforts to secure her release.
s Attorney General Knox explained to II
| President and is brother members OF ii
Cabinet today that great deal OF missppr'
r hension exisis throughout the country as
| the status Of the Carter case, The dishonoIe
m,tain has not been granted q new iris
. ar. Knox said. as many believe, The pr
I | &C edings that have been ordered are mere
TO decide the title to certain property that Il
government hiss seized.
4 The following changes were made in II
fourth-class Virgins postottces today
D Howell, Patrick county, }. L. Newman "
: appointed postmaster vice Q. ". Plasters' !
signed Port Royal, Caroline county, 1.
Heushsy was appointed postmaster vice E.
0 Ouesenbsry, dead Quillin, Norfolk count
Robert Badger wa appointed postmasi
70 vice W. A. wilkins, removed,