Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-23
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. d. c., June %.

Washington, ID. u, June 70.
There is a report here that ct the st.
Louis convention an attempt will be
made with hurrah and with brass bands
TO stampede the convention for Mr.
Cleveland. Tammany Hall, it is report
ed. is at the bottom of the plan and 1t is
even reported that this powerful demo-
cratic organization will appeal to Mr..
BRYAN to pat aside all differences and
either nominate or second the nomination
of Mr.. Cleveland and thereby bring
about a union OF all factions in the dem-
ocratic party.
There has been new shuttle of the
cards in the Cabinet deck. 1t is under
stood that Paul Morton, of Nebraska and
Chicago, is shy about accepting the offer
of the Navy Department portfolio and
that the President will now try to induce
him to take that of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. Representative
Metcalfe. of California, who was slated
for the latter position, would just as lief
be Secretary of the Navy, and if Morton
should decide to take Secretary Cortel-
you's place, Metcalfe will probably step
into Secretary Moody's shoes. Mr.. Nor
ton will arrive here shortly after noon
today and will take lunch with the Pres
ident, when the matter of his entrance
into the administration family will
probably be definitely decided.
w. J. Vickery, OF Cincinnati, was to-
day appoined Chief Postoffice Inspector,
to succeed w. E. Cochran. Vickery,
who has been inspector-in-charge at
Cincinnati, is succeeded in that position
by Paul E. Williams, inspector-in-
charge at Chattanooga Williams Is
succeeded by Edward l.. Mckee, city in
spector at Kansas City, and Mckee is
succeeded by James E. Bennett, who
has been field inspector at Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
A new railroad company with CAPT
tai Of $249. 1914, 900 has been formed to
build the Pan-Anerican line which,
when completed, is planned to run un-
broken tracks from Port Nelson on Hud-
son Bay to Buenos Ayres.. The con-
struction of Pan-American Railway to
unite the three Americas, which was de-
cided upon at the Pan-American con-
gress at Mexico, is now assured by the
formation of the Pan-American Rail-
way Company at Guthrie, Oklahoma,
with a capital of S243, 794, 900. Only
about one half of the II, 900 miles of
road needed to connect the terminal
points will be built, since existing lines
cover the balance. 1t is estimated that
it will cost 1898, 900, 900 to build the
connecting lines, and that it will take
eight years to complete the road.
Semi-ofhcial advices received at the
State Department give in detail the ne
gotiations by which peace was accom-
plished at San Domingo. The agree
ment entered into with the revolution
lists is the following: The authority Of
the government will be recognized,
and the reyolntionists will submit to
its orders. They will deliver up all
their arms remaining with only 80 rifles
tor the policing. The government
guarantees tntul tHSii HNCo anu PiOPSitf
and will not prosecute them for the part
they have taken in the revolution. The
government will pay the debts and ex-
penses made by the revolution, after ex-
aiming and finding the accounts are cor
rect. The government agrees that the
military authorities of the district shall
be of their own district. The government
gives them SO, 600 to pay off their troops.
The jury in the case Augustus l..
Shafer, who has been on trial for the
murder of bis divorced wife, Catherine.
returned verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree this morning. The
crime was committed August % last,
Shaffer cutting the woman's throat with
a razor on the street.