Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-29
FROM WASHINGTON
speo,al 0prresponaenee Of ths Ahrandria Gasette.l

FROM WASHIMGTOh
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette.
WARRINGTON. D. g.. aug. %. ias1.
Up to noon to-day nothing In regard to
y yesterdays battle at Valparaiso had been re-
ceiyed at the headquarters OF the congress
e.onsl party. The envoys hardly expect any
details OF the fight by telegraph to-day.
The party leaders ct Iqoique. they say, have
MANY important matters TO attend 20, and
no doubt think thst the mere ANNOUNCEMENT:
Of the result will answer for the present.
The ENJOYS expect more definite news, bow
ever, by tomorrow. The irsurgent lsaders,
Is liz thought, will Immediately remove their
headquarters from IQnique to Valparaiso. 80
as to be Ia direct communication with the
s,my. Mr.. Pedro Montt, the principal con-
gressional envoy OF Washington, who has
been out of the city for some time, returned
to-day. he had not heard the news OF the
surrender until informed of It By Mr.. Foster
this morning. He was almost beside hlmaelf
with Joy. Inquiry at the house Of Senior
Lazcano, she CHILEAN Minister, this morning,
ELECTED the cole response that the minister
was mot at home," and there was no one In
the house 70 represent him. Admiral
Brownie failure to report Ia believed to be
due to tie fact that he ls very busy In dis
posing Of the vessels and seamen OF his
SQUADRON 80 az to insure American property
against damage and American residents OF
the surrendered city against violence. 1t Is
believed here that the congressional element
In Valparaiso was reinforced by the strong
business interests that were unwilling TO run
the risk OF bombaTdment, and secured the
speedy capituIation OF the city after they
had become satisfied that the Balmaceda
forces could no longer afford adequate pro-
lection. It Ia not believed here that
BslmacedR hes been completely defeated.
As long es Balmaceda remains 10 possession
of Santiago, the Capital of Chill, and until
the congressional party shall have sst up q
de facto government which the American
minister reports Ia really the government OF
the country, the Department OF State can.
not have relations with the congressional
party and must continue TO recognize Bal
maosda as President and Senior Lezcano as
Minister OF Chill.
The friends of Mr. J. g. Blaine, jr., here.
say he will not oppose the divorce bis vile,
nee Nevins. Is applying for. II the cause
thereof be not attributed to HIN, but that
otherwise he will surely do 80.
MIR. ]. e. Clements Of Alexandria county
saws the route of the proposed Washington
and Arlington Railroad, az located In that
county, Ia from the Aqueduct Bridge to Ar
lineton, with the idea, hesupposes, OF chang
ing the northern end of it TO the Three Sis
tiers, when the bridge there ehall be built.
As previously stated In this correspondence.
no work on the proposed road In the Dis
trict OF Columbia can be done until the
plan of the bridge shall have been approved
by the War Department and the coUstruc-
tion Of the bridge been commenced
The ofics Of the general passenger super-
Intendent of che Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road has bseu moved from Cincinnati and
established at the corner OF lash and g
streets, In this city, end this morning about
forty clerks, employed In the abandoned
Cincinnati Office, reached here, and were get
to work.
A republican from Fairfax county, Va,
here to. day, says that his party 10 that coun-
ty will make no nomination for the legisls-
ture this fall, but allow the democrats to
fight Ii out among themselves.
Less than year ego nothing appeared
more certain here than the denomination OF
President Harrison, and yet not one man in
a hundred here now thinks be has the ghost
of chance. Daring last week the GA
zETrKs correspondent has talked with &C
least dozen prominent republicans from
different parts OF the country, every one OF
whom said that II Mr.. Blaine be- alive when
the oext national convention meets he will
be nominated without opposition. Indeed
nearly ell OF them said that Mr.. Harrison
himself 10 so welt aware OF this that he will
not allow his name to be brought before the
convention. Mr.. Blaine's friends say be
will return about frost, close up some busl.
nees at the State Department. and then re-
sign, and walt until secretary of State
shall report to him.
The revenue steamer Rush reports to the
Treasury Department that on the 18th of
July, near 81 Pau Island, she picked up a
boat oantsiniug J. W. Gardner, Samuel
Lopss, Charles Thorn pson, T. Montero, jas.
George and Alvarez Luis, who stated that
they belonged to the whaling bark E. F.
hartman, OF San Francisco, and had be-
come separated from that vessel In a fog
three days before
VIM. E. Lowrancs was to-day appointed
q. 6. gaager Ia the 6.h District of Virginia.