Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorrcspondcnce of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16, 1888.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16, 1893.
The sFlying Squadron, composed Of
the cruisers Baltimore admiral Cher
ardi's flagship, Charleston and San
Francisco, and the gunboat Yorktown,
arrived at St. Thomas, w. l., to-day
and will rendezvous there preparatory
to sailing for Hampton Roads, Va, on
the 18th inst. The squadron is due at
Hampton Roads on Feb. 18th and it
will proceed thence to New York, with
other vessels, for the purpose of taking
part in the naval review.
By direction of the President, the
Adlutant- General of the army has pre-
pared an order placing Brigadier Gen
eral f. A. Carr on the retired list on ac-
count OF age. This action was taken
against the protest of Gen. Carr. Col.
Otis has been selected for the Brlgadler
Generalship.
A private letter received here to-day
from New York says Mr.. j. ;: Is.
Thompson, superintendent OF the X. "
y. r.. R.. who has been i'll in that city
for some time. has almost entirely re-
covered and will return on Saturday
next. He will spend a day or two with
his father at Culpeper and then go to
Richmond and resume the duties of his
position.
The text Of the treaty for the annex
alton of Hawaii was made public to-
dav. but its gist had been anticipated
and published. BY the treaty the pre-
sent usurping government of Hawaii Is
to continue under the supervision of a
commission to be appointed by the
President of the United States the
Chinese citizens of Hawaii are to be ex-
Guided from the country, the Queen
will be allowed $50, 900 a year during
her life, and her heir $3.50, 600 in gross.
Lieut.. Lowell X. Reynolds, of the
navy. while cndeavoring to board ca
BILE car in this city was knocked down
and run over, both legs being crushed,
He died this morning. Lieut.. Reynolds
was appointed to the Naval Academy
from Alabama, graduated i'll 1871, and
attained his present rank, that ofsenlor
lieutenant, in 1891. He was attached
to the coast survey steamer Endeavor.
The President, in his message to the
Senate recommending the annexation
of Hawaii before lie has heard from the
legitimate authorities of that country
on the subject, says iii is quite evident
that the monarchy of Hawaii has be-
come eflete and that the restoration OF
the Queen is undesirable
Mr.. Smith, who will be Secretary OF
the Interior under the next admins
tration, was eight years old when the
war between the States ended, and con-
seouentlv is not an ex-Confederate.
Mr.. Carlisle is citizen of Kentucky, &
State that did not secede, and was q
Union man during the war. No other
southern man has yet been offered a
Cabinet place in the next administers
ton. 1t is said at the Capitol that so
far as Cabinet positions are concerned
ex-Confederates will be tabooed.
The bill giving Mrs. Ann Slaughter a
pension of $50 month was signed by
the President to-day. The pensioner is
the daughter of Capt. Phil. Slaughter,
of the Culpeper Minute Men in the Rev
olutionarv war, whose flag was rattle
snake.
The House committee on rules is
now the arbiter of congressional action,
and that committee says nothing shall
be done until all the regular approprl-
alton bills shall be passed.
The silver men in Congress have de-
termined to oppose the Sherman bill
for increasing the public debt by the
issue and sale of gold bonds to keep up
the gold reserve.
Chairman Harrity has notified the
members of the national democratic
committee that the headquarters for
members during the inaugural season
will be in the reception parlor of the
Arlington. The committee will parti-
cipate in the parade to the Capitol and
from it as far as the reviewing stand in
front of the White House, upon which
seats for the members of the committee
and their families will be provided.
A subcommittee of the House COM
mittee on military affairs rode over that
part of the proposed route of the Wash
ington and Southern +. r., that lies
within the Arlington reservation this
morning. to see whether or not they
would report favorable upon the bill to
give the road referred to right of way
through that reservation. But they do
not believe in the aliunde doctrine, and
have gone way back OF the bill, and are
apparently lost in the maze of antiquity
in respect of the rights of the Alexan-
dria Canal Company-the bed of which
the railroad proposes to use-had in
that land, and say they can make no
report until satisfied upon that point.
1t is reported here to-day that Mr..
Levy, the owner of Monticello, and
President of the Virginia democratic
clubs association, will soon announce
himself candidate for the democratic
congressional nomination in the 9TH
Virginia district.
Though large editions of the Blue
Book, containing only those offices not
included within the provisions of the
civil service law, have been printed, the
supply has been exhausted.
Dir. Burgess, who is interested in the
Virginia gold mining company of Ari-
IONA, formerly the Tiger mining COM
pany, is here to-day. He has recently
visited the mine and says it is being
worked satisfactorily. Many Virgin
ians are stock holders in this mine.
Judge Gresham has decided not to resign
his old position until his nomination for the
new one shall be confirmed.
The House commerce committee will give
hearing tomorrow morning to the friends and
opponents of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon railroad bill. On Saturday morn
ing the similar committee OF the Senate will