Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-20
by the time the commission shall make
its report, the warriors will all have
ahesthed their swords.


Il is said at the District office here To-
day that the argument of Colonel Frank
Smith of Alexandra, as attorney for the
Washington and Falls Church electric
railroad, was what induced the commits
sioners to allow that railroad to obtain
its electricity from this city by wires
across the Aqueduct Bridge.
Mr.. R. w. Harper, of this city, for
merly OF Lseshurg, has been appointed
a member of the board of directors OF
the Eastern Dispenssry.
In the House today Mr.. Thomas OF
Michigan presented petition from j.
]. Mcdonald, for permission to contest,
though beyond the ffgal time for doing
so. the seat of Congressman w. a.
Jones of the first Virginia district, upon
the ground that Jones was elected by
gross and patent frauds and that he,
Mcdonald, was fairly and justly elect
cd by 1000 majority. Mr.. Thomas
tried to get the petition printed IN the
Record, but was prevented by MIR. Crisp:
Iu the Senate to-day Mr.. Allen said
the populists were not willing to allow
the President all the honor of involving
the country in war with England, OF
the democrats or the republicans all
the honor of speeding the country on
10 that war, and that as war could not
he carried On without money, the popu-
lists were entitled to their share OF tho
glory by their demand for the free coin
age of silver, to supply the requisite
money.
Under the new organization of the
House druggist has been appointed
locksmith, q farmer the electrician and
q seamen the telegraph operator, none
of them at all familiar with his new
duty.
Nothing has occurred in official circles
since the Presidents message to Indicate
That this government is taking any
active steps to prepare for possible hos
Utilities. There have been rumors that
prominent military authorities have
been called to Washington for consul
tstion, but beyond this nothing. That
the military and naval experts have not
given as much attention to this subject
as those of nations of character more
military than ours have so devoted
themselves is we'll known, and it is also
we'll known in the respective bureaus
of the navy and war departments, or
ganized to obtain information as to the
action of other governments that the
European nations have elaborate plans
prepared and on file for campaigns not
only in the event of an attack on their
own territory, but for offensive move
ments against other countries with
which they might likely come into dis
pute, not excepting the United States.
It is claimed for the German war Office
that it has maps of particular sections
of this country more elaborate than
those this government has and that
campaigns have been marked on these
With detail that provides for every
emergency. The Naval War College
has for q number of years past consid-
cred the question of strategic attack
on the United States by foreign feet
and the plans outlined and papers read
there may be of great assistance to the
Navy Department in the event of war.
The text of the problems considered
and extracts from some of the papers
have been published by permission, but
in the main, the proceedings of the
college have been kept secret.
The special meeting of the Senate
foreign relations committee which was
called yesterday by its chairman, Mr..
Morgan, to discuss the Venezuelan
question, assembled at 10 o'clock this
morning with bare quorum present.
In addition to Mr.. Morgan this was
made up of Senators Sherman, Davis
and Turpie, all the other members be
ing out Of the city. The committee, al.
though the Venezuelan commission bill
WIS not before them, decided to favor
an amendment fixing the number OF
commissioners at three, to be- appointed
by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate and to report to the Presi-
dent. The appropriation is not in
creased, the Monroe doctrine not add
| ed, nor is time within which the COM
mission is to report fixed. AS soon as
the bill is called up for second read
ing in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Morgan
will take the floor and explain the
amendments which he will offer.
It was argued in the committee room
that the Incorporation of the text of the
Monroe doctrine into the bill WAS un-
| necessary. The compliance on the
part of Congress with the request OF
the President was sufficient, it was
maintained, to give full force and effect
| to the legislative sanction of the doc
trine. The confirmation of the COM
missioners by the Senate was autagon.
lied by Mr.. Morgan as tho establish
ment OF precedent that might prove
unwise in the future, but he acquiesced
in the views of the majority. Mr.. Al
len said he did not object to a third
reading of the bill to-day. 1t will
therefore undoubtedly be passed by the
Senate this afternoon.
In the House to-day Mr. Mckinney, of
Virginia, introduced bill appropriatiRg
$40 900 for the improvem .nt of the road
from Petersburg to the Poplar Grove Federal
Cemetery, two sud one-half miles from that
city. Mr.. Meredith introduced bill appro.
pristing 3d. 600 for damage done By federal
soldiers to the M. E. Church at Arlington, and
for reimbursing n g. Sanford to the extent
| Of 81, 800 for supplies furnished Union SOL
diers during the war.
Austris is the third Europesn power to &C.
quire In fee site for its legation in the Uni
! ted states. The property on Connecticut ave.
nue, known IS the Yulee House, built BY the
late Senator Yulee, of Florida, and directly
opposite to the British embassy, was yesterday
purchased for Mr. Ladislsus HengeImuller
Won Hengervar, for the sum of $4,000
The Wall street news rec, lived by the
United Press WAS furnished to the Treasury
DspsrtE,ent today. The Cabinet which W q