Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.J
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Admiral Worden were held
at St. Johns Episcopal church to-day.
Rev. Alexander Mackay.Smith, assisted
by Rev. w. NJ. Paddock, conducted the
ceremony. President Mckinley, Secre'
tary Porter, Attorney General Nc.
Kenna, Postmaster General Gary and
Secretary Wilson attended the funeral.
The honorary pallbearers were Mr.
Justice Gray of the Supreme Court,
Gen. Miles, Admiral Franklin, Gen.
| John PARK, Judge Bancroft Davis, Judge
John Davis and Mr.. Archibald Hop
| kins. An escort of twelve sailors &C
companied the remains as guard. The
coffin was draped with the American
flag. Floral offerings we're numerous.
After the services, which consisted
simply of the ritual of the church and
singing by the choir, the remaios were
taken to the Pennsylvania Railroad
station and thence to Pawlings, n. Y,
| for interment. Many officers of the
army and navy attended the services.
The board cfd!rectors of the Catholic
University assembled in annual session
to dav at Mcmahon Hall. Cardinal
Gibbons, chancellor OF the university,
wearing his robes of Office, presided
and there was full representation Of
members of the board; Among those
present were Archbishops Williams Of
Boston, Corrigan OF New York, Ryan
| of Pniladelphia, Ireland Of st. Paul,
Chappelle of Santa Fe. Riordan of San
Francisco, and Keane, and Bishops
Macs, Foley, Horstmann and Farley.
Unusual interest attached to the meet.
ing to- day in view Of the presence OF
Archbishop Keane, who came recently
! from Rome to attend the session, and
in view of reports that questions affect.
ing the personnel of the university and
| of the status of Prof. Schroeder, the
| champion of the German element in
( the church, were to come up. The
! meeting was behind closed doors and
much secrecy was maintained by mem
bers of the directorate. The first ques-
lion considered Was the financial affairs
of the university. The morning session
was confined entirely to routine mat
| ters. The case of Mgr. Schroeder did
not come up, but an understanding was
| reached that it would be taken up at
D. m. The main interest about the
| university conferred in the case of DR..
Schroeder, professor OF dogmaiic the
| ology, against whom it has been under.
stood charges would bo made with a
view to his removal from the faculty
on the ground that he was disturbing
element.
The President to-day appointed DIV
or P. Johnson, of the District of Column
bia, Justice of the peace for the county
of Washington, District OF Columbia,
aud assigned to the city of Georgetown.
The President to-day appointed Mary
E. Lawrence, postmaster at Mountain
Valley, Va.
Judge Riley, of Accomac, Virginia,
who is now here, says he expects to get
consulate, certainly not in Zanzibar,
where he shot into some naked negroes
who were bathing in front of his house,
among whom was the Queen. but IN
Central or South America. While on
furlough in 96, he says, he had his tail
cut of behind his ears for active par
tisanship in behalf of the nomination Of
President Mckinley.
Congressman Jones, of Virginia,
passed through here yesterday on his
way to Berryville, where he had an ap-
pointment to speak. He says there is
no trouble with the democrats in his,
the first, district, and that nearly all Of
them are favorable to the naming of
democratic senatorial candidates by
primary elections.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city will be addressed next Fri.
day night by Mr.. Charles M. Wal
lace, IT,, of Virginia. Congressman
Rixey, Mr.. Willard, the Fairfax
delegate to the Virginia legislature,
and Mr.. Frank Anderson, of AleXan-
dria, have been invited to speak at the
same time. The railroads have agreed
to sell tickets to Virginia voters at one
fare rates, good from the 30!h inst. to
the Sth proximo, and the association
will commence issuing certificates on
the former date.
The President has determined not to
consider any new consular appoint
ments until Congress meets, owing to
the many requests that have come
from Senators and Representatives that
consideration be held up until they can
see the President. There is also o
great pressure of other business, which
is occupying the Presidents time. Mr..
Mckinley has begun to collect materisl
for his annual message and, though he
is yet far from beginning work upon
the message. he is making notes and
jotting down suggestions from time to
time as they occur to him. To-day the
President received in the East room
delegation of the New England Station
Agents Association, who are visiting
Washington.
Negroes are applicants for both the
customs house and the postoffice st
Charleston, S. O., and white people of
that city now here say there is great
danger that they will be appointed,
though the boilers there are protesting
with oil their might.
Secretary Sherman has arranged to
start for his home at Mansfield, O.,
Saturday week, or the day after the
President leaves Washington, but to
vote; not to speak.
The property of the Mount Vernon Steam.
toat Company was offered for sale at the foot
Of 18th street hero to-day, but not piece Of
If cold oil ha;pe, ~ ,o,r,,