Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, May IA.

be entirely pacific in tone and, it can be
stated on good authority, will not be OF
a warlike or sensational tenor. The
prospects are, that considerable oppo-
sitjon may develop in the Senate to q
single proposition of relief. Senator
Burrows, of Michigan, to-day pointed
out the objections to such q procedure.
"Are we going to feed the Spanish
army and assist Weyler in his cam
paign?" he asked. 1.-The distribution
of relief is almost impossible and the
scheme thoroughly impracticable. How
is the citizenship of the people asking
relief to be determined, and must there
be an investigation of the citizenship
of every starving woman and child who
asks relief? We will be prevented
from taking care of the Americans in
the insurgent lines and cannot relieve
distress even in the insurgent hospitals.
We shall simply be helping Spain feed
her hungry people," -.
The fact that General Merritt found it
necessary to send the court martial pa
pers to Washington is an indication
that the court has sentenced Captain
Romeyn to dismissal from the army.
President Mckinley, Vice President
Hobart and the members of the Cabi-
net, with the exception of Secretaries
Sherman and Long, left here to-day
for Philadelphia to attend the exercises
in connection with the dedication of
the Washington monument in Fair
mount Park tomorrow. Gen. Grosve-
nor, of Ohio, Representative Bailey, OF
Texas, and Secretary Porter accom-
panied them. Two special cars were
placed at the disposal of the party, one
of which was occupied by the Presi-
dent and Secretary Porter and the 9th
or by the Vice President and the other
members of the party. They will at
tend a reception given by the Union
League Club tonight. After the cere-
monies tomorrow, at which Mr.. Nc
Kinley will make q brief address. the
party will return to Washington, leav-
ing Philadelphia at 8 o'clock in the
evening.
The nomination of Mr.. Frank A.
Vanderlip, of Illinois, for assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury will be sent to the
Senate when it meets next Monday.
Mr.. Vanderlip is now private secretary
to Secretary Gage.
Virginia fourth-clas postmasters
we're appointed to-day as follows: Ce-
dar Bluff, w. P. Cecil; Festoona, F. p.
Kelly; Gold Hill, F. A. Ward; Max
we'll, G. M. Grayheal; Oriskany, G. B.
Crawford; Pembroke, j. w. Worley;
Riverville, w. A. Overton; Simons.
Vile, w. E. Hairless.
Senator Mills has received a letter
from Minister Terrell who says that all
the talk OF the Turks expellipg Mis-
sionary Knapp from Turkey is untrue,
that Knapp was frightened into leaving
his post near the Russian border. He
was told that the Turks could not pro-
tect him against the Kurds. Armenian
Christians accused him of exciting revo-
luton. The Porte wanted him to re-
main in Turkey but at a different post.
MI. Terrell says Knapp can return to
Turkey when he pleases.
1t is reported here that Mr.. Agnew,
internal revenue collector for the upper
district OF Virginia, will soon begin to
make changes in the list of his subor-
dinates, and that he says a mar under
a bond of $3.50, 900 should certainly be
allowed the privilege of appointing those
men to whom he must intrust the bust
ness of his office.
Captain McCaull, of Virginia, has
been promised that Mr.. Aemich shall
be appointed postmaster at Lovetts-
vile, and MIR. Brown, father of Mr.
Yardley Brown, at Hamilton, in Lou
doun county, in his State, for both Of
which places there were strong fights.
Mejor General James B. Forsyth,
commanding the Department of Cali
fornia, was placed on the retired list to
lay on his own application. He was
confirmed in his present rank yester-
day. The nomination of his successor
as major general will 60 to the Senate
Monday, and it is the common under
standing that Brigadier General Bliss,
commanding the Department of Texas,
will receive the nomination.
The Supreme Council of the Ameri-
can Protective Association to-day
adopted resolutions endorsing the atti-
tude of Senator Morgan of Alabama on
the Cuban question and c%ondemning
and denouncing Senator Vest of Mis-
souri, for assertions that teachers in the
Indian service are broken down
preachers aud teachers, to whom the
Catholic priests were far superior. The
Vest resolution called on the Senate
to impeach Mr.. Vest on the allegation
that he is not truly American in his
views.
A Virginia Judge here to-day says it
is impossible for him to see how q secret
ballot can be cast at the coming election
if the question for or against a constitu-
tional convention be on the same ticket
with the names of the candidates, as,
under instructions, the tally of votes
for the candidates and for the conven-
ton must be kept on separate books.
There is some talk among the Vir.
ginia republicans here of a possible
revocation of the appointment of Mr..
Blair as assistant attorney for the west
ern district of their State, but it is not
credited.
Among the Virginia republicans now
here is Mr.. Bsrksdale, who wants the
p~ostofice at Danville, now held by Mr..
Neale. His competitors are Messrs.
Johnson and Robinson.
The commission of the newly ap.
pointed postmaster at Falls Church,
Virginia, will be withheld until an cleo
ton be held by the republicans who are
served with mail at that Office.