Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]


received an invitation to visit Norfolk,
Virgins, and see the necessity for the
Improvement of the harbor there, but
has not yet determined upon its ac-
ceptance. Congressman Walker, of
Virginia, as requested by dispatch
from the board of trade OF Norfolk,
went to the Navy Department this
morning and asked that the ship In.
diana might be ordered to the Norfolk
navy yard for inspection and repairs,
but was informed that the ship had al
ready sailed for Charleston to join the
fleet there. The Indiana is the vessel
whose officers became alarmed during
the late storm at the shaking of her
turrets and put back to Hampton Roads.
Major r. W. Hunter, of Alexandria.
was at the Capitol to-day to see if bill
that is now before Congress can not he
so amended as not to prohibit the en-
ployees in the departments here from
keeping up their little insurance COM
panies for the benefit of their wives
and children.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day
that the republican members of the
Senate judiciary committee will join
Senators Villas, Lindsay and Hill to
make favorable. report next Thurs
day on the nomination OF Mr.. Davis
for U. S. attorney for the District OF
Columbia, and thus have the matter
brought before the Senate, where, it is
also said, most of the republican Sena-
tors will vote for it, as they say MIR.
Davis voted with them and spoke for
them last November, and is good
enough republican for them.
Virginia boys have been unfortunate
at the military and naval academies
this year. Senator Daniel and Repre-
sentative Meredith were at the Navy
Department this morning to see il
young Love of Fairfax Court House
could not be reinstated at the latter.
Mr.. Carnegie aud the Bethlehem
armor makers have been getting $500 q
ton for their plate. The Senate naval
committee to-day agreed to pay nc
more than $500, and, if that be refused
to appropriate million and a half fol
for plant at which the government
can make its own armor plate.
The prevailing impression on the sub
ject to day is that the arbitration treaty
will not be ratified at this session o.
Congress. A prominent member of the
Senate told the GAzETTE's correspon
dent this morning that he thought the
treaty would be considered in the Sen
ate to-day and tomorrow, by which
time the members would be tired of it
Consul General Lee telegraphs the
State Department that Correspondent
Scovel was caught on the railroad line
between Tunas and Sancti Spiritus or
his way from the insurgent camp. He
may have to be tried at Sancti Spiritus
but every effort will be made to have
him brought to Havana for trial.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoflices of Virginia were made
to-day AT Oakshade, Culpeper county
]. w. Dulin appointed postmaster, vice
w. A. Ball. resigned; at Villa, FRANKLIN
county, S. G. Angle, vice l.. w. Chit
wood, resigned.
The President to-day pardoned Chas
B. Terry, Washington policeman, who
shot and killed a negro during the
Jack the Slasher" excitement here in
1894, and was sent TO the penitentiary
for three years.
The regular army division of the
inaugural parade March 1 will consist
of eight batteries of heavy artillery
from Forts Monroe and McHenry and
Washington barracks; two light bate.
ries from Fort Hamilton and Washing.
ton barracks; the battalion of engi.
neers from Nillett's Point, the sixth
regiment of cavalry from Fort Myer,
and the seventeenth infantry from
Columbus barracks, Ohio. This will
include three regimental bands.
The President to-day approved the
acts to pay George H. Plant, OF this city,
$5,216 for injuries sustained by the
steamer Lady Of the Lake in collision
with the United States steamship
Gettysburg; and to prevent the carry
ing of obscene literature and articles
from one State or territory into another.
The American National Wool Grow.
ers' Association met this morning at
the Ebbitt House for the purpose OF
agreeing upon schedule OF tariff
duties satisfactory to both wool grow
ers and wool manufacturers. 1t was
resolved that it is essential to the sue
cess Of the wool industry east of the
Missouri river that such protective
duties should be levied on wool as will
give the wool growers farm value of
20 cents per pound for unwasned
marine 1yool and Ok cAnta nar nound
for washed merino wool.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion at 1910 for the purpose of resum
ing the consideration of the arbitration
treaty. Mr.. Morgan, who had the floor
when the Senate adjourned last even
ing, took up his speech against the
convention at the point where it was
broken off. There was some discussion
soon after the doors were closed
this afternoon about the unusual pub
licity and accuracy relative to the Sc
cret debate of yesterday, Mr.. Vest call
ing the attention of the Senate to the
reports in the morning papers. The
Missouri senator said it was something
of farce for the Senate to refuse to
open the doors and then find the debate
reported as fully as if the reporters
were in the galleries. He accused no
one but intimated that he should like
very much to know where the leak
was. MIR. Vest, however, did not ascer-
tain the source whence the information
comes. Several senators conceded
with Mr.. Vest and general criticism