Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gszette.]
WASHINGTON, June IA.

A treaty LOT Gne ANNEXATION OF daWall
will be sent to the Senate soon after the
return of the President, unless present
plans are altered. The treaty has been
written and all its details were fully
agreed upon before the President and
Secretary Sherman left for Nashville.
There is no doubt, it is said,
of the Presidents ncquiescence in the
terms of the treaty for the reason that
he was made fully aware of them be-
fore he left. The treaty is on the general
lines of the treaty which was negotiated
during the administration of President
Harrison and withdrawn by President
Cleveland. 1t provides for annexation
without the exaction of conditions on
the part of the Hawai;ans as to the
form of government to be vouchsafed
to Hawaii, leaving that question to be
entirely disposed of by the government
of the United States. The United
States will agree, however, to assume the
debt of the present Hawaiian govern.
ment While there are some Senators
who are non.Committal the supporters
of the treaty say they believe they can
count upon the two-thirds vote neces.
sary to insure ratification. The especial
friends of the President about the SEN
ate say that the treaty has been made
in accordance with his views, and that
it would have been sent in some time
ago but for. his exactions as to details.
The advocates of the treaty pretend
that the Japanese at any time may take
some action looking to acquisition of
the island, though the Japanese minis
ter says his country wouldn't have it
as a gift.
The Spanish minister here has re-
ceived an official communication stating
thatI the report coming from Havana
via Key West that the insurgent lead
ers Ruis Rivera and Bacallao are in
danger of being shot is false, for not a
single insurgent leader is under the
death sentence.
The war veterans are rushing forward
their applications for pensions under
the new administration, and the increase
in the volume of such business has been
so extraordinary as to necesaitate the
detail to-day OF thirty additional clerks.
In the ten days ending last Saturday the
number of applications of all kinds for
pensions aggregated 1890. During
the SO days subsequent to March S last
the record division of the Office disposed
OF $4,000 applications. The approx
mate number of such claims now pend
ing in the bureau is So, 900.
Among the prominent Virginia re-
publicans here to-day is Collector Ag-
new, of the upper internal revenue dis
trict of his State. He says he doesn't
know what else the reported confer.
ence of the republican leaders of Vir-
einia to meet here next Wednesday
will be held for, except probably to
agree upon some one to recommend for
the collectorship of the port at New
ports News, for which the late Colonel
Clay had been slated, and possibly to
try to expedite the appointment OF
some of the applicants already recon
mended. His understanding about
appointments Is, he says, that
incuubents in his branch of the
governments service will be al
| | I'd four years tenure Col
o FL Lamb the cnelrnan Of tne rapub
Ii an ex cuuve committee OF Virgluia,
Out who is completely ignored by the
other members of that committee, l.
expected here this evening. Some OF
t le republican of his State whose
names are not on the slate prepared by
the diamond four" say the Colonel
b As been invited here by the admins
tration to consult about the Virginia
patronage, as the idea that all of it be-
longs to one Of the two factions in that
State is not held here. But others say
the agreement that Mr.. Bowden shall
be the referee in all the Virginia cases,
except those in General Walkers and
Mr.. Yost's congressional districts, will
hold.
Though there are 81 graduates OF
West Point this year, there is not sim
gle vacant lieutenancy in the army to
which one of them can be appointed,
nor for one Of the six of last years
graduates not yet appointed. The as
signed reason for this is the number of
appointments from civil life.
General Wade Hampton, q. S. rail-
road commissioner, has arrived here
from Charlottesville, where he has
been sick for some time. While the
President has promised to give his
place to General Longstreet, who is less
efficient than he is by reason ofage and
deafness, it is reported that the change
will not be made until General Hamp-
Ton shall have taken his annual trip to
California.
No decision has yet been rendered on
the motion by the defendant for new
trial in the case of Capt. s. B. Davis, of
Alexandria, who obtained verdict of
81, 900 against the Norfolk Steamboat
Company, the Judge having directed
the District Attorney to look up some
authorities on the subject.
at the democratic jubilee to be held
here on the 9Th proximo representatives
from each of the Is original States will
be called upon for short address. The
managers have invited Mr.. Swanson to
respond for Virginia.
Among the visitors on the floor of the
House to-day was ex-Congressman
Meredith. 1t will be recollected that
it was due to Mr.. Meredith's urgent
persistence that the provision in the
sundry civil bill for the Arlington
bridge was adopted by the last House,
and he expresses himself as gratified
that that bill has finally become law.
Mr.. Meredith says the feeling of the
democrats in his county is all for Maj
Scott for Attorney General, and mostly
for TYLER for Governor. Mr.. Conrad of