Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-13
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1t is estimated that the net receipts
of the ball for the Southern relief fund,
held here Monday night, were about
fifteen hundred dollars. Many of the
refreshments were contributed by
sympathizers in Virginia, among whom
were Congressman. elect Rixey, Mr.
Ryan, Speaker of the Virginia House Of
Delegates, and DR.. Russell, of Loudoun
county.
Secretary Lamont in general orders
to the army calls attention to the re
cent addition of SCI acres along the
southern boundary of the Arlington Ma
tioual Cemetery, making the total area
40S3 acres.
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey, Of
Virginia, introduced resolution direct.
ing the secretaries of war and navy 10
furnish one set of the Record of Rebel
lion of both army and navy to all
members and Senators who have moi
received such.
Mr.. Polk Miller of Virginia delivered
lecture here last night to fair and
very attentive and highly entertained
audience, among whom were many
Alexandrians One of the most amused
among his hearers was Mr.. Speaker
Reed. The lecturer was introduced by
Senator Daniel of his State.
People from Leesburg here to-day
say the liquor question will be resub-
mitted to the people of that town next
month, and they fear the drys will car
ry it again, to the great detriment OF
the place,
Many of the West Point cadets who
have been dropped for deficiency in their
studies are here to-day, some in the
House gallery, to urge the Congress
men from their districts to try to have
them reinstated. 1t is feared, however,
that nothing can save them, as their
case is beyond the help even ofthe Sec
rotary of War.
The House District of Columbia COM
mittee to day heard arguments in favor
of either buying the interests of the
heirs of the late Gen. B. F. Butler in
the Great Falls property, or selling to
those heirs that of the government in
that property.
1t is learned at the Department OF
Justice to-day that the resolution OF
the Senate in respect to the retroces.
sion of Alexandria has been received
there and that the information it asks
for will be supplied in two or three days.
That information will be to the effect
that while the retroceded territory
contains about twenty-eight square
miles, the U. S. reservation contains
about two; but that were the proper
tons reversed, it would make no differ.
ence, az there is no conceivable doubt
that the government has the right to
relinquish jurisdiction over any terri
tory, no matter where located, for which
it he's no use, as it has done over all
the fort reservations in the West that
have been abandoned.
A telegram to the War Department
announces that Major George S. Will
son, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S.
A.. died of acute inflammation yesterday
at Vancouver barracks, Wash.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day
that if the governments lien on the
Central and Union Pacific railroads be
foreclosed and those roads be sold by
public auction, the company owning
them will be enabled to buy them at
such low rates that it will make large
sum by the transaction.
Congressman Holman, of Indiana,
who was reelected last November,
the famous watch dog ofthe Treasury"
and the "father of the House," was on
the floor of that body to-day and was
warmly greeted by his former col.
leagues on both sides of the chamber.
The Postoffice Department yester.
day received copy of the Bristol
Courier, of Bristol, Tenn, containing an
editorial signed by the editor of the
paper, Charles H. Slack, in which he
attacks James Longstreet Faulkner,
editor of the Christian. The contents
of the editorial are such that its circu.
lation through the mails constitutes
violation of the postal rules, ana the
paper was to-day forwarded to post
office inspector to be submitted by him
to the United States District Attorney
of Eastern Tennessee looking to the
prosecution of the offender.
Medical Inspector ]. L. Nelson, U.
S. N, has been ordered to the Norfolk
navy yard February 1st, relieving Sur
geon G. T. Hibbett, who is ordered to
the Independence.
The treaty of arbitration between
this country and Great Britain was read
10 the committee on foreign relations
this morning and discussed informally.
There was no suggestion as to amend
ments nor any disposition to take up
the subject at to-day's session. The
treaty will probably remain in commit.
tee for several weeks. Cuba was not
mentioned,
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion few minutes after being called to
order for the purpose of taking action
on the request OF Secretary Olney for
the reconsideration ofthe vote BY which
the extradition treaties with the Ar
gentine Republic and the Orange Free
State were ratified. The secretary called
attention to the fact that clause pre-
venting the extradition of the citizens
~ tba oonntrr from, w h;,t, tho ox-.sal: