Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
.Correapondenoe Of the Ale1andria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a.

Consul Denison, at Woodstock, New
Brunswick, in report to the State De,
nartment saws that since the United
States tariff of 1897 went into effect
trade relations between that part OF
Canada and the United States nave
been at standstill. While 1reight.
rates and the natural inclinations OF
the people are favorable to the United
States. the Canadian manufacturers are
more active than heretofore and the
trade formerly enjoyed could be re-
gained only by concessions.
It is understood that the President in
his message will suggest to Congress
that it would be inadvisable at present
to take any action which would com.
plicate the situation in Cuba. Il is said
that be will suggest that the passage OF
the resolutions recognizing belligerency
or independence would be inexpedlent
while the measures of reform proposed
by Spain and to be carried out by Gen.
eral Blanco are being introduced. The
release of the Competitor and other
American prisoners will be referred to
as gratifying and as relieving the Uni
ted States from the necessity of inter
veution upon the ground of the protec'
ton of American lie aud property.
There wes an usually large number
of people at the White House to-day,
but few of them saw the President.
Vice President Hoblrt was an early
caller aud paid his respects. The Vice
President says he looks forward TO a
long session and great deal of work.
A t,rney General McKenna and Secre-
,arv Long were with the President for
some time with Cabinet matters. SeDa.
tors Proctor, Lindsay, Penrose and
Hawiey made brief calls. Chairman
Hit OF the House committee on
r. len affrirs was with the Presi'
dent for long time and it is under
stood tie portion of the Presidents
message relating to foreign matters was
thoroughly discussed. The President
will have quiet THANKSGIVING. A din
ner be and Mis-, Mckinley will enter
ain Vice Presideut and Mrs. Hobart,
MIR. aud Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Mrs
Smith, nee Hayes. and Miss Barber.
Coz gresham Rixey and Mr.. NJ. B.
Harlow of Alexandria will at an earl,
day call upon Secretaries Alger and Wal,
son and try TO interest them IN the
effort to Induce the government to i'm
prove that portion of the proposed Mt
Vernon Avenue running through the
Arlington Reservation in way to at
ford an objrct in road making to the
people of all parts of the whole coun
try who visit the national capital.
Mr.. Pitcher, member of the Virginia
legislature from Fauquier county, who
WAS here Yesterday, says he and Mr..
RYAN of Loudoun county will go down
to Richmond next Monday. That the
lat er will be reelected Speaker OF the
H ,use OF Delegates, be says, is certain,
and it is 40 less certain that the idea
that Senator's Martin and Daniel are
opposed to his reelection is entirely
erroneous.
Members of the Confederate Vete-
raus' Association of this city who at
tended the Confederate bazaar in Alex
audria last night say they spent de-
lightful evening; that the ladies they
met were charming and the supper ex-
lent.
It is estimated at the pension bureau
that the entire proceeds of the sale of
the Uaion Pacific Railroad will be con-
sumed by the increase in the pension
list.
Ex.Congressman Gaines of Virginia,
republican, who has been here most OF
the fail, says the delay in making the
Presidential appointments in his State
indicates that the recommendations OF
tn. State republican executive commit
tee are not as effective as some people
suppose them to be.
Thanksgiving holiday commenced in
the government and district Offices here
a. noon to-day. The most noticeable eff
feet of it was the increase in the num-
Der of passengers on the road to ST.
Asaph, on some of the trains on which
extra cars had to be attached. The
pool room there was crowded with peo-
pie, among them sone women, betting
on horse races run in Maryland and
other States, but not in Virginia.
A we'll known lawyer of this city,
talking this morning about the prevail.
ing dizziness of business here, said most
of the merchants of Washington are
living on sufferance, and that one of
them, with a thirty.thousand. dollar
stock and FIVE or six clerks. told him
yesterday he hadn't taken in twenty
FIVE dollars during the whole day. The
of large carriage establish
ment on Pennsylvania avenue, who has
been in business here for many years,
says times were never harder or duller
than they are now.
Democrats from the nearby counties
in Virginia, now and recently here, say
there is good deal OF talk in some of |
the counties of the Eighth Congression-
al district about nominating Mr.. Will
lard, the present member of the legis. |
!asure from Fairfax county, for Con.
gress, aud that Mr.. Walton Moore. who
was spoken of last year for that nomi-
nation, will not oppose him. Among
the Virginians referred to was an old
gentleman from Loudoun county, who
said he sometimes heard complaints of
his county being overlooked in respect
Of Congressional Donors, but those who T,
made them did not know that Charles {
Fenton Mercer, of that county, was in
Congress for twenty-five years. Then,
too, he asked, where is the county's
timber?
Ex-Congressman Libby of Virginia, who is
here to-day, says the busiest looking place he
knows of is the shipysrd at Viewpoints News.
and that about the middle of January two
large battle ships will be launched there, the |
Kentucky and the Kearssrge. The postmas.
ter at Old Point Comfort, he says, has not
yet been appointed.