Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-06
FROM WASHINGT TON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gssette.l
WASHINGTON, July 6.

crate reunion TO me6U at Allautd, COu-
gresham Rixey has selected Miss
Josephine Robinson, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of MIR. John p.
Robinson, of Alexandria.
1t is generally understood at the
War Department that General Shafter
will resume operations st Santiago to-
morrow.
The first Rhode Island will probably
leave Camp Alger tomorrow and sail
on Friday or Saturday in the Grand
Duchess from Newport News for San
tiago.
A regiment OF COMMUNICATIONS,
/ 400 strong, armed and equipped for
service, was offered to the President to-
day. All the men were born in Ger
many. The regiment was offered to
the President by Chicago delegation
comprising Chairman Halle, of the
board of education Editor Brucker, of
the Stats Zeitung, q. B. Schneider, O.
G. Schneider, f. j. Dewes and Alex. ID.
Reveil, Union League Club.
Among the panies of those in the first
cabin list of the steamer In Bourgogne
are those OF Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Pollok Of this city. They are among
the best known residents of Washing
ton. Mr.. Pollok is the senior member
of the law firm of Pollok & Mauro, and
is man of great means. They had
planned to stay abroad three months,
intending to spend most of the time in
Paris. where members of their family
are. So far as known none of the pas
sengers were from Virginia, certainly
none from that State bought tickets
! from the agent OF the line here.
1t was stated ut the Navy Depart
ment at noon that the auxiliary cruiser
81. Louis left Santiago this morning for
Portsmouth, n. H., with Admiral Ger
vera and the other Spanish officers
taken prisoner by Admiral SIMPSONS
lleet.
Secretary Alger says that when the
men went into battle at Santiago they
threw away their blankets and KNAPP
sacks with the result that since that
time they nave been in the trenches at
the front exposed to the heat and rain
| during the day and the cold at night.
\ steamer leaving to-day, he says,
would carry enough supplies to make
the men comfortable. a part of the
cargo comprises canvas suits, the num-
Der being large enough to supply every
man il Skaters command.
The first two sessions of the National
Council of Education held in the &C.
| lumbar University auditorium to-day
were devoted to school hygiene. A
large gathering was present. In the
morning the speakers were: DIR. Ed
ward NJ. Hartwell, Secretary Depart
ment of Municipal Statistics, Boston /;
F. Louis Sedan, Superintendent OF
Schools, st. Louis; DR.. D. II. Bergey,
University OF Pennsylvania, Philadel-
delphia; Superintendent Albert p.
! Marble, New York City and Superin-
tendendent Charles B. Gilbert, Newark,
n. ].
The active and the bureau officers Of
the navy here are at considerable odds
concerning the measure Of praise that
/ should be accorded respectively to Adj
miral Sampson and Commodore Schley
for the parts they took in the destruc
ton of the Spanish fleet at Santiago,
the former, from whom the Admiral
vas taken, asserting his claim to the
q ,eater share and the latter claiming
mat it belongs to the Commodore.
There is also current talk here to the
effect that the disagreement between
the Secretary Of War and the COM
mander.in-c of the army has not
baen settled, and also that Admiral
Sampson and General Shafter have
! cross purposes.
There is a good deal OF talk here
about tho way army contracts are
awarded. 1t is said that baker named
Snyder, whose fame as fancy bread"
maker had long been established, had
his contract for supplying Camp Alger
taken away. and given to another baker
at higher figures than he was receiving,
though the bread is not better.
The House to-day is still engaged on
the deficiency bill, and the Senate on
the Hawaiian scheme, neither of which
attracts many visitors.
Senators Daniel and Martin expected
to have attended the democratic con-
gressional convention in the Norfolk
district to-day, but business in the SEN
ate detained them both here.
The bill to organize force of twen-
ty-hve thousand negro troops, now be-
fore Codgress, will hardly pass, certain
ly not al this session.
TIE uncertainty about the date OF
the passage OF the Hawaiian annexa-
> I1s Nd tlt,o ha,
the adjournment Of the Senate, is !;
great as ever, and no Senator, whetbsr
in favor o. or opposed to that schepo
was willing 10 risk an opinion on tne
subject to day. The prevailing IM
preston, however, is that the Ggpoe
nents of the scheme will not ma1'ain
their opposition much longer.
Another pool room is now il gpe .,
ton In Alexandria county, JUS - 'H 10
south end of the Long Bridge anu IL
seems to be well frequented. j. Is s .n
that it tends to reduce the Pros W lne
one at St Asaph, and that 8: lleau9
of drawing its attendants aG'ys ,ioni ~ ~,
horse racing will be resumr ei'hei a. az
the AleXander's Island, o. a' 'n0 '0''
Asaph crack.
a Virginia republican pl ant;oa of. .he
,,a,ro ra,,,hl;oo,' 20 -. -tate at Char
lottesvilIe, at which il go ~ iesoi' ;n III ~
run candidates of theL t.;o4s i~ AZ ~ tLo al
the congressional t 70 sohs W 'n nud
State, was a demof;;ttDm o S'I bonne "h h1
that the expense q - ""' WI LIZ "
democrats. ,,,;a :, ,,s
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