Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
+ Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.

ARLINGTON, sept. ~.
The following regiments have been
ordered to Manila 5lst Iowa, 20th
Kansas, 1st Tennessee, 1st Washing
ton and detachment of the 2nd Ore
gan volunteer infantry. They are now
at San Francisco.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were MADE
to-day Blackwalnut, Halifax county,
Albert B. Ray appointed postmaster,
vice Chas. NJ. Jordan, resigned; Samp-
sons Wharf, Northumberland county,
Mrs. V. C. Sampson. vice NJ. G. Samp-
son, dead.
Lieut.. Col. Maus, aide to General
Miles, will start south tonight to in
spect the seven immune" regiments
stationed at Jacksonville, HUNTSVILLE,
Lexington and Galveston, preparatory
to their being sent to Cuba and Porto
Rico for temporary garrison duty.
Senator Charles J. Faulkner, of West
Virginia, has been appointed member
OF the Canadian commission TO succeed
Senator Gray, of Delaware, who re-
signed TO accept q place on the Paris
peace commission.
The oh Pennsylvania regiment OF
volunteers passed through the city this
morning en- route to their homes at
Wilkesbarre from Lexington, Ky.
The following appointments were an
nounced to-day George II. Pickerell,
of Ohio, to be consul at st. Michael's,
Azore Islands; Fred Page PustiD, of
Oregon, to be commissioner for the dis
trio: OF Alaska, and Thomas Ling 20 be
interpreter to the consulate at Flu Chau,
China.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, who, with
| Mrs. Vest, spent the summer at Capon
Springs, w. Va, has returned to Wash
ington, hut is still in bad health.
The pressure TO have volunteer regi-
ments mustered out continues. The
President and the high officials of the
War Department are besieged daily by
men Of influence, and appeals also come
by mail aud telegraph.
Most OF the smaller auxiliary boats
that were equipped for service in the
war with Spain-such vessels as the
Yankee, Dixie, Yosemite, Siren, etc.
are being put out of commission, and
their commanders, engineers and Others
are being assigned to duty at the vari-
Gus navy yards, at lighthouse stations
and in the photographic Office here.
General Stephen NJ. Weld, of Balti-
more, who was offered position on the
war investigation commission, has de-
cided not to accept the appointment.
Capt. Pat McCaull, the republican
candidate for Governor of Virginia last
fall, who has been appointed captain
qusrtermaster in the army, has been
assigned to duty at Dunn Loring, near
the deserted Camp Alger.
Congressman Rixey of the Alexan-
dria district was here this morning,
but left for Fairfax Court House, this
being court day there.
Il has been determined by the ad
ministration that in all the country's
newly conquered Catholic provinces
the appropriations that have heretofore
been made for religious purposes will
be stopped at once, and that hereafter
all mouev for such purposes will have
to be provided by the members of the
Catholic church.
The fact that the members of the
peace commission, which is to spend The
fall and possibly the winter in Paris
took their wives and children, if not
their cousins and aunts with them, at tt G
cost OF the government, which will pay
the entire bill for all OF them from the
time they let here until they shall re-
turn, and then give to each commits.
sioner the snug sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars, is the subject of much
lverse comment here to-day But
war is an expensive luxury.
But few Virginia republicans are
here to day, most of those frequently
seen here having gone to Lynchburg
where the recently elected State COM
mittee of their party will meet TO night,
TO elect their executive committee.
Who will be elected member of the
latter committee in place of Judge
Waddill, who has resigned, is not
known, but it is said here to be certain
that Congressman Walker of the 9th
district, a member of the present ex-
ecutive committee, will be removed, and
Judge Strother OF that district, who
OppO1es MS TO elecllou 10 CoDSreSS, VIII
be put in his place.
1t is reported here to-day that Repre-
sentative Hit, of Illinois, chairman Of
the House foreign affairs committee,
will be appointed ambassador to Lon
don, vice Mr.. Hay, who has been ap.
pointed Secretary of State.
The marine hospital service is fearful
Of tho snrpad of vallo,p fovor in Nam
Orleans. 1t hopes for an early frost.