Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrapondence Of the Alexandria Gasette.J
WASHINGTON, May Is.

AEId42GACuLC 1S@EO COSA4
by which newspaper correspondents
Thrall and Jones will be exchanged for
Col. Cortiio and Surgeon Julian, Span
ism officers now at Fort Mcpherson, GA.
There was another crush of visitors
at the offices of Secretary Alger and Ad-
iutant. General Corbip, in the War De-
partment to-day. Many members OF
the Senate and House pressed iriends
for the staff appointments in the voluH.
teer army yet to be made.
The War Department is engaged to-
day in making regulations for the or
ganization of the brigade of engineers,
which is to consist of not exceeding
$500 men, aud the formation OF the in
mune regiments. Then companies OF
electricians and telegrapher5, consisting
each OF 81 men for each division OF the
army, are to be formed.
Few if any of the regiments OF the
volunteer army are recruited to their
maximum strength and il addi-
tional volunteers are called for they
will be used first OF al to bring these
regiments up to the legal number pre-
yided by law. Many of the regiments
contain less than 1000 men, whereas
their maximum strength i5, in the case
of the infantry, over 1900 men. The
officials of the War Department desire
to discourage the idea OF the formation
of new organizations if it Is contem'
plated that they are TO enter the ser
vice as such.
TIE following telegram was sent By
the Secretary of State to-day: Hay,
Ambassador, London: Through ap-
propriate channel express 70 Mr.. Glad
stones family the sympathy and sor-
row of the American people at the pass
ing away in the ripeness OF years and
fullness of honors Of one of the most
notable figures Of modern civil states
manship."
Major General Frtzhugh Lee, who is
TO command the Seventh army corps
at Tampa, Fla. was busily engaged at
the Department this morning making
arrangements for the detail of officers
to his staff. He hopes to have them
completed 50 as to be able to leave for
the South tonight. He subsequently,
went to Alexandria. II is reported
that when asked how long he supposed
he war would last, he replied as fol
PILLOWS II cannot tell But l think
it will last sufficiently long to enable
Us to avenge the Maine about three
hundred times over, and yet have a
few tricks to-spare."
General Wesley Merritt, who Is TO
command the expedition to the Phil
ippines, is expected here during the
day for a consultation with the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of War before
his departure for the coast. Every
detail for this expedition is being hus'
ried forward and the first of it will be
on IFS way to Manila within few days
in command of Major General Otis.
Among the strangers now in the city
is General Gilbert Meem, formerly o.
Shenandoah county, Virginia. but now
postmaster at Seattle, Washington.
1t is understood that the druggists o.
this city got the better of the physicians
thereof in the matter of the poison bill
before the House District committee
and that the bill referred to will not be
reported.
a real estate agent here says the
value OF such property has not only de
re lated in this city fully one-half, bu'
ne understands that such is the case
most everywhere else in the country
and that it is particularly observable
10 respect of rural property in this sec
ton.
Chairman Agnew of the anti-Lamt
wing of the Virginia republicans was al
the Capitol to-day. He says that in the
matter of the proposition made by Mr.
Wickham, chairman Of the Lamb wing
fJr compromise and settlement OF the
party's differences, nothing has yet
been done and the executive committee
OF his wing has not yet been called to
| consider it.
The Senate committee on Indian az
fairs to-day agreed to report the Curtis
bill, which provides for many reforms
| in the Indian Territory.
An original pension has been granted
to Addie Conway of Alexandria.
The republican committee of the
Sth congressional district OF Virginia
will meet in Alexandria on the 9th
inst. to determine the time and place
for holding the republican convention
to nominate q candidate for Congress
ih that district. So far as heard of, no.
body is seeking the nomination.
a Pennsylvania regiment passed
through here last night on its way to
the mobilization camp near Falls
Church, and an Ohio regiment arrived
there this evening via. the c. & 0. r. r.
Senator Martin hso gone to Virginia
aud will be absent for two or three
days.
Among the nominations the Presi
dent sent to the Senate to day we're the
following First regiment volunteer
engineers-Colonel, Eugene Griffin of
New York; first lieutenants, Algernon
Sartoris of District of Columbia; Fitz-
hugh Lee, IT,, of Virginia; Carlos Car
bonel OF Troy, N Y; Thomas J. Sulli-
van of Colorado; Karl Fisher Hansen,
of New York.
Secretary Long said this afternoon
that he had received no advices as to
the whereabouts of the Spanish feet
and had no information indicating
that battle was imminent.
The Brown-Swansoa contested election
case from the Danville. Virginia, district has
gone over until next December. 1t was 30
agreed upon to-day. Mr.. Swanson vas ready
for it TO come up to-day, and was certain OF
winning it, as many republicans and only
few democrats were absent, and as nearly sill
the republican members from New York and
Massachusetts. and many from other