Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.

peace luUllee utAt hOnhH. hS ~
dent told them it would be impossible
FIR him to 20 to Atlanta before the
meeting of Congress. He thought,
however, that he could arrange to go
there about December Is, and the COM
mittee will arrange the Jubilee for that
date. 1t is possible but not probable
that Mr. Mckinley may visit several
southern States during December.
Up to date, two thousand claims for
pensions have been filed by soldiers
and sailors and their dependents on &C
count OF the war with Spain. At the
present rate there will be ten thou
saad of such claims within few
moaths. Twenty thousand or more
may be predicted. The claims so far
presented are OF all kinds. from the SOL
der who was injured to the dependent
father, mother, sister and brother of
the men who fell before Spanish bull
les or succumbed to the fever.
An order was issued this morning
directing that the 9Th regular infantry
proceed at once from Fort Thomas,
Ky. to Fort Sam Houston, San Anto-
Mo- Tex. The purpose of the move
msnt is 10 establish garrison at that
point in place of the 1st Texas volun-
teers, which regiment is being muster
cd out of the service. Fort Sam Hous-
ton is an important Indian post. 1t is
said the recent escape OF Geronimo
who is on his way to his old ground in
New Mexico is the cause of this.
District Commissioner Ross this
morning welcomed the delegates OF the
n b annual convention OF the Catholic
Young Mems Union at Carroll Hall.
The business Of the meeting was pre-
laced with mass at ST. Patrick's Church,
ana after Col Ros5's address the various
committees read their annual reports.
The largest attendance in the organiza.
tons history is present.
Seuator Plat OF New York is still
here. He came to urge the President
10 20 TO his State to revive the hopes OF
be responding republicans, but after
MS electioneering trip to the West, Mr..
Mckinley thought that Philadel phia is
about as far as he can venture on the
same line in the North this year.
People here from West Virginia to-
day say that democratic Congressman
Will surely be elected in both the
Charlestown and Huntington districts
next month, and that the democrats in
the two other districts have strong
hopes of carrying them also, as ex-Sen-
ator Davis is candidate for re.elec-
ton, and his influence is potential.
Collector Brady, Marshal5 Treat and
Allen, Paymaster Reed and congress
sloual candidate Parr of Virginia are
all here to-day. Some of them went to
the rooms of the republican congress.
sional campaign committee to make
another attempt to get money for Mr..
Parr, but il is reported they were un.
successful, as that committee still
think the money they give to South
ern republicans is just SO much thrown
away, as at best it will only buy con-
tests, which they do not want.
North CaroliDians here says they
a.e fearful that the impudent
and outrageous behavior OF the
negroes in their State will result
in terrible but we'll merited retri-
button, and that it will be even worse
for them if the President, as reported,
shall send I. S. troops there. They
also say that the whole trouble is
caused by the Presidents appointing
hundreds of negro officials there,
though there are plenty of reputable
white republicans 10 fill all the offices,
| aud with those he has appointed and
those appointed by the populist and
republican Governor, most of the nub-
ic offices there now are held by ne
groes, who exercise their brief au-
thority with unbesrable insclence.
The annual report of Brigadier Gen
eral John Nj. Wilson, Chief of Engi-
neers, u. S. A, covers all operations
connected with Notifications and river
and harbor improvements during the
past year Chief interest is ceutered in
his statements regarding Notifications
in consequence of the war with Spain
and the impossiblitie5 of hostile attack
upon the coasts Five hundred heavy
guns, OF s, 10, y and 16-inch calibre,
about 700 rapid fire guns of various
sizes and about LOGO mortars are still
10 be mounted, at an approximate cost
of $50 100000. The sum OF $4,917 800
for fertilization work, to be expended
next year, is asked for. Gen. Wilson
SAYS the amount actually expended for the
imp ovement of rivers and harbors for the
past fiscal year was Sill ,161,799.
The closing days session of The Episcopal
convention was entirely taken up with rou-
tine work. The reading of the pastoral let
ter fom The bishops TO the House OF Depu-
ties this evening concluded the daylight ses-
sion and 10 night the farewell will be said at
Epiphany Church.
1t WAS stated after the Cabinet meeting to-
day that there had been no official dispatches
to confirm the alarming reports from the
philippines and that there has been no un.
favorable news received from the Paris COM
mission Nothing has yet been received to
indicate the time when the work of the COM
missioRers at Paris will be completed
Private information here from Havannah
is 10 the effect that Capt Foraker, sou of
senator Foraker, is i'll there with yellow fe-
vcr AMI that thst disease is prevailing there
10 an alarming extent
Congressman Ri1ey of Virginia was here
to-day. He says there is no political excite.
ment in his, the Sth. district as he has no
tactical opposition, and that all he heats
from the other districts of his State indicates
solid democratic delegation in the next
Congress
The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor met again to-day and
continued tho work on the eports to the an
Iul convention. Nothing was done that
the members Of the council are yet willing to
make public.
4 SOLDIER KILLED Raymond Shelley, of
W nchester, private in Company A, Second
Virginia regiment, was shot and almost in