Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-07

duced bill to pay the estate of J. T.
Bail, of Alexandria county Virginia,
$4,000, war claim, and one to pay J.
L. Combs 500 for wheat taken by the
federal army during the war between
the States.
The impression is strengthening that
Hawaii will not be annexed by Con-
gress at its present session.
Mr.. Quay in the Senate to-day pre-
sented the petition of the Methodist
Conference OF Philadelphia for the es
tablishment of national home for in
digent negroes at the expense of the
government.
Congressman Yost OF Virginia has
been authorized by the House claims
committee to report favorable the bill
to pay the widow of the late Consul
Ashby of Virginia, who was drowned al
Colon, his salary for one year.
The nomination of S. B. McElroy for
postmaster at Gordonsville, Va, has
been withdrawn. His nomination was
| made on the recommendation of Mr.
! McCaull, the republican candidate for
Governor of Virginia at last falls cleo
ton, against the wishes of the republi'
! can executive committee of the State
and the administration.
Charles Parker Breeze of Virgins
was to-day appointed captain in the
1st Regiment U. s. Volunteer Engi
| neers.
( E. B. Wilson, of Salem, Va, wishe:
\ authority to raise regiment Of sappers
and miners composed of negroes who
have worked in mines and in the trop
les. The chief engineer and adjutan
general tell Mr.. O ey that there is nc
law to authorize any engineer forma-
tons except the regiments of engineers
already provided for.
| The Navy Department has decided to give
the naval cadets at Annapolis. an opportunt.
to see real warfare by taking assignments oil
( the war ships in lieu of the customary sum
mer vacation. As result, about half of thu
second class men and quite a number Of the
| third class men have been assigned to dut!
on the Indiana. New York, Iowa and othe
ships in West Indian waters. The assign
ments are not general, but are entirely cleo
| tive by the cadets themselves. They all
1 showing much eagerness for the service a
disclosed by the large number OF application
thus far made Among the cadets is young
Japanese who is receiving instruction there
He was among the first to volunteer for &C
tive service on the American warships in thu
present war with Spain and was promptly as
signed to q desirable berth. AS soon as thu
news reached the japanese legation here
stern veto was interpQsed.
In the House to-day Mr.. Linney of Nortl
Carolina, republican, introduced a bill TO
the relief of constituent who sustained los
by the federal army during the war of TIT
i"rebellion" The remarkable thing abou
this is that Mr.. Linney, who was a pr; vate il
the Confederate army, should designate thu
war between the States as the ''war OF the re
bellion," thus conceding what no inteligen
ex Confederate has ever done, that he was
rebel.
There are applicants for the naval cadet
ship at Annapolis from the Alexsndria dis
trict from ali the co1nties in that district ex
cept Stafford Congressman Rixey has sc
Iected the three examiners who are to con
duct the competitive examination by which
tho appointment will be made.
In the Senate to day Mr.. WELLINGTON in
troduced bill to pay the heirs of Mrs A. NJ
Hollingsworth of Frederick county, Virgini4
$4,000 for supplies taken by the fedora
army during the war between the States.