Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-27
FROM WASHING rUN.
Correspondence OF the alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.


ovation ut the State, War and Navy De-
partment building this morning. NEAR
" everybody in the building shook his
hand, and the corridors were choked
with people trying to get look al
him. He was stopped at every step to
listen to some compliment, and for the
best part OF an hour shouts of applause
greeted him al every move. Everybody
quit work 10 help i'll the demonstra.
ion. Gen. John ". Wilson, chief OF
sngineers, threw his arms around him
aud kissed him. The welcome was ap-
pareutly the most enthusiastic ever
given TO anybody visiting the Navy
Department. The admiral was very
much affected by his reception. 1T
is not for me,n he said, "Gut for the
American ravy, and all the sailors al d
ur splendid ships all over the world.
Every man did his duty" Schley
,sid a visit to the State Department.
IL will leave Washington at p. N.
to day.
A dispatch was received at the War
D par;menc late last night stating that
Major McCreery, surgeon Z. S. army,
died on tbs steamship Catania at 1880
on August %; cause Of death dyson
terry, following yellow fever, and was
buried at 81.
The P. esldent left this morning for
Somerset, Pa, to pay short visit to
lis brother, Mr.. Abner Mckinley. He
vas accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley.
rhe steward OF the White House and
Hrs. McKinley's maid also went along.
The trip was made via the Penn'yl
vania Railroad The party arrived at
ne Sixth street station q few minutes
.efore nine, and there was great dissp
continent among the large crowd OF
visitors that the presidential party en-
.er, d the station south of the baggage
room instead OF through the big gite.
Surgeon General Siernberg has ask
II that an investigation De made ofthe
alta +. a administration of the uedi
al department of the army and Secre
airy Alger has ordered that it be dine.
People from West Virginia now iere
" they see in certain northern news
.pers advertisements stating hat
VI -ssrs. B4ysrd: Phelps, Wnyte and
w lliams have agreed to be an advisory
board for the settlement of WestVir.
gjaia's share of the Virginia debt, but
nat the people of that State will lever
gree 10 pay one cent of that debt, and
az there is no power that can iorce
hem to &c so.
Representative Rixey, of the StkVir
gina district. was here to-day aud met
by appointment several of his con-
stituentz Sho are still trying t. get
government employment.
There is current ta.t. 1ere today 10
tae effect that evidence is being collect
cd III regard 10 tae unnecessary suffer
og and des;h OF the soldiers Z Inc
Spanish war, upon which "a founda de-
nand upoa the adminia! ration or an
Investigation, that cannot be Ignored.
Ex-Gongressman John R. Blown Of
he Fifth Virginia district, Mr.. Parr,
ne republican nominee for Congress in
.aai district. and Postmaster BArksdale
# Danville are here to-day 10 see if
here is any chance of obtaining any
help from the republican committee
for the campaign some of the republi.
caus propose prosecuting in their dis
trict this fall, and also 10 recommend
iIr. Fillmore Brown. chairman of the
r-publican committee of Henry county,
20 Mr.. Agnew for deputy collector of
internal revenue for that county.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Representative Swanson of the Dan
vile, Virginia, district. He is here to
see about some government bounties
his district that has accumulated
since Congress adjourned. He says
ne democrats in his district are in
good condition, and that the active pol.
jicians among them tell him his ma.
iority will be considerably larger than
1t wss two years ago.
Senator Martin, who was here yes
terday in consultation with some of his
fren is, left for Virginia the same
day. A prominent democratic poll
ticlan from that State now here says
that unless General Fitzhugh Lee shall
come out openly for the Chicago plat
form, the Senator will have little or no
trouble in securing a reelection.
Mr.. Young of Norfolk, who was here
a day or two ago, said it is impossible
for the Wise and Bowden factions of
the republican party in that district to
come together again, but that even if
it were not, he would geta much larger
maj ority for Congress next November
than he got the last election.
1t is believed at the War Department
that the Third Virginia regiment of in.
fantry will be mustered out at sn early
day.
So outrageous have the Cuban in
surgeuts become in their treatment of
the peaceful people OF that island, that
it is proposed here that Cuban que
rllla force of eighty thousand men, off
cered b. Aue icans' be organized in OLE
der to .,reseve law aud order in the
island.
George T. Til'ey was to-day appointed post
master at Berkeley, Va
A Virginia democrat hero to-day. who saw
on the street Mr.. Brown, who is contesting
the seat Of Mr.. Swanson, from the Danville
district OF his State, remarked that Brown
base his contest on the ground that he was
not only the choi, of the republicans, but of
the people of his district, but that when he
cal cd upon the former to vindicate his claim
to seat, they had turned him down and
Nominated another man in his place.
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