Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-31
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army. To-day the Secretary Of War
authorized the Governor OF Nebraska
10 raise regiment of infantry for the
service of the government under the
Presidents call for $4,000 additional
volunteers. The Governor previously
had requested authority to do this and
the regiment he proposed to tender
the government is being recruited with
the expectation that Mr.. Bryan will be
its commanding officer.
Senator Lodge he's decided not to OF
fer his Hawaiian annexation PROPOSE
ton as an amendment to the war reve-
nue. bill but he thinks that final ad-
tournament of Congress can be delayed
IN order to allow the Hawaiian ques'
ton to be disposed of this session. Sena-
tor Morgan said to-day it was mis- purpose
to press his measure providing a form
of government for territory acquired
during the present war as an amend
meut to the war revenue bill. He also
expressed the opinion that the Lodge
amendment for the annexation of Ha
wall should be made part of this bill.
at is Just rs much war measure as
subjug of the Spanish feet in San
tiago bay" he said. .
Senator Pettigrew to-day introduced
a bill providing for the appointment OF
Edmond F. English, of YaDkton, ;. D.,
as colonel and that he be authorized
under the direction of the Secretary OF
War to enlist and equip y troops OF
light cavalry for two years or more for
special service in the Philippine Isl
ands. The command is to be armed
with rapid firing guns and revoivers.
Each troop is to consist OF not less than
sixty nor more than eighty-four officers
and men. Two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars is appropriated to
carry the bill into effect.
The President TO day sent these
nominations to the Senate Oscar 5.
Strauss, of New York, to be minister to
Turkey; James w. Davidson, of Min
nesota, to be consul at Tamsui. To be
commissaries of subsistence with rank
as msior-Robert Lee Longstreet, OF
Georgia; Evelyn S. Garnett, of Ar
kansas.
Col. Petit, of the U. s. army, who
halls from Ohio, has been authorized to
raise regiment of so.called immunes
in the States of Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia and the District of Co
lumbia. He intends to try to raise four
companies of such troops in Virginia
and has sent four ofthe captains recent
" appointed from civil life to that State
TO enlist the requisite number of men.
OF these captains, among whom is son
of Gen. Longstreet, not single one Is
Virginian, nor, it is understood, will
either the lieutenant-colonel or the
m jor of the regiment be taken from
Virginia. In view of this condition,
representative Virginians here say it is
doubtful if the four companies referred
to can be raised in their State.
Senators Daniel and Martin went to
ths War Department to-day to try to
have the Virginia troops better pro.
vided for than they are, but were told
that what the troops required, they
would be supplied with when they
reached Tampa.
Mr.. Sullivan, who Wss sworn in TO-
day as U. S. Senator from Mississippi
in the place Of the late Senator Wal
thall, was until to day member of the
House, and it is said by his colleagues
from the other States was the best rep
resentative his State had in that body
Neither one of the Virginia Senators
knows or ever heard of Paymastel
Smylie, U. S. A, recently appointed by
the President. and credited to their
| State.
A Prince William county, Virginia,
democrat, here to day, says the dele
gates from his county to the conven'
ton to nominate democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Sth Virginia
district, will be elected next Monday
and that all of them will be in favor oil
reuominating Mr.. Rixey.
1t is understood there are applicants
for the naval cadetship for the Aexan.
dria district from every county in that
district. The competitive examination,
az already stated in the Gazette, will
be held on the 9th proximo. All who
want to stand that examination must
uotify Representative Rixey before
hand.
The prevailing impression here now
concerning the Cuban war is that no
descent will be made upon Havana
until the fall, though Porto Rico and
Santiago may be invaded. 1t is also
said that if the District of Columbia
volunteers, now at Tampa be, as it is
printed, i'll provided for on their own
soil, they, and those who may go with
them, will stand bad chance in a for
eign country.
People from Virginia here to-day say
the negroes OF their State will hold a
State convention at Charlottesville on
the 23rd inst, and determine to run
candidates of their own race in every
congressional district ia that State, as
they are tired of the way they have
been treated by their republican allies.
Several million dollars for defense
aud other war work were called for
from Congress by Secretary Alger to-
day, including a brief unexplained esti-
mate OF $50, 900 for torpedo defense of
Manila harbor.
Iutimations are given at the War
Department that the present military
movement will directed against Porto
Rico as well eastern Cuba.
Major General Butler has been as
signed to command the first division of
the second corps in camp near Falls
Church, Va.
Democrats here are not pleased with The way
in which Mr.. Bryan has SO far been treated in
the matter of his attempt to enter the mill
tary service of the country, and say that had