Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.


of the governments reply to Spain nor
was there any foundation for the state.
ment that he had been authorized to
bind Spain by any discussion OF the
terms proposed. At the White House
On Saturday his protracted visit. 1t Is
said. was devoted principally to sound.
ing the President regarding financial
considerations growing out of the lib
Grafton of Cuba with view to securing
some partial consolation tor those
Frenchmen who hold forty million
francs of Spanish bonds guaranteed by
Cuban revenues. If Spain were left to-
tally without resources 1t was shown
lat France would not have the same
incentive to urging Spain to accept the
terms proposed by the United States.
1t appears that NJ. Cambon has urged
Sagasta to enter promptly upon the
definite negotiations to submit any
counter proposition he may care TO
make without more than As hours de-
lay and TO avoid any indication of pro.
crasiination. He reported TO Madrid
that a good impression of Spanish stu
certify would be made upon the Wash
ington authorities by this procedure
and that better terms could be had in
the next few days than would be posi-
Die a week hence.
Visitors were numerous at the White
House to-day. One ofthe earliest arry-
ais was Senator Morgan, accompanied
by ex Senator Warner Miller, of New
York, President of the Maritime Canal
Company Of Nicaragua. Both gentle
men stated that the President, with
whom they had an extended confer
ence, was heartily in favor of the pro-
lected canal; aud that he agreed
with other advocates of the enter
rise that it should be under the
absolute control of the United States
government. Mr.. Miller expressed the
opinion that the bill would I'M.
dolbtedly pass during the winter
session of Congress. 1t was especially
desired by the Navy Department and
commercial interests in this and other
countries demanded action on the part
of this government. Senator Morgan
speaking Of peace prospects said he
knew nothing from official sources Of
the peace terms submitted to Spain. All
his information had bt Ten gathered from
the newspapers. The Senator doesn't
put much, if any, faith in the over
lures by Spain, and would not be sur
prised to learn that the proposals had
been rejected. though not abruptly.
The Senator also said he believed Spain
was likely to parley for several weeks
in the hope that the United Stat S
might become involved with some other
European power The Senator ex-
poets to start for Honolulu within few
days. He thinks the present form OF
government in the Hawaiian Islands
will likely be continued for some time.
He regards it AS good q government as
exists in most Of our States.
The President made the following
appointments this morning: George
G.. Pierre OF Pennsylvania to be consul
Of the United States at Munich, Ba
yali:; Richard c. Banks to be collector
of customs for the district Of Norfolk
and Portsmouth, Va; James Stone to
be supervising inspector Of steam yes
sells for the Ninth district; Lunsford D
Freks to be assistant surgeon in the
Marine Hospital service of the United
States; Mark J. White to be assistant
surgeon in the Marine Hospital service;
Joseph Foster to be pay Inspector in
the navy, with rank of commander;
Frank r. Arm, to be paymaster in the
navy, with rank OF lieutenant James
". G.. Walker TO be civil engineer in
the navy, with rank OF lieutenant,
junior grade; Will Melville Gorton TO
assistant surgeon in the navy, with
rank OF ensign.
Surgeon General Sternberg admits q
very unfortunate state Of affairs with
regard to the health of Camp Alger,
Va 'aud l am going to recommend
that the camp be moved" he said TO-
day. He is inclined to believe the ty
phod germs have gotten into the camp
and they cannot be gotten rid of by
dsinfection. The water has been ex-
atnined by the physicians at the camp
and pronounced healthy, but the fever
continues to claim new subjects every
lay. The only hope of saving the
troops is by moving them to new To-
cality.
General Greedy, Chief Signal officer,
is in receipt of dispatch stating that
the signal company under Capt. Lamar,
composed of men recruited in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
GINA, which sailed from Charleston
last week, has arrived in Porto Rico.
They are all in good health and will &C
company General Miles's army. Gen.
Greedy states that direct cable commun-
ication has been established with Ponce,
Porto Rico
A tidewater republican from Virginia,
here to-day, said the congressional fight
in the Norfolk district among the re-
publicans is becoming rather warm.
The friends of Congressman Wise are
working hard for his denomination,
whilst the Bowdenites are fighting him
to the finish. He also said it looks as
though negro and Rowden republi.
can will both run against Dir. Wise.
A White House familiar says one Of
the reasons why the President has not
yet completed the non-partisan labor
commission he is authorized to appoint,
is his doubt about the wisdom of ap.
pointing i negro as one of its members.
There are plenty of applicants from
whom he could make selection, hut
his doubt is in respect of the accepta-
bility of negro as q fellow, by the
other members of the commission. The
negro question is continually bobbing
up.
Major, General Breckenridge lett here