Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-09

Of the friends OF General Miles tnouSht
the display was in his behalf and the
commanding general is said to have
smiled broad smiles as he drove to his
office this morning. The order TO dec
crate had been given, however, before
it was known that General Miles
would be here to-day.
1t was semi officially announced at
the White House at noon to-day that
the President would appoint Senator
GRAY. of Delaware, the fifth member OF
the peace commission, made vacant by
the declina,ion of Justice White. Ii
was stated that Senator Gray's success
sor on the Joint Canadian commission
will be ex-senator Henderson, OF Ne
braska.
President Mckinley and all Washing
ton gave the returning District SOL
diers warm welcome to-day. Hours
b fore the train bearing the regiment
q rived over the Pennsylvania road
thousands Of anxious relatives aud
friends were lred along the avenue
Z 5 far west as the White House. Bust
ness houses along the lioe of marco
we're gay with flags and bunting. AT.
Ter . tedious wait the regiment
arrived at 1870 p. M, several
hours later than was expected. As
soon as the volunteers left the train
hev were treated TO first class dinner
V the citizens reception committee
after which the young soldiers marched
through wildly cheering crowds to the
White House, wbere PRECEDENT Mckln-
ley reviewed them from the portico of
the Executive Mansion. After the re-
view the regiment dis6auded in the
white Lot" behind the White House,
ghereupon the ex.warrior5 were seized
( hv their enthusiastic relatives aud
geethear;s who proceeded TO lionize
them.
Chairman Babcock and the other re-
! publican congressman in charge OF
things at campaign headquarters here
are still trying TO smooth over the
troubles that have broken out in the
Virginia districts They admit, how
ever, that the prospect isn't very fiat.
taring, owing to the fierce factional
f! hts that have been going on ever
-ince the administration commenced to
distribute the federal offices.
From the 9th Virginia district intel
lseuce here to day is to the effect that
ne watermelon" democrats there who
: a first were kicker5 against Mr.. Rhea,
The democratic nominee for Congress,
have agreed to get back in the traces,
and that the defeat OF Walker the re-
publican nominee is now conceded
even by he republicans there.
~ am not rlIised," said Virginia repuh-
lean here tt-lay, at the decision rendered
| by Congressman Hull OF the republican co:
gressional csmpaign committee in favor OF
the Lamb wing of the republican party. Mr..
/ Hull knows right from wrong and as good
awyer he knows when witnesses tell the
truth He saw that the facts presented III the
| Wise case. were all In favor of Congressm An
| Wise, ana rendered his verdict according 10
evidence, ana did not take Mark Hanna 5 dc
cisiou in the former cases rs hi4 guide l sm
! t),d that President Mckinley asked Mr.. Hull
20 render him especial service by iuvesiigat-
ing fully all tbe facts involved in this case,
aud report the result OF his investigation. Mr..
/ Huli's decision will have q good etiec. upon
the political morals of otice-holding republ =
; cans in Virginia. They will learn that the
Lamb and Wise following ia the State will
! always tell the truth whenever the President
calls for it That is to say, if he wants IN ,
I ruth Mr. Hanna said TO Yirginian tn II
,e was We V tired of listening 10 the tales o.
tn republican; OF his State, that they had
/ .tar.i him from the commencement OF the
campaign in $50 down 10 the present tim:
hat he had to send a member OF the natioual
comm ttec to The State 10 keep the patty in
| nc until after the election. Then came the
g. h;yi OIL tiicna yrhiph ba e
( caused the administration much embaras =
men. The SC called administration follow
cts have driven many of the best republicans
| ~ tue state away from the party on account
If the bad and selfish management OF party
sil'tirs in the State. For instance, there Is
| Col. vii lam Lamb, former State chairman OF
he party. one Of the ablest and best equipped
| IN an in the Stata. who commands the highe-t
expect wherever he is known, socially, pJlit;-
ally and financially. They drove him away
| II m the party and poisoned the minds Of
thousqn Is of his followers against the aimip-
traitor. The effects of their work can be
seen in every publ meeting hsld by repubii-
! c ms i'll the State. Py their action the entire
! congressional delegation 10 be elected this
| fall will be democratic | share the belief
/ with many of the Presidents friends that he
| 20; the worst end of The bargain on account
/ % his uuc G CstorEe's trade for the State DEL
eg4ton at the ~. Louis convention
The 18th Pennsylvania regiment OF VOL
unteers, which bias been ordered from sheri-
Gsn Point to Camp Meade. will leave Wash
iagtoh over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
or Middletown, Pa, about 6 o'clock this
e7enjng There will be 30 car loads
The personnel of a court OF inquiry in the
Niles. Al ger case, if one be ordered, is already
BENG discussed Among the names mel
toned are thoie of General John N. Schofeld
and General John B. Gordon, eX Senator
from Georgia.
a resl estate man of this city, talking about
Alexandria to-day, said if the money thrown
away in New Alexandria, across Huntif e
Greek, had been spent in that city or on the
river bank north of the canal basin in that
city. the factories that were erected there
would have prospered and hundreds OF
people moved there from here to be employed
them.
The signal man at the north end of the
Long Bridge who WAS charged with having
caused TIE recent fat Il railroad accident there,
his been acquitted and is retained by the
railroad company, upon the ground that the
fault lay with the engineer OF the train, who
violated one of the regular rules of the COM
psny by not having his engine so completely
under his control, at that point, as to be lble
to top it once.
Gen ltOr Sherman told an acquaintance to-
day that the opposition of the administration
to General Miles suggested to some the idea
that it was inspired by jealousy. Whether
that ides we're correct or not he did not know,
and of course could not say.
Mr.. Lewis Nixon, formerly of Leesburg,
Va, who now has ship yard in New Jersey,
has been awarded a contract for building two