Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-08
declared their country republic, with
General Aguinaldo as its president.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Aloxandris Gazette.
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Correspondence OF tho Alexandris Gszette-l
WASHINGTON, July s.
The order to remove the mine fields
from the principal American harbors
may be issued tonight and in that
eyelt the army engineers will explode
them to morrow morning and uninter-
rupted navigation of the vessels will be
re-established. Some Uniformed mill
tary officers oppose their removal and
declare that the entire coast was panic
stricken until the submarine defense
system was established. 1t required
considerable time to locate the fields
and place the mines in position; the
work was attended with serious expense
and great danger, and the only feas;-
bile way to get rid OF the mines is to ex-
plode them unless great risk of life is
incurred in lifting them and removing
their explosives. With their destruc-
ton the country this day would be
practically without mines ii another
emergency arose necessitating their
use, and with the attitude how exhibit
I'd by Germany, it is discreet to be pre-
pared for anything however unex-
pected.
The President sent to the Senate today
the following nominations: Volunteer
Army-To be Major Generals: Briga
der General Hamilton S. Hawkins, u.
; Volunteers; Brigadier General Henry
". Lawton, u. s. Volunteers; Brigadier
General Adna E. Chatlee, y. S. Volun-
teers; Brigadier General John G.. Bates,
u. 5. Volunteers. To be Brigadier
Generals Colonel Leonard Wood, First
regiment u. S. Volunteer cavalry; and
Lieut.. Col. Charles McKibben, Twenty
first regiment. To be Colonel Lieut..
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, First regi.
ment, U. s. Volunteer cavalry.
The War Department was to-day
notified of the reorganization of Gen.
Ernst's Brigade of the First Army
Corps. The Second Wisconsin and the
sixteenth Pennsylvania have been sub
5tituted for the Fifth Illinois and First
Kentucky, which regiments require adj
ditional equipment. This brigade,
which is now at Charleston ready 10
sail for Santiago, comprises the Second
and Third Wisconsin and Sixteenth
Pennsylvania.
The Speaker of the House to-day ar
uounced the following as the five mem
bars OF the labor commission from the
House: Gardner, Lowering, Lorrimer,
Livingston and Bell. Messrs. Moody,
Cathings and Fleming were named as
the post office committee.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Scott
authorized the following statement: No
revenue stamps will be necessary on reports
of earnings and dividends and earnings and
reports of condition made to the Comptroller
Of the Currency by National Banks, as such
reports are non taxable.
President Mckinley has appointed
senators Davis and Morgan and Repre-
sentative Hitt commissioners on the
otrl Of the United States TO proceed 10
Honolulu and take over the Hawaiian
lands annexation resolution pass
passed on Wednesday. They have au
thority 10 name President Dole and
Chief Justice Judd rs members of the
com mission on the part OF the republic
Of Hawaii. The commissioners will
sail as speedily as possible.
James 7. Barney and J. d. Fauntle-
roy, of Virginia. have been appointed
lst !ieutenants in the Sd regiment Of
volunteer engineers. A. G.. Granwell,
of Virginia, has been confirmed as as
sistant surgeon in the navy, and w. B.
Preston, OF Virginin as 15t, and J. NJ.
Baldwin, of Virginia, as "a lieutenants
in the regiment OF U. 5. Volunteers.
The bill for the memorial bridge at
Arlington failed ,but'the chairman, of the
House commerce committee, to whom
it has bean referred, says he will try to
report it early in the next session.
Congressman Hay of the 9TH Virginia
presented the I'd regiment Virginia in
ri in infantry. now at Jacksonville, with q
beautiful silk flag, through Lieut.. Col. Roller
of that regiment, to-day.
First Lieutenant John ". Daniel. Sd reg-
ment u 5. volunteer army, has been confirm
ed, ana at the request of General Rosser been
assigned to duty on his staff.
Congressman Rixey Of the 9Th Virginia
district has been appointed member of the
House naval committee to fill a vacancy.
As feared, the adjournment of Congress
came too soon for the omnibus bill, containing
the French spoliation claims and the claims
of certain so-called loyal southern citizens
to become law
Congressman Lamb of Virginia tried again
to day to call up the bill to refund tho money
in the Freedmen's Bank to the poor deposit.
ors or their heirs, but his effort was in vain.
The State Department has q dispatch from
a reliable and we'll informed agent abroad
mis- afternoon affirming tho information sent
yesterday BIZ Lieut. Colwell, naval attache at
andon. that Spain WAS likely to ask for
peace this week. The dispatch received to-
day is much more emphatic than Lieut.. Col.
wells in regard to peace overtures by Spain,
Ii was taken to the White House as the Cabi.
net was adjourning.
The President camo to tho Capitol shortly
after one o'clock to sign a number of belated
bills. They were mostly measures that ware
disposed of on Yesterdays Senate calendar.
The Wrecked Spanish Ships.
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