Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondenoe Of the Alexandris Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, May 26.

TOorrespoa6ence OF the Alexanorls GazetVe'J
WASHINGTON. May 26.
President Mckinley, according to
those who were with him during the
forenoon, has received no information
to-day materially changing the war
situation. When asked about the pro-
posed republican caucus on Hawaii to-
day at the White House. General
Grosvenor said that no call for the eau
Gus had vet been issued and it had not
been determined what action would be
taken. Senator Kyle was also there,
accompanied by Capt. Crossheld, OF
South Dakota, who brought Chief Two
Stars, T. K. Simon and J. r. Brown,
Dakota Indians, who want an order
from the President for the payment to
their nation Of $3.50, 900 of the principal
sum to their credit now in the United
s ates Treasury on account OF land
sales. They did not get to see the
President, however.
Senator Chandler to-day introduced
q bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Navy TO establish and maintain all such
telegraphic communication as ne may
deem necessary during the continuance
of the present war. The bill carries an
appropriation Of 81, 100000.
The Senate committee on commerce
to-day had under consideration the sub
iect of granting American registry to
foreign built ships for the purpose OF
securing their services in carrying
troops and supplies to the Philippine
Islands and decided TO place the matter
in the hands OF subcommittee with
authority to report in all cases in which
the War Department may make re-
quest that registry be granted.
1t can now be stated that not WORD
has been received from either Admiral
Sampson or Commodore Schley in Of
fetal confirmation of the existence oil
the alleged trap in which the Spanish
fleet has been caught.
Congressman Swanson, Of Virginia,
was at the War Department this morn
ing and succeeded in getting an order
for the discharge of his cousin, w. C.
Swanson, who while at school, and IN
der age, and without the consent of his
parents, Joined the Danville Com
pany of soldiers for the Spanish war.
No body has yet been able to dis,
cover what induced Representative
Brewer OF Alabama to offer his resolu
ton in reiel ence TO the burial of Gen
r. f. Lee and his descendants at Ar
lineton, and those who know ths
Generals living descendants best, say
they would rather be buried any where
else.
David Bell Kerr, of Virginia, was to
day nominated for assistant surgeon IL
the navy.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Cullom o
Illinois announced that he was in faVo
of an income tax.
The Secretary of War to-day sent t.
Congress an estimate Of DEFICIENCIES il
appropriations for the quartermaster'
department for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1898, and available until janu
airy /, 1899, amounting TO S1l, 400, 0OC
This increases the total amount appro
priated and asked for TO date on &C
count OF the war to 1912, 2S5,000.
Representative Bailey, the demo
cratic leader Of the House, Congress:
man Hay, of Virginia, and severs
otner democratic members of Congress
are opposed to democratic Congress
men taking any part or lot in the pre-
posed legislation for the return of Con
tederate flags or the removal of Confed
crate disabilities.
Two children OF man who had enliste
for tho war and gone to Chicamsuga, leavin
tn M AMI their mother totally uuproVide
70 We're on the application of the latter an
to keep them from starving, sent by the pc
lice court here yesterday evening to enc {
the pubic charitable institutions. Thei
father, however, was patriotic and went
war to keep the reconcentrados in Cuba fror
starving.
People from King George county, Virgins
here to-day, say the report that there is OF
position among the democrats of that count
t. the denomination of Congressm an Rixey,
en.irely incorrect, and that the delegate
from that county to the district conventio
will cast solid vote for him
People from Culpcper, Virginia, here to
day say large crowd attended the Confedcl
ate memorial services there yesterday, an
that the day was most agreeable one /
every particular. Congressman Lanham Q
Texas, the orator, was introduced by Repre-
sentative Rixey, aud delivered an elo
quent and highly app'auded address. Ger
James A. Walker, who was colonel Of tn
18th Virginia infantry, also made speech
in which be said that. take him all around
General Robert E. Lee was the greatest maj
who ever lived.
Representative Yost of the 10th Virgin
district says that as the democrats Of Nelson
c unity have refused to declare Mr.. Floo
even their second choice for the democrati
Congressional nomination in that district. h
is confirmed in his opinion that Mr.. Glasgow
| will be the nominee.
Representative Myer of Louisiana says h
is informed that five of the ten regiments o
| immunes to DO organized will be composed o
| negroes.
| The Senate committee on military atfiir
| to day authorized eenator Sewell to report al
original bill providing for the employment o
retired army officers on active duty in any
service during the existing war except il
command of troops. The permission does no
extend to officers above the grade of colonel
and tho purpose of the bill is to utilize thu
retired officers in mastering and in perform
| ing other miscellaneous service in which some
three or four hundred regular officers are now
engaged with the view of permitting the &C
tive officers to Iejoin their commands in the
| field.