Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON,
+ Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June 4.

WASHINGTON, June 4.
Senator Chandler from the committee
naval affairs to-day made g report to the
Senate on the resolution passed on Feb.
ruary 2lst last, directing an investiga-
ton into the destruction of the battle
ship Maine. The committee say that in
view of the i1qairy by the naval court,
and that when was later made By The
Senate commit % on foreign relatations,
they deem an investigation by the
naval committee unnecessary and nave
therefore made none.
The recruiting for the additional
companies necessary for the comp'e.
ton of existing regiments to II COM
panies under the new call will be done
BY a party consisting of an officer and
four enlisted men who are to do their
work in the locally where the organi-
cation was raised. Instructions for re-
cruiting officers and blank forms are to
be sent to the Adjutant General of the
State to whom officers in charge of the
recruiting parties are to apply, notifying
him of the number of men he is to re-
cruit.
DR.. Arthur Suowden, of Alexandria,
was to-day.appointed Brigade Surgeon,
with the rank of Major, in the U. 5.
Volunteers.
It is understood here that the sus-
pension of work on the Northern Neck
railroad in Virginia was caused by the
failure of the English syndicate that
had taken the bonds of that road, to
advance any more money until the
close of the Spanish war. The damage
tnat war will do can never be told.
Secretary Bliss was the only member
of the Cabinet VINO had called at the
White House up to l o'clock to-day,
ADD up to that hour the President had
received no official news from any di-
rection.
All the democratic members Of the
Virginia congressional delegation sign
cd a paper this morning requesting the
President to appoint ex-Colonel GreG-
vile Gaines of the 3rd Virginia regi-
mant, as assistant inspector general in
the U. S. volunteer army. The Colonel
was treated badly 10 the matter of his
old regiment, and all his friends hope
ne may get the place he is now apply
ing for, but it is feared the chances are
against him, as it is reported at the
War Department that some Virginians
who have been there recently were in-
formed, 10 effect, that their State is too
troublesome and that the government
doesn't care whether she supplies any
more troops or not, as plenty can be
obtained from other States that are not
so hard to please.
Congressman Deliver, OF Iowa,
in hi recent address at the
commencement ceremonies of the
Columbian College, here, BAp-
fist institution, formerly under
Southern influence, Notwithstanding
the "era of good feeling" spoke of the
war between the States as 1.-The slave
holders rebellion, that had made an
assault upon the Constitution"
Lieutenant Gilmer, Of the sunken
vessel Merrimac, is son of the late
John Gilmer, OF Chatham, and his
mother is daughter of the late John
". Patton, of Richmond.
Political intelligence here from Virginia is
TO the effect that all the present democratic
members Of the House will be renominated
without opposition, and also Messrs. Epes and
Young who were turned out of the seats to
which they were fairly elected, by the repub-
lican majority OF the House. 1t is also conf
IDENTIFY believed that the next Congressional
dslega ion from that State will be solidly
democratic.