Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
;9gOm WASHINGTON.
correspondence OF the Alexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Nov. /.

A case was decided i'll court here
last week that should have received
moro attention than it did. 1t was that
of man whose vehicle had been in.
iured by the carelessness of the driver
of carriage employed by the govern
ment. 1t was developed in the trial
that the carriage was being used by
Mr.. Harmon, the late Attorney General,
fo7 the delivery of invitations to q
private reception at his home. So it
seems that this is becoming more and
more personal government snd that
! government officers use the peoples
money for their private enjoyment.
A handsome residence in the fashion,
able part of this city that cost SlO5,OOO
d few years ago, has been sold for $40,-
600. This is sample of the prosperity
under the Presidents nose, but which
ne cannot see.
The negro convicts of this city are
becoming so numerous that in order to
ave the expense of carrying them to
Northern penitentiarles, a proposition
has been made to erect a penitentiary
mere. aud site for it is proposed near
the Poor's House, in the neighborhood
e The Congress :ional burying ground.
The roster of officers of Gen. Benedict
Arnold's Canada invading army has
lust been upearthed in the Pension
Bureau. The record shows eighty five
names, many of which became famous
in after years in the struggle with the
British or in civil walks of life in the
new republic. Among them was Aaron
Burr. then an "aide de camp and Judge
/! Advocate General Wooster, Colonel
| Livingston, Colonel Waterbury, Col
ouel Clinton, Colonel Donald Campbell,
and Captain Van Rensselaer,. In all
the histories OF the ill,fated Quebec ex-
peduion in the winter OF 1775-1776. the
names of the officers who led the troops
have been omitted simply because no
one could find documents that would
give them the roster.
Senator Martin of Virginia is expected
here this evening or tomorrow, and
people from his State were enquiring
for him al the Metropolitan Hotel, his
usual quarters, this morning.
At tG;s, the regular Cabinet meeting
day, the PreaiGent's message and the
seizure OF the Philippines were the chief
subjects of consideration. Though the
proposed seizure referred to would be 3
patent infringement of the protocol,
The statements of Northern republican
newspapers to the effect that there is
likely to be q resumption of hostilities
in consequence of SPANS objection to
such infringement, was not officially de-
nied for the reason that to do so might
reduce the number of the simpletons
who think they should support the
Presidents war policy. The state
ment was made after the meeting that
while it has been determined to annex
the Philippines there has been no deci-
sion as to the terms. The question
whether this government should as.
sumo the payment of bonds issued by
Spain with the Philippines as security
or should pay Spain fixed
sum. or should pay nothing,
has been left largely to the
discretion of the peace commission.
With regard to Cuba, the members Of
the Cabinet are still hopeful that they
will be able to obtain civil control by
December l and that the last of the
Spanish soldiers will have departed by
January l. There is no desire to send
troops to Cuba before December /.
ssAmong the q. S. Senators now here
| is Mr.. Mitchell OF Wisconsin, demo
Graf. He says he is utterly opposed to
the lingo AID imperialistic craze preva
lent in some parts of the country and
that consequently he will oppose either
| the seizure or the purchase of the Philip
pine Islands. Indeed, be says, none of
the conquered provinces will profit the
country, put all of them will increase
its expenses and involve it in new and
unnecessary dangers. Mr.. Mitchell
also says that the ratification of the
peace treaty will meet with strong op.
position in the Senate.
| Virginia democrats temporarily resid-
ing here seem to be taking more inter.
est in the coming election in their State
J than they did before they were inform.
ed of the condition of affairs in North
Carolina. their neighbor State, and many
of them are nov obtaining certificates
at democratic headquarters here that
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half.fare tickets Few are supplied
with free tickets, and those almost en-
trely from the 10Th district.
Cbas. S. Hale was appointed post
master at Appalachia, Wise county,
Virginia, to-day, vice J. NJ. Blair, re-
sigued.
1t is said here that the attendance of
Virginians at the government sale of
horses and wagons at St. Asaph will
not be large, because few of them know
| when it will take place, and because
the Jew who do, know there will be
another one later, when they can make
better bargains.
| Private letters received here from
Savannah state that Colonel Bryan's
disease has developed into typhoid
fever, from which recovery is always
slow.
General Eppa Hunton, of Virginia,
who was here the other day, said he
knew OF only four of the members of
the convention of his State who signed
the ordinance by which the State with
drew from the Union and resumed her
sovereignty, now alive. They are
Judge Critcher of Alexandria, Mr..
Goode of this city, Mr.. Goode of Meek
lenburg, and himself.
4 Virginia republican just returned from
business trip in New York and Pennsylvania.
talking to democratic friend here to day,
told him he was sorry to say SO, but that he
did not meet man in the former State who
! thought Roosevelt would be elected and that