Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria GaSstte.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.

Up to noon to-day the Cabinet had
not heard word from the American
peace commissioners at Paris. line
Secretary of State was of the opinion
that there would be no meeting OF the
two commissions to-day. He Gays he
knows nothing of the true situation OF
affairs at Paris other than what he has
been able to drain from various sources,
but he believes that the reports to the
effect that the Spanish commissioners
will sign the treaty, are substantially
correct.
Before the war investigating commits
sion this raornipg Preston King, hospi-
tai steward at Montauk Point, testified
that Mrs. Dobson asked him to use his
il flueuce to have her son removed from
Montauk TO New York City. 1t was
known at that time that the boy had
syphoid fever. 1t is understood that
Mrs. Dobson wants to take the stand
again in order to contradict this testi-
mony.
Secretary Alger says the trip of Gen.
NJ. Q Butler from Havana to this coun-
try does not indicate q disagreement
in the American evacuation commission
A. bad been intimated. He said Gen.
Butler had requested permission to
come home in order TO attend to some
private business affairs, and, conditions
IN Havana being such that his absence
would not interfere with the work OF
the commission, the request was grant
ed. There will be q steady movement
of troops to Cuba during December and
!. is said at the War Department that
Americans will be in complete control
Of the island before the end of the
month.
a Northern capitalist here to-day says
business is so dull in his section that
money is locked up in the banks for
ssfe.keeBng, drawing little or no in
;srest, and that when it is heard there
| hat government contract has been
made in tbr South the contractors i'm
ne mattel, fl ,oned with offers to supply
om wita al he money he may desire
n interest rates much lower than he
cou d O s,bly Obtain at own home
II is said al the Navy Department
that the private shipbuilders of this
country, seeing how other trusts grow
fat in few years, have made com.
bine," and, by raising the price OF their
government work, expect to make
enough money to retire on in few
wears and 90 travelling. The remedy
! that is proposed for the evil complained
OF, however, is worse than the disease,
the re-establshment OF the old govern
ment shipyards.
The republican members of the labor
commission speak in the highest terms
of the ability aud industry of their
colleague, Senator Daniel of Virginia,
and say they are more indebted to
his assistance in the prosecution oil
their labors than to any other member
OF the commission. One of the North
err lawyers on the commission says
the Senator's law book is now recog-
nizsd as authority in the North as wei
as in the South.
To day was the time set for the tria
OF the proprietors of the Washington
Jockey Club and the bookmakers al
Bennings, for violating the anti gam
bling laws of the District Of Columbis
but, as expected, the case was postpon
g until next Tuesday on motion of the
PENDANTS.
At the Treasury Department it is re
ported that Mr.. Hanna has changed hi:
mind in respect Of an extra session o.
Congress, ard that now, like Congress
man Hepburn and other prominent
members OF his party, he is in favor O.
such session, so as to carry out The
money policy of the last republican ma
tional convention; in other words, tc
enaci Secretary Cages plan-the sub
slitution of national. bank notes for the
present greenback and treasury notes
Congressman Rixey, of the Alexan
dria district, was here to-day and had
conferences with several people from
his district, among them ex-Mayol
Kemper, of Alexandria.
An article in New York magazine to the
effect that Senator German of Maryland may
b the po,sib nominee Of the next pationa
democratic convention, is the subiec Of some
c1mment mere to day among Southern demo
Gratis, who say that if Colonel Bryan be
oroppeo, no other man would be stronger
than Mr. German, especially in the south
where the democratic st eDgth lies and the
people of which will always feel under obi.
cations to'h!m for the famous and successful
Il ght he N de against the Infamous force bill.
prominent member of German Knights
of L,bor Assembly in the North, now here,
says that most Of the American Knights are
opposed to he annexation of the Philippines,
aud that all the Germans are.
Among the appointments to-day were the
following; Captain Henry F. Picking. ap.
pointed commodore in the navy from Novem
Der ID in place of Commodore Henry T..
Hnwison, pr NOTED, and Ensign ames a..
keid to be lieutenant of the junior grade.