Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON
Correspondence of the Alsxandria Gazatto.l

conventions to nominate candidates Tor
Congress in his district. Congressman
Hull. a member of the com mittee, WAS
requested by President Mckinley to
make o thorough investigation OF the
charges against the management and
to REPORT to him the result of his work.
After hearing the evidence Mr.. Hull OK.
pressed himself freely by saying he had
never seen more selfish methods used
to defeat the popular wishes OF voters
than those shown before the committee
by DR.. Wise and his friends.
Tue new channel which is now being
opened in the Elizabeth river from
Hampton Roads to the United States
navy yard, near Norfolk, Va, under
authority of an act of Congress passed
at the last session, will appear on the
cOastwae charts as the Lamb channel,
as compliment to Col. William Lamb
and in recognition OF his services in
calling immediate attention OIL this
work to the proper authorities as war
necessity, in order to permit deep
draught ships OF the navy to enter the
dry dock at the navy yard mentioned.
The notion of calling an extra session
of Congress before the regular meeting
in December has about been abandon
ed, as the administration has been ad
vi. ed from many sections of the counr
try that the republican candidates for
Congress need all their time to mend
their fences. The popular hue and
cry against the War Department threat
ems to hurt the republicans, especially
IN those districts whose regiments have
lost many men by sickness in camp. 1t
is certain that this will make the hot
les. kidd of campaign material, and
it is freely admitted at congressional
campaign headquarters here, that the
republicans have their hands full to
combat these allegations against a
member OF McKinley's cabinet, and
consequently against the administra-
ZION itself.
Pension Commissioner H. Cisy Evans
sent his annual report to the Secretary
If the Interior yesterday afternoon for
ha' officials approval. According to it
Sl44 651, $3.50 was disbursed 10 pen
.ions last year, and 81 ,613, SCI. 26 was
speut in paying fees 10 examining sur
geons, salaries to bureau employees and
other expenses of the big pension de-
partment.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, is
here. He was summoned hurriedly on
account OF the illness Of his wife. Mrs
B ,iley has been in Washington ever
since the adjournment of Congress, as
she was too sick to make the long jour
ney 10 her home in Texas.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nua received to-day letter from an
American citizen informing him that he
proposed to start brewery at Homo
lulu, Hawaii, and asking for inslruc
tons as to how he should proceed. The
commissioner replied that until the
United States collection laws were eX-
tended over Hawaii the party making
the inquiry would have to communi-
cite with the present authorities at
Honolulu. 1t is understood here that
there are no brewerie5 in Hawaii, but a
pretty heavy business has been done
for some years in bottled goods shipped
from San Francisco and other points in
the far west.
BIDS were opened 10 the Navy De-
partment at noon to-day for three sea-
going battleslips to cost about S5,000,-
900 each when ready for active service.
The proposals, however, related only
to the hull and machinery for which
Congress at its last session appropriated
- 100000, the remaining six million to
be used for srmor, armament and equip
ment and to be taken from the regular
naval fund. The Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company of Newport News,
Virginia. sent certified check for $780,
900 with their bid for one battleship on
departmental plan, 1850 tons dis
placement. to be completed in thirty
one months, 81 $4,000. Same comps
ny, one battleship, builders modified
plan, with guaranteed speed of II knots,
ID De completed in thir;y-two months,
- 6S0,000. Same company, one battle
snip, builders plan, y, 500 tons, guar
4nteed speed Is knots, to be completed
in thirty.two months, $2,S50,000.
Chairman Agnew and ex.Congress-
nian Bowden of the executive commit
Tee of the republican party of Virginia
are hare to-day. While here they will
call upon the republican Congressional
campaign committee in reference to
one report that that committee has an.
ounced its determination to recognize
ae anti-organization committee in
ne Norfolk district. They say they
first saw that report in the Gazette,
out that it can hardly be true, as the
committee referred to would not be
likely to reach any such determination
without at least hearing the other side.
Mr.. Sam. Lewis, we'll known repub.
lican of Rockingnom county, Virginia,
ere to-day, talking about the refusal
of Chairman Agnew to accept the
nomination of the republican conven-
,lon of the Alexandria district yester-
day, said it was wise act on his part,
Is ne, Lewis, knew several republicans
II that district who ''had it in" for him
ii he had accepted.
Intelligence received here from Porto
Rico is to the effect that DR.. Arthur
Snowden of Alexandria who went there
rs surgeon of Ernst's Brigade, has been
promoted to the position of surgeon of
Wilson's division of the 1st Army
Corps.
Among the volunteers ordered from
their present camps to be mustered out
to-day was the Third Virginia, from
Camp Algar, to Richmond, Va.
Secretary Alger to-day received ca
blegram from General Miles that he
would sail from Porto Rico for home
to-day on the OLDHAM.
1t is understood at the War Depart
ment to-day that three companies of
soldiers will be- kent nermanentlv al