Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-28
) made By the Acme Wrecking Com


clear title to the vessel, to undertake
the job wholly without expense or re-
sponsibility on the governments part
If they succeed the vessel is TO belong
to them absolutely, subject TO condem-
nation proceedings in the courts. inns
company has been very successful IN
somewhat similar cases. It's process
has been to envelope sunken vessels
with chain network and float them by
large field pontoons. Thus another op'
portunity is offered the government to
let the whole world see whether the
vessel was lost from an outside or In
side explosion.
The following appointments were an
nounced to-day: Richard W. Burt, OF
Illinois, to be surveyor of customs for
the port of Peoria Stephen ?. Barchet,
OF MARYLAND, interpreter TO the con-
sulate of the Tilted States at Hankow,
China: Surgeon Nelson Ii. Ferebes,
United States navy, TO be medical in
spector with the relative rank of com.
mander; Passed Assistant Engineer
Frederic c. Bieg, U. S. N, to be
chief engineer with relative rank OF
lieutenant; Assistant Pavmaster John
II. Merriam, U. S. N, to be passed as.
sistant paymaster with the relative
rank of lieutenant, junior grade.
The comptroller's certificate author
ing the First National Bank, Of Abing-
don. Virginia, to commence business
with capital stock OF $4,000 was is
sued to day. ]. W. Bell is named as
president, with W. W Webb as cashier.
American warships will be stationed
in Havana harbor. The delay in doing
50 is explained upon the ridiculous
ground of official reluctance to expose
national vessels and sailors to posi-
ole REPETITION of the Maine disaster.
The naval administration has for the
past few weeks been engaged in equip
Ding the Eagle and Vixen at the Nor
folk navy yard, ostensibly for survey
tug duty in Cuban waters, but in resli-
those vessels have been thoroughly
provided with apparatus Tor dragging
I4vana harhor for possible mines.
Al the Cabinet meeting TO day the
Cuban debt question was considered as
s-tJled. Despite the remote possibility
that it may be called up gain, the indi-
cations that the United States will re-
tain all OF the Philippines are stronger
now than they have been since the ne
gotations began. 1t is regarded as
probable that in taking the Philippines
ae American Commissioners may deal
more literally with Spain than they
i'd in negotiating the evacuation of
Cuba. The Cabinet also discussed the
action Of General Blanco in exacting
tax OF 81 per head on food cattle. Il
was decided, however, that this gov
eminent cannot interfere in customs
regulations at cities in possession OF the
| Spaniards. At American ports in Gu
ga cattle are admitted free OF duty
The discrimination by the SpaniarGs
will probably continue until the Ameri-
cans get possession of all the customs
| houses.
The President in his thanksgiving
proclamation issued this evening says
Few years in our history have afforded
such cause for thanksgiving. We have
been blessed by abundant harvests, our
trade and commerce have been won.
derfully increased. our public credit has
| been approved and strengthened, all sec
tons Of our common country have been
brought to? e her and knitted into closer
bonds of national purpose and unity.
| The skies have been for time dsrken.
ed by the cloud Of war: but as we were
compelled TO take up the sword in the
cause OF humanity, we are permitted to
rejoice that the conflict has been OF brief
duration and the losses We have had to
mourn, though grievous and important,
have been so few, considering the great
results accomplished, as to inspire us
WITH gratitude and praise to the Lord
OF Hosts. We may laud aud magnify
His holy name tnat the cessation #
hostilities came so soon as to spare
both sides the countless sorrows and
disasters that attend protracted war.
Thanksgiving Day will be Thursday,
the oath Of November
a delegation OF about sixty repre-.
sentative Catholic citizens of Brooklyn
were received by appointment to-day
| oy the President 10 the East Room of
OF the White House. The came to
Washington to present an endowment
.und to the Catholic University in
memory Of Rev. J. Il. Mitchell, LII. D.,
Of Brooklyn. The President shook
sands with all the visitors and said be
vas pleased to see them.
The report that the President has in
structed Chairman Agnew of the State
republican committee of Virginia to
withdraw Dir. Holland, the organization
candidate for Congress in the Norfolk
district, is positively denied by Virginia
republicans here to-day, who say that
not only will Mr.. Holland remain in the
field, but that he will receive three
votes for every one that Mr.. Wise shall
get. They also say that the "organiza-
ton" candidate in the Richmond dis
trict certainly will not withdraw. They
also say that in consequence of urgent
appeals the republican congressional
campaign committee has sent money to
the 9th aud ION districts, and possibly
to the 9TH. The republican workers in
those districts should certainly get their
share of this money, but if they don't
do so before election, they assuredly
will not afterwards.
The President was enabled 10
lay before the cabinet to-day
encouraging reports from Judge
Day, at Paris. regarding the
progress of the peace negotiations.
the administration now fully believes
that the negotiation will be concluded
much sooner than was expected from.
the outlook few days ago.
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