Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
T Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaEette.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.

n OFtD6rn republican, HoHoPoPoiS oooeN
the deposition on Mr.. Bailey from his
position as leader of the democrats on
the floor OF the House, is CAB and moth
ipg more; that the South supplies the
only effective strength the democratic
party has, and that as it supports Mr..
Bailey, he will not be deposed, and that
The the opposition manifested to MIR.
Bailey by the North will naturally
make him more solid with the South.
They also say that if the silver ghost be
laid, as the republicans say it is, it is
strange they seem so intent upon hav-
ing it eliminated from the issues of the
next campaign.
The Merritt Wrecking Company of
New York has submitted proposition
to undertake the raising of the Reina
Mercedes from the mouth Of Santiago
harbor on the 'no cure, no pay" sys-
tenn which will probably be accepted.
As result of preliminary negotiations
with the Neptune Wreckiug Company,
of Sweden, experts and divers OF that
company have already started across
the Atlantic TO examine the Colon and
other ships as well as the Maine, with
view to making definite proposal
regarding their salvage.
Already, over two thousand applica'
tons for pensions for disabilities in
Cured by the so-called Spanish war
have been filed. How many will be,
is unknown, out,it is supposed, as many
as the soldiers in that war" black
and white. The success of the pen
sioners of the war between the States
has taught those of the late one trick
or two, of which they will not fail to
avail themselves.
Representative Southnrd, OF Ohio,
who is now here, says he is in favor of
abrogatine the treaty with England
which prohibits the building of war.
vessels or the lakes. He thinks the
h pbuildins firms on the lakes should
be allowed to build warshirs.
Governor Tyler of Virginia left on
the early morning train for Richmond.
While here he called at the War De-
partment to try aud have all the white
Virginia soldiers who are tired OF the
army, discharged, and to allow those
who are not, to be consolidated. He
also. it is said, talked about the trouble
in the negro regiment from his State,
and is, it is understood, in favor of the
government supplying the places of the
negro officers of that regiment, whom
be, unfortunately for his own sake, ap-
pointed.
Al the meeting of the Confederate
Veterans here to night Mr.. Frank
Hume will endeavor to have adopted a
resolution recommending to Congress
an appropriation for the Grant Mem
orial Bridge across the Potomac from
Washington to Arlington.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia, who is
now here, is highly grstiGed at the re-
cent election in his State; also at the
late report that the democrats of West
Virginia will have a majority in the
legislature Of that State, and elect a
democratic colleague of Mr.. Elkins. the
present republican Senator.
The officers of the Washington Jockey
Club, the bookmakers and jockeys are
to be arrested on the charge of violat-
ing the law against gambling.
The members of the army investiga-
ton commission will visit Montauk
Point and make an inspection of the
surroundings. The commission will
hold session tomorrow at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York. Dr.. For
wood testified to-day that there was a
"wasteful abundance" of medicines
and delicacies at Camp Wikoff. Even
the County DOCTORS" who insisted on
having certain patent medicines for
their patients, got them, though they
had 10 be ordered by telegraph. 10
regard to the water supply DR.. For
wood said it was pure and ample. The
complaints, be added, were made by
men interested in distillatiou plants,
filters and mineral waters. He was
sorry to say that just before the camp
was broken up one man 'got in his
work. by selling the government
filter at a cost of $1,000. He further
ated that Miss Helen Gould sent to
the camp upwards of 20 of the finest
cooks to be procured il New York and
Boston. One of them was chef for
three years for the late William Fl.
Vanderbilt. They cooked the finest of
uellCaCieS Aol JUG SiCh ouu WOOuOOu,
and he did not hesitate to say that the
larder OF the Waldorf contained no
greater variety Of delicacies than were
served in the hospitals to the patients
at Montauk. a gentleman who read
in the newspapers that no spirits were
to be had by the convalescents, travel
ed all the way to the camp to bring an
exceptionally fue bottle of brandy.
The doctor thanked him, and then
carried him to the wine and liquor
room, where he was shown eight bar
rels OF fine whisky, several of brandy,
and no end Of cases Of wines and min
eral waters. The next witness was DE-
r. A. Pyles, major and surgeon of the
District of Columbia regiment. Com
plants bad been made that First Ser
geaut Donson, OF Co. D, died from ne
glect, the charges being filed with the
commission by the father of the de.
ceased young soldier. DR.. Pyles testi-
fed that that there was no foundation
for the charges. Speaking generally
be declared that the conduct of the was
was highly creditable to the Mckinley
administration. Major General Young
will be examined by the commission
this afternoon.
J. W. Tolbert, assistant postmaster at
Mccormick, S. O., who was driven away
for melting the negroes against the
white people there, says he doesn't yet
know what he will do. He has receiv-