Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.

Colonel Bryan, Governor Holcomt
and Congressman Stark again visited
the War Department this morning
They also arranged to have another
audience with President Mckinley later
in the day. Col. Bryan, despite alarm
ing reports that have recently been
published concerning bis physical con-
ditiou, is the very picture of robust
health. Among his numerous callers
this morning was General Eppa Hun
ton, OF Virginia, who though seventy.
five years old to-day exhibits but few
evidences OF age. Col. Bryan, Gov
Holcomb, ard Congressman Stark
again visited the War Department to-
day and had half an hours conference
with Adjutant General CorbiD. after
which they went to the White House
for another conference with the Presi-
dent. Upon leaving the Executive
Mansion Governor Holcomb said the
only request they have made is to have
sufficient number of the enlisted men
mustered out to reduce the Nebraska
quota TO 1881 instead OF 1852 which
mat a.e now has in the service.
This is exclusive of the Pad regiment,
which is to be mustered out next month.
They have requested that preference be
given to married men whose families
ere suffering by their absence. 4 mum.
Der of the enlisted men of the Pod regi.
ment have signified their willingness to
continue in the service, to be attached
to the 3rd regiment or to 60 to Manila
TO Join the 1st regiment. Col. Bryan
has ten days leave, but he will not
use it ali and will return to his regi-
ment tonight. Gov. Holcomb and
Representative Stark both state en-
phatically that Col. Bryan has no in-
tention of resignipg.
In claimining that they have fair
chance to get control OF the next House
the democratic campaign managers
figure that they will change results
about as follows: 4 gain of certainly
and probably as many as districts in
New York; from 5 to in Pennsyl-
vania; from to 6 in the New Eng
land States; certainly one, probably
Two and possibly in Marylsnd;2 in
New Jersey; a solid delegation from
Virginia, gain OF ,; , in North Caro-.
lima; Ohio, TO 5; Indiana, 8: Michigan,
l; Iowa, sure and probably ,; Wis.
consin, >: Minnesota, J. Missouri, L.
Kentucky, ,: Texas l; Tennessee, l.
Perhaps the speech in greatest demand
his year among those opposed to the
the principles of the republicans is that
delivered in the House last session by
Representative Hartman, of Montana
1t was severe, but humorous attack
npon the republicans for an alleged
failure to carry out the pledges in the
st. Louis platform. Some ofthe demo-
cratic candidates for Congress have dis
tributed as many as 10000 copies of the
speech in their districts. Chairman
Babcock, of the republican committee,
does not concede that the democratic
outlook is so promising, but he still
says it will require hard work for his
party to retain control OF the House.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-
day issued call for 8 statement of the
condition of national banks at the close
of business on Tuesday, September 20.
Senator Martin, of Virginia, is here
to-day and WAS at some OF the govern
ment departments on official business.
He and Col. Bryan met at he tbreak-
fast table of the Metropolitan Hotel
and had long talk.
A son of Mr.. George W. Donaldson,
an old and well-known citizen of Alex
andria county, Va, is one of the crew
OF the bsttleship Texas, and as such has
just drawn 81, 900 as prize money.
a North Carolina democrat, here to-
day, says he is disposed to think that
his State, which now has only one dem.
ocratic member of Congress, will have
solid democratic delegation in the
next House, in consequence of the nu.
merous negroes appointed to federal Of.
fee there by the present administration.