Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-03
FROM WASHING TON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
WAsEINeToN, June 8.


WASHINGTON, June 8.
The Navy Department has received
au official report from Commodore
schley regarding his recent attack on
the Qualifications at the eotrance to
Santiago harbor. 1t was read at to.
davis Cabinet meeting and received
with satisfaction. Commodore Schley
saws that his attack was made for the
purpose of developing the enemy's po-
sition, to locate their batteries, etc. 10
that respec; it was, he says, entirely
successful and he accomplished what
he set out 10 do. None of his vessels
was touched by the enemy's voliey5
and there were no casualtie7 or mis-
haps on his vessels. He says 10 addi-
ton that ne has no reasonable doubt
that CerYera's feet is inside the har-
Dor of Santiago.
Frederick II. Page of Virginia Was
to-day nominated for assistant adlutant
general with the rank of captain; also
David Elkins of West Virginia. The
nomination of C. A. Smylie OF Virginia
for paymaster was withdrawn.
The board of officers appointed to IL
yestigate the alleged unhealthy con-
ditions at Camp Alger, Va, has made
its report. They refuse to discuss it
out the understanding is that generally
speaking they find the place to be
healthy and the water supply ample
but they recommend that no mole
troops be sent there, not even to take T.
place of those departing for the south.
rne sole topic OF conversation a
Camp Alger is the question as to
whether or not the camp will be
moved. 1t is generally hoped by the
troops that au order will De issued
sending them further up the Potomac
10 more suitable grounds, and where
lhey can bathe in the river.
In the House yesterday evening MIR.
Jones of the 1st Virginia district intro
duced a bill to move the customs house
at Tappahannock, in that district, to
Reedsville, Northumberland county. A
negro has been nominated, but not yet
confirmed, for collector OF the port at
Tappahannock, and if the bill referred
to shall pass, he will have to go with
the customs house, if he be confirmed.
Notwithstanding the dispatches Civ
ing full accounts Of the "bottling up Of
the Spanish fleet in the harbor OF San.
tiago and the counting and naming oil
the ships of which it is composed, au
underlined fear exists at the Navy De-
partment that the feet referred to is
uot in that harbor, and, strange as il
NAV seem, never has been there, and
that if the feet be not myth, it may
tlrn up somewhere with unfortunate
results.
Mr.. Otey called at the War Department to-
day to invite the attention of the Secretary
| to the great advantages OF health, elevation,
W ter market and railroad communication ol
| the city of Lynchburg as q point to rendeZ
vouz troops. 1t is the only point common to
The three railroad trunk lines in Virginia
and there are seven lines for ingress aud
egress, twenty.one passenger trains leaving
the city daily.
Major Z. w, Hunter, whose Office is in tn:
! city, but who is still resident of Alexandria
uas been selected as the legal adviser OF the
National Mary Washington Memorial Assoc
a,ion in place of the late Reginald Fendall
Ms Admiral Lee, of Silver Spring, is the presi
Gent of this association; Mrs. Eleanor w
|
| Miss Susan Biviere Hetze the secretary. Tht
property of the association consists of the
| Mary Washington home, in Fred sricksburg
aud the monument erected in her honor neaI
the mansion. The President, Chief Justice
aud the Governor OF Virg inia are the trustees
holding the title.
Of the two remaining regiments OF Virginia
t.oops now at Richmond, one, the fourth wa
ordered this morning to Florida, and the 9th
En- the third, to Camp Alger. near Fall
Church. As the Alexandria company Is il
The latter the members of that company vii
re near their homes and will be in easy com
munication with their families and f.iends.
The New York Society of tho American
Revolution, Of which Mr. John Calhoun il
a member, propose to present Major Genera
NJ c. Butler with q magnificent hor5e. MIR
alhouns son is on General Buffers staff.
about five thousand men arc now employ
cd at the Washington arsenal, chiefly in the
manufacture of four and fve.inch guns FOL
the auxiliary ships of the navy.
CongIessmen Rixey of Virginia and Cow
herd. of Missouri, have returned from Kint
George Courthouse, in the formers district
The delegates from that county to the demo.
cratic congressional convention were elected
yesterday, and, as expected, all of them are
| Rixey men. After the election the crowd wa'
addressed by both the Congressman referred
| to. a resident OF that county, here to-day
says he doesn't know single man there who
is in favor of the war.
Congressman Lamb of the Richmond, Vir
GINA, district delivered an address to the
young men of the Baptist Church of George
| town, of which Rev. o. Thomas is pastor
iast night, on the duties OF citizenship. Dir
Lamb is in frequent request now as public
speaker.
1t is currently reported here that if Cor.
gress shall not annex Hawaii the President,
when it adjourns, will exercise that authority
himself, on the ground of military necessity.
A republican fr m the 10th Virginia dis
tict here to-day ss the republican Con
gres:i nal nomination in that district will
probably go to either Franklin, Riverconb OF
James Lyoas, the latter, year or two ago a
prominent Richmond city democrat. De says
he hears Lieutenant Governor Echols may
possibly be the democratic nominee.
FAIRFAX NOTES.