Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
Hereafter ell papers relating to claims
for pensions or bounty, land reports from
the War Department, certificates OF ex-
aiming surgeons anu reports CT special
examiners, except documents relating
to criminal cases, will. be open to in
spsction.
Treasury officials admit that at the
present rate of income the government
will within six months have very
large surplus, unless Congress should
authorize unusually heavy expendl'
lures. The available cash balance, in
Gliding gold reserve. has reached the
surprising sum of 1926, 54S, 9l2. 81, and
this is much higher than at any time
since 1888.
The sick at Dunn Loring, Va, Camp
ALI } are waiting patiently, this ter
bly, not day, to be taken away. The
81 men of the eth Ohio expect train
from Columbus, Ohio, to-day Or toner
row, which is to carry of TO cooler
SPOT as many as are fit to 60 to Ohio.
The sickness among the New York
men has increased. There are now 40
patients in the hospital. One hundred
ard eight have already been taken
away.
Tie friends of Mr.. Richey, the
Woodstock, Virginia, merchant who
suddenly AMI mysteriously disappear
ed in his city last week, soon after his
arrival from New York, have now set
tied into The belief that he has been
murdered.
AS Monday next is Labor Day, q
national holiday, all the banks and
other public Offices here will be closed
on that day.
Reed birds are plentiful here now
and the sportsmen and pot hunters are
having as much shooting as they desire
ia the marshes in this neighborhood.
TIE hucksters say they can buy as
many birds as they want at from thirty
five to forty cents dozen.
Virginians from various parts of their
) safe, here today, say the recent pub
lie announcement OF Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee that he will be candidate for Mr..
Martins seat in the Senate, has not
changed the Senatorial condition in
their State in the slightest particular.
They 81 like General Lee and speak Of
him in the highest terms, but they say
10 man can be elected to the U. 5.
Senate in their State who did not, and
does not, endorse the Chicago platform.
From Mr.. SwaDson's district, the 9TH
Virginia, il is learned to-day that State
Senator Parr, who is his republican con-
testant, is as strong man as could
have been put up against him, and that
though there is little doubt of MIR.
Swanson's reelection, he and his friends
will have to do good deal OF hard
work.
Lively times are expected at the
rooms OF the national republican con-
gressional campaign committee here
next Monday, when that committee
will near arguments in the case of the
republican executive committee of Vir-
ginia against the Wise faction in the
Norfolk congressional district, which
lltely by q decision of Mr.. Hull of the
national committee has received the
recognition of that committee. Con-
gresham Babcock is chairman of the
committee. but says he refers all such
cases as that referred to, to Mr.. Hull as
MS Judge advocate general, who, in the
particular one alluded to rendered his
decision solely on ex parte testimony
and without hearing the other side, and
evidently unaware of the agreement
made between Chairmen Agnew and
Wickham of the State committees of
he two factions of the party in Vir-
ginia. Chairman Agnew, Collector
Brady, Mr.. Edgar Allen and probably
all the other members of the executive
committee will be present and will ap
pear on one side, and Congressman
Wise and his brother, MIR. John Wise,
On the other.
Three hundred peIcheron, in addition to
Il horses already there, are on their way to
st Asaph, from the Tampa Camp in Florida.
Ten more regiments were mustered out Of
service to-day.
The Navy Department has made arrange
ments for obtaining all the smokele:s powder
it may desire.