Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-06


;ng today a conference was held by the
President with such of the members as
ara in the city. The return of the
President has caused revival OF gossip
concerning Il possible investigation OF
array affairs, but the President has
made no announcement OF his inten-
lions That there will be investigations
of specific charges seems certain, but
there he's as yet been no indication of
general inquiry as to the conduct OF the
war. The conference broke up at one
O'Clock. When Secretary Alger came
out he was asked if he had heard that
Spain would ask permission to send
Spanish wa!ships to some of the Pnli-
il pr es to protect the coast towns from
tno Insurgents. The Secretary replied
that the President had informed him OF
such a request. The inference was
that Spain mad not officially made the
request. The Secretary was also asked
il Justice White would be one OF the
peace commissioners. He replied that
he had not been informed of Mr..
Whites acceptance of place on the
commission.
Oyertures from the government OF
Spain for permission to send warships
to the Philippines to protect the coast
towns against the insurgents have been
made to the State Department through
the French embassy in Washington.
President Mckinley to-day accepted
an invitation to attend the Omaha tx
position. The date was fixed at Octo'
b.r -. but it is subject to change
Colonel Kimball has informed the
| War Department that the Eighth Ohio
aas not moved from Montauk Point be-
cause Colonel Hard refuses to move his
e giment unless the companies are sent
II their respective homes in Oaio as he
claims was promised by the President
mould be done, when he was at Camp
| Wikoff Saturday.
In an interview to-day with prom
inen. merchant of Baltimore, be said:
In the 1st Maryland district VIII
or Jackson succeeds the present re-
pu olican member of Congress, Barbour
out John w. Smith, if ne will accept
ae nomination, will undoubtedly win
l the IN district VIM. B. Baker was
dominated by the republicans. The
i mocrats have nominated J. Fred
Calbert, OF Baltimore, who will be
.cted, though this close district
la the 3rd district Frank Wachter was
nominated in place of Booze, republi
eau. II the democrats nominate Geo
Il. Willis, he will win with ease. Ia
tne / u district w. W. Mcintyre, re
u5lican, was renominated. Skepwitf
| Wilmer will easily win if nominated BY
the democrats. The 5.h district re
publlcans renominated Sydney Mudd
In the Oh district no nomination wa;
mad-, but great dissatisfaction i:
shown to the present incumbent. The
outlook 10 Maryland is now brighter
for the democratic part than ever, and
a sweeping victory is sure to come thi;
fall. as the democrats are united and
tie republicans ore split up badly
WHAT are known as the organized par
Y are making it hot and lively for the
| M,lster wing OF the G.. 0. P, and the
democrats expect clean sweep this
fill, as tina war has not been of the
asst advantage to the administration
party aud the soldier clement go Tome
Isrlng that my Maryland' has beer
tota ~ igoored in the honors incident
10 the war. Lookout for round W
in Maryland"
Chairman Agoew of the republican
committee OF Virginia was here to-day
He slid he had not heard what decision
the congressional republican campaign
committee had made in the Wise case
from the Norfolk, Virginia, districts
but that the regular republican commit
tee OF Virginia would stand by its pre-
yiuus action and thereby observe the
agreement it had made with Chairman
| Wickham of the late Lamb wing
of the party, and that if by do
lag so it would be in oppo-
silion to the republican congressional
campaign committee, ne couldn't help
il. This afternoon the later committee
held conference and agreed that from
tie arguments it he'd heard yester-
day, it would sustain Mr.. Hull, its Judge
advocate, in his previous recognition OF
me Wise or auti-organiZation commit
| lee. In this the congressional cam
| p,ign committee is at variance with
The administration. which favors the
organization" and makes the split in
the party in the Norfolk district even
wider than it was before, and secures
the reelection of Young, the democratic
cominee.
Ex-Congressman Trigg, of Virginia,
arrived here this morning. but is con.
fl led to his rooms at the Metropolitan
Hotel by temporary indispisition.
Intelligence here from the 9TH Vir-
GINA District is to the effect that the
r publicans in that, as in all the other
stiicls of that State, are supporting
the regular, or Agnew organization,
and that the new State committee will
be as solid as the present one is.
A strong effort is being made to re.
tire number of officers of the army
who have been on the sick list for some
time, and who saw no service whatever
during the war with Spain. Applica.
tons for extentions of leave for these
officers are being received at the War
Department. 1t is probable that in
most cases the requests will not be
granted, but that the officers will be di.
rected to report for duty. 10 case they
are unable to do so, they will probably
be ordered before retiring board. A
large number of officers who served DUR
ing the war have been recommended