Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gans' e.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.
House keepers and hotels and board
ing houses have mad great tronble with
their heating arrangements during the
present terrible weather, and many
have been unable TO get their supplies
of fuel and provisions without much
difficulty.
Congressman Jones of Virginia lives
in the Northern Neck of his State, and
has not been heard from siuce the
commencement of the blizzard, and at
present there is no telling where he
Can be.
The President and party arrived
safely from Boston this morning.
The Treasury Department has re
ceived a complaint from the sub-treas-
urv at New Orleans that there is an
ovsrplus Of gold aud lack Of currency
there. Similar comola;rts have been
received from New York, Chicago
Cincinnati and Kansas City.
The court of inquiry convened TO
pass on the question Of the quality oil
beef furnished the army met tGIs morn
inc and went into secret session, which
will be continued during the day. i;
is stated that the court has concluded
not to make itself ridiculous by visit
inp the packing houses of the country.
There has been &c rise in the river
here. and as the tbaw Is moderate there
is little or no fear OF food The
channel is we'll open from here as far
down as Alexandria, and a track all
the way to the mouth of the river, so
that the broken ice and superfuous
water can have al easy exit.
Senator Hewley, of the Senate mill
tary committee, is opposed to recruit
ing the army in the conquered prov
inces by eulistments of the natives
thereof, though he has no opposition
TO the enlistment of negroes in this
country, and both be and Mr.. Hull, Of
the House committee. talk of insisting
upon the Hull bill, but tits still believed
that the administration, to avoid an ex-
IRA session, will make great concessions,
aud will agree to accept the CockreIl
DILL with some slight modification.
As there seems TO be some difference Of opin-
ION III respect ot the provision OF the river and
harbor bil.l for deepening the channel of the
Potomac that provision. As cOntained IN the
bill as amended by the Senate and reported
Yesterday !, quoted as follows improving
,'otomac river at and below the city Of Wash
ington, District Of Coiumbis, one hundred
thousand dollars: Provided, That the secre
tarv OF War may enter into contract or con.
tracts for the materials and work necessary
! for the completion of the improvements be-
- Co rAa pl
with the project submitted November 9th
1891 to be paid Tor as appropriations may
from time TO une he made By aw, not 10 cX
| coed in the aggregate one hundred and fifty
! thousand dollars.
Among the visitors here today is General
| Edgar Allan Q. 5. attorney for the eastern
district of Virginia &c says that under the
| bill recently passed BY Congress Mr.. Bowden
will be the clerk of that court, with head
quarters at Norfolk. and that young Mr
| Brady will be the deputy at Richmond and
Nj 5. Fowler at Alexandria.
Strange as it may seem some of the eXpan
sionists here really believe that the Philip
pines Will be avaiied Of as a suitable country
70 which 10 depOrt the negroes whose rapid '
increasing numbers here threaten to become
a serious matter. But compulsory negro
emigration will be more difficult even than
compulsory vaccination, rs American ne
groes dor't Ike 10 leave the South.
According 10 statistics furnished by tbs
meat inspection Office Of Gothenbefg Sweden
2949 sides OF sailed pork have been import
ed from the United States during 1898. and
crchinae has been found in % pieces, and
complaint is frequently made of packing OF
| corncd beef and horse meat sent there.
The President has set the night Of Febru
airy - for holding the public reception which
was TO have been held last Tuesday night
nut which was postponed on account OF the
bad weather This will be the first public re-
ception held by the President since the wa
with Spain began.