Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-11
FROU ARLINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra GaEes'e.l
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The rumor that Secretary Alger, not
takiog the hints that his place is better
than his company at the Cabinet board,
will be officially informed OF that fact
at an early day, is again revived today,
upon the authority, for the first time, OF
official sources. They state positively
that under pressure and sorely against
MS will ne realizes that his struggle is in
vain, and that he will consequently re-
sign. But the Secretary himself still
denies that he has any such intention.
The Secretary was the first member to
leave the cabinet today, something IN.
precedented since the beginning Of the
Spanish American war. This incident
Is said BY some to point to Ayers resig-
nation. The rumor is strengthened by
toe fact that the President, as one cab
net officer stated, did not ask the
Secretary a single question today
about the progress of the war
CT concerning the War Department.
Ii sserted here by some that the res
isna ion of Secretary Alger is already
10 the Presidents hand, but this is de-
nied from a source that cannot be que5
Toned. 1t is said this afternoon that
Gen. jams Il. Wilson, Of Delaware, is
Lated for the place. He was major
general OF volunteers during the war
With Spain. The propositions to admit
$4,000 cattle for breeding purposes TO
Cuua free OF duty was favorably passed
Oh and an order issued to grant the
request of the Cubans.
Senator Martin, who is still here,
avs there is nothing in the newspaper
ak about his being chairman of the
national democratic committee, that
all he knows OF it he has read in the
newspapers, and that the Gazette was
right when it said as soon as the report
vas started that he had enough to attend
70 10 his own State, without attempting
TO direct the affairs Of the democratic
party OF forty four other States.
Mr.. Phillips, superintendent Of the
Washington aud Falls Church Electric
Railroad, says if the Alexandria people
will take g sufficient amount OF the
guaranteed five per cent. bonds of his
road, the completion thereof will soon
be effected and the cars on il be running
over Seminary Hill and into Alexan-
iria, via Little River turnpike. II the
road shall stop ct the Seminary, all the
trad : OF that neighborhood that now
comes to Alexandra, he says, will be
DETECTED to Washington.
Representative Hay of Virginia, who
was here yesterday, went home last
eight, and Senators Daniel and Martin
and Representative Swanson, of the
same State, will probably leave for
their respective homes this evening.
The two Senators, who will name
he three applicants for military com
missions from their State who will be
appointed! had not, up to two O'Clock
td4y, made their selection. The d.
rector of the census has informed them
that all the ten census supervisors in
heir State will be directed to divide
neir enumerator5 equally between re-
publicans and democrats, the republi-
can supervisors giving half of theirs 10
democrats, and the democrats, half Of
theirs 10 republicans.
Ralph Dickinson of Marion, Smyth
county, Virginia, was appointed a cadet
at the West Point military academy
ebay, with Henry a. Stuart Of Tazwell
county, same State, as alternate.
Leading democrats of this city say
they are assured rat the delegation
from the District of Columbia to the
next national democratic convention
will be solid for the Chicago platform
and ticket.
Surgeon General Sternhurg has re-
ceived the following from Surgeon
O'Reilly dated at Havana, July 10:
Harvard (Santiago) telegraphs revised
,ist today l22 with "a deaths including
our officers Fabricus, Clendennin, Heat
woe, Mclaughlin. Also 20 civilian
cases, five deaths. No cases in camps
last five days. Headquarters ordered
to interor. Surgeon O'Reilly also re-
ports two additional cases of yellow
fever at Manzanilla, making FIVE in all.
The President today telegraphed mis-
coincidence to the Gar OF Russia for the
death OF his brother, the Grand Duke
George
People from the Senatorial district of Vir-
ginia composed of Prince William and Fair
fax counties and the city and coui BY Of Alex
andra here today. say thu democrats of that
district are, with few EXCEPTIONS in favor of
the recollection of Senator Martin. and that
the man they will send to the Virginia Sen.
ate will be sure to vote for that Senator. They
also say that the delegates to the Legislature
will do likewise.
The Virginia members OF the House who
opD sed the Senators from their State didn't
like the action of the latter in the matter of
the appointment of the census supervisors for
Virginia. Ons Of them who was here today
also thinks they should have been consulted
in reference to the new military appoint
ments. They should know that politicians,
like every body else, look out for their own
interests Gad when they have fsvors to be
stow, give then TO their supporters rather
than to their opponentc.
The remains OF Charles Smith, formerly of
tho Waterford, Loudoun county, Virginia.
who recently met his death in
too Indian Territory, passed through here
his morning on their way TO the former home
of the deceased for interment
Ex-senator Butler OF South Carolina, who
has recently returned from his State, where
he addressed largo meeting in favor OF ex
pansion and the enlistment and deportation Of
negroes to the foreign provinces say 6 the white
people there are not in favor OF the emlgra.
ton Of ghe negroes, and would rather they
r main at LoIae and work ont their destiny
there. The General himself is an avowed
oxpansionist and imperi4list.
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