Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-18

willing to allow the United States gov
eminent to dictate the tariffs, decide
the length of locks, and exercise gen.
eral supervision aud control over
the operations of the canal, when il Is
completed.
The position of Librarian of Congress.
made vacant by the death of John Rus.
sell Young, will probably not be filled
for several days. The place pays Sc, OCO
a year and is virtually life time lof.
Judge Strother of the 9Th Virginia dis
trict is still here, and will be for the
remainder of the week. The Judge Is a
son OF the late James French Strother,
of Rappahannock county, a prominent
Tireinian during his generation. UD-
like his father, the Judge is Il repnbli-
can. but says the republicans OF his dis
trict are white men and never had a
negro delegate in their conventions he
SAYS some OF the most Influential repub-
!icans il his district opposed the re.
election OF Congressman Walker, and
that the latter has no good ground for
MS proposed contest for the seat TO
which Judge Rhea has been elected.
Among the bills passed in the House
today was one for lightship at the
Horseshoe, 10 Chesapeake Bay.
II is said in the rivers ana hsroors
room to-day that the river and harboT
bill will be ready to be reported this
week, and that in it small sum is ap'
propriated to deepening the channel Of
/ The Potomac River at lis two shallow
points below Alexandria.
Representative Otey and Senator;
Daniel and Martin called at the iuter-
.ual revenue bureau this morning aud
urged that the FIVE cent penalty ex'
acted of the tobacco manufacturers OF
! Lyuchburg for the ION payment OF the
the tobacco tax on the first Of last Au
gust, be refunded. as they had rendered
| in payment OF that tax, within the
prescribed time, certified checks, which
however, the collector would not re-
ceive.
The demand for draughtsmen at the
Navy Department cannot be supplied
and all applicants who can pass the
requisite examination before the civil
service board are employed at once.
Congressman Lamb and Jones o
Virginia, who escorted Gen. Wheeler
on his recent trip to Richmond. have
returned, highly pleased with theil
visit. They say the treatment the
General received was all that be could
have desired and was highly gratifying
TO hin.
Civil Engineer Menocal. who was court
ma-tig,ed some time since for connection WIZ
! irregularities in conn ection with the Nicer
agrs Canal construction works, has been de
tachsd from he cruiser Panther. which Is TIT
station ship OF the san Juan naval station
and ordered 70 come home.
AnuubeT OF the enlisted men OF the ST.
| Volunteer Infantry negro regiment who ar
now 81 Ch;ckamsugs Park. ga, have bee
| & .honorably discharged from the service
L Is stated 81 the Wsr Depar ment tha
Gen E.gsn Will not be suspended from Out.
today. bar probably will De tomorrow. whel
he will be served with formal notice OF n
QUIT martial. While, Of course, be will b
! under arrest ne wi not be confined 10 limit
bat will be free 10 move about under MS owl
recognizsnce and snbjc [ TO the or'ier Of IN
court.
The following changes in the fourth elias
posto1ices of Virginia were made TO-DAY
AirAe!d, Southampton county. James o. Co
Ter appointed postmaster, vice II. W. Branch
resigned Opal, Fsuquier county, F. L. Corn
wei vice G J. Price, removed.
Congressman Otey Of Lynchburg, who Ia
been detained az home fox some time, BY 80
digest Y. though not entirely vel, has re
tuin.d and WAS in his seat in the Eous. t
~
Subscriptions are being received from prom
l IL = bi.o rf,y% ~
| for seats at the national democratic banquet 4
BE- ei en- here by the Virginia democratic az
ISOLATION Of this city on the 22d Of February
at which Colonel Bryan aud Senator DAME
| will respond 20 toasts.
Senators Martin and D sniel OF Virginia an
Rawlings OF Utah, and representative Otey 0
Virginia called, upon the President and the
Attorney General to-day in the interest of !
| Virginisn named Csbei, al ey-internahr rev
enue officer in Utah, now in tie penitentiar!
for crookedness They were informed tbs
their application would be carefully consd
cred.
Secretary Alger disagreed with the Presi
| den. about the proposed trial OF ComnissarI
| General Eagan By court martial, and, h!
friends say, that If the latter be found guilty
the Secretary will resign. Some OF them ado
that he should have done so long ago, as b.
has 10 bear the blame that rightly belongs t
Mr.. Mckinley.
The President informed ore Of his visitor
to-day that he would not appoint any NOR
commissioners 10 the Paris Exhibition for tw'
or three months. There are twelve vacancies
for which there are seysral hundred appli
cants
Lieut.. Commander Harris, Hho was on Ma!
II, 1898, appointed for temporary services
in the navy from New York, and who was il
command of the Maria Teresa when she wa
! lost off Cat Island, was honorably discharged
| frcm the service yesterday.
| 4 bushes: msn OF Georgetown says: I'm
the very near future the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad vii! be operating q branch line into
Georgetown and eventually it might be thai
the msin depot of the company will be To-
Gated in that section OF the city"
The Brown.Swanson contested election case
from the Danviie Virginia, district vii
come up in the House tomorrow, and all the
absent democratic members have been mott
fed to be present. The point Of consideration
aill be..raised against i,anos be democrats hops
it will be carried, in view of the circum
stances OF the case, and say they have good
ground for believing that point will carry, q:
as the majority report of the committee is in
favor of Mr. SWANSON aud as the chairman OF
the election committee is not popular with
his OWL party.