Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Oorrespopdence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. March is.

Correspondence OF the ALEXANDRA GaEetie.l
WASHINGTON. March is.
Representative Quarles, of the 10Th
Virginia district, was at the Census OF
fee Yesterday to see about the chances
OF getting appointments in the census
service for some of his constituents. ALI
the lucrative places in that service have
already been secured, and the others
will not be appointed for months, and
then, not until the applicants for them
have passed a successful examination.
The national officers of the American
Federation of Labor have received a
letter of Inquiry from the striking
sprinkler filters of St. Louis. They are
apprehenslve and want to know wheth-
er it is better to retreat or be routed.
The republican national convention
will not be held for nearly two years,
but Messrs. Hanna, Mckinley and Ho-
bart, at their recent conference in the
formers Southern palace, have already
determined, so it is publicly stated and
believed here, that Mckinley and Ho-
bart shall be the next ticket.
People from Loudoun county, Va,
here to-day, say that Representative
Rixey's appointment OF Alexander
Mortimer Milton of P;eonian Springs,
in that county, as cadet at West Point,
will secure him the vote Of Loudoun in
the next democratic congressional con-
veution in his district.
Engineers were again at work yes
terday surveying the route of the pro-
posed extension of the electric railroad
from this city to Fairfax courthouse
and thence to Manassas, the intention,
1t il reported, being to have the road
completed by next October.
RepresentativeSwan of the 5thVir-
ginia district, with his wife, will leave
for their home in Chatham next week.
Mr.. Swanson, as all the other Vir-
ginians now here do, thinks it is too
late for any attempt to defeat the re-
nomination of Senator Martin, to sue
coed, and, like them also, doesn't think
any such necessarily futile attempt
will be made.
The Interior Department has taken
official cognizance of the complaint
made by President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, and
President Rstchford, of the Mine
workers, relative to the action of the
Indian agent who ordered the eXpul-
sion from Indian Territory of James
Boston, of the Mineworkers' orgsniza-
ton, who was on mission in the ter
ritory, and has telegraphed to the
agent for a report of the occurrence
and countermanding the order OF ex.
pulsion.
u. Cambon, the French Ambassador,
called at the State Department today
and served notice of the signing Of
the peace treaty at Madrid. Secretary
Hay has indicated mis- preference that M.
| Cambon shall act as agent for the Spanish
government in the final exchange Of the rati'
| fications.
resident of Washington district, Alexan
dria county, here today, says the people OF
| that district believe that the line of division
! between that and Arlington district is not
correct aud are talking about taking steps
| for a resuryey, as they think considerable
slice of that district. Including that on which
| stands the large brewery st Rossiyn, right
| fully belongs TO their district.
| One hundred employees in the War Depart.
ment have recently been discharged, and near
| Is twice that number in the Government
| Printing Office most Of them being democrats
| Senator McMillans recent proposition for
| the retrocession TO the District OF Columbia
! of 8 portion Of Alexandria county has, it is
said here. several advocates in that county,
and that q meeting of the citizens thereof
! will probably be called to take action upon
! Ip,,t ..a, ,11ot+ ta--,
| DO, there will moi be single member of the
| Virginia legislature, the only power that
could authorize such retrocession, not even
the one flom the county itself, would vote
| for it. In this connection it is mentioned
that Senator Mcmillan is reported to have
recently bought forty acres of land in the
slice that he proposes shall be retroceded
The cruiser Raleigh is on her way home
from Manila She will 90 into the dry dock
at Norfolk for extensive repairs.
The Rcsolute reached Havana this morn
ing according to advices received at the Navy
Depar ment
The superintendent of Yellowstone Ma.
tional Park has informed the Interior De.
partment that the unprecedented fall of snow
in the park this year may possibly lesd to
the death of very many antelope, deer and
elk Snow in places 10 twelve feet deep, firm
ly crustej in all places and the animals can
not dig through to reach the food underneath.
Where these animals have gathered in num-
bcrs toe superintendent has placed hay for
them Tho buffalo are gstting along fairly
we'll
The government is to have constructed an
1e-inch gun thst may render all present bat
tleshiIs almost helpless, and the Comptroller
of the Treasury decided today that $4,000
is immediately available for the purpose
The gun is known rs the Gathman gun and
its makers assert that it will destroy any
battleship at a distance of nine miles.