Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.


officials and CT liens who are to orlog
Admiral Dewey here tonight, LETT for
New York this morning. The COM
mittee is omposed OF fifty members
headed by Chairman W. V. Cox. and
includes all the tigh naval officers on
duty here and representatives. OF the
District government. It is due TO re-
turn to Washington al $50.
Secretary Long has assigned Captain
Albert s. Barker to command the Nor
folk navy yard, relieving Rear Admiral
Faruuhar who takes command OF the
North Atlantic squadron.
The Dewey Home Fund today
amounted to $4S.S70 A member OF the
committee sad shat the desire now was
to reach the $50, 900 mark before closing.
General Grout, one of the members
of Congress from Vermont. says Ad-
uiral Dewey and his family have been
republicans ever since that party caDe
into power though he once voted a
democratic ticket because he thought
his party's platform srd Candidates
were not what they should be. He
saws ADMIRAL Dewey was brought up in
lne z Jlsc opal faith ard his family for
generations have b On closely identified
with that church. His brothers and
other near relatives in Vermont are
vestrymec, and they take great in
crest 10 Z ,iScopal affairs. The Dewey
amily in Vermont, he says, Is OF de-
c.ded sris ocrAtic tendency. They own
,ood bones, possess property OF con"
lderable value for that STATE, and pride
themselves on an old and honored an-
cestry.
Postmaster General Smith is now
settled in his new quarters. Notice
vas sent ou, few days ago that the
apartment hai removed TO the big
CITY postotice building. The furniture
and carpets of the building are the best
mat money can buy, aud MIR. Smith
nas private elevator that takes him
20 mis- hallway. What is known as the
Postmaster Generals ante.room is
something far ahead of anything the
President has. Then he has gorgeous
room into which his callers are ushered,
aud back of that is his private room.
His confidential clerk also has sumptu-
Gus apartments. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Smith is busy preparing the
speeches he will deliver 10 Ohio just
alter he leaves the President on the
western trip, which will be made in a
few days. The talk here Is that Mr..
Smith, who will 10 certain sense be
the mouthpiece OF the administration,
will make expansion his leading argu-
uent, and that the war in the Philip.
pines will be both defended and justi-
fed.
A committee representing the Chica-
20 fall festival association called on the
President today aud assured him of the
TACT that the trouble with the labor
unions concerning the cutting of the
corner stone for the Chicago federal
bulldog had been settled and that there
would be no hitch in the ceremonies.
The presence CT the President at the
aging OF the coroer stone is thus as
| sured.
The following changes in the fourth
| class postoffices OF Virginia were made
today Randolph, Charlotte county
Justin Field appointed postmaster, vice
". w. Vest. removed; MISSIONER,
Charles City county, ]. z. Barlow ap-
pointed postmaster, vice A. H. Drewry
d lad.
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue is decorated
Today from the White House to the
Capitol, nearly all the buildings on that
street being 30 protusely adorned with
flags and banners that it looks like q
Dig U. s. flag. A large plumber Of
strangers are also here, and the books o.
all the hotels show large number 81
arrivals. Ropes extend all along the
curDing on both eides of the avenue to
keep the crowd expected to throng the
idewaiks of that tboroughfare from
encrcaching upon the carriage way
thereof. The "conquering hero" will
arrive here about seven o'clock tonight,
and from that time until tomorrow
ght the show will be in progress,
Fakers and medal sellers have already
arrived in force.
Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan, of New York,
will erect q convent of the Holy Sac
rament in this city, tie cost of which
will be several hundred thousand
dollars.
Governor Tyler has telegraphed that
he and party of twelve will arrive at
the Metropolitan Hotel this evening.
Senators Daniel and Martin and Repre-
sentative Quarles OF the Stanton dis.
lrict are also here, the former to accept
40 invitation of the President to dine
With Admiral Dewey tomorrow night.
Ohio rePu licans here say the admin
sIra,ion doubts the sincerity of Senator
Foraker and believes That he, Bushnell
icKisson and their gang" will knife
danna's candidate at the coming cleo
ion. II the, succeed, it is reported
hey will abandon Mckinley and take
up Dewey. II is common talk that the
President wanted to give Captain Car
Ter new trial, and that he would have
done so, il he hadn't been Informed by
OHIO republicans that if he did, their
State would certainly be lost.
The administration has already or
d red surveys to be made for cable
telegraph from Hawaii to the Philip.
pine Islands. Expense is nothing TO
Imperialism.
As an inducement to enlistment in
the new regiments and q stimulsnt
those already organized, it has been
proposed to the War Department that
,aoh soldier be supplied with tag to
IDENTIFY him if killed in the Philippines.
1t ia stated here today that the Attorney
iene,al has instructed the U. District AT
torney at SAVANNAH, Ga, to procure evidence
ganst the contractors who conspired with
Captain Carter to rob the government and to