Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Garetto.l
Washington, May 2.


Marlin gathering in Richmond tomor-
row week. said every citizen OF VIZ
einia. black or white, had an inGlsputa'
Die right to run for the US. Senate, out
there was IL right, as we'll as wrong
vav by which he should do SO. The
federal constitution, he said, provides
how u. s. Senators shall be elected,
and that mode can not be changed by
self-called meeting Of MIR. Martins
opponents in Richmond. II the demo
Gratis who are opposed TO that Senator.
he said, should agree to vote for any one
man that man should make canvass OF
the State, going into every county ana
informing the democrats thereof OF his
own qualifications and of the dlsquali-
cations of Mr.. Martin; so that the DEM
cratic voters in selecting their csndl'
dates for the legislature would choose
men in accordance with their prefer
ences. He could see, he said, nothing
practicable about the proposed meet
ing, except to manifest the opposition
of those who may attend 1t, to man
who has made certainly as competent
and efficient a representative OF the
States interests and those OF her peo-
pie, as any one OF them could have
been.
Senator Daniel arrived here last night
and was at the rooms of the industrial
commission in the Bliss building this
morning. His colleague, Senator Mar
tin, is expected here this evening. SEN
ator Daniel says, as he has done from
the first, he does not see how Mr. Mar
tin can be defeated. Other Virginians
here today who left Richmond yester-
day, say Representative Rixey OF the
| Alexandria district was at the anti
Martin headquarters there yesterday,
and was very pronounced in support OF
the proposed May convention" but
that FROM what they hear that conven-
ton is not very popular with the masses
Of the democratic party in his district.
1t is generally understood here that
| the Commissioners to the Philippines
have been instructed TO grant almost
anything General Aguinaldo may ask,
if he will only agree to disband his
forces aud acknowledge the suzerainty
of the United States.
Mr.. A. l. Sinclair, son of Mr. A. G
| Sinclair who was member of the 18th
y,'~oinia Infantry in the war between
,he States. has been appointed Bird ss-
sistant u s. attorney for the District of
Columbia.
When the Mt. Vernon electric rail-
road company refused to make any ar
rsngement with the parties who were
contemplating building an electric road
from Arlington Junction, on their line;
to Fairfax Court House, ths latter SAID
they would "go it alone" and come
into this city by the Aqueduct Bridge,
but now, ii is understood, the whole
project has been abandoned.
| A well known Virginia democrat
| here today says that from what he can
learn. the proposed anti-Msrtin assem-
| blsge will make no nomination for U.
:. Senator in place of Senator Martin,
| lest some OF the promoters OF the gath
ering lose all interest in it, but will re-
quest the State democratic committee
to order primary; but that, OF course,
the committee would and could do
nothing Of the sort, for the reason that
| the proposed assemblage will not be o
democratic meeting, but only meet
OF such democrats and boilers as are
| opDosed to Senator Martin.
The bodies of $50 soldiers brought
from Cuba and Porto Rico on tie Crook
were buried at Arlington this evening
| The U. s. troops stationed in this VI
oinity had been called out and TOOK
part in the ceremonies. Kew. Charles
Freeland conducted the services at the
graves. He was assisted by Rev. Faith
or Joseph F. McGee. who had been
commissioned by Cardinal Gibbons tc
read the Catholic services. Many mem
hers Of The G. A. Il. attended the ser
vices.
| The condition of Vice President Ho-
bart remains about the same. His re
covery is extremely slow. The Presi
| dent called on him this morning I'M
| mediately after breakfast and spent
some time with the Vice President.
A dispatch to Adjt. Gen. Corbin, to-
dav from Gen. Otis, under date OF April
80. reports an unusually large number
of deaths for the week. Of the total
number % died from wounds received
in action.
The President this morning promoted
/ Col. Fred Funston, of the Goth Kansas,
/ to brigadier generalsbip:
] The remains of Lewis Baker former
! Minister to Nicaragua were inferred IN
Rock Creek Cemetery today.
The President and party arrived early
this morning from New York. Che
! trip was without incident.
| The Information has reached the State De-
partment that General Otis has Informed the
/ German consul at Iloio that America Will
I not pgy the damages claimed by GsInsaa
, whose property wac destroyed at Iloilo' on
| the ground that that ciiy at the time OF the
| bombardment was still in the possession OF
! the Spaniards
Though neither OF the regiments enlisted
! in Maryland for the Spanish war ever went
bevond the limits of this country, many oil
/ the members thereof arc already applying lof
mansions and many more are expected to DO SO
| At todav's session of the Industrial Com
| mission it was ANNOUNCED that Senator Kyle
! had resigned tho chairm&aehip OF the com'
i mission on account of i'll health.
! Postoaster General Smith informed the
| Cabinet today that he had issued an or.
| der of prohibition against the alleged
soditious pamphlet issued by the Anti ti7
Imperia!istic Ieague Tho publication will
not be iuterfered with ia the United
States but must Lot be sent through
the mails to the Philippines Tho outgoing
mails for the Philippines will be examined
! at all ports to see that none OF the seditious
matter is being sent out. MIR. oiaith says
! that NIr. Ed wsrd Atkinson and those engag-
/ cd with him could lie prosecuted under Sec
| ton 1884 of the United States laws