Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-28
40, WASHINGTON
Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazette.
Washington. December %.

ridicules the statement OF Senatoi
Mason that the United States cruiser
Montgomery is patrolling the African
coast near Sierra Leope in the interest,"
of the British. 1.-The Montgomery has
teeu off the coast of Africa" said the
secretary, '.just as the Wilmington has
been cruising in South Anerlcar
waters. The war in Africa has nothing
to do with The presence of the Mont
gomery there" Officials of the Navy
Department DO not know exactly where
the Montgomery is. Some time age
she was oil the coast of Liberia. Since
that time she has not been heard from
An effort is being made to locate the
vessel.
The Lswton fluid today amounted tc
s26 692 50 10 Cash actually received by
Aajt. Gon. Coroin. Enough more Ii
known 20 have been raised in different
cities and nos yet RENTED TO bring the
,otal to $40 900. Two 5 $1,000 subscrip-
ions Were re ceived today, one from w
p. Rockefell= r and one from IA FRIEND
New Haver, Coon.
Senator TIlimsn, who is now here,
still favors the establishment OF q
government factory for the manufac'
ture of armor plate. He says such a
factory, "it has been estimated,
can be built for something less than
three million dollars. The prof.
that the manufacturers are getting
out of the government now, and which
could be saved if we made our own
armor as we make our own guns. is
about $3.50 a tor. II takes about 5000
tons for each battlesbip, so it would not
take long for III to save the entire cost
of bulldog the factory. The armor
plate makers have already stolen S.
600, 600 from the people of the United
States through the excessive price they
have charged for the 10 Should
such a factory be established in Alex
andria, where coal and iron can be OBJ
aained at the cheapest rate and in any
1esired quantity, and where the facili-
ties for shipping its products are un.
eqlalled, and where its operation could
be conducted under the eye of Cops
gress, it would tend greatly to the ad-
vantage of that city.
Ia respect OF the fight that is being
made against Mr.. Clark, the demo-
cratic Senator from Montana, it is said
nis o%pponents will attempt to prove
that ne has been engaged for years in
oribery in order TO get into the Senate,
u that his supporters will prove that
the effort TO keep him out is a con-
piracy of his enemieS.
1t is generally believed here that the
Nicaragua canal scheme will never NC
ceed, for, in addition to the many other
reasons why it should fail, is the new
one that the Panama canal has now be-
come the property of an American COM
paDy, aud as 1t is much shorter and bet
ter il every respect than the Nicara-
tua route, and as its new owners have
plenty of money, the prospect OF its
speedy completion is considered very
favorable, and with it 10 navigable con-
iition, there would be no money in a
parallel one some miles further up the
coast.
The rep ,rt is current here that Sec
rotary Gage was induced to order the
Guy National Bank of New York to
distribute the money collected by the in
lernal revenue sgeots among some other
banks. and not to retain the whole of it
for its own U.s.. by tbs clamor the other
banks threatened against such unjust
discrimination, aud that even now, an
investigation OF his action may be or
:ered by Congress.
The report that Congressman Bou-
ellie of Maine has lost his mind is cred.
tied by his friends here, who say that
le has exhibited evidences of mental
Iteration for some time. Maine has
,eeD unfortunate with her representa-
yves recently, having lost three of the
,uur, Messrs Milllken and Dingley by
ieath, Mr.. Red by resignation, and
"w, it is feared, MIR. Bontelle by an
I'll ction worse than death.
Gas people here say they hear talk
d leasing the gas works OF Alexandria
10 a company that will supply gas at
cheaper rates than 1t now cost the
works 10 make il. They say better gar
than is now burned there can be made
f ON oil, and be sold at half the price
now paio.
J, .. Miller was appointed pos,mas-
ter st Herring, Norfolk county, Va,
soday, vice @. h. Bakery, resigned.
A witness ct the iriol of the Fort
Myer road case at the Alexandria coun-
ty court house yesterday, says from
what be heard and saw there he sup
poses the verdict will be against the
county or else that there will be a mis-
trial, and that at the next trial the jury
sill MT have among its members peo-
pie who use that road. If the verdict
shall be in favor Of the owners of the
land through which the road runs, he
says he understands there will be more
claimants for damage.
1t is said here that tho British seizure Of
American food supplies on board of British
hips never would have been made if there
had not been some arrangement with this
government by which such seizures would be
permitted without obi ection.
MIR. Quay's friends here say he is not con-
cerned about hi. admission to the Senate, as
ne is confdeLt be will be- allowed to take his
seat. They also say that if the republican
senators lack enough Votes to seat him, the
democrats will supply the requisite number
Notwithstanding all the i'm mouse expense
Of the philippine WAT, some of the Treasury
officials say the tax on telegraph and express
stamps my well be dispensed with, and that
while many will be benefited by the abolition
of that lax. nobody will be hunt by it.
NEWS VI IRE DAY
Great Britain and Germany are re-