Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON


Correspondence Of the Alex~ndria CARTE .i
The Secretary of State, Mr.. Hay,
this morning sent the following
cablegram TO Ambassador Porter AT
Paris: "The Presiden: OF the United
States desires YOU TO convey 10
the family OF the lAle Pre- sident OF the
French republic the expression of nls
heartfelt sympathy in their irreparable
/ bereavement. Tue whole world mourns
/ the loss OF one Of lis greatest statesmen
and this country has an tspecial hare
/ in the sorrow OF the sister republic
The urt inquiry 10 inquire into
the charges OF General Niles concern
ing the quality Of beef furnished the
American army il Cuba and Porto
Rico convened MS morning and Went
/ into secret session. Tomorrow OF
/ Monday the frs. witness WI BE- called
( when The court will hold an opeo
St :ion. 1t is thought that GenerHI
| Mics Will be called early in the pro
ceedings, as he bas the Affirmative ol
! the argument, and the purpose OF the
! inquiry is TO determine the truth OF
falsity of his charges relating 10 tne
chemical treatment Of the beef iuE-
nished the army.
As expected. the prosecution OF the
! Washington race track people Tor al
| lowing bookmaking or betting, that Is
so-cslled gambling. ~ the Bennings
track has been abandoned. Betting Al
AleXander's Island ard s.. AsapH
tracks was dem0r2lzlng, according &c
the Washington supporters OF the Ben
nines track, but that was only because
those tracks were in Virginia and most
OF the money left at them was spent in
Virginia. Washington people Away
lookout for their own city: II would be
better if A!exandrians were as provi'
dent in respect OF theirs.
Extra sessions Of Congress are agree
able TO neither the President nor to
congressman, and though the former,
when he left for Boston, said it should
he the Hull bill or none, the impress
sion at the Senate i that he will come
down and accep the Cocsrell bill.
The provision ia the postotiice appro-
priation bill for fast Southern mail,
stricken out by the House. was rein
serted by the Senate yesterday, as was
expected, and will 90 through, "a the
Northern so-called economists 10 the
House, having made themselves solid
with their constituents by having theil
opposition TO the proposition recorded,
viii make no further objection TO IT,
aud 80 continue to receive such rail
| g,
The people who are exciting them
selves and trying 10 excite others about
the danger Of an inundation here ere
looked upon as seusationalists. Every
year, as regularly a the Potomac Is
frozen over, there is just such talk, the
apparent object being 10 make the rail
road company build new and more
expensive bridge across that river. The
superhuous water that comes dow
ron above finds an easy Quite, through
the wide spans OF the present bridge
and old and experienced river men here
say there is no danger either 10 The
bridge or to the property in the valley
through which Pennsylvania avenue
runs and south of that thoroQehtare.
Up 10 noon no rise in the river hsC
bsen reported.
There was meeting OF the House inter
state commerce committee this morning bu
nothing was done with the Arlington bridg
bill. though some of the members Of the con
mittee said they were preparing report upon
I. The prevailing impression respecting The
bill now is, that Congressman sherman.
member OF the committee was entirely RICH
when he said nothing would be doae with j
al this session of Congress.
The executive council Of he American
Federation Of TABOR concluded their wor;
today They received word that the Senat
committee on labor will recommend the pas
ags of the eight-hour bill with amendments
also that the sheet metal workers Al a bany
n. Y. have voted f4vorsbly on affiliate
with the federation Organizers for the IVES
will be appointed later.
George " Watson was appointed postmast
er at Taro Va, today vice VIM. J Watson
dead
5lr. Morgan made brief statement thi
morning bsfore the Senate commerce com
lnittee urging the necessity Of carrying on
the Nicaragua canal project. He qointe,
out that if nothing wss done this session
would be year or more in ali probabllit.
before the matter could be reached. Tn
committee very promptly decided to add a
an amendment to the river ard harbor bill
The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill. Their
was very little opposition to the proposition
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.