Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alaxandria GaSette.l
Washington, June z.

Washington, June Z.
Friends of the President discredit the
report that Senator Hanna will retire
from the Craftsmanship of the national
republican committee. Such an event,
they believe, would only result from the
complete breakdown of his health and
that is not regarded probable. They
also say that President Mckinley will
not listen to the Senator's talk OF leav'
ing the field. Chairman Hanna has
been associated with him for years.
His secretary, Colonel Charles Dick,
will take charge of the Ohio campaign
during Mr.. Hsnna's trip to Germany to
take q course of waters.
A salute opened the reunion of the
Daughters of the Confederacy at Glen
Echo today. Members of R. E. Lee
Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy.
and the Southern Veterans, preceded
by the Fifth Maryland band, marched
to the Glen Echo spring, which was
formally dedicated to the memory OF
Stonewall Jackson. A Union and Con.
tederate flag was placed on each side OF
it, Rev. DR.. Hyde of the University OF
Virginia, offered prayer, the band play
ed "Dixie" and addresses were deliver
ed by DR.. E. B. Lssvitt and DR.. Hyde.
America" was sung by the entire audi.
ence and Mrs. George Boiling pronounc-
ed the words of dedication.
The investigation of trusts will be
resumed here tomorrow by the indus
trial commission. Some of the CONNER.
cial travellers will be heard tomorrow
On Saturday John Arbuckle of New
York will be heard regarding the sugar
trust. Pretty much all of next week
will be devoted to the sugar trust IN
curry, and on !tte 14th instant 8. O.
Havemeyer will take the stand.
Up TO noon today nothing had been
heard at the State Department of D. S,
Minister Storer, who should have been
presented at the court of Spain on the
50 me day that the Spanish minister
was presented at the White House.
As Mr.. Storer is said TO be an anti
liquor man, his failure to report is
bought TO be rather remarkable.
1t is reported here today that Mr.
Babcock OF Wisconsin, now chairman
If the House com mittee on the District
of Columbia, Will be promoted to the
Craftsmanship of the rivers and hsrbors
committee, if he shall want that place
ia copseG uence of his work in behalf OF
Colonel Henderson, who will be Speak
er.
Col. U. L. Boyce OF Clarke county
Virginia, had his patent for consuming
smoke attached to one of the furnaces
| at the Treasury Department this morn
ing, and practical as yell as scientific
engineers who witnessed its operation
say it is great success not only IL
consuming smoke but in saving coal.
Notwithstanding the belief here thai
ex Speaker Reed will retain his mem
bership of the House, Mr.. Allen, of hi
district, says he will resign his seat il
that body, and that he, Allen, will b'
elected to it next November.
Some OF the preachers of the North
ern Methodist Church, even in the
Presidents own State, are criticisint
him for his support Of the army canteen
and, ia turn, are being ridiculed by The
Presidents friends here.
The executive committee of the re
publican party of Virginia will NEE
here next week, when it is probable thu
division of the census supervisors o
their State between the republicans an(
| democrats will be determined.
| 1t was reported at the State Depart
ment today that Ambassador Cdoatt
had effected some sort of settlement o
the Alaska boundary question.
John B. Scott, manager Of the Howard
House, today filed a petition in voluntary
| bankruptcy. He states his summary OF deb'
to be $50, 2S4, and bis assets $500.
Some Of the District militia left here fol
| Leesburg last night and the others will leave
tonight. They will camp on the old Claget
farm about mile south of the railroad sta
ton, where there is excellent water.
People from Leesburg here today say that
Mr.. Bruin, the chairman of the democratic
committee Of Loudoun county, has withdrawn
or will withdraw from the contest for dele
gate to the legislature, and thet Mr.. Ryan
who has represented that county in the House
OF Delegates for many years, will have no OPP
position.
The Navy Department has invited the
wives mothers, children and other relatives
of naval officers stationed at Guam to go out
to that province on the Solsce, which is
scheduled to sail fran San Francisco July l,
via Honolulu and Guam, foy Manila.