Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-09

the pOlnG anu Is CONNIE Cl6u Will III Uy
causeway, The naval hospital, as well
as the navy yard, is at Cavite.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for a
public building at Viewpoints News,
Virginia, was Ure only one of The sew
enty.eight bills of the same sort that
had gone through the committee OF the
whole that was passed yesterday, he
only other one Tor Virginia, that at
Portsmouth, having been held up with
the rest.
In the House to-day Mr.. Swanson OF
Virginia succeeded in having passed e
bill removing the restrictions that now
prevent Joseph Tousant from having
his claim against the government pro
secuted before the court of claims.
When the candidates for the rspubli
can Presidential nominations started
out their agents q year before the last
| national republican convention, they
found that Mr.. Hanna had been year
ahead OF them. That same astute poll
tican is again in the lead, and nos al
ready Aseen" many republicans and
some independent" editors from the
West and South in behalf Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
| Senator Vest. who was recently re-
ported in some Eof the newspapers as
in his home. if not in bed, for the rest
of his life, was in his seat in the Senate
today, looking better than he has done
for several months.
| It was stated in the Gazette yester-
Eday that it was proposed to append the
| Nicaragua canal bill to the river and
harbor bill. In consequence Of the
short time remaining of the session,
this, it was supposed, would be good
scheme, in order to secure the passage
of the latter, aud it is supported by Sen
ator Morgan, who has heretofore op'
| posed the river and harbor bill; but 1t
lis said to-day that should it b9 at
Etempted, the result would be that both
the bills referred to would be defeated.
| Common talk OF the Capitol to-day
is 20 the effect that judging from recent
Presidential appointments some OF the
votes for the ratification of the Span
ish treaty have already been paid for
The army board now engaged here
in awarding honors for meri,crious ser
vice during the Spanish war have de-
termined that General Miles, the com
mauder Of the army, does not deserve
any.
1 A special bulletin issued by the
weather bureau this afternoon states
that freezing temperature occurred il
Florida last night as far south q.
Tampa. Ia the eastern Dakotas, Min
1 ar
the region to the northward, the
thermometer ranged 80 10 sc degre
below zero, and reached 80 degrees b.
low zsro at Minuedosa, Manitoba
Zero temperature extends to a line
traced from central Virginia over Ten
nessee, northern Arkansas and southern
Oklahoms; and 1T Cincinnati the los
temperature record has been brokenwitt
reading of 16 Ge. ees below zero, HI
lowest previous Temperature recorded being |:
degrees beo4. The outlook is that ther
will be marked though gradual moderated
east OF the Rocky Mountains after to-dsy. II
Florida the cold period will be OF brief dura
ton and return to the normal temperature
may be expected III that section by Frida.
night. o
An order was issued to-day by the Presi
dent calling Court of Inquiry to consist 0
the following named officers: Major Gen5ra
Q J ,mes F. Wede, U. S. V; Brigedier Genera
George " Davis, Q 5. "; Colonel George /.
: Gillespie Corps OF Engiuers; Lieutenant Col
G on i George b DAVIS Deputy Judge Advo
cato General, U. :. a., to meet il
this city on the 18th instant to investigate
: certain allegations OF the Major General com
n ! handing the army in respect to the unti mes
4 { Of IN art pl NJ nd bpl
9 hy tho substance department to the troop
@ in the field during the recent operations II
CUBS and Porto Rico In addition to its find
iags of fact the court will submit an opinicr
upon the merits OF the case, together witt
+ such recommendations as to further proceed
ing as may seem to be warranted By the fact
l developed in the course of the inquiry
g The military appropriation bill has bee:
completed and will be reported 10 the H0us
| today. 1t carries about ninety million do!
3 lars 1t will go through tho House, bn
! whether it will pass the Senste is not known
as it will certainly meet with the oppositIor
Z, OF msny of the Senators who opposed the rat
| ification of the Spanish treaty, and for III.
, same reason-lts imperialism.
The Gay Street Baptist Church in George
town is in flames as this dispatch Is being sen
off
The following changes in the fourth class
postofficcs of Virginia were made to day
Princess Anne, Princess Anne county. Mrs
NE Kelam appointed postm aster, vice h.
F. Kolbaln removed Taccio, franklin coun'
; ty, T. E. Saul, vice c. j. CIingonpeek, re-
signed.
General John B. Gordon, OF Georgia, a
prominent gusher, who has been in the city
several dogs working on Southern Senators
for ratification of the Spanish treaty, called
on the President this morning and coDgratu.
lated him on the chances of expansion.