Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tho Alexandris Gazette.
Washington, November %.

service commission, said this morning
there was absolutely no truth in the
report that be intended reslgnlng nis
position. 81 have no idea of giving up
the place." be said, land as l have not
heard that the President wishes me to
pet out the chances are / will stick"
IL was entirely unnecessary for him to
say this; nobody ever thought ne would
resign. II is too soft snap.
All hope of rescuiIg the cruiser
Charleston or saving valuable wreckage
from her was virtually abandoned by
sne naval authorities this morning.
The War Department has ordered
that at dawn aud at noon on the day
of Vice President Hobart's funeral nine
teen minute guns shall be fred at all
posts and at sunsut full salute OF 81
guns shall be fred. All cadets and
mem bers OF the engineer corps are or
dered to wear colors of mourning for
FIVE days
War Department officials says the
com plaiuts about the treatment OF
roops on the Tartar and Newport,
shocking as they were, will not be in
vestigated, and that as far as the de.
partment is concerned the matter is
closed, the men have been discharged
from the army and are no longer under
War Department jurisdiction.
Maryland democrats here today say
the published report to the effect that
Ex-senator German and some other
prominent men of his party in his State
are engaged in movement with few
other well.known democrats, including
some from the Southern States, to pre-
vent Mr.. Bryan from receiving a two
| thirds vote at the next national demo-
cratic convection, is without the slight.
est foundation. and that Maryland will
send solid Bryan and 16 to l delega-
ton to that convention.
So many cases of self-inicted wounds
are reported at the War Department
tIom the army in the Philippine Islands,
that secure the malingerers discharges
and pensions. that orders for strict in
yestigatiou of all such cases have been
issued.
Faniliars at the Navy Department
say it was never really intended that
Admiral Schley should take his small
squadron to South Afr ca, as that would
nave given him entirely too much con
sequence. There is no doubt of the fact
that the Admiral is not pet of the
administration.
Representative Rixey of the Alexan.
dria district was at the White House
today with two OF his constituents. He
is looking we'll and says his throat
trouble has entirely disappeared. So
far, be says, be has only heard of three
rivals for his seat, Mr.. Donahoe OF Fair
lax county, Mr.. Pitcher of Fauquier,
and Judge McCabe o Loudoun.
An intelligent foreigner here today,
talking about Admiral Dewey, rem ark
ed hat when mau's greatness is de-
rived from fraud, all about him is fraud;
and that expresses the prevailing opin-
ion of intelligent people here in respect
of Admiral Dewey, though the popu
lace, with its characteristic variable
ness, are now again applauding the man
they hissed yesterday, and say the at
tacks made upon him by certain admin.
istration organs were inspired at the
White House for the purpose of remoy-
ing one of the Presidents possible rivals
for the republican Presidential nomi.
uation. 1t is also mentioned, however,
that one of the signers to the last trans
fer of the house, on the 18th inst, had
no legal interest in it until the 10Th.
The Navy Department refuses to pay
the amount appropriated by Congress-
for the property known as Cedar Fork
for the ealarRment of the Norfolk navy
yard for the assigned reason that by
the naval survey, there are 200 feet
less frontage than by that of the q. S.
Court which condemned it for the use
of the government. The amount is
S145, 900, out the owners agree to take
$40 600 if the money be paid at once.
The result Of the recent election in Ken.
lucky will not DO definitely determined until
the 4th proximo, when the State election
board will meet at Frankfort. That board is
composed of democrats all of whom are men
of conceded probity and ability.
| There are several applicants for commits.
81 IN in the y. s Marine Corps, among them
one from the 9Th Virginia district, but at
present his chance of success is not favorable,
as the two Senators from that State have re
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part Of the State.
Miscegenation is illegal in both the States
adjoining this city, but all the same, licenses
we're Issued here yesterday to two negro men
to marry white women.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices of Virginia were made today /:
Ethel, Richmond county, Mrs. Leafe North
up was appointed postmaster vice & 81. Hall,
resigned; Hanger, Buchanan county, Miles
RatlItf vice a. 81. Hanger, resinged; Inlet,
Culpeper county. Allie NJ. Crigler vice II. C
Hickerson, resigned; Lantana, Goochsnd
COUNTY, s. N. Mealy vice Mary G. Krtley, re
signed Penian, Buckingham county, M. E
Jones vice VIM. 3. Jones. resgned Ships,
Princess Anne county. Willard P. Harrison
vice Jesse ]. Sprstt, resigned.
A delegation of Wheeling, W. Va, people
called on Admiral Dewey today and invited
him to visit their city with his wife OH Feb.
| rusry %. The Admiral accepted the invita-
| ton and promised to attend the banquet Of
the Sons of the Revolution to be given on the
same evening. They presented the Admiral
aud his wife beautiful iardiniere designed
in blue aud white which they promised to
| keep as momento of the occasion.
The leadership Of the democrats in the next
| House is as much in doubt as evor, Messrs.
DsArmond, Richardson, Bapkhead and Sui.
| Ter each seeming to have some supporters
though neither one says he has enough to
secure his election.
COURT OF APPEALS.
The following decisions were handed
down in the Court of Appeals at Rich