Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-21
FR0M WASHINGTON.
OF the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. March q.

WASHINGTON, March Il.
The resignation of Cadet r. d. Peter
son. whose breach of discipline in the
revenue marine service brought him in
IN notoriety on account of the interces-
sion OF Mis- Charlotte Crane, the beau
iul soubrette of the shenandoah Com
pany. has been accepted by telegraph.
Officials decline TO state the nature OF
Paterson's offense. He is the cadet who
escorted Miss Crane TO society ball
in Charleston year ago, which action
occasioned no little talk in that city.
Consul Dent at Kingston telegraphs
the State Department in reply to an
ionniry from Secretary Hay this morning
rnst When'the Paris LETT there last night
* Secretary Sherman was very low.
secretary Hay had au immediate con.
ference with Secretary Long and dis
match was at once sent toAdmiral Samp-
son. whose fleet is now at Guantanamo.
where the Paris is momentarily expect
ed to offer the use Of one of his vessels
to Mr.. sherman, rs the Chicago, which
has not vet arrived at Kingston, can.
not catch the Paris. Either the Mar
blehead or Machias is adapted for tax
ing care of the secretary and 1t Is ex.
pected that Admiral Sampson will as
sign one of them to this duty.
Applications for work in the census
bureau, personally or by letter, continue
10 increase, and have already reached
such proportions that i heard or read,
thew are forgotten in the multitude OF
the others.
Ex.Congressman 1rigg of Virginia is
lust here from New York. on his way
home 10 Abingdon. He was 8
looker-on at the Windsor Rotel fire,
and saws he has witnessed many awful
scenes, but never any SO frightful as
that.
The mortality reports from the con-
uuered and unconquered provinces
continue to swell, and IS the summer
advances will be likely to do so for sew
eral mouths, end should they, every
American who desires to fight for ''his
country's cause" will doubtless have an
opportunity to crafty that patriotic
desire.
The prospect of an increased de-
6ciency in the revenue OF the govern
ment is so plain that already there is
talk of an extra session OF Congress next
October to raise taxes, and the report
is credited here that the conference at
Jekyl Island is really for the purpose OF
devising the best means by which that
object can be effected. 1t is we'll
known here that Mr. Reed, one Of the
reported conferees, while not particu-
larly friendly to the President, is not as
inimical to him as as he is to Mr..
Hanna, who, he says, debauched his
delegates to the national convention
with money.
Three thousand men are wanted for
immediate service in the o. S. marine
corps, SO as to raise the strength Of that
corp to six thousand, and recruiting
stations for them are TO be established
not only in the seacosst, but IL the in
terror cities.
Judge Blanchard in the court of general
sessions in New York. today handed down
his deciaion allowing Weeks and Battle the
privilege of inspecting the minutes of the
grand Jury which indicted Roland Molneux
for poisoning Mrs. Adams. The principal
ground for his decision, he said, is tho fact
that Molineux was deprived OF prelimi'
oary examination. This was point in Moli-
neux's favor.
MI. Jay Cook, of famous memory, and sup.
posed by many people to have been dead for
years. who with MS brother Harry first SET
up cx.Secretary Sherman, then a member OF
the House from Ohio, said this morning he
was eighty eight years old and Dir. sherman
eighty-.even, and that he feared from what he
had heard of the lstter's condition that he
would hardly reach home alive.