Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-08
FKOM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette !
WASHINGTON. March S.

Correspondence o. hu6 AleAduOiH ~ N"SN''O'l
WASHINGTON. March S.
Mr.. Dockery said this morning the
republican caucus monetary committee
is now busily engaged 10 making pre-
tense OF doing that which they have no
Intention of doing-the framing OF any
measure Tor currency reform. They
Will do their best, and guess will sue.
coed in STAYING of any change in the
financial statues until after Mr.. Nc.
Kinlev has been renominated for an
other term. Their heroic and vOcier-
Gus assertion that they will do any
thing at all, does not fool me-" The
committee will transact their laborous
work amid the Injuries OF Atlantic
City. Mr.. Loud, OF the committee,
fears that the financial reform trainers
will not come TO 9 conclusion quickly.
The President received this morning
letter from ex-Representative Bar
rows, OF Massachusetts, declining the
Presidents otter 10 re-appoint him n
| Librarian OF Congress and staring that
the Senate having refused to confirm
| aim he felt constrained as q matter OF
duty to refuse the place. 1t is now
thought that Mr.. Horace Putnam, OF
Boston: will accept the appointment.
The War Department this morning
took steps 10 begin recruiting the addl-
.ional $4,000 men for the regular army
provided by the new army bill. The
Number OF recruiting stations mas been
increased from 40 TO nearly SO. nearly
every large city 10 the country being
represented.
DR.. H. S. Taylor OF Chicago, author
and rector of the poems listened TO al
the late Bryan banquet here, Is ma
! i've OF Shenandoah county, Virginia,
anu writes here to the effect that he Is
proud O! h,s nativity and was more
| nan repaid for the TING and trouble he
took in coming here by the pleasure ne
| Experienced in meeting so many OF the
people OF bis mother State.
For the three leutenantcles in the
army apportioned under the new army
oil 10 Virginia, thele are said to be In
Vulnerable applicants.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices of Virginia were made
today: Larkin Phipps appointed post
| master at Fox ,Grayson county, vice Jno
f. Greer, resigned, and Lillian &. Spen-
Ger appointed postmaster at Pascola
Buckingham county, vice B. f. Spen-
Ger, dead.
The daily mortality reports from the con
quered provinces show that the American
| LOSSES there during month would equal the
| 10 .,nunra1 opusgnruprt lut rho sd
ministration is evidently acting upon the idea
probably the correct one, that there are Toe
many Americans now, and that any means Il
decrease them is jnstifiable in law and morals
People here to DAY from different parts O.
Virginia say the opponents of Senator Mar
tins reelection have apparently found oul
thtt their opposition will be ineffective, and
now c0ncede that neither State, nor distric
nor county committees will be called to OK
press their opposition.
Congressman Jones OF Virginia. is still here
He called upon Captain Joseph E. Willard al
the atte1's rooms this morning Congress
man Rixey of the Alexandra district, anc
family, who have spent the winter here,
h We gone back to Culpepcr.
| Notwithstanding the roseate view of al
fairs III the conquered provinces taken at the
| War ami Navy departments and at the "hltC
House. there Is apparent an evident fear thai
some disaster may happen to American arm;
in the Philippines or in Cuba and that if ii
either it will stimulate the natives in tht
other to hostilities against those they cal
their new Oppressors.
All the volunteer regiments serving i'll Cubs
arc to be mustered out before the first Of
May, according to War Department officials
The street cars here are running regularly
but the streets, street crossings and sidewalks
are in infinitely worse condition than are
! those Of Alexandria The running OF tho CO Is
! Oh the electric railroad to Alexandria is still
very irregular, for the reason that though the
snow stopped falling yesterday morning, only
| one track on 18th street is now clear.