Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-27
questioned a short time. He worked in
the sub-treasury four years.

questioned short time. He worked in
the sub-treasury four years.
The interstate commerce commission
ers have decided afIirmatively the re-
quest of the shippers to send tran.
script OF their proceedings against the
carriers before the com missioners to the
attorney general, that the latter may
consider whether or not the ANTITRUST
law has been violated in the new freight
classification which is TO take effect
January l.
The special train of the Chesapeake
AID lio K il8ay bearing the remains
OF the Maine dead, arrived at Roslyn
this morning a S o'clock. Forty teams
from the military post at Fort Myer in
charge of non commissioned officers,
met the train and removed the caskels
to the Arlington cemetery. Each cask-
ct was draped wi b storm flag. They
were placed in shelter tents, near the
site OF the graves, and q guard OF marines
was posted, to be maintained over the
remaios until after the intermsnt to-
morrow.
Senator Stewart announced himself
at the White House this morning as
Deing in favor o! the general policy of
expansion for the United States, espe-
cislly 10 respect of the Philippine ISL
unds. "As for the kind Of government
we should give our new islands, it is
my opinion that the less departure We
make from our regular territorial sys-
TEN, and toe fewer innovations we
make in applying the system to Porto
Rico, etc., the better We will be Off,"
The Secretary Of the Treasury, who
made the Natiopal City Bank OF New
York the medium for the transfer
Of the 2O,O00,000 to Spain for
the purchase of the Philippines,
and has selected that same bank
as the depository of the internal
revenue money, says it Is acting only
AS the distributing agent ofthe govern
nent. "To relieve the money strir-
,ency," he says" we decided to allow
iuternal revenue receipts, amounting
o bout one million dollars day, to
Dc paid into the banks that had APP
ped for the privilege and which had
deposited bonds as security for the
amounts they proposed to handle daily.
Instead OF receiving the internal reve-
QUE al tine fifty places designated for
the purpose, We now receive them at
sixty-six banks in twenty-one State.
The bonds deposited amount from $50
900 to 100000. which latter amount
was deposited by the National City
Bank. 1t is the only bank which de-
posted enough money to secure the
government in the event that the
money should not be distributed the
first day. The twenty-ote Stats rep
resented are Alabama, Connection l :
diana. Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, massachusetts,, Minnesots,
Missouri, Maryland New York, North
Carolina. Oaio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Islaud, Virginia, Washington, Wiscon-
sin and West Virginia.
II the claims for Spanish and Philip
pine war pensions proceed as at pses-
eut, next years pension appropriation
dill will approximate two hundred mil
lion dollars. There is nothing so prof
table in these prosperous days as pa
triotism.
A democratic congressman who
lidu't 60 home to speed his Christmas,
says be doesn't think any antitrust
legislation will be transacted during the
present session Of Congress, for two red
sops, one because of the constitutional
objections to any sucn legislation, and
tue other because the trusts supply the
republicans with most of the money
with which they buy their MAJ orities in
Congress and the election of their Pres.
ilential candidates.
The prevalent impression Ga the subject
here is that the effort some of the republicans
of Moutans are ow engaged in to have Mr..
lark, the democratic q. S. Senator from
that state, expelled from his seat on the
charge of having bought his election, will not
succeed, aud would not even if that charge
we're sustained, US there would be very few
Senators either from the North or West if all
those whose election was bought should BIO
cxpel ed.
Ali the dog owners of this city, women as
we'll as men, are exceedingly provoked at tbs
District Commissioners for compelling them,
after ying tho license tax on their dogs. to
put muzzcs on them. They say there are no
ued dogs here and never have been, and
hat il is utterly impossible for the so-caled
-xps rts who have examined the back bones
of the poor sick and scared dogs to distinguish
Sc allied rabies" bug FROM cholera bug,
is they have never seen one
Old Washingt.nians say last Monday was
the quietest Christmas in their memory.
they do not pretend TO explain the reason,
but intimate that it may have been due to
the scarcity of money; and that, too, though
the republican administration and its sup
portsrs persist in saying these are flash
times" aud hat prosperity is co-extensive
with the borders Of the country.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices Of Virginia were made today:
Ally, Dicken:on county, NJ. E. Counts WAS
appointed postmaster vice E. s. Counts, sr,
+ signed; Handy, Ffsnkln county, ]. W.
lrillaman vice :. q. King, dead.
A TRAGEDY IN RAPPAHANNoCK.-