Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
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(Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gszette.]
Washington. November 3.
The meeting of the House committee
on rivers and harbors will be held In
this city during the last week OF Nc
yember, to draft bill providing for
the river aud hsrbor improvements:
The meeting will be held 10 advance OF
the assembling OF Congress. because tne
committee desire TO have the Dill IT.
troduced very early in the session. ~
will he submitted to the House Oh
n .cember 10. Members OF Congress
will ne granted hearings but, IN ac'
cordance with notice given last winter,
no time will be Get aside for delegsuons
of citizens interested in improvement.
projects. ~All who ssked were gwen
lime last winter and spring and the
committee is fully supplied with the in'
formation necessary for the preparation
OF the bill.
Commissioner General Peck, OF the
Paris Exposition, has decided that
Lieutenant Commander Baker, an
American attsche at the exposition,
ought to get S75 a month over and
above his regular pay for subsistence
and ordered the extra money to be paid
out OF the general treasury, but the
Comptroller of the Treasury holds that
MFR. Baker WAS entitled only to bis reg
ular duty pay, and if Mr.. Peck insists
that Commander Baker be paid he'll
have to pay it out of his owe pocket.
The birthday OF the Emperor OF ia
pan, which occurs today, was fttingly
observed at the japanese legation,
where Minister Takshirs, Secretary
Nabashima and the other members oil
the staff received the japanese residents
and drank the slth and long lie OF
the emperor, Tonight dinner Will be
given at which the Japanese residents
OF this city aud number OF japanese
from New York will be present and
over which the minister will preside.
The rule of the present Emperor had
| been 30 identified with the modern de-
yelopment OF Japan that his birthday
has been made national holiday,
business being suspended, the Emperor
| re viewing the troops at Toxic and
fetss occurring throughout the Empire,
Russia gives marked recognition to the
event, sending a special envoy to TOXIC
to convey the congratulations OF me
| Gar.
Owing to the differences between the
two factions Of the democrats OF this
CITY, some trouble has been experienced
about sending Maryland democratic
voters home to vote, but it is ssid now
that ali who want to 90 will be sup
piled with the necessary means.
Nearly two hundred Virgiuia demo
Gratis have been sent home by the Vir
GINA democratic association OF this oi
on cettihca es that they are eutitled to
reduced railroad fare, but on Monday
no such certificates will be required
and on that day one fare tickets. gooo
until Thursday, will be Issued to al
who apply for them.
Respecting the result OF Tues
DAYS election ell here is II
doubt, though both parties ex
press entire confidence in the sue
cess OF their respective candidates
ADD both all during all they can u
achieve victory. The democrats cor
tinue to say they havs the solid laoo
vote with them and that halt the met
who march in republican procession
do so against their will and will vot'
, for BRYAN, the poor mans nominee.
Mr.. Thompson Of South Carolina, formerl,
J of the Treasury Department here, now presi
, dent of bank in New York, who passe'
through here today. says he is surprised tbs
the democrats should entertain the idea tha
Bryan has q chance OF success But thos
who heard him. say his only source OF IN
formation is banks and bankers.
This is an exceedingly dull day here In
rains is falling steadily, the streets are q
most deserted, and few people are met wit
In the hotels and clubs. The department
> too, are almost empty, all the employees hay
ing been sent home, many Of them at publ
expense, to vote the republican tick'
next Tuesday, some as far as Omsh'
The bad weather is gratifying to th
democrats, as it must have broken up tn
proposed grand republican PROFESSIONS
New York and Baltimore. They say Prov
dence is with them, and quote ninety-od
year old lady here as prophesying to tina
effect.