Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-13


, Southern "Our experience yesterday
and today confirms our confidence In
our telegraph department. Your dem
onstration of loyalty and devotion to
duty is specially gratifying and will not
be lost sight OF. You will be pleased
to know that the total number that
went out is less than ten per cent. OF
the telegraph forces"
The President this morning appoint
ed George b. Cartelyou his private Sec
rotary, vice John Addison Porter. re-
signed. Ill health caused Mr.. Porter's
resignation. Mr.. Csrtely0u is from
| New York and has been assistant Sec
rotary for some time.
The hearing on the bill enlarging the
powers of the interstate commerce COM
mission was resumed this morning De-
fore the Senate Interstate commerce
commission. E P. Bacon, grain
shipper of Milwaukee, earnestly favor
ed the passage of the bill. George Il
Blanchard, who represents the rail
wave. declared the proposed changes
| in the law were unjust and would
work great hardship upon the compa'
MES. He thought the existing law,
with some changes, would be much
| more satisfactory to all interests con.
| cerned. He suggested that the FIVE
CON missiouers with their powers, five
representatives of the railways and five
repre- ssntstives of trade and produc-
ton, could solve any disputes likely to
arise between shippers and carriers.
Chairman Hit. of the House foreign
| affairs committee, today addressed the
House committee on the judiciary in
support OF his measures making viola
tioDs OF treaty rights of aliens United
States offenses and allowing suits for
claims under treaty stipulstions to be
| tried 10 United States courts. These
measures are aimed to give the United
States instead OF the States the right
to deal with questions arising from the
Tyr chings of foreigners.
| The horse that won the 100 to / race
here Yesterday belongs to Mr.. Vincent
Power, now a wholesale liquor dealer
OF this city, but formerly OF Alexandra.
| He is said to have won large sum.
The House today, by an almost unan-
imous vote, adopted resolution pro.
posing an amendment to the Constitu.
ton by which Z. s. Senators, hereafter
shall be elected by the direct vote Of
the people. 1t is very doubtful, how
ever, if it will ever be heard Of again
after it shall reach the Senate.
The camp of the Union Veteran
Legion of this city has endorsed the &C
ton of the Confederate Veterans As.
sociatioL here, 10 protesting against the
recent removal of the only ex-Confed
crate who was employed in the prepare.
lion of the Naval Record during the
war between the States. The joint pro-
test will be presented to Secretary Long
on his return. and II it te not effective
will then be handed to the President.
The case of the New York publisher
of a history OF the Confederate war
against some subscribers 10 this city
who refused TO take the book because
To- it's incorrectness, has not yet been
decided, as the counsel demanded thai
the magistrate who is trying it sbal
read it-a large volume-before render.
| ing his decision, and be hasn't had time
to do so.
| Old Mr. Ball, who died here yes
erdsy, the nearest relative o.
General Washington, accompanied the
Friendship Fire Company OF Alexsn
dria on its trip to New York to take
part in the celebration OF the centennia
of the establishment of the government
| Ex-Mayor Kemper, OF Alexandria
was at the House today 10 reference tC
the claims of some Alexsndrians, aDG
10 see about an orator for the coming
Confederate decoration day 10 his city
This being gooi Friday, there was nc
session OF the Senate today, but there
will be one tomorrow.
II is understood sc the War Department
that arrangements" have been m'de by
shich Major General Miles will DO promoted
20 the rank of Lieutenant General and Brigs.
der General CorDiD TO that OF Major General
The request Of this government to that o
| Colombia to be allowed to establish a coaiini
station in Almsrante Bay. hiss met with de-
cisive refusal,
The impression is deepening among Viz
ginisns here that the coming democratic con
| vention of Virginia will declare against max
ing the calling Of convention to change tn
| constitution Of the State, party question, a
all the republicans will vote against 1t ant
! many democrats, whether II be made party
Que: tion or not.
Representative Otey Of Virguis, went L
| the Treasury Department today til try to hsv
the question settled regarding the reimporta
| ton of scrap tobacco, which II Is clsimet
should pay duty, and which is held in tht
custom house Of New York, it being claimet
| that the internal revenue tax on II i. due
|, The tobacco belongs to Virginia consignees.
contract WAS closed today between tb
government and the Holland Torpedo Boa
Company for the purchase of the submarine
boat Holland. The price agreed on is $3.50.
900. Its provided that 10000 Of thi
shall be withheld and placed in trust Will
August Be mint & Co. of New York until tn
submarine boat Plunger. now building, i
completed and accepted By the Secretary o
| the Navy. The amount held back has beel
advanced to the Holland people and expsnd
cd on the Piuager.
The House con- mittee on militia today re
| considered Its action by which il authorizes
/! favorable report on the bill to increase tn
| appropriation for the equipment OF Stat
mi!itis from 100000 10 81 600, 1000 an
l ON the groon0 OF economy Ieouceo 'he ~
| proprstion to one mil ion dollars.
The q. s. Supreme Court officers wer
closed today in observance of Good Friday.
Representative Hopkins introduced bill
TODAY to raise the salary OF Director Of Ger
sus Merrism from $4,000 to 1880. Tn
hi | also creates superintendent of printin
It salary Of 81, 500, and raises the salary q
the chief clerk $500.