Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-28

with him petition to the Secretary OF
War, presumably to retain troops In
Occur d'Aleue.
Pending NJ. Leutz's motion that he
produce it, adjournment Was had till TO-
morrow.
After the meeting there was q clash
between Chairman Hull and Mr.. Lentz.
"If you ever again say to me what
YOU did," was Mr.. HnlPs injunction,
"Oue OF us will have to leave this com
mittee. You have gone as far with me
ne you can 60. j will not stand 1t.
Don't ever do it again. Just give you
this warning"
Iii. Leniz iiuried back dis defiance
and Mr.. Hull, white with anger, lett
he committee room. =,
The personnel of the naval policy
board. of which Admiral Dewey will be
the head, was completed today by Sec
rotary Long. Besides Admiral Dewey
and the different bureau chiefs OF the
Navy Department the following have
been added 70 the board: Captains
Roblay d. Evans. Henry G. Taylor,
Charles E. G lark, French E. Chadwick
and Col. Geo. G. Reid, of tho marine
corps.
The Treasury Department will try 10
put stop to the circulation OF ell forms
of trade checks that bear even the re-
hottest resem blance to U. s. coins. and
will con6scate all metal tokens or
checks that its detectives can find
whether issued by small dealers or
large,
In the House today Mr.. Rixey pre-
scented the following papers: Petition
of Jane 8, Douglass, OF Fauquier, ask
ing that the claim of the heirs OF Jas.
II. Gaskins, deceased, for 1925 for sup
plies taken by the Union army during
the war between the States, be referred
to the court OF claims; q bill to pay
George limbaugh, of Loudoun county,
1852 for property taken by the Union
troops during the war between the
States; bill for the relief of the legal
representatives of Jonah Hood, de-
ceased, of Loudoun county, asking that
the Secretary of War cause to be in
vestigated, by the Quartermaster's De-
partment, the taking of certain sup
plies by the Union troops during the
war between tho States; q bill to pay
the estate of James Follin, deceased,
of Dranesville, Fairfax county, the
sum of 1896 for supplies taken by the
Union army during the war between
the States; a bill for the relief Of Jas.
Willard, of Loudoun county, asking
hat he be allowed $50 per month in
lieu of the pension he is now receiving;
q bill for tile relief OF Jos L. Verts, of
Loudoun county, to pay 81 1856 for
stores and supplies taken by the Union
army during the war between the
States.
State Senator Jeffries of Culpeper.
Virginia, will, it is said, be q candidate
for State elector to the Kansas City
convention, and Mr.. J, s. Barbour of
Culpeper, and Judge c. M. White OF
Warreutop, same State, desire to 90 to
that convention as district delegates.
The subcommittee of the House
postoffice committee agreed this morn
ing to report in favor of continuing the
appropriation for the Southern fast
mail.
The Jury this morning awarded
5000 damages to the plaintiff in the
suit OF Maurice J. McGrath, Superinten.
dent general delivery of the Chicago
post office. against the Capital Traction
Company, for injuries received in
collision between one of their cars and
q carriage 10 which McGrath was rid
ing. Senator Mason WAS McGrath's
counsel.
Mr.. Macrum, ex-consul at Pretoria,
was before the House foreign affairs
this morning, and though
the republican majority of that COM
mittes tried 10 make light of his testi
mony, substantiated his 8 atement,
which was to the effect that The Pres;-
dent of the Orange Free State bad re-
quested President Mckinley to use his
good offices to prevent the war in
South Africa, and had received an I'm.
favorable response, that his official let
ters had been opened by the British
cepsors, and that the State Department
him and practically took the
part of the British.
Inc state Department. WdS nOtlueu
today of the death of consul John A.
Barnes. at Cologne, Germany.
Congressman Otey Of Virginia has obtain ed
a promise from the auditor Of the War De
of an order for an extra months
allowance for private Chas. Scott Adams,
of the 3rd Virginia regiment.
General Otis will remain in charge Of the
army in the Philippines just as long as be de-
sires. That is the statement made from an
source in the War Department.
The work of Ger. Otis has been most sails.
factory" said Adjutsnt General CorbiD, and
The question OF his recall has never been con.
sidered st oil. He will be made q major
general next June when Geo. Merritt Tetires,
and If he asks to come homo then he will b.
permitted to do go, He has meyer intimated
4 desire to DO recalled and unless he ex.
presses such wish he will not be brought |
away from his post" Acting Secretary of |
War Meiklejohn said that the recall of Otis |
had never been thought of by department |
officials.
In The Senate today the bill TO pay William |
Rushby, formerly jailer of Alexsndis, Va,
81, 72O, for feeding Union prisoners during |
lie war between the States. was reported al |
,erfely and indefinitely postponed.
Tho bill to reorgsnize the pen sion depart |
nent, it Is said, is sure to pass. Under 1t |
ome new examiners will be appointed, for |
me Of whose places Mr.. F. K anderson Of
Alexandria is an applicant, and 10 endored
y all the members Of the Virginia Congress. |
ionsl delegation. The salary is So, 600 year. !