Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-05

Almost half billion what benefit this
country has derived from it has not yet
been told.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, was an
nounced to speak at the Lawton me-
mortal services in the Universalist
Church here last night. but was kept
away by important business.
The new convention between the
United States and Great Britain will
amount to only partial abrogation OF
the Clayton Bulwer treaty. By it the
United States is granted the right to
build and control exclusively the water
way Joining the Atlantic and Pacific
and the provision of the ClaytoD-Bul-
Ter treaty providing for joint control is
annulled. The neutrality of the canal
is pledged by both of the sigratOry
parties. both in times of peace and war.
The United States promise not to build
Notifications at either approach OF the
canal and to permit free passage of ships
at all times, both merchantmen and
war vessels. The great maritime ma
tions will be asked to pledge them
selves to the perseverance of the canals
neutrality.
The Secretary of War today appointed a
special board of army engineers and civil
architects to consider and report upon the
relative merits of the plans submitted for a
msmorisl bridge across the Potomac river
opposite Washington.
Charles K Mscrum. former consul at Pre-.
toris, arrived 10 Washington this morning.
Mr. Macrum has ar aDged TO have conferences
this afternoon with the President and the
secretary of State. After these, h. says, he
may give out staten mt giving the reasons
for asking for his recall. When asked wheth.
er he had given up his residence at East Liv.
erpool, Ohio and considered Pretoria "a his
home he said, Pretoria is the place l am
FROM" Asked if he expected to 60 back
there he said, II certainly do, but it will de-
pend on certain contingencies"
Representative Rixey of Virginia, men,
Der of the naval committee, and the other
members of that committee have returned
from Philadelphia, Whole they have inspect
ed the shipy ards there, as the guests of that
city. Representatives Otey and Jones, also
# Virginia, have returned from the same
city, with about fifty other members of the
House, who have also been that city's guests,
where they inspected the commercial muse
um that has been established there.
Mr.. Bynum still haunts the Capitol wait
ing for his conf NATION as p member of the
board of appraisers at New York, which, it is
generally supposed, will never come. The
democratic members of the Senate finance
committee have determined to oppose it with
all the means at their disposal and the demo
cratic congressional committee has recon-
mended another ex.congressmsn for the
place.
Attempts were made 10 interview the
Virginia Congressman at the Capitol
today by friends Of the proposed
new railroad between this city aud
Richmond. Some Of the Congressman
refused to say anything Oh the subject,
and those who did said, they spoke Only as
citizens of Virginia as not as members of Con.
gress as the matter was one for the legisla-
ture to settle. They also said it is well known
what is thought of the attempts OF the legis-
lature TO instruct them as to their Congress
sional action and certainly they were not
going to advise the legislature aboui its own
business. Nobody, not even the friends OF
the proposed road, can tell whether it will
come through Alexandria on its own tract or
not.
All the three most prominent politicians as.
sassinaied in this country, Lincoln, Garfield
and Goebel, have come from the plain peo-
pie" not one from the blue blOods or "sristo-
crats."