Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-25


The names authorized by the Presi-
dent to be given the five new bat
tleships are Virginia, Rhode Island,
Maryland, Colorado and South Dakota;
for the 5000 ton cruisers, st. Louis,
| Milwaukee and Charleston.
II present plans are carried out Pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley will leave
| Washington for their Canton, Ohio,
home on Friday evening.
Representative Livingston escorted
patty of prominent Atlanta business
men to the White House this morning
for the purpose of inviting President
| Mckinley to attend the reunion, July
20. of the survivors of the battle OF
Peschtree Creek. The President prom
ised to attend if possible.
A Virgiuian here today, who was In
Philadelphia during the session OF the
recent national republican convention,
said he had previously attended
the great Confederate reunion at Louis
vile, where he saw General James A.
Walker and General Rosser OF his
State; that the former be also saw
among the delegates to the convention
referred to, and that the latter told
him if the democrats nominated Bryan
he should vote for Mckinley. But
there is nothing strange in this, as both
the men alluded to have been republl-
cans for some years.
As there has been some trouble about
getting the separate short telephone
lines between here and Leesburg, Va,
to consolidate, and form one line,
Messrs. X. N. Harper of this city and
NJ. f. Church of Falls Church have de-
termined to erect direct line OF their
own between the two points named,
with a branch TO Alexandria. The
whole line will, it Is understood, not
cost more than 5000, on which large
interest is assured.
Chairman Agnew, OF the Virginia
State republican committee, was here
today and State committeeman Bowden
| and U. S. Marshal Treat, of the same
State were expected to meet him but
had not arrived at noon. They were
to consult on some postoffice matters
| 10 their State. Some OF the members OF
the Wise faction in the Norfolk dis
| trict, who were here last week, said
| the compromise effected in their case is
satisfactory to them, as though the
convention excluded them and admit
led their opponents, it promised to
recognize them in the congressional
campaign next fall. But such recog-
| milton, even if it shall be afforded,
will amount to nothing, as the national
committee has determined to throw
away no more money on republican
congressional candidates in the South.
| The Bowden faction say they are on
TOD. and will continue to be 40, and
that they don't care how the Wise men
talk.
The Chinese war has completely
blotted out all interest in the Boer war
here, or the affairs of the Philippines,
Cuba or Porto Rico, and the chief
topics of public talk are the former and
the democratic Vice Presidential nomi-
n, alton. In respect of Chine, 1.-THE pre-
vailing impression is that the United
States has no more TO do with it than
they had with Hawaii. Cnba and Porto
Rico, and that il they shall continue to
font General Wsshington's advice they
wild soon be interfering with all foreign
nations and have more on their hands
than they can we'll attend to. About
the Vice Presidential nomination, it is
that Mr.. German will not only be the
most popular, but the wisest and the
safest that could be selected, though
many say they don't believe he would
accept 8 nomination.
Acting secretary of war Meiklejohn
this morning said 10 regard to the story
that Gen. Robert H. Hall was to be
sent to China from Manila in command
of brigade that he knew nothing of it.
Everything would be left to Gen. Mac
| Arthur and he might select Hall or
some other officer. So far as sctusl or.
ders went none but the Ninth infantry
had been directed to proceed to Taku.
liz is probable that some of the
troops now in Cuba will be sent to
China, prior to June sixteenth.
Secretary Root In discussing the question
| OF sending more troops to the Philip
pines said that the withdrawal troops
| from Cuba depended largely on the
manner in which the elections of that
date passed. Should everything be
| quiet the forces might be safely reduced,
which meant more regulars available
for Philippine service.
James E. Walton, a prepossesslng
youth of 10, was today sentenced by
Justice Clsubaugh to ten years in the
peniteniiary at Moundsville, w. Va,
for obtaining goods under false pre-
| lenses.
Minister WI called at the State Depart.
ment this morning but brought no news. He
was excited and worried and refused to talk
| to members of the press. An official Of the
department. said Minister WI had received
no instruction from his government for tive
| weeks, 8 sufficient reason for anxiety on his
part. The same official said there was no
rea IN why the Chinese government should
not have declared officially to foreign powers
| the exact situation as to their representatives
Mr. Bynum's lot is by no means a psrticu-
arly happy one, for though after great trouble
and much personal unpleasantness he did
finally succeed in obtaining federal position
as pay for deserving his party, the republicans
here don't respect him. and the democrats
have nothing to do with bin. He affords
Il patent example OF the i'll effects of renegad.
ism.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETs.-Mrs.
Josephine Coates, mother of Mrs Sal
lie Otis, of New Orleans, was assaulted
and brutally murdered Friday In her
residence in an isolated neighborhood,
on the Tickfaw river, in Livingston par
ish, La. She was sixty years old, and
reputed to have considerable money.
Frank Gilmore, white man, who
lived about two miles from her house,
who was seen to leave the house, was
arrested and charged with the murder.
Later 10 the evening crowd gathered