Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-23

QUAY is entitled to take his seat in the
Senate as Senator from the common
wealth of Pennsylvsnis until the next
meeting of the Legislature"
Representative Hay of Virginia, says
the report that he is in favor of the MIC
aragua canal bill is entirely erroneous,
and that he is utterly opposed to 1t.
The bill, he says, calls for one hundred
and forty million dollars, but the canal
would probably cost five times that
mucb. How Virginia cou d be helped
bv any such canal, he says, he cannot
find out, though he has tried TO do so.
Chairman Agnew of the State republican
committee OF Virginia has issued call for a
meeting Of that committee on the 18th proxi-
limo to fix upon the time and place for the
next State convention of their party.
1t is said at the Capitol that the threat OF
mo bridge if no retrocession" IS absurd, ana
will be- entirely reflective; that the people
of the whole North, especially the members
OF the G. A. e., want bridge across the Po-
tomsc from this city to Arlington, where
their cemetery il, and that they do not ask
for it with condition that Virginia shall
surrender any more of her territory to the
federal government. There is no danger that
the bridge bill will fail unless the ridiculous
condition referred to be complied With, and il
Northern men have bought property in Alex
sndria county with the expectation that it
will be annexed to the District of Column
bia. they will be sorely disappointed.
The statue of General Grant made by SIM
mons OF New York and presented to Con.
gIess by the Army of the Potomac has been
set up in the Iotunda of the Capitol. 1t was
rejected at irst and sent back to the sculptor
for improvement but is Lot good piece of
work now.
Generals Shsw Rugeles, Sickles and King
appeared before the House military COM
mittee this morning and urged the passage Of
a bill providing for the purchase Of six thou
sand acres OF the Fredericksburg battletields
for 100000 and for making a national
park there 1t is said in the committee room
that the bill will probably be reported favor
ably.
The galleries OF the House were jammed at
an early hour today, mostly by women, old
as well rs young 10 listen TO the debate on
the resolution 10 exclude Mr.. Roberts, the
Utah Representative, many OF them expect
ing or hoping the speeches would contain
something spicy if net racy. Mr.. Roberts
WAS in his seat, looking not only brawny but
nest and trim, and they al gszed at him in
tenty and criticised his p, iOts.
A republican from the 1st Congressional
district OF Virginia who had seen by yester-
days Gazette that MI Turner of Fredericks-
ourg would probably be one of the delegates
10 the next national republican convention
from that district, said the other one would
certainly be negro.
1t is stated at the Navy Department that
the Trigg shipbuilding Company Of Rich
moDG is now employing 700 men in the
construction OF steel war vessels. six OF which
they are building for the U. S. navy.
1t was stated at the Emergency Hospital
this morning that the condition Of Prof. Ha-
zen of the Weather Bureau, injured last night
in bicycle accident, is critical. and that
there is little bOpe Of lis recovery. He has
for yesrs been one of the chief forecasters of
the Weather Bureau.
Tie President says the White House will
not be rem odeled or extended during his pre-
sent administration, that is, his with his con,
sent.
In the casualty report from Manila receiv-
ed today General Otis reports that First
Lieutenant William G. Geiger, OF the Four
tenth Infantry, was wounded in fight with
the Filipinos near Bnan on January Z
Lieutenant Geiger is from Stanton, Va, and
rose rem the ranks.