Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-03
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. January 8.

FROM WASHINGTON.
!! Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington. January 8.
The President today sent In the fol.
lowing nominations to the Senate
War Observation-Disclosures General
John q. Bates, q. s. v. 10 be Msjor
General of volunteers; Brig. Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton, U. s. v, to be Major General
of volunteers by brevet; Col. Samuel
B. M. Young, 3rd q. 8. c., to be Briga-
der General; Lieut.. Col. Arthur Mac
Arthur, u. S. A., to be Brigadier Gen
eral; Lleur. Col. William Ludlow, U. s.
A, to be Brigadier General. Also a
number of appointments and promo
tions In the regular and volunteer army
To be cOnsuls of the United States
Thomas #. Prentiss, of Massachusetts,
at Rouen; George L. Dart, of PenDsyl
vania. at Martinique, to be transferred
| to Patras, Greece; Alonzo Q. Yates, OF
Virginia, at Patras, to be transferred to
Martinique, w. l Thomas H Callap,
of the District of Columbia, to be JUS
tice of the Peace.
The House committee on naval az
fairs received encouraging news regard
ing Chairman Boutelle's condition and
exDect his ultimate recovery.
Judge Strother, of Giles county, Vs.,
who is now here, says though he Is q
pronounced republican, he has come
on for the purpose of telling the re-
publican mem oers of the HOus5 cleo
lions committee, to which the case OF
Walker VI. Rhea, from bis, the OH die
trict, has been referred, that the contest
ant was not elected, but that the cOntes-
lee was. He says he finds that some Of
the republican members of the House
who don't know anything about the
case are favorable to Walker because
they really believe that an attempt was
made to assassinate him.
The following changes in the fourth.
class postoffices of Virginia were made
today: Powbstan, Powhatan county.
Mrs. Kate 8. Flanagan, appointed post
master, vice Vim. B. Boatwright, re.
moved; Speedwell, Wythe county,
Charles 8. Carrico, vice Jas. NJ. james,
resigned.
Well-informed Virginia democrats
here today cay the report that a slate
has already been made for the new Of
6cials of that State are utterly without
foundation, but that from what they see
and hear among their neighb0rs they
believe that Mr.. Swanson. the Con.
gresham from the Danville district, has
the best chance for the gubernatorial
nomination.
In the House today Mr.. Hay OF Vir-
ginis introduced bill to pay his COL
league, Mr.. Swanson, the difference be-
tween the $1,000 allowed him and the
amount of his actual expenses in the
contested election case OF Brown w.
Swanson, in the last Congress,
The republican members of the Sen
ate finance committee m at this morning
and agreed to amend the currency bill
by providing for the refunding of the
five per cents, the tours of nineteen
hundred and seven and the three per
cent bonds payable after thirty years
The outstanding bonds may bs received
in exchange for the twos at rate not
greater than their present worth to
yield an income of two and and quarter
per cent. per anum.
Max Krebs, who was arrested here on
h istmas night charged with having cut the
dress of Mrs. NJ. o. Chance while she was
boarding street car and whom the police be-
lieve is the man who has cut number of
women's dresses here during the psst month,
was this morning identified by bis picture
and measurements as the man arrested in
New York city year ago for similar Of
tense. A hearing in bis cise has net yet
been had. Krebs was out on bail but was
surrendered by his bondsmen last night when
they heard that he resembled the man in
New York.
1t is stated here this morning that the
President has chosen Generals Macarthur
and Young for promotion to the grade of
brigsdier general in the regular army and
that General Bates will get the place of major
general of volunteers, made vacant by the
death of General LswtoD. All three officers
are serving in the Philippines. The nom,na-
tions, it is believed, will 90 to the Senate TO-
day.
Mr.. Foraker introduced in the Senate today
a b II for the new government of Porto Rico.
In the House today Mr.. Rixey of Virginia
introduced the 10 lowing bills: To pay Mrs
huba Dhooott, hO" VI th'o City, uut tOi IuoIly
OF Alexandria, So, 1873 as longevity money
for her late husband, Lieutenant Commando
J. w. Bassett, and TO refer to the Court of
Gains the claims OF the Alexandria and |
Washington Railroad against the government |
for services during the war between the |
States; also bill for the relief of the execu- |
tor OF Mrs. Mary Chichester of Leesburg, |
Virginia.
1t is understood that the bill to allow a |
large share Of the Arlington reservation to be |
used as an agricultural experimental station |
will be reported fsvorably by the House mil |
tary committee 10 which it has been refer |
red.
SURGEON Generi Al Wyman has received dis,
patch from DR.. Carmichael, the Marine Hos
Ditsl surgeon at Honolulu, announcing the
ieath of white giil ON december % from
he bub0nic plague az we'll as tba. of two
Cinnamon on Christina Day.
The stockholders of be National Hotel
Company met hero today and declared ten
yer cent dividend on their stock. The hotel
low rents for thirty thousand dollars year
Fredericksburg people here today say an
fort is being made 10 establish second ma
ionsl hank in that town. A bill to that ef.
ect was introduced in the House today by
ar. jenkins. republican from Wisconsin.
In the Senate today Mr.. Martin introduced
eversl bills that came over from last year,
mong them one for the relief of Rich mond
ollege and one for the extension of the Cos
Oft navy yard.