Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-04

here this evening for Buffalo, to H.
spect. with the other members OF that
committee and the members OF the
House committee on rivers and harbors,
all the harbors of any consequences on
the lakes. They both represent the
condition Of their party 10 their State
as excellent and are confident that Viz
ginis will have solid delegation in the
next Copgrets.
Political Intelligence from Virginia
today is to the effect that Swanson has
the inside track for Governor, Caton,
for Lieutenant Governor and Jetfries
for Attorney General, and that though
there is slight detection in the 10 b
| Congressional district, Mr.. Flood will
be elected. Mr.. Willard has not deli
nitely determined yet whether he will
| be q candidate for Lieutenant Govern
or, but, if be shall, his friends say he
will 20 10 to win.
The stock and grain market was dull
here today and the quotations at the
| brokers' offices showed little change
| from those of yesterday.
| Senator Morgan was at the State de-
partment this morning inquiring about
| the truth OF the report that the Mica
| raguau Government had seized
the property of the MARITIME Ca
nal Company. He found that
| there was no information on the
subject 10 the department. OF the Chi
nese situation Senator Morgan said: 81
think there will be great war 10 China.
| The United Ststes, Great Britain and
| Japan may draw out after having res
| cued their ministers, but Russia and
Germany are likely to fight it out and
under present circumstances l had
rather they should do 30 than that the
| U iited States should be engaged in it,
| Congress ought to be in season.. The
| idea OF the President conducting war
in foreign country without the aid
OF Congress is not right. 1t is true that
be has managed it admirably to far.
| The State department has conducted itself in
this affair with greater credit 10 itself and the
country than perhaps any other diplomatic
transaction Of recent years. But that cannot
last, of course. Diplomacy is even now giving
way to military movements. What think
| this country ought to do is to enlist 1OO,-
| 600 volunteers and send them over to LuzOn
to smothe! the smouldering rebellion there
Release the 90, 600 trained and armed troops
that are now there and send them over to
China. Announce TO the world that We pro.
pose to act independently snd protect every
American life aud interest, and then proceed
| to teach Chins that she must respect our
| countrymen Then the United States would
| indeed prove herself frst-class power. We
have a great advantage over the other powers
| in the possession OF the magnificent islands OF
the Philippines and We can sit there and
maintain whstever rights We possess in
| Chits"
Tsmmsny democrat here today says Mr..
Lewis Nixon, the shipbuilder has been def.
nitely determined upon By the democratic
N ansgers Of that city as their next Mayor. NJ.
+, Nixon is native Of LeesbUrg, Virginia, and
was New York's favorte for the Vice Pre;-
| Dental nomination on the democratic tic ct.
An alexandria county man here today says
that county has greatly improved during re-
/ cent years aud though small is paying a.
much into the Virginia treasury IS some o.
| those whose territory ia much larger. He
| says one of the latest improvements he has
noticed is the great one being N 'de by Mr.
| Charles Bsucher at the old Kingsley place,
near Bsllston, which now belongs to him.
| J he following changes In the fouIth.clsss
postoftices Of Virginia were made today :
Gogginsville. franklin county, NJ. ]. PiDkard,
appointed postmaster, vice w. NJ, Thompson
| resisned; Nsrsesl, Amherst county. K 5
| Greiner, vice w s. Gill. resigned; Readus,
| Shenandoah county, II. Stanton, vice ID. T..
stoneburner removed; Thompsons Gross
Roads, Louisa county, / v. Davis, vice g. B
| Lloyd, resigned.