Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-06

expected tnat enough eau Do uOno W
prevent the deterioration OF existing
works. Last year there was expended
on this river 81, 900, $50.
Senator Plat, of New York, is mad
this morning. He Is mad with the
President and more especially with
Secretary of War Root. The reason is
that Secretary Root has persuaded the
President to appoint New York man
to the important position OF Assistant
Secretary OF War without in any way
consulting the Senators from that State.
| The man in question ls Colonel VIM.
G. Sanger who has been connected with
the New York National Guard and
who besides having had military ex-
perience ia said % possess considerable
executive ability. The failure to con.
suit Mr.. Plat about the appointment
NAV result 10 open var between the
Senator and the administration, for
the "Boss" of New York is very jeal-
Gus OF his prerogatives and Ia angry at
the lack Of courtesy shown him.
Another "Jack the slasher" scare de-
veloped this morning when Judson T..
Gull, President Of the Lawyers Title
and Guarantee Co., reported to the
police that his house had been entered
early this morning and his furniture
damaged 10 the extent Of several hum
bred dollars. All the upholstery In the
two parlors mad been slashed and the
carpets ripped.
The Senate committee on foreign
relations held e meeting this morning
for the purpose of considering the
reciprocity treaties with France, the
British West Indies and some South
American Counties as we'll az the Brus'
sells convention on patents. 1t was
decided to urge ia executive session for
the ratification OF these conventions.
and that with France will probably be
taken up within the next day or two.
| There is awaiting action a supplement
tary convention extending until the
Oath of the present month the time for
the ratification of this treaty. This
must be passed upon first. If this
| is agreed TO by the Senate action upon
the treaty itself will be urged, as 1t will
| fell unless ratified before the date
mentioned. Senators are receiving
many kilograms from business interests
| throughout the country urging the
adoption OF this treaty, which is the
! most important now before the Senate.
Mrs. Mckinley may take q trip to
| Florida within few weeks, there TO be
Joined by the President If public bust
ness does not interfere. After the ex.
element OF the inauguration and the
busy events of the winter DR.. Rixey, the
White House physician, believes that
period of rest would be'benefcial to his
distinguished patient. "No plans have
yet been made" said Secretary Cortel-
you, land it is by no means certain that
any southern trip will be made. II she
should decide to 20 tomorrow, next
week, or next month, arrangements
could be made very quickly and no
time would be lost 10 getting away. 1t
all rests with Mrs. Mckinley" Mrs.
Mckinley has completely recovered
from her indisposilion OF Monday and
went out for ride this morning.
The eight members of President Nc
Kinley's cabinet were sworn 10 at lib
this morning in the cabinet room at the
White House. Their denomination
went to the Senate yesterday, and as
that body lost no time in confirming
them, there remained only the oath
taking to make them their own success
sDrs according to law. Chief Justice
| Fuller of the Supreme Court called at
the White House to administer the oath
| TO the cabinet members. The ceremony
was strictly Informal, no one being
present but the President and his secre.
tary in addition to the participants.
People from Rsppanannock county,
Virginia, here today, say the demo.
cratic committee Of that county, in or.
der 10 prevent any disagreement 10
their party there, have determined that
their delegation to the next State con-
vention shall be composed of equal
numbers OF Swanson and Montague
men, and that the democrats OF that
county seem to be- we'll satisfied with
such an arrangement.
Before Congress adjourned many republi.
can members Of that body and prominent
| @. A. l., aud U. v. u. and Loyal Union men
| signed petition to the President to remove
| Pension Commissioner Evans and appoint
| man more Acceptable to the republicans in his
place Tho President, it is said, has yielded
| TO the pressure, and has already selected some
one else, whose name, however, has not yet
| transpired.
The bill to increase the pension Of Gustav
Rienecker Of Alexandria to $50 month was
among those that passed beth houses of Con.
gress and received the Presidents signature
and are now laws
Those interested in the proposed carriage
road across the Potomac suppose its northern
abutment will not be more than two squares
west of the northern end of the present Long
Bridge, but as yet they have no idea where
its southern end will be.
In the redistribution of the seats in the
Senate Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, was a.
signed to that vacated By Mr.. Butler, the
populist Senator from North Carolina This
seat Is In the first Tow on the democratic side,
and Is the most prominent position on that
side Of the chamber. In the democratic eau
Gus yesterday afternoon, formal protest ives
made against the occupation OF this seat by
Mr.. McComas, or any other republican
Whether the republican majority will pay
any attention TO the protest is not yet known.
The President sent the following nomina.
tions to the Senate today Bobert 8. McCor
mick, OF Illinois, Minister to Austria Hungary;
Frank w. Jackson, Of Pennsylvania, 10 be
Consul at Patrss, Greece; Captain Aren't
Schuyler Crowninshield, to be Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, with the rank Of Rear
Admiral; Commander Chapman @. Todd, to
be Captain in the Navy; Lieutenant Com
mandeI Daniel D. v. Stuart, to be Commander
in the Navy; Commander NJ. Berry, to be
Captain in the Navy.
The stewards of the Jockey Club have an
nounced that the spring meeting of the Wash.
ington Jockey Club will begin on March %
aud end on April 18th. This is few days
earlier than the usual opening Of the local
club