Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Washington. March %.

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Washington. March %.
The latest story In connection with
the selection of PhilaDder q. Knox of
Pittsburg to be attorney general OF the
United States is to the effect that Mr..
Knox's appointment was still up In the
air until last Friday night, when J. P.
Morgan. the head oil the steel trust, had
a two hours talk with the President.
Not until then, it Is said, was considers.
ton OF all others, including Solicitor
General John X. Richards, dropped by
the Chief Executive. Many are inclined
to give Mr.. Morgan full credit ior the
selec ton of Mr.. Knox.
Phisnder G. Knox, OF Pittsburg ma.
bsen formally offered the position OF
ATTORNEY General. This was done to-
dav by the President with whom MIR.
Knox was closeted for more than an
hour, In regard to the matter Secre-
tsry Cortelyou gave out the following
statement: "The President has invited
Mr.. Knox to accept the office OF At
torney General. Mr.. Knox has not yet
SIGHTED bis acceptance and will not
until after his return home" Mr..
Knox will return TO Pittsburg this even
ing, where be will probably announce
bis acceptance.
Gen. Stewart Van V!iet, U. s. A. re-
tired. died this morning Of heart disease
at his residence 10 this city, 0l9 l5tn
street. He graduated from the military
academy 10 1910, served against the
seminoles in Florida and in the Next
can war until lS47. He was chief
ouartermaster of the Army OF the Po-
tomao 10 the Civil war and was quar-
tered in New York city.
James NJ. Milliken, OF North Caro-
lima, was today appointed marshal for
the western district Of North Carolina.
The President received the news OF
Aguinaldo's capture at $50 this morn
Ing as be left his rooms to 90 down 10
breakfast. His face lighted up with
smile as he exclaimed, "That is good
Ttat is good" He took the message
with him to the dining room, where he
showed 1t to Mrs. Mckinley. The
President feels that the capture OF the
insurgeut chiei will end the insurrec-
ton s far as all organized opposition
TO the United States forces Is concerned.
Senator Hawley, chairman OF the
Senate committee on military affairs,
called on the President to talk about
army matters and also to congratulate
him upon the capture of Aguinsldo.
The President would not intimate
what he thought ought to be done with
Aeuinaldo. As for myself, | believe he
ought to be sent to Guam and kept
there"
A large number Of race horse people.
women as well as men, are here In at
tendance on the spring meeting at Ben
nings, which commenced today. The
crowd at the track was large, and in
cluded many lovers OF the turf from
Virginia.
People from Leesburg, Virginia.
here today, say that Mr.. Charles JAN
ney of that town has announced him
self as candidate fer the constitutional
convention from Loudoun county, 10
opposition to State Senator Fairfax.
The report OF the industrial commits.
sion, Just issued, is in favor OF an in
come tax as the fsirest sort OF all modes
of taxation.
Charles Momm, frat assistant examiner in
the Patent Office, committed suicide today
by shooting himssf in the head. He had
been suffering from abcess in his head, AID
the pain it caused him is supposed to account
for his act Momm came from Elizabeth, N.
where his father lives. He was also well
known in Birmingham, Ala where he was
identified with iron and steel industries. He
leaves vito and two children.
A business man Of this city who had TO 20
to Alexandria today, and who had read in the
Gazette thst it would be advantageous to
everybody to have a double track between
| the two cities, said he was del yed quarter
of an hour on each trip by waiting for the pas
sage CT other trains, and he supposed the rail-
road company, for its own proht as wei as
| for the convenience and safety Of its psssen-
| gers. would complete such track as speedily
as possible. He added that ffom the number
of sidings, he did not suppose double track
would be very expensive.
| At the brokers' Offices here today stocks
we're quoted as strong and growing stronger.
| Cotton, wheat and corn were quoted as slack,
and nothing doing in either.
| Miss Katharine Wood, daughter OF Major
Wood, In command Of the Marine Corps, while
| horseback riding late yesterday evening was
| badly scared by the running away OF her
stsed, bat she chung to his name until he was
| stopped, aud then she tainted.
A short time before the adjournment OF
tho last session OF Congress some OF the ex'
Confederate members of that body, with tho
aid Of personal friends among their republi-
can colleagues, succeeded in having passed
bill to pay the ex-Confederste soldiers whose
horses had been taken from them, contrary
to the terms Of surrender, the value thereof.
1t wss supposed that Mr.. Mckinley, with all
his protested good feeling for the South,
would, OF course. have approved this bill,
which would have been god'send to several
hundred pocr people in the South. but 1t has
been discovered that instead OF doing 80, he
killed il by pocket veto.
The following changes in the fourth-clsss
postoffices of Virginia we're made today !:
Battle Hill, Roanoke county. J. W. Hall, sp'
pointed postmaster, vice w. @. Hall, resigned;
Mount Airy, Pittsylvsnis county, Grace
Greasy, vice r. z. Greasy, resigned; Q1icks.
burg, Shenandoah county, g. @. Glenn, vice
]. D. Williams, dead; Rsnsons. Buckingham
county, j. M. Oslin, vice ]. ]. hanson, re-
moved.
A BIG DRY DOCK. The new 81 ,0O0,-
600 dry dock at the Newport News