Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspond noe OF the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington, June s.


Washington, June s.
President Mckinley and the members
OF his Cabinet still hope that the Cuoan
constitutional convention will accept
the Platt amendment without reserve
when they vote upon the question next
Monday. All the delegates now under
stand that the President res no power
to withdraw the United States troops
before the Cubans themselves unre-
servedly agree to every provision con-
tsIned In the Plat amendment. Con-
gress laid down this condition, and he,
az the executive power, must carry 1t
out to the letter. As time goes on and
the Cubans come to a realization of the
fact that they will be under the control
of the United States military power H.
de6oitely, unless they agree to the con-
ditious, the administration officials be
lieve that they will abandon their
sentimental theories OF completes In.
dependence and accept the provisions
of the amendment without reserve. Ii
this end is not gained at the meeting OF
the present convention, the President
believes it will be reached at the next,
which will probably be called within q
year.
The next Postmaster General, II q
vacancy occurs, will be Mr.. @. B. Cor.
telyou, secretary to the President, &C.
cording to the present purpose of the
President. OF course, the matter de-
ponds on whether or not Postmaster
G. eneral Smith retires from the Cabinet
or IL transferred to some other portfolio,
and it lie now the belief that one of
these two things will occur before very
long. President Mckinley desires to
promote Secretary Cortelyou, and as
soon as the opportunity presents itself
he will make him q member OF bis
Cabinet. The latest prediction ia as
follows: Secretary of State Hay to re-
sign on account Of i'll health, to be sue
ceeded by Charles Emory Smith, pres.
ent Postmaster General; Mr.. Smith to
be succeeded ss Postmaster General by
George B. Cortelyou, present Secretary
to the President; Governor Allen. of
Porto Rico, to succeed Secretary Of the
Navy Long, who, it Is asserted, has
Uecu chkcE w iCnNo tu0 Suoiuos tOh
some time. The authors OF these prog
nosticstions admit that none OF the
gentlemen concerned will either deny
or confirm them.
The Sec'y OF the Navy has approved
the recommendation of the Board on
Awards for recognition OF meriotorious
conduct on the part Of United States
naval officers during the operations In
China. Captain N. n. Hall, q. s.
NJ. c., who is among them, is to be bre-
vetted Major for distinguished conduct
10 the presence OF the enemy at the
siege Of Pekin (This is regarded 90 o
still further vindication OF Capt. Hall,
who was recently tried by court mar
tial and honorsbly acquitted on charges
of alleged cowsrdlce during the siege.)
Director Merriam, of the Census
Office, has received the following dis
patch from Assistant Director Wines
in Baltimore, concerning the trial OF
the Maryland census frauds. "Verdict
q compromise. Ching, Guyther guilty of
conspiracy; Bowles and Abel not guilty;
sentence suspended to allow time for
motions by defense. Rose, attorney for
defense, is endeavoring to secure plea of
guilty OF falsifying returns BY Bovles
and Abel. thus avoiding second trial.
A new map Of the world is being pre-
pared by the Coast and G sodetic Survey