Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

HEADQUARTERS in this city has been COM
pleted but there will be no ''let up
until election day. Every one connect
ed with the headquarters is in fine spirit
and saws success is assured. Senator
Carmack, of Tennessee, and other demo-
Gratis coming into Washington from cam
paign tours in different parts OF the
country, are elated at democratic pros
poets, and declare with emphasis that
the democrats are going to furnish some
surprises in all parts of the country. Re
ports continue to come from all parts OF
the country that are most favorable To
the democratic prospects. For the most
parts these reports are written by the
democratic candidates for Congress, and,
by request of Chairman Griggs, they are
characterized by restraint of expression
and caution of prediction that are de-
cidedly unusual. They show that, ac-
cording to the view of the democrats in
the field, the republicans will lose the
House by majority ranging from II to
20. Particularly confident claims of
gains are made in West Virginia, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, New jersey, Indiana,
Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina and
MARYLAND. There seems to be absolute
" no doubt in the minds of the men
making these reports that their analysis
of the situation in their respective dis
tricts is correct. Senator Jones, chair
man of the national democratic commit
tee, was in New York on Tuesday at
democratic headquarters in that city,
and told all with whom he talked that the
next House would be democratic.
Congressman Rixey was here yester-
day on routine business in the depart
ments. He said that he was confident
of an increased democratic majority in
his district and elsewhere throughout the
State. He will speak at Alexandria to-
morrow night with Senator Daniel and
at Manassas on Monday night, to close
the campaign. He thinks the chances
very favorable for a democratic House.
Senator James X. Jones, of Arkansas,
called at the temporary White House
this morning to see President Roosevelt
The Senator predicts democratic success
in New York State and says he is hope
full that there will be a switch-over in
the next House of Representatives.
The friends of Northumberland
Miles are commenting upon the fact
that although his annual report was sub
mitted to the Secretary of War more than
a month ago, it has not yet been made
public. Several other reports submitted
subsequently to General Miles, have been
published. No one at the War Depart
ment seems to know when that of the
commanding general of the army will be
given out. 1t is known that his
report is antagonistic to the views
of the Secretary of War on pro-
spective important army legislation.
As General Miles is in the Philippines
be has no other method of making his
views on the general staff proposition
and the canteen known to Congress
than through his annual report 1t is
the impression that General MILES, re-
port is to be suppressed in order that
the purposed bill for this year may pass
without opposition.
1t is announced at the State Depart
ment that the U. S. government will
not be delayed beyond reasonable time
in its plans for the construction of the
Panama Canal. If Colombia manifests
a disposition to haggle over terms-the
price to be paid her and he extent of
the United States jurisdiction on the
isthmusAthe U. S. government will not
wait to conclude treaty with her but
will begin digging the canal and dis
cuss the terms afterwards. While it
might be urged that such a course would
practically amount to temporary seiz-
ure of the territory through which the
canal runs, officials here take the posi-
ton that Colombia has no right to ham,
per great international work such as
the United States is about to undertake
by hsggling over small details. Every
European power, all of whom are
nearly as mnch interested in the canal
as the United States, would, it is be-
lieved, approve the action of this coun-
try, in thus Fastening the work. The
question as to the terms might eventu-
ally have to be referred to the Hague
Court of Arbitration.
Hon. Oliver Andrew Borthwick, widely |
heralded as Especial messenger from
King Edward" arrived here last night. |
He denies that there is any special !
significance attached to his visit to
Washington. He is in this country on |
business for his father, the proprietor of
the London Post, and merely brought over
some ordinary dispatches to the British
Embassy, as an accommodation for the
London Foreign Office.
The annual report of the Fourth As
sistant Postmaster-General shows that
in number of the postoffices in her terri
tory Virginia stands second in the
United States with total of 8, 746 offices.
The gross receipts of these offices was
81, 6l5, $40, which makes Virginia thirty
ninth in the Union in point of expendi
lures with postoffices. Pennsylvania is
The first State in the number of offices,
having total of 5,045.
A genearl order was promulgated by
the War Department today naming the
new,military post to be constructed in the
vicinity of Manila, Fort William Nc
Kinley."
The State department today received
a telegram from Consul General Nc
Nally at Guatmemala City, Guatemala,
stating that the eruption of the volcano
at Santa Maria, adjoining Quezatenango
continues and that the city is covered
with inches of volcanic matter. He