Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria easetts'

the Alexandra postmastership. Joseph
7, Crupper. who holds the position 81
nresent. is 90 applicant for resppolnt-
mert. Lawrence Washington, SOD oil
John A. Washington, the last OF the
historic family to own MouLt Vernon,
also wants toe place and until the last
day or so stood good chance OF get
tine it. Ga the eve OF appointing
Washington, however, the President
learned that ne Is q Bryan democrat
and 10 addition is said to have been
among the disturbers OF republican
political met sting. The President
would like to give Washington the
place for sent imeDt II reasons.
TMr. Washington, it is generally
Known, was a Bryan democrat, but g
search OF the fles OF the ALEXANDRIA
Gazstte failed to show where be at any
time disturbed political meetineI.
The subcommittee on naval affairs
of the House, which has been investl-
eating the Schley controversy with a
| view to recommending whether or not
| further action should be taken, report
ed adversely to the full committee this
morning. The subcommittee con-
Cured in the decision OF President
| Roosevelt that the controversy should
be closed for the good of the navy.
The full committee adopted the report
of it's sub-comm ittee. The sub'com-
| mjtt 90 called attention to the fact that
| there has already been four official In
| vestiRstions of the affair. Mr.. hi1ey
voted in the negative.
The beet sugar men have not yet
given up. Oae of their leaders said to-
dsv that the Cuban reciprocity bill will
be opposed on the floor by IL republlc,ns
from Michigan. 7 from California and 10
from other states. The opposition OF
d republicans would make democratic
aid necessary D pass the bill. I'm that
event" he Queried, "what will become
of Sneaker Henderson's declaration that
this bill will not be passed II 1t takes q
single democratic vote to pass II. he
laid stress, moreover, on the fact that
the present fight portends division Of
eastern and western republicans. 10
the conference" he said, "the Payne
resolution was supported by all the
eastern men and opposed by all the
western men save two from Kansas,
one from Oregan, three from Iowa, and
two from Wisconsin, and yet" he
said "the reduction Is aimed ct an In
dustry which hourlshes In nine west
ern States, and but one State In the
East. What would the eastern repub-
licans say il the western men joined on
a tariff reduction which would affect
purely eastern enterprise"
Senator Elkips's bill extending the
powers Of the interstate commerce
commission and permitting railroad
pooling under authority of the commits
sion was taken up today by the Senate
committee on interstate commerce.. 80
far as sentiment was developed it was
favorable to the bill and it is expected
that at future meeting it will be or
dered reported.
The Cabinet meeting today devoted
almost entirely to General Miles case.
The President decided 10 take no action
10 the matter OF the Generals testimony
before the Senate Military Committee
until be should receive official informa-
ton OF the exact language used. Post
master General Payne and Secretary OF
war Root remained after the other cab
| met members left the former probably
| to advise tbs President as to the politi'
cal effect OF placing Miles on the retired
| list should such course be det srmined
upon.
The House committee on Naval af-
fairs has set aside April 2nd, for the
hearing OF labor delegations on the sub
cot OF building ships in navy yards.
The police this morning, arrested
Edward J. Farley, and elevator stteD'
dsDt, at the Astor House New York,
who confessed that ne is q wholesale
pyromaniao. Farley who was arrested
for setting FIRE to the Astor House
twice vest rday confessed that he had
set fire to the Astor House nine times.
He said that be had also set fire to
ten other places in the city. Farley
said he had igDited the Grand Union
Hotel once 10 Saratoga. The incendiary
said hat his purposs was to put the
fire out after it had been started and
then secure reward.
At army headquarters General Miles
today asserted that while it is true that
be opposed the pending army bill be.
fore the committee with every argu.
ment 10 his possession he did not ex-
coed his prerogstives as general com.
handing the army. 10 ether offices of
the war department there is a certain
exhibition of exultstlon. Army officers
10 general are in favor OF the pending
bill, and because of various motives
General Miles's remarks are eagerly
construed as an open attack on tho adj
ministration.
An official closely associated with
Secretary Hitchcock said this morning
that Mr.. Hitchcock has no thought OF
resigning. 80 far as his present in
tsntlons are concerned" be said, "he
will not leave the Cabinet for year or
more. All gossip to the contrary is
idle guess work. Mr.. Hitchcock likes
the work and 1t Is quite probable
that be will conclude to remain in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Cabinet until the
close OF the term"
The purpose OF suspending final &C.
ton on the bill repeating the war taxes
Is to allow Senator Tillmsn to make a
speech 10 protest against the repeal OF
the tax on tea, as there is on infant in
dustry of tea-growing 10 South Carolina
which is struggling for existence.
There have been ffty-seven patents grant.
cd by the Patent Office here on wireless
telegraph instruments and their parts since
tho first one granted to A. E. Dolbear, De-
to0er 8, 1886.
Capt ]. B. Coghlan, U. s. N, has petit .
ed the President for pardon of an ofense COM
mit,ed against the navy regulations several
years ago when he WAS found guilty Of hav.
ing opeHly criticized the register Of the navy