Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOor,s.,snSauce OF the Alsxsndris dsse'1s'-
ruaahinot IN d q Nav 80.

Correspondence OF sne %
Washinet ID, d. G, May 80.
Evervthipg about the Capitol was
on,et TODAY. neither branch OF Copgrets
asino in session and the visitors were
com parstively few. Decoration Day
was generally observed here. All OF
the departments gave holiday anu
Gro wds OF people attended services al
Arlington and 10 other cemeteries,
while many others sper the day st ex'
cursion resorts.
Il is reported at both ends OF the
Capitol that tie President Will veto
botb the river and hsrbor and omnibus
public buildings bills. No one DTS
heard the President express such de-
termins ton, but members VINO nave
talked with him upon the subject nave
received the Impression that he mixes
neither measure, and that be is inciineo
to IL sist that the enormous eppropre'
tions shall be cut down. DE has toto
several SeDstors that be is net Sd tisneo
attn either OF these mesfurts, ana tha'
he will take plei t, OF time and exam
iue them carefully.
The War depai tmett has served DO
tice on ell seco lieuteDaots 10 particu
! lar and ell other officers oil the army III
line of promotion generally, that II they
expect to remain in the army they mus
work for their places. The Wsrnlos
takes the form OF The publication OF tn'
names of eleven young men, secone
| lieut. mai 10 the cavalry and Infantry
branches Of the service, who islIeh u
pass the examiD, ton.
Admiral Charles O'Neil, chief OF thu
bureau of naval ordnance, has submit
| + ,d to tae House committee on nsVa
| afiaifs memorandum concerning to'
ysIue and fuuctions Of submarine Oott
ia which be Gays that be still reg
craft of toe Holland type as experi
mental, whose 1t lily for ettciel Sci
vice has vet TO be demonstrated.
President Roosevelt has decided U
make two extended trips during IN
comiCg fall. He bad intended TO Visi
all the places on his proposed 't'nerar
10 one Journey. but Tor various reason
has concluded to return u the capt."
ait n going west and NORTH, before PFC
oeediuQ to the southern aud additions
we, tern points. He will vie Detroit
Micn., Springfield, Ill Chicago sn
points b. tween ltts in September, re
turoiug to Washington probably 10
frat week 10 October. After remsinin
1T the White House for two or t1re
weeks he will start South, goiD
| first to Mississippi, where he wi
participate in bear hut. linen Ia
President will probably t.ke In Ne'
Orleans on tae way to San Antonl
where the Rough Riders we're oreani;
ed. Then he will swing back to Wash
neton, probably by t1e way Of ludia
Territory, Kansss, Nebraska, Mlssoui
, and Illinois, making few speeches. 9
route. If his second ip is begun IT. I
; 10 October he will PROPERLY go to Ie1
: az By the northern route just mapp,e
, out for mis- return trip, coming home o
the way Of New Orleans aud MAXIM
the Misss ,ippi bear hunt The last buu
Der on the programme.
septor Plat. chairman f the COMMITTEES 0
Cuban relations, crOss'exsmined Represent
tive Brousard, OF Louisisns, this morning An
ssceriaiued from him 1T his KNOWLEDGE
the sugar situation in Cuba was obtained ftol
9 visit OF eight days 10 the island. Dun
that time he hid examined only ore plsnt'
ton in detail and that WAS one managed 0
q Americ N friend of his. Asked as to d
statement that much # the money loaned
| the sugar crop Of Cuba came ON the Ohl'e
states, Mr.. Broussrd said that be couid D'
name any individual or corporation III Tn
, county that had IN ,de such advances cor ia
he attempted to fad ont.