Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
rcorrs,uendenoe Of the Alexandria Gasetts..
Washington, January Il.

Correspondence oi thS h'0~~ a,
Washington, January 81.
Rear Admiral Bchlsy and his vile
arrived in Washington this morning ut
RIO rom the South where they have
been enjoying brief holiday. Inc
Admiral conferred today with Mr..
Rsyner regarding his appeal from
the findings OF the naval court
of inquiry aud the decision OF the
Secretary of the Navy approving
the same. The appeal will proba-
bIv be presented to the President
tomorrow. It is said to be an elabora'
lion upon the protest filed with the
Secretary of the Navy against the re,
nort of the court. The arrival OF Admiral
and Mrs, Schley was unostentatious,
onlv two or three friends being 10 walt
ING when the train drew into the sta
ton. A carriage was 10 waiting and be
and Mrs. scnley were quickly driven
n their residence at the Richmond.
Az oommander-in-chief Of the army and
navy President Roosevelt may az
nrove of the minority report OF the
court az Endorsed by Secretary Long;
he NAV differ with the finding and, so
expressing himself, abruptly close the
case. or he may disspprove OF the YER
dict and order the court to amend lts
renort In accordance with his views.
II ia the general opinion here, however,
chat the President will do nothing with
out frat consulting the Cabinet.
Admiral Schley has approved OF the
anpeal in his case as prepared by Mr..
Ravper and it was taken to the White
House this evening by Mr.. league,
of Admiral Schley's counsel.
A large Virginia delegation before
the House Committee on Rivers aud
Harbors today urged 5000, 900 improve
ment Of the Appomstox river OF Peters'
ourg.
Representative Stevens introduced .
bill today providing for union OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, TO Dc
admitted ID statehood under the name
Of Oklahoma.
Col. w. S. Metcalie. whose nomina'
on to be Pension Agent for the Kan
sas district. is held up 10 the Senate on
charges that he killed Filipino while
the latter was Oh his knees begging Tor
mercy. was heard 10 his OVID behalf
this morning by a subcommittee OF the
Senate committee on pensions OF which
Senator Simon is chairman. He en-
tered a positive denial Of all knowledge
of the killing. The committee ad-
iourned without taking action but 1t is
expected that private Cummings, the
survivor OF the two who put the Fill
pino prisoners to death, will be sum-
| moned as a witness.
Representative Corliss, OF Michigan,
today reported to the House from his
committee q resolution favoriDg cleo
ton of United States Senators by the
people. It has tle endorsement OF 81
State legislatures.
1t Is reported that the nomination
| OF General Rosser as msrshal OF the
western district OF Virginia to succeed
Brown Allen is under serious advise
ment By the President.
Representatives Rixie, Maddox, Rich
ardson and Davis, who attended the
| Confederate banquet given in Alexan-
dria last night in honor of Gen. Lees
birthday all say they were most hospi-
tably entertained and had most enjoy
able time.
Mr.. Shelley Lewis, of Harrisonburg,
Va, accompanied by his son, Mr.. Minor
Bolts Lewis, was here yesterday in the
interest of Mr.. O'Connor, an applicant
for the Harrisonburg postmastership, to
succeed the Rev. A. P. Funkhouser.
Mrs. John Paul, widow of the late judge,
is also an aspirant for this place.
The 32d annual nesting OF the National
| Board of Trade was called to order at noon
TODAY in the shorehsm. Some Of the queI-
tons to be considered by the convention will
bs: Penny postage, the national bankrupt
| law, pure food bill, ship subsidy bill, mer'
chant marine railroad pooling, currency re.
| form, Isthmian canal and Pacific cable and
reciprocity with Canada
Among the nominations sent TO the Senate
today by the President were: w. w. Fo..
lett of Colorado, to be consulting engineer Of
the United States on the international bound
airy commission provided for in the conven-
ton with Mexico, and Medical Inspector
Presley N. Ri1ey, U. s. N, TO be chief OF the
bureau Of medicine and surgery in the de-
psrtment Of the navy with the rank Of real
| admiral,