Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-28

| in having the BRIDE Dullt.
The item of 100000 named In the
omnibus public buildings bill for the
purpose of enlsrgipg and improving the
postofice and customs house building
In Alexandra, Is to be used for that
purpose alone. No part OF tle money
is available for purchasing additional
ground. This matter can only come up
at some future time II it ls shown that
more land is absolutely needed for the
building.
The House committee on rules to-
day decided to let the House take up
the omnibus public buildings bill to-
morrow and provided for three hours
debate on the measure which carries
$17, 900 900. There is to be no debate
| under the FIVE minute rule aud no
amendments will be permitted. The
bill Is to be passed just ss it was report
ed from the committee.
The House committee on public lands
today heard delegation OF Nebraskans
who favored passage OF bill to allow
| the leasing of vacant public lands for
| grazing purposes ct two cents an acre,
the proceeds to 90 toward irrigation.
| They say that the government must
pass some such measure, or the raising
of cattle will soon be thing of the
pact. They point to the fact that
Canada is encouraging cattle raisers
and that forty thousand American
farmers have already gone tbitter to
raise their cattle there.
| Chairman Foss, of the committee on
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| House the bill making appropriations
for the naval service for the iscal year
ending June 80, 1904 The amount
c,rried by the bill is $77 .659, 9S6.63. A
| A provision has been inserted provid-
| ing for the appointment OF 500 addition.
al cadets, 125 each year during the next
four years. Each Senator, Member and
Delegate of the House Is to have the
appointment of one and the President.
"a. To respond to the demand for men
In the navy, provision ia made for an
increase OF 1000.
The prize money cases OF Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Sampson in-
volving the destruction OF the Don
Juan d. Austria by the former, at the
battle of Manila Bay, and the Maria
Teresa, by the squadron under COM
| msnd of the latter, at Santiago, were
advanced by the q. S. Supreme Court
today to be heard on the second Mon
day OF next term.
In the House on Saturday Mr.. Rlxey
called up and secured the passage OF
the Senate bill to restore Assistant
Surgeon J. G. Field. q. S. N, retired,
| to the active list. DR.. Field Is son OF
the late James G. Field, former At
torney General OF Virginia.
10 the Senate on Saturday Senator
Martin presented petition Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, Of Richmond,
praying for the adoption OF reciprocal
trade relations with the Dominion OF
Canada. He also introduced bills for
the relief of Mrs. Sarah @. Jones, and
OF Mrs. Lucy F. Tyler; and Senator
| Daniel introduced a bill TO refer the
claim of Col. John s. Mosby against the
United States for the value OF certain
tobacco to the Court of Claims.
With the surrender of Guevsrra to
Gen. Frederick Grant, in Ssmar, the
Filipinos have lost their last leader OF
Il
| many small rowing bands of natives 10
| the Gold in vsrioue pants VI the arcnI-
pelago, but War Department officials
are prone to believe that the most
serious portion OF the srmy's work is
nowlover.
The Senate on Saturday evening con-
frmed the nomination OF Gen. Stith
Boiling to be pos tmaster at Petersburg,
and OF w. Lee Brand to be- postmaster
as Salem, Va.
Sol. Smith Russell. the actor, died
today at his apartments in the Hotel
Richmond. Mr.. Russell had been az
acted for some months with intermit-
tent attacks of paralysis. The actors
vile and daughter, Lillian, were st his
bedside, also his brother.in'law, Fred
Berger, manager OF the Lafayette
Thester 10 this city.
Rear Admiral Henry c. Taylor assumed
charge today OF the Bureau of Navigation,
succeeding Rear Admiral CroWninshield. The
latter officer goes to Rev York to hoist his
Gag on the bsttleship Illinois, which will be
the flagship OF the European station. Ad.
mirsl Crowninshield will be the naval repre-
sentative of the United States at the corona
ton Of King Edward.
The North Atlantic squsndron is expected
to arrive off the Chesapeake on May or 2.
An officer from the navy will be ordered
from Norfolk to proceed to sea to communi-
cate with the squadron OIL its arrival and
give Admiral Higginson the orders OF the de.
psr!ment. board of inspection, Of which
Admiral Dewey is president, will visit the
squadron The board will sail from Wash
ington on the Dolphin.
The revolver belonging to the man whose
body was found in the woods near Silver Hill
yesterday has been identified as one having
been sold at Walford's sporting goods store in
this city on January 2. The record at Wal
ford's shows that the weapon was purchs'ed
by Henry Thompson, Of No. 712 Twelfth
street, northeast, bat upon investigation the
detectives learned that no such person ever
lived at the number indicated. The cOroner's
Jury has turned in q verdict OF murder and
the police authorities believe 1t will prove TO
be one OF the most sensational cases Of recent
years.
Mr.. Rixey today introduced bill to grant
pension 10 NJ. G. SanboTn, Of OccoQuan, a
soldier in the Spanish war.
A bill to grant pension to VIM. e. Ball,
Of Halfway, Fsuquier county. was passed by
the House on the 25th.
Representative Rice A. Pierce, OF Tonnes
see, told the Gazette's correspondent today
that he would accept the invitation Of Les
Camp of Alexandra, to deliver the address
on Confederate Memorial Day, May "a, in
that city.
The President today nominated Robert
Mason Winthrop, Of Massachusetts, to be sec
rotary Of the legation Of the United States at
Brussels, Belgium.
The Nay Mcclure has bee n received from
its publishers In New York. The great
feature Of this number Is the first instalment
Of EIlou ~ -