Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
(speeal Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. D. c., March Is, 1890.

FROM WASHINGTON.
[speeal Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasette]
WASHING TON. D. c., March Is. 1890.
A private telegram received here yester-
day from IN Francisco says Senator Bar.
bour hos arrived there safe and sound, and
will reach here on his return about the first
of April. He will come back via New Or
leans and possibly by Birmingham or At
!sp,s.
The following changes in the 4.h class
postofcss OF Virginia were made to-day :
Alma, Psge county, s. II. Price appointed
post master, vice A. Seakford, resigned !;
AWE, Augusta county, Luella A. Keiser, vice
N. Taliaierro, resigned Cedar Springs,
Smythe county, Mary ]. Honaker, vice j {.
e Scott, rssi2ned; Crowder, Rockbridge
county, W. T. Moore, vice B. W. Crowder,
resigned; Frees hade, Middlesex county, g..
q. Walker, vice ]. r. Barrick, resigned {;
Lsnce, SslfJrd county, W. ]. Jacobs, vice
w. G. Ballard, resigned Nettle Ridge. Pat.
rick county, Sue a. Hytton, vice ]. T. CiiIz,
resigned.
Now that the bill for tho Washington and
Arlington Railroad Company. and the resc-
lutloo quslif,iog the same, have been prln :
ed, 80 that persons contemplating inves
menss In tho road may know exactly what
they are doing, plans and specifications for
the came, and for the bridge across the river
at the Three SisterF,' Will soon be prepared
and bids for the work be advertised for.
The Spanish Minister denies most en-
phatIcaly that there Is any foundation for
the rumors circulated yesterday In New
York of a revolutionary outbreak in Cuba or
of any dsafection of any kind whatever e1-
listing that might lsad to q revolt. Ii any
such outbreak bad occurred the Minister
SAYS be would have been informed immedi-
stey by the Captain General of Cuba.
No Information has been received at the
Gillian Legation regarding the reported az
g. estimation of President Banacede, OF Chill
The Minister is not in the CITY, but it ia said
at the Legation that had any such informs
ton been received, 1t would have been st
once communicated to Washington. 1t is
not believed at he Legation that the rumor
is true.
10 the Senate of the last Congress the re-
puplicsns had fourteen majority. In that of
The next they will have eight, that ia
couutiny PETER of Kansas as republican,
and Kyle of South Dakota as democrat.
So great has the travel between here and
Jackson City, ut the south end of the Lorg
Bridge, become, since the passage of the bill
prohibiting pool sellug within mile OF
Washington, that arrangements are now be-
ing made Tor accommodating 1t by line OF
cosches.
Mrs. General Malone and her daughter,
who have been here for come time, have
returned to their home in Petersburg, but
| the General and his son still remain.
! The fst application for repayment of the
direct tax, under the act of the last Congress,
4 4 - 3
to-day. IL was from Governor Hill of New
York, ami the amount OF money called for
was ablut g. 225 coo. Virginia can not re-
ceive hers Until her legislature shall meet.
Ex-Mnister Foster has been sent as spe-
cai envoy to Spain TO assist Minister Grub
in negotiating q reciprocity treaty with the
government of that country, and, unless be
shall succeed, Secretary Bsine's fad will
come o grief be q fad and nothing more, az
| the prevailing impress is that the treaty
with B,szil will be repudistsd by that coun-
| try This country must have sugar, and the
Mckinley bill gVesthe Cubsns sll the faciii-
ties they desire for supplying that demand
without any reciprocity that will reduce
their own revenue.
A publication in the Philadelphia Press OF
to-day will, IL is supposed here. lead to trou-
BILE. es it s 10 the ensct that Texas con-
gresham cast the deciding vote in the post
office committee against Postmaster General
Wanamaker's pos al telegraph scheme. and
ives induced to do so by the influence Of a
lady from West Virginia, who for long
time has been clerk In some OF the depart
ments here.
Rev. Father W. ]. KeviIl. s. J., OF Con-
zags College OF this city, died here last even
Ing of ppeumonia.
The exports OF breadstulIs FROM this country
for last February wero nearly seven million dol
lars worth less thsn those for tho Same month last
year. MI. Blaine WAS right when he slammed
his hat on the table and said the Mckinley bill
would not increase the exports Of brcadstuff5 to
the extout of ono bushel.