Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Feb. II, 1898.

Feb. %, for Washington. he Is now
able to walk with slight assistance.
A correspondent of New York
paper has polled the Senate on the
Hawaiian annexation question. Ac-
cordiug to him, Senator Hunton says
he will vote in favor of it, and Senator
Daniel declined to say how evil vote.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
Gresham nomination and other things
have inspired feeling of opposition TO
the President elect in the hearts OF
many democratic members of both
branches of Congress, and they don t
hesitate TO say that if he shall have any
recommendations or suggestions to
make to them, they will not be received
unless they come through men they re-
CONNIE as staunch and tried democrats.
An AleXandrian here to-day says
that last night visitor i'll his city from
Ohio while lauding the Buckeye State
for many things, including the part 1t
took in the war between the states,
said he had made it his business to look
uD the number of men Ohio supplied
the government during the war,
and found it was over three hundred
thousand. He was very proud of being
able to exhibit this evidence of his
Safes loyalty; but he was very much
set back and blushed up to the roots OF
his hair when all cX-Confederate stand
inc by quietly remarked, "why that
was exactly one-half the number OF
men all the Confederate States put to-
gether had in their army.
There are now two Virginia demo
cratic associations in this city, the old
Virginia Democratic Association, and
the new Virginia Democratic Beneii-
ciarv Association. Major Biscoe is the
president and Capt. Harper secretary
OF the former; B. B. Thornton, presi-
dent, and J. Il. Nelson, secretary of the
latter.
The nomination of Judge Jackson fol-
Associate Justice of the u. S. Supreme
Court will, it is said to-day, be consid-
cred at the executive session of the
.nate to be held tomorrow. The pre-
yailiug impression on the subject at the
Capitol is that it will be confirmed.
4 friend of Mr.. Basil Gordon, chair
man of the democratic committee OF the
State of Virginia, here to-day, says Mr..
Gordon is not, aud will not, this year
be candidate for any elective Office IN
Virginia.
Many friends and opponents of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Yer.
non Railroad bill were at the House
commerce committee room this morn
inc ready to argue for and against that
bill. but though they had been previ
ously notified that they would be heard
to-day, and though the committee held
meeting, they were refused hearing
and were told to come again next Tues
day. They hope they may not receive
the same treatment at the hands OF the
Senate commerce committee tomorrow
Commissioner Castle, of the Hawai-
commission, says: II saw n leper walk
ing about the streets of this city ycstcr
day. There is no installing the symp
toms, with which | am familiar" /
this be so, it will tend to reduce The
number of Inauguration visitors.
To the horror Of the office seekers
Senator Pugh says: II am of the opin
ion that few changes in the offices vii
be made under the next administration
l do not expect to see any republican
removed except for cause, and tina
cause so strong that if urged against ;
democrat it would cause his removal
too" And the worst of this is, thai
what the Alabama Senator says is the
general opinion of all who talk on thu
Subject.
The committee on foreign relations
reported to the Senate in executive
session to-day the Hawaiian annexa
ton treaty with the recommendation
that it be ratified. 1t was placed OF
the executive calendar where it can be
reached by q majority vote at any
time.
The House committee on banking
and currency met this morning ant
practically decided that it was useless
to consider and report on any of the
propositions now before them, owing
to the shortness of the session and the
pressure of their business in the House
Rear Admiral Augustus Ludlow Case
u. S. n, retired, died this morning in
this city. He was born in 1913 and
placed OH the retired list in 1885. His
services in Mexico included the cap
ture and defence of the town ofPalisada
with twenty-five men. After the U. S.
:. Porpoise had taken possession of
Laguna, Admiral Case, then Il young
officer, went up the Palisada river in a
small boat with the number OF
men named, captured the town
and held it for two weeks against
large body of cavalry. His object in
holding the place asto intercept Gen.
Santa Anna in his reported endeavor to
escape to Honduras through the Pail
sada passes. In the late war he was
the fleet captain of the north Atlantic
bockading squadron and was present at
the capture of Forts Hatteras and
Clark. Roanoke Island, Sewell's Point
and Norfolk city.
Mr. Cox, of Tennessee, member OF the
banking and currency committee, and an ad-
vocate of free coinage has prepared bill rs
a compromise for the defeated proposition to
repeal the Sherman silver law. The bill re-
peals the Sherman law. ra-enacts the Bland
law of 1873. with the pr0yssO that the legal
tender character of the notes issued under the
Sherman law shall not be impaired. The
Secretary of the Treasury is directed to have
coined the bullion purchased under the Sher-
man law into standard silver dollars and
coyer them into the revenues of the treasury,
but the silver dollars provided for under the
Bland act VII, rl Is fe-enacted, are to have
priority in coinage so fir ~ practicable The
treasury notes issued in payment for bullion
are to continue redeemable rs nov provided
for by law, and when redeemed are TO be de-
st.oyed. The tax of ten per cent. on the cir