Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20, 1898.

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The court which has been investigat-
ing the alleged insanity of Howard }:
Schneider, who murdered his wife and
brother-in- law in this city, to-day ad-
Judged him sane, and re-sentenced him
TO death, to be hanged on the 18th OF
March. The investigation has recalled
many of the incidents Of the Guiteau
trial. The judge who presided Judge
Cox was the same who tried Guiteau !;
the leading government expert who
testified that Schneider was simply
feigning insanity, was the same who
passed upon the sanity of Guiteau, and
other surrounding circumstances estab-
lished quite a similarity between the
two cases.
1t is said by southern railroad men
here that if the car coupler bill now be,
fore Congress shall pass, the effect Will
be the discharge OF many of the white
hands in the service of the southern
roads and the employment of cheaper
negro labor in their places, IN order TO
meet the great expense that would Dc
incurred, and to avoid the large dam
ages that the roads are compelled to
pay fer injuries to white hands.
Many members Of both branches OF
Congress now express the belief that it
will be impossible for all the regular
appropriation bills to be passed III the
ten remaining days of the present ses-
sion. and that no matter how objection
able it may be to Mr.. Cleveland, an
early extra session OF the next Congress
will be necessary.
The House Chicago fair committee
met this morning and again discussed
the question of having that fair open
on Sundays, but reached no conclusion;
nor is it at all probable it ever will.
1t is understood that the many friends
of Mr.. Basil Gordon. the successful
chairman of the Virginia State demo-
cratic committee, not only in his own
State. but outside of it, will urge Mr..
Cleveland to appoint him Q. S. minis
ter to Mexico. The Virginians here
say the appointment Of Mr.. Gordon to
the mission referred to would be emf
nentlv proper and satisfactory, and be
an honor well bestowed, as Mr.. Gordon
has done effective work for his party in
several campaigns, and as the good Ia
bcrer, in politics as in every other en-
plovment, is worthy of his hire.
The Baltimore, San Francisco,
Charleston and Yorktown sailed from
St. Thomas, w. l., yesterday, under
command Of Rear Admiral Gherardi,
and are due at Hampton Roads on Feb
ruary 18th. Upon the arrival of the
squadron at the Roads Admiral Gherar-
di will come Immediately to Washing
ton to consult with Secretary Tracy
about the naval review in New York
harbor. The Newark and the Benning-
ton. under Rear Admiral Benham, are
on their way to Hampton Roads from
Cadiz, acting as convoy 10 the Column
bus caravels, Pinta and Nina. They
will arrive in the Roads early in March.
Fiftv-four Of the Senators who have
been interviewed on the subject say
thew will vote to confirm the nomina-
ton of Judge Gresham Tor Secretary OF
State. No body has doubt Of his con-
frmation.
A well-informed Washington lawyer
told the GAZETTE's correspondent
to-day that strong effort would be
made by many influential people to
have Judge Keith, of the Circuit Court
of the Alexandria, Virginia, district
appointed one ofjudges of the new APP
pellate court of the District of Columbia
Mr.. Outhwait, chairman OF the House
military committee, to which the bill
granting the Washington and Southern
r. R. the right Of way through the Ar
lington reservation, says the doubt con
corning the title to the bed of the ole
Alexandria Canal in the reservation
having been removed, be thought the
bill would be favorably reported.
Some of the leading anti-silvcr meT
in Congress, Hurried At the present
alarming financial condition of the
country, had consultation yesterday
and decided to make one more effort t(
have the Sherman act suspended. The
prevailing opinion on the subject, how
ever, is that nothing will be done witt
the currency or with national finance:
at this session. Mr.. Dockery of the
House appropriations committee, say:
! the House will not pass the sherman
gold purchasing bond bill that went
through the Senate last Saturday.
The friends of the Richmond and Danvillt
Railroad are afraid the appropriation forcarry
ing the fast mail by that road will meet with
such opposition from the Coast line people thai
i: will he defeated.
1t is conceded at each and all the govern
ment departments here that nothing except
routine work will be done at any fthcm dur
| ing the remainder Of the present administra
ton and it is intimated at some of then
that the chief object of those at the head
thereof now is that they may be out of then
before tho impending trouble shall come.
VIRGINIA TROOPS AT THE INAUGU-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fitzhugh Lee
has been invited TO take command OF
the third division of military in the
Cleveland inaugural parade. This di-
vision will be composed of the Virginia
troops, the New York and Maryland
troops, including the Seventh New
York and the Fifth Maryland regi-