Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tue Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81, 1898.


The following telegram from Minis
ter Stevens at Honolulu, received Sat
urday last, was made public to-day
HoNoLULU, Feb. s.
Secretary of State, Washington, ID. C.,
(Care Secretary Of the Nacyl:
The affairs of State continue to be
hopeful. Hosting flag in protection of
this government was expected. Sub
iects who were doubtful, now for an
nexation. The natives show unexpect-
ed regard for the United States
Flag. Prudent conduct of Capt.
Wiltse, the officers and crew of the
Boston" credit to the navy. Cannot
send by mail. STEVENS;
Up to the hour of the meeting of the
Cabinet to-day, Mr.. Paul Neuman,
the Queens envoy to the United states,
has not called at the State Department
to see Secretary Foster, and the latter
had received no explanation from him
of the failure to keep the engagement
made for last night. Inquiry at the
hotel for Mr.. Neuman by representa-
tives of the press were met by the state
ment that he was not in.
The committee on military affairs to-
day reported favorably to the Senate the
House bib to establish companies OF the
hospital corps, United States army.
Senator Dixon of Rhode Island gave
notice in the Senate to-day that he
would offer an amendment to the post
office appropriation bill to pay, after
June so, 1898, to the letter carriers IN
cities where free delivery has been es-
tablished, for the first year, the sum OF
5000: second year, $500; third year ST.
OOO: fourth year and thereafter 81 200
The opposition to the scheme for the
annexation of the Sandwich Islands Is
increasing daily, and the friends Of that
Infamous measure, who few days ago
were sanguine of its success, are now
quite respondent.
Messrs. Anderson, Cation and Reed
appeared before the House commerce
committee to-day and argued in favor
of the Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon r. II. bill, and Messrs. Dumont
and Dunlop appeared and argued
against it. The committee subsequent
" referred it to its bridge sub-commit-
tee for q report.
REPRESENTATIVES Marshall of the
9th Virginia district, who has been here
for several days, will return to his home
tonight. He was so pressed with APP
plicaIions for office that he came here
to see how the land lay, but finds that
none of theVirginia Congl essmen knows
any more on the subject referred to
than he did before he came. Mr.. Mar
shall must be man of quick insight
for he has already discovered that most
every body here is looking out for him
self and casts an eye to windward.
Ii ia said at the Capitol to-day that
the reason democrat was elected to
the U. 5. Senate in North Dakota yes
terdav, was the fact that the republican
Senators here abandoned their fight for
the control of the Senate ten days ago,
and that us their party in the State re-
ferrcd to bad no help from outside, they
had to submit to the inevitable.
A. X. Schriver of Baltimore appear
ed before the ways and means COM
mittce of the House to-day in support
of the Stump bill admitting free of duty
block tin. The tariff on tin plate and
block tin, he stated, had greatly in
creased the price of canned goods. The
members of the committee present ia
vured the bill, and Mr.. Stump said af'
ter the meeting that he was confident
the measure would receive a favorable
report at an early date.
The House judiciary committee to-
day reported favorably resolution In
curing of the Attorney General why
he had not prosecuted the sugar trust
The funeral of ex-senator George +
Spencer Of Alabama took place this
morning. His wife was the only rela
tive present. The remains were inter
red in Arlington cemetery. The hon
orary pallbearers were Senators Teller
Piatt, Stewart, Chandler, ex Senator
Kellogg and George c. Gorham.
Mr.. Vest made Il strong tight in the
Senate Yesterday evening and to-day
for his amendment to the sundry civil
bill substituting the Windsor-Alahont
lot for the Johnson lot, as the site OF the
new government printing office, but
it was defeated this evening by the
close vote Of 2l to 24
In the Senate to-day Mr.. German in
troduced as an amendment 10 an APP
preparation bill provision for the pay
mcnt of the claims allowed by the ac,
counting officers ofthe Treasury, among
which is one of Louis A. Won Hoffman
and others for use of the Pioneer Mills
of Alexandria. Va. during the war,
amounting to SIS, $50, and one OF the
Inland and Seaboard Coasting Com
pany, amounting to S24.
The opponents of the Sherman gold
bond amendment in the House are
afraid that should they simply reject
that amendment the sundry civil bill
will 90 to a conference committee who
| will agree to the amendment. They
are. therefore. talking about defeating
the whole bill as the only safe way OF
killing what they call the gold bug
amendment.
Congressman Meredith Of the Alex
andria district sent dispatch to-day
to Mr.. Morton, who will be Mr.. Cleve-
lands Secretary of Agriculture, to the
effect that the whole agricultural COM
munity of Virginia endorsed Mr.. Well
ford Corbin of that State for the posi-
ton of Assistant Secretary.
The anti-silver men have abandoned
all hope of any thing that will stop the
flood of silver, and are now talking
about preparing for the impending
dangerous which they say are already in
view.
Mr. Oliver T. Beaumont, chairman of
the committee on carriages, this morn
inc received the following explanatory