Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l

the Hawaiian auneAatiOn W
transmitted to the Senate this morning,
and were before the foreign affairs CON-
mittee of that body this afternoon. Ao-
comDanying the Presidents message
and the text of the treaty are copies OF
much of the correspondence between
the Governments of the United States
and of Hawaii respecting the sub
ject of annexation, dating back half
a century. The treaty will, of course,
be considered in executive ses-
sion, but it is expected that the
injunction of secresy will be promptly
removed by the Senate and the docu-
ments given to the public. The treaty
is signed by John w Foster, Secretary
OF State, and Messrs. Thurston, Castle,
Marsden, Wilder and Carter, commits
sioners on behalf Of the provisional gov
eminent of Hawaii.
The President has committed to inn
prisonment for life the sentence ofdeath
imposed upon the negro, Frederick Bar
Der, for the murder of his mistress by
pushing her into the Georgetown canal.
Barber was to have been hanged at the
District Jail on Friday next.
Senator Villas says Europe is send
ing American securities home and sell
ing them while gold is at par, because
of the fears that there may be pre-
MUM upon it, and that then they would
be paid for in deprecated silver
money" Senator Mcpherson says Ell
ropean holders of American bonds and
stocks are sending them over to be re-
deemed in gold because they think We
are going to fall back TO silver basis
like Mexico. They want to unload be-
fore the time comes when they will have
to take sixty-fve cents for dollar"
There is no doubt Of the fact that the
fear of financial panic is increasing.
1t is reported at the Capitol to-day
that Hoke Smiths place in the cabinet
will be that of Attorney General, and
not Secretary of the Interior, as pre-
viously reported,
A wise and obser1an Virginia
democratic politician, but not an
applicant for office, at the Capitol
today, noticing several office seek
ers from his State there, apparently
for the purpose of having their applica-
cations endorsed by the Virginia Con-
gressional delegation, remarked that
they were throwing away much time
and money, as if any changes in the OF,
fees be made, Mr. Cleveland would
not pay much attention to the recon-
mendations of congressional delega-
ton every one Of whom had secuted his
Recommendation for the repeal OF the
Sherman silver act. He said their bet
ter plan would be to get the recon-
mendation of the business men of their
State who are not prominent in politics.
1t is understood to-day that the
amendments made by the Senate to the
Norfolk and Western Railroad bill are
so Objectionable to the promoters OF
that bill that unless they be stricken
out the fight for its passage will be
abandoned.
A Virginia republican here to-day
talking about the Gresham appoint
ment, said ne supposed it would be en-
tirely agreeable to General Malone and
all his followers, as during the Arthur
administration, when the Judge was a
cabinet minister, and when the Gener-
ais demands were always complied
with, by order Of the President, he and
the Judge were in entire accord on all
things, and were boon companions.
The inquiry into the whisky trust to-
dav began with the examination of Mr..
Myers, manager Of the rebate depart
ment of the Distilling and Cattle Feed
ing Company He testified that in
1890 the company paid 81, 273, AS re-
bate: in 1891 $2,295, 95S, and in 1892
81 800 ,2S9 to its customers. Professor
Wiley, chemist of the Agricultural De-
partment, gave the committee the re-
suit of his examination of essences ana
essential oils used in compromising
whiskics and other liquors from spirits,
These eoMpounds could not be consider
ed p isons, but they were not food and
must be considered innocent when tax
en- in small quantities. He thought
that consumers should be protected
against these cheap substitutes but did
not consider them any more injurious
to health than the straight goods. The
straight goods he considered preferable
for medical purposes. During the eX-
animation OF Mr.. Hobart, treasurer OF
the company, yesterday, the following
questioning took place: Mr.. Stockdale
How would quart of gin be made with
this new process? a. Why, forty drops
of juniper berry essence with a gallon
of spirits would made good domestic
gin. Q. Would it, How is lnan go
ing to know when he is getting the real
article? A. By looking at the barrel.
If there are two stamps on the barrel,
the tax and the warehouse stamps, it is
the pure article. If there is only one,
why, the contents have passed through
the hands of rcctifier. 'Well, well,
well y remarked Mr.. Stockdale, has it
come to this pass that man must go
down the cellar in q saloon and examine
the barrel before he knows whether he
is getting pure gin or not?" Mr.. Stock
dale sank back in his chair and groaned.
4 large delegation from Alexandria
county, Virginia. numbering probably
hundred, were ut the Capitol to-day
in the interest of the bill for bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington. They
blocked up the corridors near the front
doors of both the House and Senate,
and were the observed of all observers.
At the former they called for Mr..
Meredith, who brought out Mr.. Cobb,
of the District committee, who was op-
posed to the bill, and Mr.. Wise, chair
man of the commerce committee, before
which the bill now is. Mr.. Cobb sur
rendered at once to the formidable
looking crowd, and said he would OPP