Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON, March Is.

the United States Supreme Court in
the Debs case on appeal from the
United States Court for the northern
district of Illinois. The case is set for
first Monday in April,
Mr.. Marion Butler, the populist Sen.
ator from North Carolina, has directed
that his seat be placed on the republi-
can side of the Senate. The seat OF
MIR. Thomas Martin, Of Virginia, will
be the last one in the third row on the
democratic side.
The prevailing impression on the
subject is that the decision of the U. >.
Supreme Court in the income tax case
will be rendered at an early day and
that it will be in favor OF the constltu-
tionality of that tax.
An Alexandria county man here to-
day, who had read in yesterdays GA
zETTE that the Mount Vernon railroad
would soon be running to this city by a
straight shoot from the Driving Park %
the Long Bridge, said he couldn't
understand why the route of the road
should not nave been up the Alexan-
dria turnpike, which runs right by the
entrance to the race track, instead of
by the circuitous route to the west of
that track. He also said that if the
wise law of Maryland, prohibiting
sheriffs and treasUrers from holding
two consecutive terms, were in opera
ton in Virginia, the supervisors would
always have the road money at hand,
and buy stone crushers and make per-
manent improvements to the roads.
Lieut.. A. Nj. Tubman of company E
18th Virginia Infantry G. S. A., former
ly of Alexandria, but for many years
successful paper hanger in this city,
is, his friends here say, dying of cancer
ofthe stomach.
The dirt that is being taken from the
lot at the north end Of Aqueduct bridge
on which.the new depot of the cable rail
road is to erected, is being dumped on
the lot Immediately adjoining the south
end of that bridge, thereby widen
ing the southern approach TO it so
that if railroad shall ever be allowed
to pass over that bridge the way for it
will be clear.
Secretary Gresbam's peremptory de-
mand upon Minister Taylor at Mad
rid for a prompt explanation of
the Alliance affair was manifest
surprise to the Spanish Minister,
Senior Muruaga. The Minister did Is
not say that the information was
entirely unexpected, but he did not
hesitate to express his Surprise and re-
greet that the UniteiStates Government
had acted apparently so hastily in send
ing such telegram to Minister Taylor
without hearing both sides Of the case.
Asked what the Spanish Government
would probably do in regard to
this matter, the Minister said II don't
think my government will make any
reply until it shall first have heard
from the Governor General of Cube,
Up to the present time the Governor
General has been placed in possession
of no information leading him to believe
that the Alliance had been fred upon.
l had a telegram from him last night
stating that the naval commander 1T
Havana had telegraphed to the local
authorities at Santiago de Cuba and
Gibars. two ofiour coast cities, for full
particulars of the alleged firing upon
the Alliance. Gibara is near the spot
where the outrage is said to have been
committed. Up to few hours ago no
report had been made to the local au-
thorities and 1 have been inclined to
believe that Capt. Crossman was ro-
mancing. 1t seems incredible that one
of our gunboats could nave done as
Capt. Crossman reports without having
acquainted the naval commander at
Havana with his action. If the
Alliance was within the jurisdic-
tional waters of Cuba 1 cannot see
that we have any apology to make. If
she was outside of the six miles limit
then I have no doubt that the Spanish
government will do what is proper in
the matter"
Congressman Tyler of the Norfolk
district has been here for day OF two,
trying, but so far unsuccessfully, to get
places in the Governments service for
some of his constituents.
There are no new developments at
the State Department in the matter of
the Colorado Italian lynching case, be-
yond the receipt by Secretary Gresham
today of a brief note from Baron
Fave, the Italian ambassador here,
transmitting the report of DR.. Cuneo,
the Italian consul at Denver, on the
Walsenberg affair, in which the con-
sui says it is assumed that the men
killed had not been naturalized. In
his note Baron Fava expresses the
hope that the legal authorities of Colo
RADIO will take prompt action in pun
| ishing the offenders.
The President is not expected here
much before noon tomorrow. The
congressman whom he left in the lurch
by skipping as soon as Congress ad-
journed hope nothing will delay his ar
rival, as their patience and purses have
nearly been exhausted in waiting for
him to come back and decide the little
private matters they will lay before him.
The papers in the contested election
case Of Hoge VS.. Otey have not yet
been received by the clerk of the House.
MIR. Yost, who is contesting Mr.. Tuck
er's seat, was here yesterday. He says
he is perfectly satisfied with his case.
Colonel Brady, who has prepared the
papers for Mr.. Thorp, Who'll contestiug
Mr.. McKenney's seat, has returned,
and is confident that his case els i'm
pregnable now in respect of law and
facts.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-Two I'M
known white men last Tuesday morn
ing made an unsuccessful attempt to