Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-30
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from the line oil the navy LOT tuae Pun
pose.
tween employers and employees was
the subject under consideration 10y tpe
House labor committee to-day, several
bliss having this end in view being De-
fore the committee.
secretary Gresham this morning re-
ceived a dispatch from Minister Taylor
at Madrid. announcing that the span
in senate had approved the modus
yiyendi giving the United States Inc
benefit of the tariff on importations 10
Cuha and the other colonies, enjoyed
upder the former reciprocity arrange
ment.
land message of Monday were adopted
today by the National Board OF Trade
in session at the Shoreham Hotel.
The Howgate trial was resumed TO.
dsy. Miss Ida Howgate sat as usual
h: her fathers side. E. r. True, cash
Ter of the c. S. Treasuier's office, testi-
e ID and showed by his books that on
September 6, 1879, the day on which
the embezzlementc charged against How
gate in the indictment was committed,
Captain Howgatebsd SIS 900 remain.
ln9 to his credit. Wm. II. Stearns, an
employe Of the Treasurer's office, pro-
duced a check for 81 800, which Capt.
Howgate is accused of embezz'ing.
The check was handed 10 Captain
Howgate. who said it was genuine, and
his counsel therefore asked its admis.
sion as evidence. Another employe OF
ths.rreasury cash room testified that
he remembered paying the check OF
81, 800. but did not remember to whom
it was paid. The check was msde pay
able 10 bearer, and on being asked
whether ne was in the habit Of paying
checks made payable to bearer, without
asce. .ining the identity of the persons
who presented them, he replied in the
affirmative A recess was here taken.
As anticipated in this correspondence
last week a bill for a railroad from
Shepherds to this city via ferry across
the Eastern Branch at Geisboro was
reported favorably 10 the House yes
ted Y.
Ex-Attorney General Blair OF Vir-
GINA, who argued case in the l. S.
Supreme Court last Monday, left here
for his home this afternoon. air. Blair
saws that of the seventeen blast fur
naces in his county, Wytheville, every
one is now idle. He also says it was
Ex-Governor Cameron, and not he, WI c
quoted Shake ,peare's remark thas"hon
or would not buy breakfast"
The House elections committee viii
consider the Good Epes contested cleo
ton case on Friday.
Capt. Ham Shepperd, internal rev
enue collector for the upper district O.
Virginia, was at the Capitol today. He
is in bad health, but says he improving
Congressman Tyler went to the Navy
Department to day to see if the Cap
tain's son could not be appointed pay
master in the navy.
Congressman Tucker says ne has
been promised that the bill for the re-
lief of Westinghouse College shall be
taken up in the House next Monday
AMI that ne has polled the members
1Uu DSllSScS IL W LII pass.
Admir-, i Meades fleet, consisting OF the flag
ship New York and the twin cruisers Gin
| matt and Ra eigh are under orders 10 leave
Hampton Roads at 5 p. IN. to-day for the
fest Indies.
Thomas II. Netherland OF Alex andria. stem
| ographer in the Pension Off G. at 81 900. ha;
beea promoted to assistant chief of division
| 1T 81 5000.
II is understood that a preliminary agree
ment has been reached by the Mexican anc
| Guatemllan representatives in Washington
for settlement of the boundary dispute by
| friendly arbitration.
The favora ble-report on the bill for bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington has bier
completed and will be presented 10 the Holst
to-day or tomorrow.
The House commerce committee tod J
agreed to report favorably the bill punishint
tran-wreckiDg and train robbery. Where
death results from the wrecking of trait
with intent TO plumber, the crime shall b'
punishable by death. The bill provides for the
punishment by imprisonment of from one Il
twenty years for train wrecking where death
does not occur. The provisions of the bill
apply to all lines of railway under the juris-
dic,ion Of the interstate commerce commission
and TO trains carrying the United states mails
meet again on Friday of this week to consider
VIII 1t action they shall take regarding The
Ni,aragua canal bill.
The President received the members of the
| National Board of Trade this afternoon
| They called by appointment 20 present copy
of the resolutions commencing his financia
m,s S age which were adopted at their session
this morning. Mr.. Frederick Fraley assured
| the President of the complete confidence the
business men of the country reposed in him
The President, in reply, said he was gratified
to receive this expression from such an asso
cation. 1t was hopeful sign OF the tire:
when the business men gave their time and
attention to financial matters. Every inter
est of the country rested upon the nationa
honor. With national honor gone there wa:
nothing left. 1t was nearest and dearest tt
every man. woman and child in the country
and he was ad that his efforts 10 maintain
the national honor were appreciated.
BISHOP McQUAID.-The New York