Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Oatiand for the reason that it was not
q case in which the court had original
Jurisdiction. Several other cases were
decided, but the above was the only
one of any Importance.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Joseph K. Her
cd Of Indiana, to be Secretary Of
Legation of the United States to Japan;
Henry A. c. Emory, citizen of the
United States, to be interpreter to the
Consulate of the United States at
Ningpo, China; George F. Smithers, a
citizen of the United States, to be in
terpreter to the Consulate of the
United States at Osaka.
The nomination of John B. Herod,
who was today commissioned by the
President as Secretary of Legation in
japan, was sent to the Senate for the
same position February 81 last and
failed of confirmation.
Mr.. Ramon Williams, the United
States Consul General at Havana, tele-
graphed the State Department to-day
that the Spanish government had &C
coded to the contention of this govern
ment that San Gully, the naturalized
American citizen arrested in Cuba as a
revolutioniSt, shall be tried by civil
tribunal and not by court martial.
The United States contended that ac-
cording to the treaty with Spain Amer
lean citizens accused of implication in
revolutionary plots shall be tried by
the civil courts if they are captured
without arms on their persons. San
Gully is accused by the revolutionists
of being spy and they have threat
ened to deal hardly with him if he is
set at liberty.
For few hours to-day matters con-
nected with the Spanish incident were
10 most ambiguous state. Early this
morning one of the confidential officials
of the State Department gave out what
was characterized as san authoritative
denialn of the report that the Spanish
glvernu emit had made answer to Mr.
Gresham's protest and demand for an
apology in connection with the alleged
indignity offered to the Alliance. JUS
before one o'clock, however, Secretary
G. .esham told a United Press reporter
that he would neither affirm nor deny
the story that Spain had replied, and ht
went on to say that he had made nc
statement that would indicate that al
answer had been received. These re-
marks by Mr.. Gresham place the frs
denial in new light and leave the
matter in state of uncertainty so 1al
as the public is concerned.
The President to-day signed the com
mission of Charles +. Shoemaker, frs
lieutenant in the revenue cutter service
to be captain, vice L. G. Shepard, de
ceased. :.
President Cleveland was IS years ole
to day. Mr.. Thurber remembered the
occasion and was the first person tc
congratulate Mr.. Cleveland after he en-
tered his office. The President spent
the morning receiving Congressmer
and other callers. He looks exceed
ingly we'll. Very few of those who
called on Mr.. Cleveland knew that
this was his birthday. One of those
who did know made the Presiden,
laugh when he said that st. Patrick
mad beaten Mr.. Cleveland by one day
Mr.. Callahan, superintendent of the
Norfolk line of steamers, says that
those interested in establishing new
ferry line between here and Alexandra
will soon hold meeting and organize
a company for that object. They vii
build two new boats, capable of making
the trip in twenty minutes. Those IN
favor of the proposition say they are
confident it would pay, IS ten years
ago, when the business between the two
cities was a great deal less than it is
now. each of the two old boats then on
the line paid q net profit of from seven
to eight thousand dollars year.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
has returned from his State where he
heard the testimony in a contested
election case there given by Capt.
Ham. Shepherd. in respect of the
purged registration lists. The Captain
stated that the lists were purged OF
some of the names that ought not to
have been on them. Mr.. Swanson says
there is nothing in the papers of the
COhlGStduI III Aio CtioO w oAiOU eANe Wy
fraud was committed.
The authorities of Alexandria county
are now making q new broad road
from a point about half mile north of
Four-Mile Run, on the Alexandria and
Washington turnpike, straight to the
top of the ridge west of that road,
where it will connect with the old
Alexandria and Georgetown road. The
new road will be named Frazier's
Avenue.
The races at the st. Asaph track
commenced to-day and q large crowd
from this city attended them. Many
of the horse owners and others inter-
ested in the track who had quarters
here last winter have moved to Alex
andria where, they say, they have just
as good accommodations at cheaper
rates. If foreign book be kept at the
st. Asaph track on the race days at
Jackson City, it is said the arrange
ment between the two tracks by which
there will be racing at each on alter
nate days, will be broken.
The officers of the naval intelligence
office, who endeayor to keep track of
all foreign war vessels, have been en-
tirely unable to locate any Spanish yes
sci named the Arcedo, or anything
like it, and so were unable to throw
sny light on the story telegraphed from
Key West that Spanish gunboat of
that name had sunk an American
schooner with loss of sixteen lives.
The court of appeals here this after
noon affirmed the decision of the lower
court that bookmaking at the Benpings
race track is illegal.
Congressman Enloe, of Tennessee,