Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON Nov 9

a few days ago secretary herUeTb
decided that it would be violation of
treaty obligations to permit one of the
new gunboats to be built upon the
great lakes. Elk Secretary Dickinson
appealed to the President for reversal
of Secretary Herbert's, decision. This
morning the President announced his
approval of the position taken by the
Secretary of the Navy in the matter,
and the contract will not, therefore, be
given to the Detroit Dry Dock Com
pany, the lowest bidder. The contract
for the six new gunboats will be award
ed to-day.
News is received here of another en-
counter between the Spanish forces
and the insurgents in Cuba in which
the royalists gained substantial vic
tory against overwhelming odds. The
d ,tails came through unofficial sources
to-day. The Insurgents to the number
of 200 men, headed by Rago Ignacio
Suarez and Ojo de Aqua, met at point
near Cienfuegos on the southern coast
of Cuba battalion of 60 soldiers of the
Canarias regiment and two civilian
guards. A sharp fight of nearly an
hours duration ensued resulting in the
routing of the insurgents With seven
killed and many wounded. The loss
of the Spanish troops was 6 killed and
II wounded, including their comman-
der. General Campos has issued an or
der congratulatiug the troops upon
their success and bravery.
Mrs. A. G. Clay was to day appoint
ed postmaster at Wren, Charlotte
county, Va, vice G. T. Webb, resigned
The official speed of the Am
men ram Katahdin is 16 Is knots as re-
ported to Secretary Herbert to-day by
the trial board, and the vessel stands
rejected.
The report of the Commissioners of
immigration made public to-day says
that during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1895, 25S, 536 immigrants arrived in
the United States, 81 ,095 less than the
pr, ce ling year; showing the smallest
immigration since 1879. Oftbese 2,419
were debarred and deported at the ex-
pense of the various steamship lines
transporting them. OF those deported
694 came in violation of the alien con-
tract labor laws.
The inn at Leesburg was not closed
yesterday, as stated in this correspond
ence of that day, but the proprietor
abandoned it for the reason stated, and
the owner, Colonel Lie White, is do
ing what he can to feed the boarders.
A special boat will leave here Tues
day morning for all the landings on both
sides of the river for the accommoda-
ton of voters in Virginia and Mary
land, and will return on the night OF
that day.
Mr.. Cornett, the republican who is
contesting Mr.. Swanson's seat in Con-
gress, has at last sent his brief to the
clerk of the House-six weeks after
the regular time, but it will be con-
sidered unless objection be made by the
elections committee, which is hardly
probable.
Secretary Herbert to day awarded
the contracts for the six composite gun
boats authorized by last Congress. Two
of the vessels, the twin screw, will be
built by the Union Iron Work, San
Francisco; one by Dialogue and Sons
of Camden, N. J. one by Louis Nixon,
of the Crescent Shipbuilding Company,
Elizabethport, N. j., and two by the
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.
Messrs. r. R. Veitch and James E
Clements went through Alexandria
county to-day to encourage the voters
to come out on Tuesday next and vote
for Messrs. Mushbach and May They
report that there is practically no op.
position to these candidates for the
State Senate and House of Delegates.
They say that Mr.. Lewis will receive
few votes, but the trouble is that the
democrats are so sure of the election Of
their candidates that many of them
will not take the trouble to go to the
polls, and that a small vote in the
county, for that reason, is anticipated.
A member of the State republican
committee of Virginia, here to-day, says
Congressman Walker of Virginia will
be a member of the House committee
on elections, with special reference to
the contested cases from Virginia; also
that Col. Lamb will be appointed Ger
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the State republican committee.
In administration circles, it is said
October is not the month from which a
tair estimate of Treasury receipts may
be made, and that November and De-
cember will prove that the new tariff
bill will produce enough revenue to
provide for the expenses of the govern.
ment, but that ifnot, the administration
has it in its power to sell more bonds
for that purpose, and will not hesitate
to use it if occasion shall so require.
Senators Pugh and Morgan of Ala
bama will leave here next week for
their State, and, together, will stump
that State in the interest of free silver
coinage. No election will be held in
Alabama this fail, but Secretary Her
bert and Governor Oates, backed by
the administration, are trying to create
an anti-silver majority there, and the
two Senators referred to are going home
to oppose their efforts.
A private letter received here to-day
from one of the best informed and mos;
conservative democratic politicians in
Kentucky says that Hardin's majority
will not be less than fifteen thousand,
and that enough of Senator Black
burns friends will be elected to the
legislature to secure his reelection be-
yond peradyenture, and, what's more,
that no influence that may be exerted
to induce them to desert him can sue
coed.
Mr.. Hammond, formerly of Chicago,
but now of this city, has bought the
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