Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondence Of the Alexandris Gagette.]
WaeErNcToN. March 16.


NOW know ss the civil service
i,w senator Vest of Missouri imme-
iI" fled with Captain Bassett q
claim for Mr.. Pendleton's seat on .ne
floor when it should be vacated. Ids
act OF the Missouri Senator caused
rnntnre between Mr.. Pendleton and
himself. 1t was in vain that Mr.. vest
protested he meant no personal ofiense,
but was simply expressing an opinion
th It the democrats of Ohio would never
ndorse the act of their Senator in put
ting all the official patronage OF the
government under civil service rules.
Mr. Pendleton refused to be pacified.
He was not reelected and the desirable
seat which Mr.. Vest now occupies ls
tn 1t from which gentleman George"
cnampioned the passage of the civil
service law.
A delegation of Cheyenne and Ara
pahce Indians accompanied by their
agent called upon the Secretary of the
Interior to-day to pay their respects.
They are the most notable Indians
that have visited Washington for some
time. Among them are the chiefs who
participated IN the Custer massacre at
the Little Big Horn and engaged IN
many other fights.
The Treasury Department has de-
cided that diamond cutting in the
United States is not a new industry,
and that consequently the expert dia-
mond cutters who it was proposed 10
bring over from Holland to New YORK
to ply their avocations in this country,
will not be admissible under the con-
tact labor law.
The impression with intelligent peo-
ple here on the SUBJECTS that Secretary
Gresham is "iu it," at least to the eX-
tent of his foot, which, it is thought, he
will have some trouble in getting out
without further damage to himself. 1t
is not yet known what sort of ship it
was that attempted to stop the AL
lianca, but, if it was Spanish vessel,
she had perfect right to do what she
did, as the Alliance was within Spanish
jurisdiction, beingI less than six miles
from the Cuban coast. Then, too, an
existing treaty between the two coun-
tri provides that the merchants ship Of
either of the parties which shall be
making into a port belonging 10 an
enemy of the other party, and concern
ing whose voyage, and the species Of
goods on board her, there shall be Just
Grounds of suspicion, shall be obliged
to exhibit as well upon the high seas as
~ U,.v pv..s and Ravens, not only her
passports, but likewise her certificates
expressly showing that her goods are
not Of the number of those which have
been prohibited as contraband. The
Spanish minister Mt noon to-day had
received no information from the Gov
ernor General of Cuba regarding
the Alliance affair, and said il
the commander of the vessel
alleged to have fired upon the AL
lianca has made his report, it would be
Immediately telegraphed to me. Hear.
ing nothing from the Governor-General
il is fair to assume that he himself
is as yet officially ignorant of the
so-called outrage. He added that he
this was still sceptical as to the state
ment that the vessel which fired upon
the Alliance was Spanish man. of-war.
The Governor of Colorado telegraphs
to the State Department that two of the
lynched Italians had taken out natural
ization papers; also that he has directed
that speedy steps be taken to arrest and
t y the lynchers.
An account of the banquet of the
% army corps, Hancock's old corps, q.
S. A, given at Pages here a night or
two ago, was published in the news
papers of this city, but in it there was
no mention of decidedly the most sem
sational incident of the evening. The
decoration of the hall was entrusted to
Clpt. Armes, member of the ,rps and
Virginian, out who supposed the war
was over, and that brave soldiers re-
spected brave leaders no matter in
what cause they fought, so it was an
honorable one. With such a thought
in his head he procured two handsome
portraits, one of General Washington
and the other of General Lee, and hung
them among the other decorations.
But the latter being Objectionable to
the other members of the corps was
quietly, but quickly, turned to the
wall. That of the other, but more
successful "rebel" was allowed to re-
main.
The Violet with the President on
board arrived at Indian Head at half
past ten o'clock this morning but didn't
reach here until after four o'clock this
evening, evidently delaying her arrival
until after calling hours at the White
House, and, as tomorrow will be Sun
day, preventing people from FOSTERING"
Mr.. Cleveland until Monday. Many of
the congressman, who have been wait
ing here to see Mr.. Cleveland
before returning to their homes,
walked up to the White House to-day, but as
the flag was not flying over that house. they
walked back again, in no good humor. Most
all the congressman who were not reelected
attribute their defeat to the dissatisfaction
and disconte At in their party produced by
Mir. Cleveland and one who did not look at
the VIII ts House to-day, when asked if he
had been to see the President. replied that he
hsd not and did not W, mt to see him.
A private letter received here to day from
Colon mentions the death on the Isthmus, of
Willie Dashiell, son Of the late Rev. Dr. De-
shields of Richmond. The Docto-, it will be
remembered, who went to the Isthmus last
year to see his son Willie. who was in trouble,
took the fever and died there also.
J. p. D. STREET. was to day appointed postmas-
tar at Opequon. Frederick county, Va, vice
II. NJ Ramsburg, resigned.
THE GAZETTE.-Although the ALEX.
ANDRIA GAZETTE is in its Goth year
there is nothing decrepid or feeble