Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 9.

American carpets are being intro
duced iuto Switzerland by a German
firm of Stuttgart, and the American
consul at Zurich in his investigation Oh
lie matter has found that United states
manufacturers have a good neiu ~
Elrope for their fabrics: H. VIZ.
AZ last nights meeting OF tpe WI
s;ni, d,uocrntic association OF TINS ci.s
:, ,ns,lnrioD in favor of silver was ialu
~, the table. ex Congressman Bryan OF
Trbraska, whose progenitors were resi-
4 MS Of Culpeper county, Virginia, was
.c,ed an holorary member, and .
'.n :, composed of Messrs. Harper,
= uoders and Thomas appointed to
t.te charge of the third annual excur-
n to be taken by the association next
III. rumored at the State Department
to-day that one of the first matters that
will be called to the Presidents atten-
,iop. after his return, will be the ques
ton of retaliating upon those foreign
countries that have prohibited the im-
portation of American meat, by the i'm
position of a high duty upon all articles
imported from those countries.
Senator Daniel and ex-senator Hun.
ton have gone home, and SO have all
the Virginia members of the late House,
except Mr.. Swanson.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller continues i'll, to the great incon.
yenience Of those congressman and
ex congressman who are Interested In
the appointment of the ten extra 10
,ernal revenue agents provided for by
the income tax bill, the appointment OF
whom is at his disposal.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia
when asked to-day if the proposed new
silver party would be strong in his dis
trict, replied with negative, and said
Virginians had tried secession once be-
fore with unfortunate results, and that,
hereafter, like General Henry A Wise,
who vented to fight in the Union, they
viii fight in the democratic party.
Western men, he says, have not ex-
perienced the i'll effects of secession.
kilograms received here to- day from
Yale College state that the son Of Mr..
Frank Hume of Alexandria county is
recovering from the surgical operation
recently performed upon him, and that
his father and mother who are there
will start for home with him next
week.
The course pursued by the last Geor-
gia Legislature in acting illiberally to.
wards the State militia has demoralized
the soldiers and precipitated a militia
Reorganization.
Secretary Gresham said to day that
he had received nothing regarding the
report that the captain-general of Cuba
hid demanded the recall of United
States Consul General Ramon 0. Viii
liams, at Havana.
Manuel de Almagro, who by his own
confession, had embezzled $4,000 from
The Argentine Legation where he was
employed as q bookkeeper, was ar.
raigned before Judge Miller in the Pc
lice Court this morning. His attorney
entered special plea denying the le'
gality of his arrest and deten
ton and the jurisdictson of the
court. He maintained that mas
much IS the arrest was made
| within me walls OF tne legation ~ wa.
q violation of the law of nations, ano
consequently void. Assistant Uniteo
States District Attorney Mullowney
advanced the argument that the pris
oner WAS liable to arrest being either
of the United States and not being re
gistered in the Department of State as
legation attache. The court postponed
/
Merchants of his city say the depression IL
bu ,iness ami lack of trade here now have
ne rer been equaled in recent years, aud tina
there seems TO be no prospect of an early i'm
provement
The general impression on the subject he
is that the u s. Supreme Court, before which
tn /. case is pending, will decide that the in
come tax law is constitutional. 1t was cor
sti -utional under republican President, and
why it should not be, under one who wa
elected by democrats, cannot be told.