Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-28

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about in different rooms, so that the
may communicate with lends
without having to leave their chairs;
Secretary Carlisle left the city to-day
at , o'clock for Covington, Ky, 70 DC
in attendance at the bedside OF ms
brother. George, who is critically III.
assistant Secretary Hamlin vii! be
act;n@ Secretary during Mr.. Carlisle's
shsence. which may be indefinitely pro-
longed. -ooo;,,oa bere
from Philadelphia, Pa, states that 81,
pe%rintendent Townsend, OF the oni.e9
States Mint in that city, had forwarded
his resignation to the President. Nc
Inflammation in confirmation or denial OF
the report can be obtained at the White
House. although there is q well defined
opipion that something will ve-y short
" be heard on the subject.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Geo. II. Tenne-
more, of Utah, Judge of Probate / n
Beaver county, Utah; Joseph Houston,
Judge of Probate, Garfield county,
Utah Carl Bailey Hurst, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Consul at Prague,
Bohemia, and Charles Jones, of Wiscon-
sin, Consul at Crefeld, Germany.
Services over the remains of George
Baben, of Richmond, Va, the George
town University student who died
Tuesday from injuries received in the
Thanksgiving Day football game, were
held this morning at Trinity Church,
Georgetown, in the presence of a great
crowd of people. The body of young
Bahen was taken to the church at nine
o'clock from Dahlgren Chapel, within
the University grounds, escorted by
priests, acolytes and students. AT the
church q solemn requiem high mass
was rendered by Rev. j. Ravens Rich
ards, S. j., President of the University,
assisted by Rev. d. ]. Stafford, and
Rev. ]. W. Corbett, S. ]. Father Rich
ards preached the funeral sermon. At
ter the services the body was 11ken to
the Pennsylvania Railroad Lon and
placed on the train which leR%hs Rich.
mond at 1920 o'clock. 1t was accom-
panied to Richmond by a delegation Of
students.
Mr.. Wilson, the new Postmaster
General, visited the Postofice Depart
ment to-day and remained in confer
ence with Mr.. Bissell for several hours,
discussing the affairs of the office. All
forwards he met the heads of the
various bureaus and made a general
tour of the department.
The State Department has been re-
| Gently advised that three shipments OF
arms have been made within the past
| few weeks from the United States to
the Insurgents in Cuba. In one case
the arms were sent from Philadelphia to
Savannah. They were transferred from
that point to q small fishing smack Of
ten or fifteen tons burden and carried
to the east coast Of Cuba. to the pro-
vince of Santiago de Cuba, which is the
hotbed of the revolution. These fish
ing vessels are so small that they can
hover about the shores until the coast
is clear. and then make a landing at
any one of a score of safe points.
John NJ. LangstoD, the negro attor-
new for ex-ConsuI Waller. Of his race,
called on Secretary Gresham this morn
ing in the interest of his client. Moth
ing could be done, however, until the
State Department received official in
formation concerning Walters reported
trial and conviction by q military court
martial. His attorney will file a full
statement concerning the concession
obtained by Waller in Madagascar.
No information in regard to the Waller
case has yet been received at the French
Embassy here.
In view of the fact that nobody has
the right to take money out of the pub
lie treasury in order to give it, as a
present, to other people, the treasury
officials are in doubt as to whether or not
they, as bonded officers, shall assume the
responsibility of paying the sugar pro-
ducers the bounty provided for at the
late session of Congress. They know
that the government is in honor bound
to pay the money, but the constitution
al prohibition referred to is what both
ers them.
The fact that a handsome bronze
medal has been made at the Philadel-
phia mint, one side bearing the like
ness of Secretary Carlisle and the other
the names of the several public offices
he has filled, gives occasion for no lit
tie adverse comment here by those who
oppose the new personal government
Of this country. They say the mint had
no more right to make a medal for Sec
rotary Carlisle than for any other man
in the country.
The new day steamer for the Wash
ington and Norfolk line will be launch
ed at Newports's News at half past nine
o'clock on the morning of the 9th
proximo. She will not be completed,
however, and ready to take her place
on the line for two months.
One of the proprietors of the St.
Asaph race track here to-day says the
rumor current here yesterday to the
effect that the arrangement for racing
on alternate days at that and the jack
son city track would be broken and that
there would be daily racing at the
former, and consequently at the latter,
too, was without foundation, and that
the present arrangement, so far as his
track is concerned, would certainly
be continued until the 18th of May.
An application is to be made to the
Secretary of War to improve the road
through the Arlington reservation to
the Aqueduct Bridge. The road from
Alexandria to the reservation referred
to is excellent, and would afford people
from this city an excellent drive to the
St. Asaph race track, were it not for the
abominable road through Arlington.
Secretary Lamont will also be asked to
allow a charitable society to control
the eight hundred acres of unused and