Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l

of burglars tools were 1ounQ Oh Guo
men when arrested. Police officers
jacobson and Donohue saw two men
sneak down the area steps of the en-
b.ssy about o'clock in the evening
when the servants would naturally be
Q ogaged in serving dinner. They cap
red the men as they were in the act
of picking the lock. One of them gave
lhe name of Henry Phelps and said he
was from Chicago. 1t was upon his
person that the burglar tools and re-
volver were found. He is believed to be
q professional "crook." The other man
said his name was George Williams,
and that he lived in the 4th ward,
Brooklyn.
Counsel Jere Wilson for the defense
of Broker Chapman, indicted for re-
flsing to answer the Senate committees
questions, continued his argument to-
day that the prosecution must be COM
PEELED to prove wilfulness. His object
was to prove that the act was
not shown to have been committed
wilfully. II contend" he said, that the
word wilful is there in the statute and
means what it says If the word were
not there averments would be necessary
to show the intent. A bad purpose
must be shown"
The Senate committee on foreign re
lations held its first meeting this morn
ing since the reorganization OF the SEN
ate. There was no attempt made to
consider the important business before
the committee. The docket is unusual
ly large, owing to the complications
now existing between this government
and foreign powers. Nothing was done.
Chief among the matters referred to
this committee are affairs relating to
Cuba, Venezuela and Armenia. Mem
bers ofthe committee say the latteris one
that will cause this government no end
of trouble. The recognition of the bel
ligerent rights of the Cubans is also
pressing upon the committee and this
will be the first thing taken up at
the meeting next Saturday. Strange
as it may seem there is no division OF
sentiment among the members on this
subject.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has issued its schedule ofexam-
nations for the first six months of 1896.
Virginia has more than her share of de-
partmental appointments but residents
of that State can take the railway mail,
Indian aud government printing office
examinations.
Capt. Thomas II. Mckee, Of Indiana,
superintendent of the House document
room in the 51st Congress and assistant
secretary of the republican COMPRESSION
al committee i'll the campaign of 1894,
was to day appointed journal clerk Of
the House, relieving n. I. Crutchteld,
of Kentucky, who filed the position in
the SD and SD Congresses.
Secretary Olney this morning, with
reference to the case of Julio Sanguilly,
now serving life sentence in Mora
Castle, Havana, who is said TO be in
danger of threats from the Spanish vol
unteers, said Sanguilly is we'll protect
cd and in no danger, advices to that
effect having been received from Con-
sui General Williams.
The third elections committee of the
House, to which have been referred all
the Virginia contested cases, met this
morning. At previous meeting it
had appointed subcommittee, com
posed of the chairman, Mr.. Nc. Call
of Massachusetts, Thomas of Michi-
gan, republicans, and Jones of Vir-
gipis, democrat, to arrange the docket,
and by that arrangement the Virginia
cases will come last, though Colonel
Brady, counsel for the only two real
contests from Virginia, those of Messrs.
Thorp and Yost, will apply to the COM
mittee for permission to come before it
and argue for the early consideration
of those cases. AT this mornings
meeting General Walker of Virginia,
a republican member of the committee,
at the request of Mr.. Hampton hoge,
who is contesting Mr.. Otey's seat for
the Lynchburg district, handed the
committee letter from that contestant
asking that he be allowed more time
for taking testimony, but the commit.
tee decided that such request should
come through the House. The first
elections committee, of which Mr.. Tur-
ner of Virginia is member, also met
this morning, and a similar request hay
ing been made to it, decided that the
law allowed plenty of time, and that no
more could be granted.
Race horse men here say there is not
one OF the bills introduced, so far, in
the Virginia legislature that will not
effectually break up horse racing in
that State. They also say that they
are not hopeful of the opening of the
Arlington track, near Baltimore, this
winter. The chief suffers by the closing
Of the tracks in Alexandria county are
the negroes who were employed at them
and who, now having nothing else to
do, gather at the south end Of the Long
Bridge, where they take sun baths and
bewail the loss Of their congenisl work.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith
introduced bill to pension Mrs. Lucy
Payne. widow of the late Capt. Scott
Payne; also bill for the relief of Capt.
Davis, in charge of the federal cemete-
ry at Alexandria, for damage sustained
by fire at his quarters, and one for the
relief of W. II. Robertson of Fauouier
county, Virginia, for damages resulting
from the war.
In the House to-day Mr.. Tucker OF
Virginia was granted indefinite leave
on account of sickness, and Mr.. Ken
uey of the same State, for week on &C
count of important business.
In the Senate to-day communics-
ton from the Secretary Of the Navy
was received in which the Secretary
soys ba saas no resSon why the c0n-