Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-16

would not be denied, he said, that the
consumer got the benefit of all reduc-
tons in postage. There could be no
trusts in thoughts and books. Trusts
could control the metropolitan news
papers, for it took enormous capital to
publish such paper; that the pam
phleteer could circulate his ideas at
the expense of few hundred dollars.
The French novel had been condemn
ed; it was not more trashy than the
average Sunday newspaper. Senator
Stewart, who will address the COM
mittee later, stopped long enough to
Say that the accounts at the Postoffice
Department were kept in such shape
that no information could be had there.
He would show this to the committee
later on, for he believed that much
more Information was needed before
an intelligent bill could be framed.
In view of the broad divergence Of
views between the President and Con
gress on the Hawaiian question it is
reported that Presidenntt Cleveland will
leave leave the appointment of Minister
'W1s..iils's successor as .. S. Minister to
Hawaii to President Mckinley.
Soon after the war between the
States commission sent out
by President Johnson to investi-
gate matters land of which Gen..
]. S. Fullerton, of the Chickamauga
Park commission, is now almost the
only SURVIVOR found in every southern
hotel they visited, Gen. Robert E. Lees
portrait displayed in the post of honor in
the office. The one partial exception
was Vicksburg, where the portrait OF
Lee on the right was fanked by that OF
u. s. Grant on the left. Yesterday this
incident was recalled by remarkable
meeting which occurred in the Speak
er's room at the Capitol. Col. Fred D.
Grant and Gen. S. d. Lee met there
for the purpose of advocating the per-
petuation of the Vicksburg battlefield.
They appeared before the committee
on rules, consisting of Speaker Reed
and Messrs. Henderson and Dalzell, to
plead that a day may be set aside for
the consideration of their bill making
an appropriation for the preliminary
work of surveying and marking the
lines of battle. AS the bill carries an
appropriation Speaker Reed would
not make a positive answer, saying
that the matter could not be considered
alone on its sentimental side.
Mr.. kotzebue, the Russian Minister
denies the story that Russia opposes
the arbitration treaty, as that treaty in
no way touches Russian interests.
The gunboat Machias left Canton for
Bangkok, Siam, this morning in ODE.
dience to cabled orders from Secretary
Herbert "to protect American inter.
ests." The distance is about 1000
miles and the Machias should reach
her destination in about week. The
State Department declines to d!yulge
the character of information which ii
has received from Bangkok which
causes the sudden dispatch of war.
ship to the scene, but there is no doubt
the attack on United States Consul
General Edward B. Kellert by Siamese
soldiers is at the bottom of it. To-day
it is learned that Tor some time litiga-
ton has been in progress over the es-
tate of an American named Cheek,
who held a valuable teak concession
from the Siamese Government. This
had been highly remunerative during
Cheeks life time but when, after his
death, it became desirable to wind up
his estate, the Siamese government
stepped in and took measures to pre-
vent the sale of a number of elephants
he had raised and employed in getting
out timber. 1t is also aid that Kellert
was the executor for the estate or the
agent of the heirs, and his activity in
their behalf had probably led to friction
with the Siamese authorities who per-
haps overstepped the usual legal meth.
DDS in trying to get rid of him.
In the House to-day Mr.. Otey, Of
Virginia, introduced bill granting q
pension 10 James Written, Company
K, 18th View Jersey Volunteers, of $40
per month.
The alumni committee of the Virginia
Military Institute-R. Sylvester, presi-
dent of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, chairman, and Gen. w. II. Payne
and Maj. P. J. Otey, of Virginia, and
Mr.. VIM. Wheatley, of Washington,
met at the residence of Mr.. Wheatley,
Bill N. street, N. W., yesterday even.
ing and formulated plan to reach all
the alumni of the V. NJ. l., regarding
the memorial to the late General f. Il.
Smith. General Scott Ship was elected
treasurer of the memorial fund.
Mr.. Bankhead, of the House COM
mittee on public buildings, says a
proposition to buy the famous Malone
lot for the site of new government
printing office is among several others
for the same purpose, but that he
doesn't think any of them will be &C.
cepted at this session.
Mr.. Polk Miller, of Virginia. lectured
here again last night at Armory Hall,
to large and highly amused audience.
Ex.Congressman Trigg, of Virginia,
was at the Capitol to-day. Talking
about the burning of the Salt Works il
his State during the war, he said that
when the federal army approached
Abingdon all the men in that town ex-
cept two old cripples vacated it, and
that one of them being called upon to
pray to the women and children of the
town who had assembled in church.
prayed that the yankees might not
kill, murder and take away their lives. !"
The administration is hitting the
supporters of the democratic ticket at
the late election whenever it gets a
chance. Congressman Berry of Ken
lucky recommended one of them for d
vacant postoffice in a town in his dis
trict, but the rule in such cases was
hrogen in order that q boiler miGht