Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondsuce Of the Alexandra Gazette


cations between Cuba and the coast OF
Florida which might result in the IN
PRODUCTION of the dreaded fever, has
caused the establishment OF what ls
known as the Florida patrol in which
the Marine Hospital Service is assisted
by the State Board of Health.
Mr.. Adams, the British charge dat.
fairs. has telegraphed the Department
of Stste that the customs charges on
miners outfit for Klonkike arriving
from Dyea and other points are those
authorized by regular revenue laws OF
Canada. No special or unusual charges
were made. On the contrary the in
structions sent were to exempt miners.
blankets, personal clothing in use and
broken packages of provisions being
used also cooking materials IN use.
70 make food allowance clear instruc
tons have been given for the season to
the customs officer at Tagish to exempt
100 pounds of food for the journey,
charging ordinary customs duty only
on excess.
Consul General Lee in report to the
State Department says that the SlO,OOO
placed to the credit of the relief fund
on Nav 22nd last was equivalent to
SlO,975 Spanish dollars. The fund
which he says was expended with the
greatest care and economy is nearly ex.
hsusted. With it about ], 400 destitute
Americans have been fed daily and
provided with necessary medicine. 1t
cost 81 cents in United States money for
each person per day, or even less, for
transportation is taken from their be
lief fund. Three persons have had
transportation provided for them to
various points in the United States.
About 95 per cent of the IA 900 destitute
persons are naturalized American citi.
zens but who have resided in Cuba for
long time, and whose business ls
there. Many ofthem: the reports says,
do not speak English. A large num-
Der have never been in the United
States, being the wives and children oil
naturalized citizens.
The Union Iron Works Of San Frau
cisco has accepted the Navy Depart
ment's terms for the diagonal armof
for the bulkheads of the battleship
Wisconsin now under construction at
their ship yard. The arrangements for
the supply ofthis structural armor were
made recently with the Cramps in the
case of the Alabama, being at the rate
of $500 ton, which is the maximum
rate allowed by law. Nothing as yet
has been heard from the Newport
News Company, with regard to sup
plying diagonal armor for the battle
ship under construction at their yard.
A delegation of Chippewa Indians
filed a protest with the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs to-day against at
tempts which are being made to make
them move from Mile Lac to White
Earth and Red Lake reservations.
These Indians cannot take allotments
on any but the latter reservations, and
all of their former reservations except
d small tract has been taken up, as 1t
has been adjudged public land. No re.
ply has yet been made by the Indian
Office and it is possible that an inspect
or will be sent to the place before any
action is taken.
Information has reached the Secre-
tary of the Treasury that the steamer
Dauntless is about to take on ammuni-
ton snd men at Tampa for the insur-
gents in Cuba. The collector of GUS
toms at Tampa has been directed to
exercise vigilance to prevent infractions
of the navigation and neutrality acts
and to communicate with the U. S. at
torney. Capt. Shoemaker has also in
structed commanders OF the revenue
cutter feet to be on the lookout for the
Dauntless.
Collector Agnew, of the upper Vir.
xinia district, ia here to-day. He will
attend the meeting of the Virginia
State republican committee at Lynch
burg next Wednesday, and says he is,
and he thinks most of the other men,
bers Of that committee are, opposed to
calling State convention of the party
this year. General Walker, another
member of that committee, is in favor
of calling convention, but it is said he
will not be back from his California
trip in time to attend the meeting re-
ferred to.
Mr.. Lloyd Smith, of Northumber-
county, Virginia, a prominent candi.
date for Attorney General of his State
at the recent Roanoke convention, is
here to-day on his way home. Con-
gresham Jones started with him, but
hearing of the death of his mother.in-
law, he took shorter route. Talking
of the report that Mr.. Jones is an as
pirant for Senator Martins seat, Mr..
Smith says nothing could be more err
roneous. BE also says the convention
was perfectly harmonious and its action
entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Ryan of Loudoun county, Vir.
GINA, passed through here to-day On
bis way home from the late democratic
convention Of his State. 1t is under
stood that Mr. Saunders. who was the
permanent president of that conven
ton, will be rival of Mr.. Ryan, who
now holds that place. for the speaker
ship OF the Virginia House of Dele.
gates, and that he has strong support
Ex.Seoretsry Carlisle appeared as
counsel of certain tea importers before
the Attorney General today in a case
involving the right of the government
to impose an additional tax of ten per
cent. on tea brought into this country
via Canada.
Mr.. Eckels, the Comptroller of the
Currency, has left Washington for the
West WI, S,-re he will spend his vacation.
he expects to re.S I'm about October LIST.
He seems to be as great Ia. eosite WY
tue present administration as he v.