Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gasette.J
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.

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visitors to day. Attorney General Nc
Kenna stayed long time with the
President duriog the early part OF the
day. Secretary Alger was also caller:
Senators Walcott, OF Colorado, ana
Hawley, of Connecticut, were at the
White House for short time. Her
bert Vase. of Rhode Island, who for
manv years has sent the Thanksgiving
turkey to the White House, has
forwarded big bird for this years
Thanksgiving dinner.
Isaac A. Miller was appointed post
master OF Natural Bridge, Va, to-day.
1t is stated from an authorlta-
tive source that no recent negotla-
lions have occurred between Sec
retary Sherman and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
concerning new arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain: that no change of notes mas
occurred between Mr.. Sherman and
Lord Salisbury on this subject and that
Sir Jul an has not spoken of the mat
ter since ne returned to Washington
some weeks ago from London. These
explicit statements were called out by
detailed reports recently published, one
of them being sent from Washington to
London newspaI or, TO the effect that
negotiations on the new treaty had pro
crossed to the finai stage, that IL would
be an emssculst.d version Of the form
er Oluey Pauncetote treaty, and that 1t
vas 80 far along that it would be sub
mitted to the Senate soon after 1t as
sembled.
Robert II. Martin, for number OF
years treasurer of the Columbian Uni.
versity of this city, to-day pleaded
guilty of embezzlement Of Si3, $50 of the
funds OF that institution curing 1924,
1885 and 1896, and was remanded to
Jail to await sentence, which will be
imposed mkt Saturday. The penalty
for enlightenment here is tine not to
exceed S. 900, or imprisonment for not
over five years, or both. a strong ef-
'ort will be made to secure an imprison-
ment sentence and on only one of the
five counts.
The official programme for the re-
| captions of 1898 1T the White House
by President and Mrs. Mckinley has
been issued. Invitations will not in
clude all the receptions. but during the
season all persons in official life will be
invited. All the receptions excepting
the New Years and the public ones
will be by card invitation. Only those
invited will be present; but all who are
entitled will be given opportunity to be
present at least once during the sea-
son. The avoidance of excessive and
dangerous crowding will add to the
attractiveness of all the receptions
This is decided change from the pre-
vious official receptions, when invita-.
tons included all persons in official
life for all the receptions. This has
been made to avoid large crowds at the
receptions, but it is an innovation that
will cause considerable talk in society
circles here.s diZs . -,
The Spanish minister to-day received
the following dispatch FROM the Cap.
tain General of Cuba at Havana:
"HAvANA, Nov. 22.-At Palos
province of Havana, where Genera
Pando is operating with his column
there has surrendered to him today
the insurgent leader Cuervo, ranking
as colonel, together with three maj ors
sixteen officers aud $50 men, with their
arms and ammunition, among them
sixteen cavalrymen. Colonel Cuerve
has offered to further surrender up 30[
men, the remainder not having done Sc
at once as they were dispersed in the
woods, but they will be brought to-
gether and surrendered to the authori
ties as soon as practible."
In the U. S. Court of Claims this
morning, the case of the Cramps Ship.
building Company vs.. the government,
for million and half dollars. was de-
cided in favor OF the plaintiffs. The
decision was only on the question OF
j lrisdictior, but as the governments
chief hope rested on that, both sides
agree that the Cramps have as good as
won their case. The counsel for the
| plaintiffs are Gen. Hunton, OF Warren
ton, and Mr. Creecy. of this city, and
the fee of each will probably be fifty
thousand dollars.
Mrs. Helen Bray, who was appointed
postmaster at Stanardsvil!e, Greene
county, Va, has so far failed to file her
official bond. She was appointed on
the endorsement OF the republican ex
ecutive committee OF his State and
OF r. f rec Bowden. l.. G., that
Mitchell is now an applicant for the
place.
The report that the Solicitor of the
Treasury had decided that Collector
Brady of Virginia was right in remov.
ing his democratic subordinates, against
the civil service order of the President,
is incorrec,. The Solicitor this morn
ing said his decision had not yet been
70 ldered, and might not be for two or
three weeks.
A runaway horse on Pennsylvania
avenue to day struck telegraph pole
near the corner of 14th street and be.
ing thrown against the electric light
post there, Knocked it down. The
vehicle to which the frightened horse
was attached was smashed to pieces.
Judge Riley of Virginia, who was turn.
ing the corner at the time, imagined
that the horse was rushing at him, and,
with his unimpaired agility, jumped
through the door of the store there,
saying he had too much regard for his
personnel to have it disfgured by
horse with long fetlocks.
The Smithsonian Institution has just
come iato possession of the Hallett
Phillips collection of Indian implements
and antiquities from the Potomac