Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, June 10.

President, when he babe the cor
respondents goodbye last night, said
the trip had done him much good
and had been thoroughly enjoyed from
start to finish despite the heat. at the
STATEN here the incoming was very
quiet. The railway service through
out the trip was all that could be de-
sired and while high speed was attained
at times it was only on stretches
of track where danger was reduced to
the minimum. Mr.. Mckinley had
hoped to settle the vexing question OF
The Spanish mission while away but
that hope was not realized. He met
thousands of southern people on his
trip and this morning expressed himself
as delighted with the journey and
gratified with his added knowledge of
so important portion of the republic.
The trial of John S. Shriver, CORES
pondent of the New York Mill and Ex-
press, the fourth of the recusant wit.
nesses before the Senate sugar investi-
eating committee of 1894, began before
Judge Bradley this morning. Mr..
Shriver was represented by Judge A. j.
Dittenhoeffer, of New York, and Judge
Jere Wilson, of this city. Mr.. Shriver
was asked by the Senate committee to
give detailed information regarding
some dispatches sent by him to his pa
per in which it was stated that dur
ing the alleged conference between
some officials of the sugar trust and GER
tain Senators at the Arlington in March,
1894, there was lodged in the next
room certain wire manufacturer who
overheard the alleged conference and
the next morning reported it to
q certain congressman, telling him
that from the conference he knew
the Wilson bill never would pass
and that the sugar schedule of the
House bill would be changed. After
considerable examination in regard to
the story published by Mr.. Shriver, as
to how he verified the alleged facts, all
of which were answered, the committee
asked the name of the Congressman
which Mr.. Shriver refused 10 give. He
also refused 10 give the name vi the wire
manufactures. He declined TO give the
name on the ground that it would viz
late confidence and involve his raputa-
ZION rs q newspaper man. N trouble
was experienced in securing y jury. DIS
trict Attorno, Davis concluded his open
ing statement with the assertion that
upon the pertiuercy OF the questions 80
which answers were refused he was
willing to rest his case. The dofrusc
reserved it's opening The small sbcw
of resistance made by the defeuce
to the admission of the governments
proof seemed to Indicate strong be
lief on their part that the case would
not go to the jury, but would be thrown
out of court on the motion which they
expected to make after the govern
ment rested. Senator Gray was the
first witness. Mr.. Gray's examination
was extended but covered practically
the same ground as was covered in the
other cases. Judge Dittenhoefler asked
Senator Gray if one Senator (Mr. Quay
had not admitted that he had specula-
ted in sugar stock. II object" shouted
District Attorney Davis, and Judge
Bradley sustained the objection. Judge
Dittendoeffer asked Senator Davis if
the committee did not afterward OBJ
tain the name of the congressman (Mr.
Cadmus of New Jersey and the wire
manufacturer CIV. B. Castor, of Wilkes
barre, Pa.). District Attorney Davis OBJ
jected and the objection was sustained.
At o'clock the government rested its
case and Judge Dittenhoeffer moved
the court to instruct the jury to dismiss
the case. District Attorney Davis did
not reply and the decision on the mo-
ton will not be reached until to-mor-
row.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate: John G.
Brady, of Alaska, to be governor Of the
district of Alaska. To be commissioners
in and for the district of Alaska, Cald-
we'll w. Tuttle, of Indiana, and John
E. Crane, of Illinois.
Senator Daniel being asked to-
day about the newspaper report to
the effect that he would probably
be the president OF the coming
democratic convention of his State.
said it was entirely incorrect, that the
honors the party had ct its disposal
were too few for one man to be having
more than one at time, and besides,
he had promisedi Mr.. Saunders that
he would support his aspiration to the
position referred to.
A large number OF Virginians, among
them several Congressman, went from
here to-day to Charlottesville to attend
the commencement of the University
OF Virginia and hear Mr.. Bryan speak.
A member of the Virginia colony in
New York now here says Mr.. Charles
Broadway Rouss, who made large
donation to the university referred to,
refused to go there to-day because of
the presence of MIR. Bryan, whose cleo
ton, he says, would have impoverished
the country and brought on revolution.
Senator Tillman to-day gave notice
of an amendment he will offer to the
tariff bill providing for head tax of
500 on all immigrants to the United
States. The amendment also makes it
q misdemeanor punishable by fine and
for any person to enter the
United States for the purpose Of engag-
ing In trade or manual labor without in
tending to become a citizen. The pro.
visions are modified by proviso to the
effect that they "shsll only remain in
effect until silver shall be admitted to
our minis for coinage at the ratio of
16 to 1, on the same conditions with
gold"
People from both Richmond and
here to-day say they believe
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