Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.

Though the Senate resolution about
tho retrocession of Alexandra to the
District of Columbia would probably
have been referred to the Office of the
Solicitor General lift had ever reached
the Department of Justice, it has not
vet done so, and it is even doubtful II
it has been received at that depart
lnent. The recent alleged interviews
with the Solicitor General on the SUBJ
iect are therefore the result OF magma
lion and not of facts. Nobody, how
ever. thinks any thing will come Of it
no matter where or to whom 1t may be
sent.
Broker Elverton r. Chapman, OF
New York, under sentence of fine and
Imprisonment for refusal to answer
questions asked by Senate committee,
surrendered himself this morning to
the United States marshal. In charge
of deputy marshal, Mr.. Chapman
went to the United States Supreme
Court to apply for a writ of habess
corpus. The Ieti ion was presented
by ex-senator George F. Edmunds and
granted. An order was entered fixing
the argument for March %, Mr.. Chap
man being in the meantime re-
leased on bail in the sum of $1,000.
"Have you any suggestion to make?"
the Chief Justice asked of Solicitor
General Conrad. "Only that my sue
cessor may be in Office at that date" he
replied, "and it may not be convenient
for him to go on then. But rs the gov
eminent is at present represented, 1t
feels constrained to recognize the
ground asked by counsel fora postpone
meat and agrees to it,"
Senator Stewart is now the sole pro-
prietor and manager of the SitUer
Knight, weekly newspaper printed in
Alexandria. He writes all its editorials
and says he intends to continue its pub
LEGATION not only four years more, but
until the silver cause shall succeed. He
has lost about half million by advo-
eating free silver, but his faith in it is
TOO strong to allow him to abandon it.
The Senator is in favor of the Cameron
Cuban resolution, but says it is opposed
by the same gang that elected Nc
Kinley.
Mr.. J. S. Browning, of Pocahontas,
Virginia, who when Colonel Cameron
was Governor of that State was his sec
retary, but who is now wealthy coal
operator, was here to-day on his way
North to make arrangements for open
ing another mine near Pocahontas.
The ways and means committee OF
the House to-day listened to arguments
by the agents of the smoking tobacco
interests of the North and West, who
had conferred yesterday and determin.
cd as to how much duty they should
ask the committee to put on their
products.
A telegram to the Navy Department
announces the death this morning at
Fort Hamilton, n. Y, OF Lieut.. John
II. c. Coffin of pulminary heart al
lection contracted while attached to
the cruiser Alert of the Boring Sea
patrol fleet from which he was recently
detached. His father was the late
Prof. Coffin of the Naval Academy.
kilograms have been sent to eigh-
teen of the civilian applicants for the
suggested steel inspectorship, warning
them that they may be examined in
competition before the end of this week
at the Navy Department. 1t was un-
derstood that at least six of these civil,
iaus will be selected at once and sub
stituted for the naval officers who have
proved unequal to the duty. Their
compensation has been fixed at 81 per
per day and eventually a considerable
number of them will be employed.
In view of decision of the u. S.
Supreme Court to-day IN lottery case
Mr.. Assistant Attorney General Whit
ney says it will be necessary to amend
the anti-lottery statute before it can be
made effective, even irrespective OF the
| question Of its constitutionalty.
A Rockingham farmer; here to day,
| says the people of that county are
| slowly learning that by using the
Southern Railway instead of the B. Il
o. road, they not only save time, but
| money, and that, too, even if they want
to trade with Baltimore, as the saving
in distance is nearly hundred miles.
r. Goldschmidt, who formerly kept
store where Woodward and 10th
rop's now is, but subsequently, engaged
in the real estate business and acquired
large fortune, was found dead in the
bathroom Of his house on n. near 18th
street, this morning. He carried q
800, 900 insurance policy on his life.
The dispatch boat Dolphin left here
this morning for Jacksonville, Fla, un-
der orders to assist in enforcing the
neutrality laws. She is expected to
make no stops en- route and should
reach her destination Wednesday, when
Commander Clover will report by tele-
graph to the Navy Department for spe-
cifc instructions, DE- by that time some
new flibustering movements will re-
Quire watching.
After recess of two weeks the Supreme
Court q the United States reconvened to-day
and disposed of dozen or more cases by
opinion and otherwise.
The State Department was informed to-day
y friends Of Correspondent Horny Delgado,
now prisoner near Havana, that they had
private advices that he would die unless
surgical operation was performed. They
expressed desire 10 pay the expenses OF
such an operation, and asked that Consul
General Lee be requested to attend 10 the
matter and draw on the newspaper which
employed Delgsdo for repayment. 1t is
stated that the department could not under
take to interfere in the matter, and Delgado's
friends were advised to open direct tele.
graphic communication with Consul-Gencral
Leo regarding tho matter.
BIG FIRE AT NAsHYILLE.-One of
the largest fires in the history of Nash