Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.

by which treaties might De maze Wlun-
out the consent of the Senate. If not
taken up before, the Cuban resolution
will probably be taken up next week.
fit should be amended so as to provide
only for acknowledging the insurgents
right to belligerence, it may be passed.
Senator Daniel would vote for that.
The republicans here are becoming
more and more dissatisfied with Mr..
Gage as the next Secretary of the
Treasury. They say they never before
heard of man in his position who not
only announced the policy of an admin
istration before it had commenced, but
which policy was not in accord with
the ideas of a majority of his party.
They also say he is a mugwump, and
agrees with Mr.. Clevelsnd's ideas.
Mrs. Richard Avery, formerly of
Alexandria, is very i'll at the Bancroft,
in this city, so i'll that her family al
most despair of her recovery.
Colonel J. D. Brady of Virginia, who
was counsel for the contestant in the
contested election case of Yost VS..
Tucker, in this Congress, and is coun-
sci for the contestants in the three
contested cases from Virginia, those of
Wise VS.. Young, Thorp VS.. Epps, and
Brown VS.. Swanson, in the next Con-
gress, left here to-day for Petersburg.
He is sick snd has gone home to rest.
The board of examiners at West
Point have refused to readmit Cadet
Fielding Lewis Marshall of Norfolk,
who was dropped, but was reappointed
by Congressman Tyler. Marshall Parks
Page of Norfolk, his alternate, has
taken his place, and Robert Reed Of
Portsmouth has been named as his al
ternate.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia re-
ceived the compliments of numerous
friends this morning upon an accession
to his family last night.
A Virginia republican here to-day
said since Judge Gofl had declined to
accept cabinet position, the republi'
cans of Virginia have adopted new
line of operation. Judge Waddill, Of
Richmond, was slated as Judge Colts
successor on the U. S. Bench as circuit
Judge. Now they want Waddill for the
Cabinet, as true representative Of re-
publicanism of the South. Mckinley
has said that he intended to recognize
the South in his Cabinet. Waddill has
been a warm personal friend of Nc
Kinley for many years and was the
first man in the State to openly advo-
cate his cause for the Presidency. His
call to the Cabinet would be a suitable
recognition of the Southern republicans.
Judge Golf is an aspiraut to succeed
Faulkner in the q. S. Senate two years
hence, and then Judge Waddill could
accept the q. S. Judgeship, made va
can't by COTS promotion 10 the Senate.
This would make honors even. AS to
other appointments it is said Morgan
Teat is to be U. S. Marshal for the
eastern district. Brown Allan, who
was first booked as Consul to China,
has changed his mind After taking a
few lessons in Chinese, he came to the
conclusion that he was too old to learn
the Monaghan language, and will be con-
tent to serve as U. S. Marshal for the
western district. Robert j. Walker,
of Shenandoah, is named for United
States District Attorney of the
Western district. Since the death
of w. E. Craig he has no OPP
position. There is likely to be lively
contest for the assistant U. S. district
attorneyship for the eastern district be-
tween young Mr.. Brady, of Petersburg,
son of Col. J. D. Brady, and Mr.. Coles,
promising young lawyer of Northum
berland county, who is backed by Mr..
Edgar Allen. A good story was told
to-day by Virginian who landed at
the B. & O. depot this morning and was
in great haste to reach the Capitol. He
called for hackman and negro drove
up and said major will be glad to
serve you" He made bargain with
the driver and soon was on his way
down the avenue. The driver did not
make the speed desired by the passen'
ger, so he asked the man to move up
lively. "All right Major, 1 will put
you there on time; this is mighty
good horse I am driving. He never
fails to make his time. 1 paid mighty
big price for this horse on the install
ment plan" Why did you pay SO much
for him." asked his passenger; "has he
got speed ?" "No STRIP HAS he got
a pedigree?" "No sir You amt
struck it yet Major" said the driver,
who proved to be a local politician from
81 bought him for his
wind. In our business it requires a
horse with good wind. He is Virginia
horse Major. One of the best politi-
clans down there owned him before I
bought him, and ! named him after
gentleman that thinks heap of. |
voted for him last year, and he made
such long winded race for Congress
that I named my horse after him, Pat
McCaull. His wind is as good as his
namesake."
Gilman NJ. Fague, we'll known
club man and patron of amateur ath-
letics, sent bullet through his brain,
with suicidal intent, this morning at his
home in this city. He died half an
hour later, without regaining con-
sciousness. Financial embarrassment,
it is believed, was the cause of his deed.
William T. Slason, % years old, died
at the Emergency Hospital to-day from
burns received in an endeavor to save
the life of his uncle, Charles 3. Tilden,
lawyer. A kerosene lamp exploded
in Mr.. Tilden's room at two o'clock
this morning and the lawyers clothing
was ignited. Young Slason rushed to
his uncle's rescue clad in his under
garments, and in dragging the latter
out of the apartments and in eXtin.
gushing the flames he was badly burn
ed He ran out into the street and