Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. NAV l3.


WASHINGTON, May 10.
1t is currently reported at the Capt.
toll to day that in consequence of Off
clal reports from Consul General Lee
at Havana, the President has decided to
take u decided stand in favor of the Gu.
ban insurgents, and that measures will
be taken at once with the object oil
stopping further hostilities 10 Cuba, ir
respective of consequences. 1t is need
less to say that such reports do not re-
ceive implicit credence.
The President to-day nominated Jas.
NJ. Sloan to be assistant treasurer of the
United States at Baltimore.
The Senate committee on foreign re
lations to-day had the Cuban question
under consideration on the basis of the
report of the subcommittee appointed
Yesterday to confer with the President
and Secretary Sherman. The report
was prepared by Senators Davis and
Foraker, the republican members OF
the subcommittee. 1t consisted OF
statements Of the contents of reports
from American consuls in Cuba.
Stress is laid upon the condition OF
American citizens in the island. OF
these it is stated that there are hun
dreds in a starving condition and
most wretchedly clothed. Deaths
of Americans from starvation are
daily reported. They are gener,
ally persons who reside on the
plantations, but who have been
ordered to the towns or concentrates.
The committee was of the opinion
that the situation should be remedied.
The report also indicates a generally
wretched condition of all the inhabi-
tants OF the island because Of the scar
city of food and money, especially in
the centers of population, and because
also of the pressure of the most malig
uant diseases. such as yellow fever,
smallpox and d%ysentery. These dis
sases the natives withstand with com
parative ease, but they are especially
oppressive to the Spanish soldiery. The
reports indicate that the Spanish army
is not so strong now as it was a year
.go, largely on account ofthese ravages,
while they indicate no diminution of
the insurgent forces. They are highly
satisfactory to the jingoes. The re
ports upon which the subcommittee
brief was based were from various con
suls, including Consul General Lee.
Mr.. McClintick, a straighout repub.
lican, who is an applicant for the post
office at C~ovington, Virginia, is here.
Until recently it vas thought he had
plain sailing, but now it is reported that
the office may be given to a gold demo
crat.
Ex.Congressman Gaines. from Vir-
ginia, still fingers here, looking for
something to turn up. He says that so
far, q few negroes hailing from his State
have had laborers places given to them
in the departments here, but little else
uss gone there.
Mr.. r. N. Harper, of this city, has
been appointed a member of the CON-
mittee on pharmaceutical education Of
he National College of Pharmacy.
In the House to-day MIR. Hay, Of
Virginia, introduced a bill for the relief
of the Centenary Reform Church, Of
Winchester.
NIT. II. II. gregory, OF S~lSterSvllle,
West Virginia, is an applicant for the
Persian Mission, now filed by Mr.. Nc.
Donald, of Virginia, and has been in
formed by Senator Elkins that his
nomination will be sent in on Monday
next.
Among the applicants for deputy au-
ditor of the Treasury is Mr.. T. J. Will
son of Allegany county, Va. He was
al applicant for the place Mr.. Agnew
got, but withdrew in favor of Mr.. Hiel-
man of the same county, who was left.
Ex-Congressman Talbot of Mary
land, was at the Capitol to day. He
was chairman of the democratic com.
mittee of his State last year. He saws
the reports of the favorable prospects
of democracy in his State are correct.
that the men who left the party last
year now realize the great mistake they
made, and that those who He'd them of
cannot prevent them from returning to
their old party.