Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-10


maintained aid that, ultimately. the
8 vacancies viii be filed with the repub-
iicans retaining the chairrnsnships, al
though, owing 70 populist representa-
+ion on some Of these committees, i.
. will not h-e possible fo- the republicans
( ~ July control the action Of come.
Another meeting Of the steering coin
nnittes viii he held Tomorrow.
The reports ia some Of the newspa-
pera 10 the effect that the republican
and democratic members Of the Senate
yesterday agreed 70 let the organiza-
tion Of that body remain az ii IL until
the commencement Of the next regular
session Of that body, liz denied by the
democratic lnembers. They also cay
that they want al the votes they can
get, and for that purpose will
gladly admit the gold boltefs az well
az the silver republicans into their eau
Gus if they viii come Some OF them
also cay that they would not be at all
surprised il the debate On the proposed
new tariff bill be prolonged and the ses-
sion be much longer than has been an
ticipated. The bolters they cay, are
ar much opposed 70 a higher tariff
az they are, ard the silver republicans
have asserted over and over again that
they will support no tariff bill that
shaIl no, contain provision for free
silver. II it eD~ll prove therefore that
majority OF the Senators are against
the tariff bill, il cannot be expected that
the vote OF that majority will not be 20
cast in which Gaze the republican,
predlcament will be anything else than
happy.
Gen. Russell Hastings, Bermuda, w.
l.. aaid TO have been ranking officer Of
President McKinley's regiment during
the war, was knocked down and run
over by wagon near the treasury
building about noon to-day. The
wheels passed over the crippled leg Of
the General He wan removed TO the
Emergency Hospital. The surgeons do
not think he il seriously injured. AZ
soon a. President McK'cl y heard Of
the accident he Immediately ordered
MA carriage and drove 10 the hospital
70 zee his old comrade.
The Secretary Of the Navy wired this
morning 10 Captain Sands Of the cruiser
Columbia at Hampton Roads, Va, to
proceed 10 Hatteraa with all Dispatch
70 assist the monitor Puritan, which is
reported disabled near Cape Hatteras.
The Puritan il lying south Of Hatteraa
life saving station, supposedly with her
machinery disabled. The Navy De.
partment TO day received the following
iispatch in regard TO the disabled mon
itor Puritan "Hatteraa, Cove, n. c.,
p. m.-Puritan engines disabled. One
may run short time but have convoy
ready TO tow. Bartlett, Commanding
Officer"
Secretary Sherman received dis
patch from Consul General Lee at Ha-
vana yesterday asking the intention of
the State Department toward him.
A reply was sent To tho effect that the
department would be glad TO have
him retain hie position until it should
determine upon his SUCCESSOR.
The President 10 day nominated w.
H. Jewell to be postmaster at Danville,
H., TO succeed John Beard, whose nom
ination was sent in during the previous
administration and never confirmed.
Mr.. Jewell was confirmed.
The reception Ut tho White House OF
tho diplomats by President Mckinley
began exactly at noon and was over in
ten minutes. Assistant Secretary Rock
hill, Of the State Department, made the
presentations, beginning with Sir Julian
Pauncelote, tho British Ambassador.
Quite number of people gathered
around Tho White House TO see the
diplomats pass in and out, but they
were disappointed by the absence OF
tho brilliant uniforms which the mem
bers of the corps usually wear on state
occasiona Two colOred men who for
merly represented their States in the
House OF Representatives were in the
line Of callers. They were Cheatham
Of North Carolina, and Lynch, of Mis-
sissippi. Ex- Representative Lynch
wants TO serve as tho fourth auditor OF
tho treasury, the position he
occupied under President Harrison.
Col. John S. Mosby, the Confederate
cavalry leader, who is now resident of
California, dropped in to pay his re-
specta and had pleasant conversation
with tho President. 1t was the first
time that tho two had met. "You used
to give mo a great deal of worry in the
shenandoah Valley" said tho Presi-
dent. 81 think all tho worry wasn't on
your side, Mr.. President" responded
tho famous guerilla. 81 want to say
that | supported you ~ vigorously in
the last campaign rs opposed you
then" "I've heard of it," answered
the President, with Il parting handshake.
The Bible on which President Nc
Iiinley took the oath of Office last
Thursday was presented to him at the
White House to-day by delegation OF
Bishops of tho a. M. T.. Church. Bishop
Benam w. Arnett, of Ohio, made
tho presentation, which the President
responded to in few words OF thanks
and added that he would always treas
ure aud preserve the volume.
Some democratic Senators and Keprcsonta-
tivos in to pay their respects TO the Prcsi-
don't To-day. Among Thorn wero Senators
Blackburn and Wslthall and Representative
McCroary, of Kontucky. Senator Hanna
made his way through tho throng in tho ro-
copt0n corridor TO Secretary POrtor's Ollco
| but came out in II minuto and followed Mr..
Porter to tho Cabinet room whore tho Prosi-
don't was sitting. They had quito chat.
RAILROAD STANDARDIZATION. John
G.. Carlisle, special counsel of the South
ern Railroad Company, arrived in