Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-15


the ordinary fixed mine and torpedo.
The agent in this country of the
Thorneycroft torpedo boat company,
of England, Mr.. Platt, has submitted
to Secretary Long proposition for the
sale to the government of designs and
complete working drawings for the
torpedo boat destroyers built by his
firm.
Dennis J. CAVITY, formerly clerk in
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and later partner with Herman Van
Sender, private secretary to Secretary
Carlisle in the last administration, in
the stock and grain brokerage business,
to-day shot and killed George S. Rye, a
speculator, whose home is in the West,
10 front of the Ebbitt House. 1t is as
sumed that the killing grew out of some
stock transactions and perhaps may
have been connected with the failure
several months ago of CAVITY and Van
Sender. 1t is said that there had been
bad feeling between the men for some
time and that Rye had threatened Can
tvs life. To-day while CAVITY was stand
/ ng ia front of the Ebbitt House he was
approached by Rye who, Canty's friends
say, made threatening demonstration
with knife. CAVITY drew a revolver.
! AS he brought it out Rye backed away
from him andwhen he fell pierced by two
of the four bullets CAVITY bad fired he
was about twenty feet distant from
CAVITY. The latter was arrested. Rye
came to this city from Kentucky about
two years ago and had deal.
ings with the brokerage firm
with which CAVITY was connected
When CAVITY failed several months ago
Rye lost money and out OF his attempts
to collect it i'll feeling arose. Yester-
I day the two men had disagreement
[ when, it is alleged, Rye made such
threatening demonstrations that friends
interferred to prevent trouble. CAVITY
has also lived here for several years.
He admits that the trouble grew out OF
Rye's attempting to collect money said
to be due him, but asserts that when he
fired he thought Rye intended to at
tack him with q knife. Rye formerly
Iowned string of race horses and
vas we'll known among sporting men.
CAVITY was formerly resident of East
st. Louis, Ill.,, where he was city clerk
and recorder of deeds.
The republican leaders in the House
are pressing for an early adjournment
and it is said that their course meets
the full approval of the President. All
save three of the appropriation bills
have gone to the Senate The postof-
| flee bill was taken up i'll the House to-
day aud the appropriations and naval
committees are working daily to get
the last two bills, the general deficien'
cy and navy, into the House. The &C.
ton of the appropriations committee in
preparing the general deficiency bill al
this time is the best evidence
of the intention of the lead
ers to secure early adjournment.
May l has been fixed by several promi-
nent House republicans as the date be
yond which the session probably will
not be prolonged. The democrats of
the House generally favor al early ad
iournment although there is not unan.
unity among them on this point.
Neither is there complete harmony on
the republican side Of the House as to
aa early adjournment. Many of the
republicans believe Congress should re-
main in session until the Cuban ques-
ton is finally and eflectually cleared W
: bat they would hardly 20 to the extern
of opposing the wish of the leaders and
she administration. 1t is admitted on
the House side that the question of car
rying out this programme will depend
entirely upon the attitude of the Senate.
The postofiice appropriation bill,
which is to come up for consideration
in the House to-day, contains sn item
of Sl5O,000 for rural free delivery dur
ing the next fiscal year. This is
100000 more than the postotfice de-
partment had available for the same
purpose during the present year. I'm.
der the scheme put into operation some
time ago of establishing free delivery
along the routes OF star routes probably
1000 people who formerly had to
travel considerable distances to posto!-
tees to get their mail now receive it
either at their homes or at places much
nearer than formerly. First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath to-day ex
pressed the opinion that under liberal
appropriations along the direction it,
dicated the department within five
years would be supplying free delivery
to 100000 people who do not now
enjoy it.
Former Vice President Adlai Steven.
son is in the city for few days, and
Just before the Cabinet meeting to-day
he called on President Mckinley. The
interview lasted only a few minutes
Mr.. Stevenson SAID that he called
simply to pay his respects to the Presi
dent. In reply to inquiries he said that
he had no information not accessible to
every one, but it was his belief that
our differences with Spain would be
honorably settled without resorting to
war.
The Joint resolution for the collection
of popular subscription for monu-
ment to Lafayette to be presented to
the French government has been sign
ed by the entire House committee on
foreign affairs, and will be called up in
the House at the first opportunity.
Rev. Gilbert F. Williams, formerly
pastor of Christ Episcopal Churc this
city, was to-day found gully by an &C.
clesiastical court of Conduct unbecom-
ing clergyman and of immortality.
Later, after services at st. Marks pro
cathedral, he was deposed from the
ministry by Bishop Satterlee. One OF
| tis young lady members Of his congre.
CATION wsc the correspondent.