Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorroypondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.

Senator De Lone, the Spanish min
lister, to-day received the following
csblegram from the Secretary General
of Cuba "HABANA, January 17.-Yes.
terday during game of ball, at which
was present the governor of Santa
Clara, Marcos Garcia, clerk of the
hospital known as drunkard who had
been discharged (his name is Picon),
fired two shots at the governor which
missed him, owing TO having been di-
verified by General Aguirre who was
with the governor. The people made
an ovation to both the governor and
general. Absolute tranquility. There
is no fear it will be broken"
Secretary Gage and ex-Seoretary
Fairchild were before the House COM
mittes on bankiog and currency to-
day. Mr.. Gage said be had been in
the banking business for 40 years, and
appeared as banker and fnancier of
long experience to aid the committee.
The chairman asked if it was possib @
to use paper money and keep it at tn
equality with coin in purchasing power
WITHOUT the coin on hand. Mr. Gage
answered that he thought not. With
out the specie on hand there was q
tendency to distrust, if not panic, and
to q demand for specie.
Consul General Gudger at Panama
cabled t. e State Department to-day an
nouncing the drowning of William W..
As5by, United States consul at Colon.
No details were gwen. Mr.. Ashby was
appointed to office only few months
ago and had been well-known in this
city and Virginia as newspaper man
connected with Norfolk, Va, newspa-
pers. He hailed from Spottsylvania
county, Va. A press dispatch stated
three others were drowned with him
but the State Departments cable con.
tains DO reference TO the other persons
in the boat with him. Il is believed at
the State Department that he met his
death in storm, the open roadstead of
Colon being peculiarly dangerous to
small craft at such times. 1t is singu-
lar coincidence that this very last official
communication that the deceased had
with the S ate Department was devoted
entirely to report upon such blow at
Colon recently. This report WAS dated
on the 9th of the present month.
The officials here say that when he
arrives ia Washington, President Dole +,
of Hawaii, who automatically ranks
with any reigning potentate, monarch
or president, will be received with ali
of the usual cour.esies, being entertain.
ed officially, if it please him, as have
been other visitors of-equal rank.
Mrs. Lane, ex Senator Black burns
daughter who shot herself here last
night, is in all improved condition to-.
day. The bali entered her breast about
an inch to the left of Ter heart and is
supposed to be lodged in the muscles
of her back and to have been de-
aected by rib and not to have pierced
the chest. She passed very comfort
able plight and seems to be improving.
No operation has performed ss yet to
locate the bullet and ascertain the
course it took. Thia afternoon the doc.
tors announced that she would be en-.
tirely out of danger and able to sit up
10 three or four days. They have not
attempted to probe for the bullet and
will not do so for soma time unless it
should develop that its presence is
injurious to the injured woman.
Senator Daniel will not make q
speech on the hawaiian treaty, and
will vote against that treaty when the
vJte shall be taken.
Mr.. Rixey. of the Sth Congressional
district of Virginia, introduced the fol-
lowing bills in the House to-day: To
pay Jane Taylor OF Fairfax county, Va,
50 $40 for stores taken by the federal
soldiers during the war; to appropriate
S2,2O7 for MI. Holly Baptist Church,
Fauquier county, for damage done by
the federal soldiers, and to appropriate
81 900 to the trustees of Grove Baptist
Church, in Fauquier county, for dam
ages done to That church by Union SOL
diers during the war between the States.
In the House to day Mr.. Epes intro
duced q bill to make Roanoke river
uavigable from GAINESVILLE, Virginia, to
Danbury in North Csroinn.
Congressman Rixey of Virginia has
obtained place on the laborer's roll of
t: House for John Montgomery, an
Alexandria negro.
The South Carolina contested cleo
ton case of Chatfield, negro. vs. Tai
bert, was given q hearing to-day by
House elections committee No. 8. The
caunsel for the contestant contended
that Congress bad the right to discrim-
mate between the North aud the South
in the matter of suffrage.
The Housa committee on Indian of.
fairs to-day restored the salaries OF the
Dawes commissioners to $1,000 in the
Indian appropriation bill.
Congressman Yost of Virginia ap-
peared before the Senate judiciary
committee to-day aud spoke for an
hour against the confirmation of Brown
Allen who has been nominated for U.
S. marshal for the western district of
his State. In support of his opposition
be read decisions of the Supreme Court
of Appeals of his State, which indicate
that the nominee is anything else than
the right man for the place. The com.
mittee will not act upon the nomina-
ton until Mr.. Allen he afforded
chance to reply.
Wolcott said: There has been no moment
that we have not known that back of our eff
forts was the earnest desire of the Chief
Executive"
In the United States Supreme to day JUS
tice Hallsn handed down an opinion in the
cTss Of A. Howard Ritter, executor of VIM.
III. Funk vs. the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. of New York. involving the question
of whether the heirs of O man who commits