Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorrespondence Of the Alexsndris Gaaette.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.


from Havana, under date of yesterday,
the facts connected with the rioting
there yesterday. While the State De-
partment officials do not divulge the
text of the dispatch, it is said that it
corroborates generally the newspaper
reports on the subject. According to
General Less report the disturbance
had been quelled for the time being,
but he was apprehensive of another
outbreak at any moment. Senior De
LONE, the Spanish Minister, to-day re-
ceived dispatches from DR.. Congosto,
Secretary General of Cuba, stating thas
there had been an outbreak in Havana,
but that it was over and that no appre-
hension was felt of further trouble of
serious nature. During the excitement
Consul General Lee was in communica.
ton with the Spanish authorities.
Neither he nor the officials appear to
have been apprehensive, but it was
deemed the part of wisdom to guard
against contingencies by sending q
guard of soldiers to the United States
legation and to the private residence of
Consul General Lee. Accordingly %
Spanish soldiers were dispatched to
the q. S. consulate and another guard
of 25 to the residence of General Lee.
Throughout the disturbance, it is said
at the legation, there was not shout
against the United States nor band
raised against an American citizen.
The Senate committee on judiciary
to day decided to report favorably the
nomination of Attorney General Nc
Kenna to be justice of the United
States supreme court. The meeting
was devoted to the reading of the news
paper attacks and letters bearing upon
Mr.. McKenna's nomination and to
discussion of their merits by the mem
bers OF the committee. This discussion
was very generally participated in, one
or two of the members expressing re-
greet that the Presidents choice for the
Office of justice should be made subject
to the charge of incompetency. When,
however, the vote was taken on mo-
ton to favorably report the nomination
to the Senate no negative ballot was
cast.
Senator Cannon of Utah presented
the following resolution in the Senate
to-day and it was adopted without OBJ.
lection Resolved, that the President
is requested if in his opinion it is not
incompatible with the public interest to
transmit to the Senate at his earliest
convenience statement showing what
measures are in force by this govern
ment in the Island of Cuba and in
waters contiguous thereto to protect
the lives, liberty and property Of
American citizens now dwelling in
Cuba.
The hearing of the monetary COM
mission in behalf of its bill for currency
reform, was resumed before the back
ing and currency committee of the
HOUSE to-day. Mr.. T. ]. Bush, of Ala
bana, urged the ease of redemption
under the plan of the commission.
There might be difficulties in immediate
redemption at the points of issue but
this would be overcome by the process
OF redemption constantly going on
throughout the country. He also made
the point that while his friends might
not succeed in having this entire bill
enacted, yet they desired that it's essen
t al + atures VI uld be.
In talking this morning with mem
Der of the Maryland Legislature, he
stated that large number of the dis.
gruntled republicans were in fact anti
Cleveland democrats, who had become
thoroughly disguised with Clevelsnd's
methods and WAYS; that personally
they were not unfriendly to German, as
he typi6ed straight democracy. As the
present administration eulogized the
Cleveland one and seems to be running
in the same grove they wanted notE-
ing to do with it. You may, said
be, lookout for surprises, as the brains
Of Maryland (touse the language of az
opposition paper are at Annapolis in
the interest OF the democratic party.
Secretary Long to day submitted to
chairman Chss. A. Boutelle, of the
House committee on naval affairs, Q
copy of the proposed bill to combine
the line and the engineer corps of the
navy.
N. Clifford Nichols was nominated
for postmaster at Leesburg, Va, to-day
1t is reported that Mr.. Butler Malone
has not only been nominated as consul
to a small Mexican city, but that he has
been examined as to his qualification
and that he will sail for his post on the
10th instant, bnt it is stated at the e1-
ecutive Office of the Senate that he has
not yet been even nominated for that pc.
sition, and that be says his nomination
depends upon vacancy to be created
by the promotion of the man who now
fills that place.
P. E. Vansickler was appointed post
master at Arcols, Va, to-day.
The President to-day sent these nom.
nations to the Senate Lewis Morris
Iddings, of New York, to be secretary
of the embassy at Rome; Richard L.
Greener, of New York, consul at Bonn
bay. and John E. Haggart, marshal for
the district of North Dakota.
The report of the Secretary of War
upon the bill for bridge across the Pc
tomac at Arlington has not yet been
returned to the House District commit.
tee.
In the House to-day Mr.. Rixey intro.
duced bill to pay the estate of Ma
vina Maxwell, executrix of John
Churchman, of Alexandria, $500 for
damages incurred by the war.
The argument in the contested cleo
ton case of Brown vs.. Swanson, from
the Danville, Va, district, was heard
before Gen. Walkers committee tc-
day. Mr.. Edgar Allen was Mr.. Browns
counsel, assisted by Collector Brady, of