Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-18
From WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaEette.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.

Spain, who had been commanded by
the Queen Regent of Spain TO bear in
person to the President her expression
of profound sorrow over the calamity
to the Maine. Being a communication
from ruler of one country to another,
the usual Intermediary of the State De-
partment was waived, and, accompa-
MED by Assistant Secretary Day, Senior
DuBosc went TO the White House at II
o'clock aud delivered the message TO
the President. The President said Il
bag you, Senior DuBosc, to convey to
Her Majesty my sincere appreciation
O her kind expressions of sympathy on
the occasion OF this great loss to the
American people"
The following fourth class Virginla
oostmasters were appointed to day !:
Monitor, Alexander Miller; Nurseries,
Miss Blanche Tyler.
The President to-day announced to
the Cabinet that he would send q bou-
quet OF flowers TO Mrs. Sigsbee, de-
cl,ion which was approved by the Cab
met, and, accordingly Ensign kittelle,
son iC-law OF Capt. Sigsbee, was sum
moned from the Navy Department to
the White House and laden with an
immense bouquet tied with white satin
ribbons. Floral tributes were also OF
dered TO be sent to the families OF the
six members oLihe Names crew living
ere, who met their deaths in the eX-
plo3ion.
X preventative Meyer, OF Louisiana,
,c-day introduced in the House reso-
luton for the erection Of a monument
here TO commemorate the officers and
men who persisted in the Maine dlsa>-
ter.
The President to-day nominated Ed
mund w. Van Dyke to be justice of The
peace in the District of Columbia.
The present Intention OF the Navy
Department is to keep the survivors of
the Maine disaster, now at Key West
ut that place or in the immediate vicini-
ty. This is necessary in order that
evidence they may have shall be ac-
cessible to the court of inquiry.
The International Congress Of Press
Women, the first in the history OF
Journalism has informally assembled
mere. TDe regular session began to-day.
Among the SPEAKERS will be Hamilton
Garland, Rev B. L. Whitman, and
Frank Moudell. A paper by Congress
ma Librarian Jrhn Russell Young
will be read by Mrs. Young. Many mem
bers OF the Woman's Convention are in
attendance.
Mr.. Rixey made speech in the
House TO dav 10 favor OF the bankrupt
cy bill. He has reg4ined his voice and
was heard distinctly in all parts Of the
chamber.
DR.. J. T. Anderson, whose appoint
meut in the marine hospital service was
mentioned in Yesterdays Gazette, is
from Fredericksburg, and come from
Essex county.
The opinion OF well-known Southern
men here is that the Maine disaster was
the result of dereliction on the part OF
somebody on the ship, and that the
naval ships had better be put in charge
OF ex-Conf=derate officers or else ne
brought home and anchored.
General Lee was heard from in the
shape of the following cablegram this
afternoon:
HAVANA, Feb. is.
Assist. Secretary of Safe, Washington.
Great popular demonstration at
fuaeral Yesterday. Military, naval,
fireman and civil organizations general
ly represented. Bishop of Havana,
General Parade, next in command to
- o,o.,,o- q ona-o1 o-oo hi at
civil governor, mayor and other promi-
neat persons walked in procession part
Of route in accordance to custom to tes-
tify sympathy. Forty bodies buried.
Many coming TO surfice of water since,
but now difficult to recognize. Will be
buried with religious services as COL
LEGGED.
The Senate committee on appropriations
completed the diplomatic bill to-day. The
bill has not increased the salary of the repre-
sentative at the Russian court, leaving it
at ; 500, as it WAS for the minister. The
committee also added second sec. ctary 10
the St. Petersburg embassy at salary of
Sc o. Three new consulates are created,
IS follows: At Bombay, India salary 1000:
at Mszatlan Mexico, II 800, and at Nucvi-
tgs, Cuba, 81 500. The rank Of the Consul
it Quebec was advanced from the fifth to the
fourth class at -, $50, and that of the Consul
at Sierra Leone, West Afaica from the sew
cnth to the sixth rank, and the salary in.
creased to 81, 800
The Secret Service has discovered g new
counterfeit SO national bank note. 1t is on
the hihernia National Bank of New Orleans,
series 1882, check letter b, Rosecrans regis
ter, Noteser treasurer. 1t is a Photographic
production CT poor workmanship, printed on
two pieces of paper, pasted together The
cooring is applied only in spots aud 10 at
tempt has been made to initiate the silk
threads to he found in the genuine.
The British governm' Mt has informed the
authorities here tina. it will allow U. S.
troops on their way to Alaska through British
territory. the same privileges that are granted
British troops on their way to British Ameri
ca through the territory of the United States