Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-12
FROM WASHING TON.
{ Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazstte.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. -


corning the DeLome incident can be
stated briefly as definitely (and on au-
thoriiy not open to question: as follows:
The President is awaiting the full re-
port of Minister Woodford, who, in the
report already made, stated that fuller
details will be forwarded. So far as
the personal illusions of the late min.
lister to the President are concerned the
incident is undoubtedly closed. No de-
mand has been or will be made, accord
ing to the present intentions, for dis
avowal of them, though should it be
made it would be regarded as 8 grace
full act. The differences in the letter
which bring in question SPANS good
faith on questions of reciprocity, and in
ferentially autonomy for Cuba. if not
disavowed voluntarily, may become the
subject of further diplomatic CORES
pondence, though as to this matter, as
has been stated heretofore, the Presi-
dent will await Minister Woodfo,d's
fuller advices before anything is de-
cided upon. This feature Of the ex.
minister's letter is entirely disassoci-
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suited in his retirement.
Up TO 100 o'clock this afternoon
Minister Woodford had not yet for
warded the full report OF the interview
mad by him with the Spanish foreign
office. At the Spanish Legation affairs
have assumed a normal condition.
Senior Du Bose is in charge. This af-
ternoon he made calls on the foreign
representatives, thus fulfilling social
duty by which the fact of his assuming
charge of the post is made known TO
them. Senior De Lone is busy wind
ng up his affairs and preparing for de-
parture. The time of leaving has not
neen set. Nine. De Lone is directing
the unexpectedly nasty work of pack
ing, and reports of her being pros
trrte by the recent occurrence are
groundless.
representative Lewis, of Washing
ton, mas prepared a joint resolution
which, he says, he will Offer in the
House on Monday, expressing it to be
the sense Of the House aud Senate that
the President decline to recognize the
resignation OF Senior DeLome, the Span
ish minister, and Instead inform him
that he is persona non grata. Mr.
Lewis loves notoriety and seeks to OBJ
tain it on all occasions regardless OF
consequences.
The pension Office recently received
from a pensioner in San Antonio, Tex,
an order for 1919. 1t was money which
the sender believed he had not proper.
lv received, and which he returned to
the government, but as the pension
appropriation must be expended it was
sent back.
The contested election case Of Good
wyn vs.. Brewer, from the Fifth Ala
bama district, was argued before the
House committee on elections to-day.
Mr.. Goodwin contested the seat held
by Judge Cobb in the last House and
was given the seat. Cobb's plurality
on the face of the returns was 700,
Brewers almost 5000. As in the AL.
drich-Plowman contest, the principal
allegation of fraud rests upon the
ground that there is large excess Of
colored population over white in the
district.
A letter has been received here from
collector A. c. 4. Avery of the Port
Huron, Michigan, district, concerning
the promise of immunity from punish.
ment of certain subordinates if they
gave testimony On which the Civil Ser
vice Commission desired to procure the
conviction of officials charged with
levying political assessments in
violation OF law. These subordinates
acknowledged they had made pay
ments of money to the officials charged
and were afterwards removed by the
present collector when he assumed of.
tic. The latter expresses the opinion
that all the statements were made
voluntarily. His information is that
some one did receive letter from the
commissions representative instructing
him and others who might be charged
with violation OF the law in making
payment Of money, to claim they were
promised immunity and that the com.
mission would support them in their
claim before the Treasury Department.
Neither house of Congress was in
session to-day and but few people were
at the Capitol, the only Virginia mem
bers OF the House seen there being
Messrs. Jones and Swanson. The talk
there about waiting until Spain is heard
from before any thing further being
done in the recent affair of the Spanish
minister, is ridiculed, and small as NJ.
Mckinley is, the belief is expressed
that he is not little enough to run the
risk of Involving his country 10 war,
because the Spanish ex-minister wrote
what he thought of him to a friend,
with no idea that it would ever be
heard of again.
1t is said to-day that the District
Commissioners will make their report
on the disposal OF the garbage of this
city next week, and that in it they will
make provision for the disposition OF
the sewage that will be entirely uoob.
iectionable to the citizens of Alexan-
dris. 1t is also said that the recon.
mendation of tae board OF trade of this
ely in respect of lights on wagons in
the early hours of the day will not be
adopted.
Almost all the Virginia democrats
here who have or are supposed to have
any influence in their State have been
besought to use it liz behalf OF appli-
cauts for the positions of chairman and
secretary Of the proposed State fishery
board, salaried positions.
It is now expected that the majority
report in the case of the contested cleo