Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Feb. "a.

The State Department to-day Of
6cially denied reports alleging that
General Fltzhugh Lee. consul general
to Cuba, had rendered his resignation.
1t can be stated also that while details
are not obtaiuable, mat,1rs regarding
the De Lone incident have assumed
such shape that an early and entirely
satisfactory adjustment of the affair be-
tween the United States and Spain is
confidently expected by the State De-
partment. Senior Dupuy De LONE has
about completed his arrangements for
leaving the United States. His pres
ent plans are to leave Washington to-
morrow night, sailing from New York
Wednesday on the English liner which
goes to Liverpool. He has not been
commanded to go to Madrid, and un-
less this order comes he will proceed
from Liverpool to the continent for a
quiet rest, and then go to his home
near Valencia. Calderon Carlisle,
counselor for the Spanish legation, was
caller at the State Department to-
day. 1t is understood, however, that
he is at present acting not so much as
the legal representative of Spain as the
private counsel OF Senior Canalejas, to
whom the LIE LONE letter was address
ed. Senior Canalejas desires to secure
possession of the letter, and it is under
s.ood that this is preliminary toward
considering prosecution of those who
were concerned in abstracting the let
ter.
Susan B. Anthony called the thir-
teentn annual convention OF the
National American Woman suffrage
Association to order at the Columbia
Theatre this morning. In Miss An
thongs address she spoke of the vast
Importance to the cause OF the present
convention, of the success so fur at
tanned in behalf of woman suffrage and
urged all those identified in the move
meut to stand together for still better
results The grievances which women
| had against their common enemy-man
to-day were as great and as many as
the early colonists had against King
| George.
Senator Marion Butler, chairman OF
the populist national committee, and
ex-senator Dubois left to-day for Min
neapolis to attend the meeting of the
Minnesota populists to be held there
Wednesday. The purpose of their at
tendance is to try TO induce the meet
Jog to pronounce in favor of unity oil
action by all the silver forces in the
elections of the future, regardless OF
the political affiliations of candidates.
This is part of the general movement
which has been inaugurated here by
the democrats, populists and silver re-
publicaus looking to unification Of
forces.
TIE State Department has been mott
fed that the Crown Prince Albert Of
Belgium will visit the United States this
spring. The department has author
iz-d Lieut.. Langhorne, the U. S. mill
tary attache at Brussels, to accompany
the visitor on his tour of the United
States which, it is believed, will be some
time in May. 1t is not known yet il
tho Prince comes incog or in his full
Off ;ial capacity and until this is known
the nature of the receptions to be ten.
dered to him cannot be fixed.
The officials of the Treasury Depart
ment have received information
through Spanish sources, that the sus-
pected flibpster Dauntless has sailed
for Cuba with a cargo Of arms, ammu-
milton and other supplies intended fol
the insurgents.
The Senate to-day resumed considera
ton OF the Hawaiian treaty in execu'
tive session and Senator Pettigrew con
tinued his speech in opposition to the
ratification of the treaty.
By the arrangement the government
has made with a Wall street syndicate,
its interest in the Union Pacific Rail.
road will be sold next Wednesday at
fifty cents on the dollar, thus infiicting q
loss of nearly nine million dollars on
the people.
A new postoffice will be established
at Scrabble, Rappahannock county, Va
The deaf mute college at Kendall
Green here has sent S120 to Lexington
for the Tucker fund.
The following fourth class postmas.
ters in Virginia were appointed to-day
Brookneal, Rezer Smell; Lilly, Mrs.
Fannie Newman; Mangohick, Mrs. L.
T. Mooklar; Rescue, Sarah E. Jordan;
Volney, Joseph J. Spencer.
A wholesale grocer of this city said
to-day he had lost more money by bad
debs of small retail stores here and in
Maryland, than in any previous year,
and he knew, he said, that the debtors
we're honest and careful men who did
not fool away their money, and who
would pay if it were possible for them
to do so.
Mr.. McCaull, the republican candi-
date for Governor of Virginia at lest
falls election, was at the Capitol this
morning In talking about statement
to the effect that the administration
had been assured of a solid vote from
Virginia in the next neutrality-suspicious.
convention for Mr.. Mckinley, in case it
shall continue to bestow all its patron
age upon the Agnew wing of the party,
said it seemed as though the wing re-.
ferred to had q strong pull, and that
they would have their way; but that
those with whom he acted were good
republicans and would stand by their
party.
Mr. Cridler, Third Assistant Secretary of
State, who has been charged by the President
with tho continuation of the work of prepsr-
ing for the representation of the United States
at the approaching Paris exposition, which
was originally undertaken by the late Moses
?. Handy, will sail for Paris on the Goth in.
slant, accompanied by Lieut.. Baker of the
navy.
As there is no objection to the nomination
OF Morgan &. Treat for msshal of the eastern