Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-12
FROM WASHING TON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria GaZette.]
WASHINGTON, March -.


House committee on elections No.
by party vote to-day decided to re-
port in favor of unseatiug VIM. A.
Young, representing the second Vir-
GINA district, and seating in his stead
DR.. r. A Wise, the republican contes-
tant. Mr.. Young had 2.499 plurality
on the face OF the returns. 1t is claim
ed that most of the election officials
were democrats and that in many pre-
ciucts the votes of the illiterate were
not correctly marked by them. 1t is
charged that colored voters were pre-
vented from voting in many precincts,
not by force, but by keeping them at
the rear of the lines until after the polls
closed. The returns from % precincts
were thrown out. The democratic
members of the committee will sign a
minority report in favor of Mr.. Young's
title to the seat. Many republicans in
the district, among them such promi-
nent members as Collector Bowden,
voted and worked against the election
of the republican candidate. Two of
the three Virginia contested cases have
now been reported upon and by strict
party vote decided adversely to the
fairly elected democrats, and the third
one, that will probably be next week,
in the same way, and all too by COM
mittee Of which Virginian is the
chairman.
Senior Polo, the new Spanish Minis
ter, was formally presented to Presi-
dent Mckinley to-day. The minister
accompanied by Mr.. Du Bose, the
charge d afaires, the two Secretaries
OF Legation and the War and Naval
secretaries, attired in full court dress,
resplendent in gold lace, called at the
State Department where they were re.
ceived by Secretary Sherman who soon
afterwsrd escorted the partyto theWhite
House. The reception took place in
the Blue parlor, the same room in which
Prince Albert was received yesterday.
1t presented very beautiful appear
ance, the decorations which had been
arranged for the dinner to the Belgian
Prince last night having been allowed
to remain. The introductions to the
President were made by Secretary
Sherman. The exchange of greetings
were most cordial and occupied about
twenty minutes. In addition to the
President and the Spanish Minister and
his party the only persons present were
former Vice-President Levi P. Morton
and Col. Bingham, the military attache
to the President. The ceremony was
such as is usual on such occasions
aud passed off without incident.
The Spanish Minister on being pre-
sented, said: "Mr. President: ! have
the honor to present to Your Excel
lency the credential letters which &C.
credit me in the capacity of Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary OF His Majesty, the King of
Spain, in the United States of America.
The principal object of my honorable
mission is to endeavor, so far as posi-
bic, to maintain and draw closer be-
tween our two countries the most
friendly relations. In order to attain
this end so much in harmony with nv
own personal feelings, am ready to
omit no effort whatsoever on nv part.
and | doubt not shall succeed if, as /
hope, | shall be fortunate in gaining
the benevolence OF Your Excellency
and your effective cooperation. In
obedience to the special charge of Her
Majesty, the Queen Regent of the King
dom, have the honor to express to