Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-23
FROM WASHING TON.
Correspondence OF the Aloxandris GaEette.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.


WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
There was total lack of official news
respecting the Maine disaster in both
State and Navy Departments up to
noon to-day, no kilograms having come
in over night and none having been
dispatched. A reminder of the disaster,
however, reached the Navy Depart
ment in the shape of a package euclos.
ing the medical journal of the Maine.
No orders have yet gone out 10 the big
doubled monitor Terror, so
the situation as to her remains as it did
Yesterday when Secretary Long stated
that she was being held for orders at
Norfolk.
Consul General Lee, in the course OF
friendly talk in Havana with Ameri-
cans, may have expressed the view that
there are OF present other places more
desirable as resorts for persons who
have no particular business there than
Havana, but the State Department au-
thorizes the announcement that it has
not yet been advised that he has either
officially or semi-officially delivered
himself of any expression on the sub
iect. The Spanish legation also dis
credits reports that Gen. Lee has given
any such warning, as Mr. DuBosc, the
caarge d'affaires, said to-day that such
complete quiet and harmony existed to-
day &C Havana that it was manifestly
out of the question that any such war;
log had been given. 1t is also said at
the department that no message has
been conveyed to the owners of Ameri
can vessels at New Orleans or else
where that it would not be safe for them
to visit Cuban ports at this time.
At the Spanish Legation affairs have
resumed their normal aspect. Senior
Du Bose has received no reports of any
character concerning the Maine or the
progress being made by the Spanish
authorities at Havana in investigating
the occurrence. When the Spanish in
quiry is completed it doubtless will be
sent TO Madrid and is not likely to come
10 the Spanish authorities here. Mr.
Du Bose has received no word as
to the reported capture of the
Dauntless with fiibustering ex
petition which is said to have
got away from a point between Miami
aud Palm Beach, Fla. A meeting of the
wives of chiefs of bureaus of the United
States Navy Department was held
last Monday, at the rooms of Mrs.
Long, the wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, to formulate some plan looking
towards collection of subscriptions for
the needs of the families of sailors lost
on the Maine.
The President to-day nominated
Oliver ]. D. Hughes, of Connecticut, to
be consul at Sopneberg, Germany.
Congressman Jones, of Virginia, who
attended the meeting OF the national
park association st Fredericksburg yes
terday and made speech there, says
he thinks that association has been |
80 organized that it will be able to eff.
feet something in the way of con-
gressional appropriation, though prob
ably not at this session.
The President has returned from |
Philadelphia. People who accompan-
led him say that from the time he left |
here until he returned be was under |
The constant guard and protection of |
policemen and detectives and was never
for.a moment out of their near sight.
A large party of the democratic mem
bers of the House, including most, if
not all, the Virginians and Texans, will |
accompany their colleague, Mr.. Bailey,
Of Texas, to Richmond next Friday,
when the latter will make democratic
speech.
The Thorp-Epes contested election
case did not come up in the House to. /
lay, and, it is now said, may not do so |
Tor two weeks, if not longer. Mr.. Epes
was all ready and all the democratic |
members but five were present or &C.
counted for.
Mr.. Frank Hume, who went to Rich
nond to urge the Governor to sign the
Rosslyn charter, says the latter didn't |
Ultimate to him what he would do with |
t. but did ask him about the consttu-
ionality of the provision in it relating |
10 the terms of the proposed officials of
he proposed town. He says he was
informed when in Richmond that the
present legislature is the weakest
hat ever assembled there, but that
some of the members, from the towns
and cities, are great on dress suits.
Information of the murder of the ne
gro postmaster Baker at Lake City, S.
c.. aud the burning of his Office, came
to the Postoffice Department to-day in
a dispatch from Inspector Williams, in
charge of the district, who has head, |
quarters ct Chattanooga. He will send
an Inspector TO .ae scene at once to in
yestigate ard make report of the
case. When this is obtained the De.
partmenr Of Justice will be asked to
prosecute the persons engaged in the
crime. The opinion at the Postoffice
is that Postmaster Bakers
place will not be filled and that the |
Office at Lake City will be abolished. |
The people in that place thus will be
obliged to 60 to the next nearest post !