Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
T Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette

at the Navy Department over the
Maine affair. This is the tenth day
since the ship was destroyed but the
officials will say nothing until the facts
relating to the explosion are fully de-
veloped. The published statement
that the explosion had been demon
strated to be exterior origin by the dis.
covery of the uphesved double bottom
of the Maine did not cause much of
stir because the officials could not con-
ceive that the alert members OF the
court of inquiry and their assistants IN
Havana had overlooked fact go i'm
portant as this, notwithstanding it must
have been perfectly apparent for the
past week to anyone who went near the
wreck. There was no word from eth
er Captain Sigsbee or Consul General
Lee this morning at the Navy or State
Departments. 1t is said here that the
Monitor Puritan, which is to take the
place of the Terror as a defense OF
Hampton Roads while the latter goes
to Havana 10 replace the Maine, Is
only tit for service in smooth water.
The first full meeting OF the Cabinet
in some weeks was held to-day, both
Secretaries Alger and Sherman, who
have been sick, being present. No In
timatioD, it was stated, has yet come
from the court OF inquiry in the Maine
case as to how long it will be occupied
with its work and consequently no
conclusion can been reached as 10 when
its report will be available. The situa-
ton otherwise, it was stated, is un-
changed, and after the Cabinet meeting
it was announced that there was no
news at the State or Navy Depart.
ments that added anything to the sltus-
ton as shown by yesterdays dispatches.
At the Spanish Legation a dispatch
was received to-day from General
Blanco referring TO commercial ques-
tions and mentioning incidentally that
no change of any kind had occurred in
affairs at Havana. General Blanco's
latter statement, it is believed at the
legation, refers to the lack OF definite
aud trustworthy news pending the
private inquiries now being prosecuted
by the American and Spanish authori-
ties. In view of this attitude of those
whose official position gives them the
best opportunity for full iufor NATION,
Senior Du Bose and his associates do not
credit the reports of discoveries tending
to establish the cause of the Maine dis
aster.
The President to day appointed Col.
Henry c. Corbin Adjutant General of
the Army to succeed General Samuel
Beck, retired on account of age.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
issued a call for statement Of the con-
dition OF national banks as of Feb
rusry IS.
The receipts from fees and commits
sious paid on entries and filings and
from fees for reducing testimony to
writing for the disposal of public land
during the last ten years were
$40, 1913 53S. The expenses incidental
to the disposal of public lands during
the same period amounted to $3.50,
1856.
There was only one vote in the
House committee on military affairs
today against favorably reporting the
Senate bill providing for two additional
r, giments of artillery. 1t was deliver
cd by Mr.. Cox, democrat, of Tennessee.
The argument of the Joint Traffic As.
ISOLATION case was resumed in the
United States Supreme Court to-day.
Ex-senator Edmunds was the first
speaker. Mr.. Phelps closed for the
railroads.
The President to-day nominated An
son S. Taylor, of the District of Colum-
bia, justice OF the peace, and Webster
Flanagan, of Texas, the man who &C
knowledged that he was at d national
republican convention for office, collect
or OF internal revenue for the third dis.
trict of Texas.
The President has appointed ]. w.
Collins, of Massachusetts, to represent
this country at the International Fish
cries Exposition to be held in Bergen,
Norway, from May to September, 1898.
Southern republicans here say all the
patronage goes North.
Congressman Otey OF the Lynchburg,
Virginia, district, sprained his leg
severely in jumping off street car
here last week, but, though painfully
hurt, be is in the House every day, at
tending to his business. The people Of
his district have a most efficient and
popular representative in Major Otey.
In the House to day the Major pre-
Sented the memorial of the Virginia
legislature tjr the erection of monu
ment to Commodore Maury on the soil
Of Virginia.
All the Virginia democrats in the
House, except Messrs. Rixey, Otey and
Swanson, and some of the Texas and
Kentucky members accompanied their
colleague, Mr.. Bailey of Texas, to-day,
to Richmond, where he delivered an
address. MIR. Swanson says he didn't
go because he desired to oppose the
proposed appropriation for informers
10 cases of violation of the internal rev.
enue laws, which would come up in the
House to day.
Mr.. Bryan will be here on the 18th of
April, when he will be hanqueted by
the Virginia democratic association, as
sisted by all the other democratic clubs
in the city.
The republican executive committee
has endorsed Mr.. Hoge for postmaster
at Roanoke and Mr.. Rosson for post
master at Culpeper, Virginia, and both
of them will be appointed. The latter's
endorsement was obtained through the
influence OF Judge Strother.
MIS- Daniel Manning of New York has been
elected President General OF the Daughters of
the Revolution, Mrs. Eleanor Howard of
Alexandria Vice President General,
and Mrs Erockett also of Alexandria