Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
lTRGai WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

The official advices from Havana re-
ceived by the Spanish Minister, Mr..
Dupuy de LONE, continue to be reas-
surfing. A dispatch sent shortly after
midnight aud received early this morn
ing sta ed that few people gathered
10 the public park about 10 o'clock last
night. There was no demonstration,
and under ordinary circumstances 10
attention would have been given to it
as the park is the central public point
of Havana. AS matter of precaution,
however, the patrol of soldiers on duty
asked the people to move away. and
this they did without demonstration or
the exercise of any force. By II o'clock
the troops were back in their quarters.
Up to noon to-day the State Depart
ment had received no advices under to-
days date from Consul General Lee at
Havana. Late last night General Lee
sent dispatch saying that everything
was quiet and that the theatres
and places of amusement were open.
AS no further advices were received up
to noon to-day, it is taken for granted
by Senior de LONE that the Havana
authorities have no apprehension and
that the situation is quiet. No surprise
would be felt, however, if there were
sporadic gatherings of groups in city
OF Havana's size, particularly Sunday,
and the streets are usually filled with
those otherwise engaged during the
week. This customary outpouring of
the people doubtless will occur to.mor-
row and it may serve as al incentive
for the congregating of groups, but it is
said this should not be misconstrued
into a popular demonstration, and no
uneasiness whatever is felt that it will
be the occasion Of anything more than
u few vivas even if that much occurs.
To-day Senior Gown, member of the
autonomous cabinet, arrives at Havana,
and this, also, it is said, may serve as
text for some vivia5 by the ultras
GOWN has been at Atlanta, Ga, since
the autonomous cabinet was formed.
He is regarded as the strongest man of
that body, and for that reason his ap-
Dointment has excited intense hostility
among the insurgents and their friends.
1t led to movement to insult him per-
sonally as he passed through Tampa,
according to information submitted to
the Spanish Minister. This led Senior
Gown TO change his route, making a
sea trip by way New York. He sailed
from there last Saturday, and is due at
Havana 10 .day. In view of the move
ment against him at Tampa, it would
oe no surprise to the legation here if
the same ultra element at Havana took
his arrival as an opportunity for SINH
lar expression against him. A cable.
gram was received at the State De-
partment ct l o'clock this afternoon
from Consul General Lee, at Havana,
stating that everything was tranquil.
Col. Theo. A. Bingham, corpse of
engineers, who has been designated to
act as master of ceremonies at the
White House, has selected Capt. Chas.
l.. McCawley, Assistant Quartermaster
in the United States Marine Corpse, to
act as his assistant in the presentation
of guests to the President and Mrs.
Mckinley. The first reception will
take place next Wednesday evening
from to II o'clock and departure
from custom will be a special recep.
ton to the diplomatic corpse in ad
vance of the regular reception on the
same evening.
The Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee heard further testimony to-day
on the anti-scalpers' bill land though the
opponents of that bill were very pro.
ponnoad in thoir oenarol oto,a,oants
whe1 it camei;o particulars their evil
deuce was exceedingly weak.
1t is said that the battleships Kear-
sage, Kentucky and Illinois, now being
constructed at Viewpoints News are
we'll advanced, work on the two former
being more than half done.
Congressman Yost, of Virgins, said
to-day that he had fully made up his
mind to protest against the confrma-
ten of Mr.. Brown Allen as marshal for
the western district OF his State, as by
judicial decisions it is clear that a sad