Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-19

sufficient if he appears and submits
himself to trial.
At this, the second days session of
the National Pure Food and Drug Con-
gress, Congressman Marriott Brosius. of
Pennsylvania, patron of the pure food
bill in the House of Representatives.
spoke, also Congressman Bell, of Colo
RADIO, Livingston, of Georgia, and Skim
ner, of North Carolina. In the after
neon Prof. Harvey w. Wiley, chemist
of the Department of Agriculture,
spoke on The Ethics of Pure Food"
and there were addresses by Prof. j. n.
Beal. of OHIO; August Drescher, of
New Jersey, and George Close, of
Massachusetts, of the National Con-
fectioners Association.
The House committee on interstate
commerce heard the Maritime Canal
Company's version of the Nicaragua
project this morning. Byron Hitch
cock, Of the Maritime Canal Company,
made statement of the granting OF its
rights by Nicaragua, the money they
had spent, making surveys and the
work accomplished, which includes q
mile of the canal and stretch OF rail-
way constructed.
President Mckinley is arranging for
tue appointment of West Indian com.
mission similar to that appointed for
the Philippines.
Secretary Hay received an official dis
patch from Chief Justice Chambers, of
Samoa, appealing for a warship to en-
force the treaty stipulations, and the
president this morning gave orders that
the flagship Philadelphia should pro-
ceed to the islands with all possible dis
patch.
The House military committee, or
rather the republican members of ii,
who went to New York at the govern
men,'5 expense and on Secretary Alger's
invitation to witness the departure OF
the troops for Manila, have returned.
The Virginia republicans were in
force at the House to day. Among
them were Messrs. Allen, Bowden
Brady, Agnew, Crupper, Strother,
Dearborn and others. They were there
TO see the result of the Brown
Swanson contested election case
from the Danville district of their
State that was called up. The
republican congressman from Virginia,
beaded by Mr.. Walker, rallied to the
support OF Mr.. Brown, but the vote by
which the case was laid over showed
that The contestant has no chance,
though, according to the elections COM
mittee's idea, Mr.. Brown had the best
show of all The other contestants, there
being less majority against him.
No assistant attorney for the eastern
district Of Virginia has yet been APP
pointed, though the district attorney
has recommended Mr.. Flanagan. The
hitch lies in the fact that Associate
Justice McKenna of the U. S. Supreme
Court has recommended Mr.. Dejarnett
for the position.
All the ex-Confederate Senators in
Guiding Senators Daniel and Martin, o
Virginia, have been invited and will
attend an entertainment to be given 10y
the Confederate veterans association O.
this city tonight, in celebration o
General Lees birthday.
1t is now doubtful if the Hull army
bill will come up in the House, as The
Senate army bill is already being con
sidered in that body, and MIR. Hull i:
too weak to take charge of his own bill
The Cno4n evacuation commission, consist
Ing OF Admiral Sampson and Major General
Butler sud Wafe, affixed their signatures t
their final report this morning. The com
mission left copy of the report with Secrt
taries Hay and Alger ana then took copy t
the White House for the President The re
port merely contains of tho communica
tions which passed between the Spanish an(
American commissioners The commission
then went to tho White House, where shor
q dresses were made by the President and
Secretaries Hay and A!ger. The speaker:
thanked the members OF the commission for
their Iabors, 'he rapidity of their work and
the completeness of their report.
Among the subscribers to the national
dem5cra banquet to be given by the Wiz
GINA democratic association of this city on
the 22d proximo, is Chairman Ellyson OF the
| Virginia State democratic committee
J. Il. Hines was to day appointed postmas.
ter at Vandola, Plt'sylvanis county, vice w
| Il hsIvey, dead
& resolution was introduced III the Senat,
to day to prohibit pensions tc any bod who
hat an income Of $3.50 or more.
Secretary Alger said at 80 o'clock: Gen
eral Eagan will be relieved from duty within
two hours" That will technically place him
under arrest until the court martial passes on
his case. In the meantime he can exercise
no authority as an officer but will not be de-
| prived Of his liberty.
Senator Martin told the Gazette's CORES
ndent to.dsy that as present advised he
deemed the ratification at the Spanish treaty
utterly impossible.