Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-12

interests OF Canada and Is OF those OF
the United States met today ct the
Arlington Hotel. II they succeed in
coming to an agreement, either for free
Canadian lumber or lower tariff 1t
will probably be incorporated in the
proposed Anglc-American treaty.
President Mckinley has accepted On
invitation to deliver an address at the
banquet OF the Home Market Club. OF
Boston, during the latter part OF Feb
ruary. The club referred to is COM
posed of ultra high protectionista.
The few statues that have been re-
moved from Statuary Hall in the Capt.
tol to the rotunda. are those that belong
to the couut,y, and are called national.
Those that remain belong to the re-
spective States. and the removal re-
ferred to will make room for more. II
is expected that Kansas and the ne
eroes will soon ask permission to erect
one there to Fred Douglas.
The following dispatch from General
Otis was received a. the War Depart
ment this morning:
MANILA. Jan. y.
Adiutant General, Washington
Conditions apparently improving.
Citizens feel more secure. Many ma
tives returning. City quiet and bust
ness active.
The censorship established by Gen.
Otis at Manila, it is understood, was
due to suggestions from Washington in
order to prevent Aguinaldo from re-
ceiving too much encouragement from
the Filipino Junta in Paris and from
Agoncillo at Washington. It is also
said here that the dispatch OF such
messages as that sent to Madrid by the
Spanish General Rios and then dis
tributed through the press of Europe
was with the evident intention OF embar-
RAISING the United States.
RIG. Porter, aged about 80, Of Wood
berry. \. j., committed suicide by
shooting himself at the St.James Hotel,
either late last night or at an early
hour this morning. The suicide left q
note addressed 20 Representative Lon
densloger, OF New Jersey, asking that
his body be sent to MS home.
Miss Jennings, who served as nurse
during the war, testified before the
Alger investigating commission thi;
morning that ward full OF fever pa
tients at Fort Hamilton, \. Y. Hos.
pital were without ice. matted milk OF
beef extract until supplied By the R=d
Cross Society. She also said that the
supply OF ice on the hospital ship Relic
was inadequate. W. D. Miles, repre-
senting Armour s. Cos, Kansas City
plant, testified that no chemicals were
used in the preservation OF the million
pounds OF refrigerated beef and the
large quantity OF canned beef furnished
the government. He had heard nc
complaint. Gen. Chas. P. Eagan, com
missary general of subsistence, I. 5
A., appeared before the commission anC
denounced Gen. Nelson a. Miles, senior
major general, q. s. A., as liar anc
should be drummed out OF the Amer
can army. He declared statement after
statement OF the commanding genera
to be q deliberate and malicious lie.
J D. Croissanr, OF this city, to-day
closed contract with the Havner Con
st1nction Company OF Philadelphia tc
build and equip the Washington & Uni
versity Railroad. Work is 10 begin a
once.
It's rumored heie that General Fitzhugt
! Lee Is not al all pleased with MS position il
! Cuba that he says ais plans have been in
| terfered with BY General Ludlow who is ir
| command Of Havana thst his men are Ct
! rested in that city and Imprisoned without
notice to him, and that I'll the recently ar
rived troops infantry aud cavalry, are IS
aligned 10 Ludlow's command, though wher
! he. Les, was sent 10 Cuba he was told ht
would have command OF al the troops in Es'
vana province; but, iRstead OF that, ne IL Ic
command OF Sd inactive and useless army O.
| fourteen thousand men, while whole de-
inent hiss besn created for ludlow.
Two days ago Capt. a. S. Helms, Of Edin
| burg, Ind was appointed to q 81, 400 posi-
ton in the Cuban mail service. The an
nouucenent was objectionable 10 Congress-
mar OverstIeet. representative Of the In
; dianspolis district, who says that Helms ha:
been q disturbing element in his district fol
yesr5 and in consequence OF his opposition
! the appointment was Cancelled to-day.
The Senate commerce committee gave q
hearing this morning on he bill introduced
last month by M Hanna, providing for SUBJ
sides for American steamship companies. Ex-
Senator EdmunGs of Vermont, in behalf OF
the ship owners, made the principal addr,ss.
Ee urged immediate legislation in order, a5
| he said, that American commerce may be
encouraged and expanded.
The presidents OF the great trunk roads
and the interstate commerce commissioners
are ia sessiop here today to consider the re.
Gently complained of Decentralization in
freight and passenger rates and to adopt
some means to check this condition OF affairs.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofices Of Virginia were made to-day ::
Mazsies Mill, Nelson county, BERTHE c. Beard
appointed postmaster, vice John l. Loving,
removed Montgomery Springs, Montgomery
county, Wm. l. Sublett, vice 4 L. Blake, re-
signed.
At neon to-day DR. Deale said that unless
something unforeseen took place Mr. Dingley
would recover.
Wm. a. Parker was nominated for post
master at Onsncock, Va. to-day
The House Claims committee has agreed to
report favorably bill to pay w. E. Bailey Of
Hampton, Virginia, $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived from spent bali while the late war
was in progress
There used to be negro doo1keepers at the
House galleries, but the last one OF them has
been gotten rid OF.
at the last session Of Congress Senator
Marin mad bill passed to condemn Cedar
Grove, tract Immediately opposite the Nor.
folk navy yard, for the use OF that yard. To.
day tho Fouse naval committee added to the
naval bill provision appropriating S145, 900
fo- the purchase of that lot.
BEHEADED BY MooNsHINERs.-A
horrible occurrence is reported in
Floyd county, where map, named
Underwood, suspected OF being a SPY
in The interest of the United States in