Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-27

Presidents promise of immunity, told
him, it could not be done. The Presi-
dent himself had given that order 10
me-" No other questions were pro-
pounded. General Alger LETT and the
court again arose in obeisance. Gen.
eral Ayers advertised presence had
caused large number of society wo-
men to flock to the trial to-day. a
score or more Of them enliyened the pro.
ceedings by highly interested discus
sions
DR.. VIM. @. Hopkins, Eagan's son-in-
law and an expert in nervous diseases,
said that MS father-in-lsw became in
senselv restless after Gen. Miles attack.
He could not eat and was brooding all
the time. He suffered q peculiar
twitchiug nervousness that seemed to
indicate congestion of certain parts of
the brain. His mind was non-receptive
and but for the work he was compelled
to do something serious would have
happened, said the doctor impressively.
Mrs. Clara r. Hopkins, daughter Of
Gen. Eagan, detailed her fathers ap-
pearauce after the publication OF the
Miles charges.
she had paper in his hand" she
said feelingly. Gen. Miles has cruel
fed me- ne exclaimed. l snail never
forget the scene. He was changed
man after that. We entertained the
gravest fears"
Counsel Worthington here announced
that the accused rested his case, and,
after q recess of twenty minutes began
MS argument. He quoted presidents
10 show that witness before a court
is not answerable in another court for
language used in the first court.
"Doubtly privileged" said he, lis my
client. by the Presidents promise that
10 court martial should try any officer
for utterance made before the commits
sion of inquiry"
He cannot be blamed said Mr..
Wortbingtou. Every honorable man
should pity him, l believe"
Judge Advocate Davis did not deny
that the privilege OF immunity pertains
to pertinent testimony, but he did deny
the pertinence OF the words attributed
to end not denied by Gen. Eagan, and
the words ''to assure the witness OF i'm
NUDITY" must not constitute military
olfense. The President certainly did
not intend, by bis promise, to encour-
age the commission of military ofenses.
The case was then submitted and by
order Of Gen. Merritt the court was
cleared
At the cabinet meeting to-day the
question of the ratification of the Span
ish treaty was discussed. The members
of the cabinet are satisfied from the in
formation given them that it will be
ratified without any trouble.
TIE following changes in the fourth
class postofices OF Virginia we're made
10 day Admant, Lee county, Asa R.
Stapleton, appointed postmaster, vice
Wm. NJ. Cooper, resigned; Walcot,
Floyd county, Mrs. Lucy J. Weaver,
vice Mrs. Margaret Walters, dead,
Il is reported to-day that the expau-
sionists have heard the increasing
mutterings ard have agreed to
adopt a resolution declaring that
it is not the intention of the
United States to hold permanent
possession of the Philippines, with
the hope that by doing so they may
induce some of the opponents Of the
Spanish treaty to give them votes
enough to secure its ratification, but,up
to last night, thirty-three OF the oppon-
ents had refused to be won by the
Presidents Establishments. The ex-
Dansionists say that when the treaty
shall be ratified, the American army in
the Philippines can be reinforced by
the enrolment OF p, 600 Filipinos, and
that with that force the patriots" can
be kept quiet.
Republican and democratic members OF the
House judiciary committee, which has the
Bailey resolution concerning the alleged right
of N MIXERS of the House to hold other po-
sitions under the government, intimate thai
the report will be TO the effect that there is
no sucl r ght
Seustor Martin ha, gone to Virginia and
will not return until next week.
Several influential republican members Of
the House are opposed to the army bill now
before that body, and the prevailing opinion
about that bill to-day IS that the hundred
thousand men it provides for will be reduced
10 fifty or sixty thousand
The internal revenue bureau has refused to
make public the names OF the tobacco, cigar
and snuff dealers who paid the tax imposed
under the retroactive clause.of the wsr tax
bill, but viii, It i. reported agree make public
the amount collected in the respective dis
tricts by that tax.
The wife of General Robert Wiliam9, .. S.
A.. died here yesterday. General Williams is
assistant adjutsnt general and his wife was
the widow Of Stephen 4. Douglass, of Illinois
Mr. Piitchsrd offered in the Senate to.dsy
an amendment to the sundIy civil bill' ap
propIjatiug SIC, 900 TO ascertain the location
and number OF Confederate cemeteries in the
Uniiei States