Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Ale1sndris Gazette.

that a report will be presented to the
House at the earliest opportunity. Two
photographers with their cameras TOOK
pictures of the committee while in their
frs session.
President Mckinley has decided to
let the law take its course IN the
case of George w. Horton. convicted
of the murder of Jane Nicholson, and
be will be hanged Friday noon at the
District Jail. The Attorney Generals
review OF the Csc was handed to the
Pr, siient couple of days ago. Atty
Gen. Griggs held that Horton had been
Civ a far trial and vas not deserving
of executive clemency on any grounds
of techucallty or justice.
The condition of President Gompers,
of tie American Federation OF Labor,
who wss thrown from bicycle yester
day, is quite serious.
The following dispatch was received
from General Otis this morning. Gen.
Young reports arrival az Vigan evening
fifth, having encountered force OF enemy
Nat acan, twelve miles south OF city,
whom be drove TO eastwood otsame ln-
o Sal Quentin Caoyau; bis troops now
pressing them back; country extrem1ly
rouge; strongly entrenched; aoout SIX
nuuared prisoners escaped. Reported
that insurgents allowed all out Ameri-
Can and prominent Spanish prisoners TO
escape from Beueueo; latter driven
back into mountains. Send transpor-
:ation with SUBSTANCE and medical sup
plies 20 Youug's troops with necessary
uuarterm aSier's stores. Our casualties
1ae killed, twelve wounded; wounas
mostly slight. Eoemy left in trenches
.gentv-6ve dead, few rifles, several
thousand rounds small ammunition,
forty shrapnel. Young has sufficient
troops to meet all d tficulties.
The O lection in the House to the
consideration OF the currency bill next
Monday will not effect delay or dis
arrangement of republican plans. The
resolution goes to the committee on
rules and rule will be brought tomor=
row fixing consideration of the bill for
Monday.
Speaker Henderson aud his associates
on the committee on rules named to-
day will under the rules have supreme
power in governing the procedure OF
the House.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
insists the Senate should put itself on
record on Mr.. Mason's resolution in
favor of the Beers. He fears, however,
that the republican leaders will never
allow direct vote, acd predicts that
quite number of the democratic ex-
pausionists will aid them in order TO
uphold their own action in voting for
every measure directed against the
Fiupinos by the United States.
Neither Mr.. Pettigrew nor Mr.. Mason
is popular on their side of the chamber
and ike Messrs. Hosr, Hale and We'll
irgton, their places on that side are bet
ter than their company. Senator Jones,
OF Arkansas, is anxious to have vote
On the resolution. He thinks most OF
the democrats will support the PROPOSE
ION aud urges that the republicans
should be put on record. He declares
they are afraid of the question, fearing
hat if they pass the Mason resolution
the British House of Commons, by way
of retaliation, will adopt an expression
Of sympathy for the Filipi0os in their
struggle for liberty against the armed
.orces of the United States.
Represen sstive-elect Roberts of Utah
made many friends by his speech in the
House last Monday, and he made more
today by saying, when informed of
report that some of the Mormon agents
were collecting evidence against the
moral character OF several of the Con-
gressmen who opposed his admission
at is contemplate. The suggestion
nas been made 20 me by some low peo-
pie, but | have thrown their letters
into the waste paper basket aud have
paid 30 attention TO them. l am
neither cur nor jackal and if can
aot win my fight like mao, l will GO
out. You caunot say too strongly fol
me that it is aoominable to believe that
l would engage in such crusade"
Representative Lianey Of North Caro-.
lima, a Southern republican," sno
therefore rank Sou, h. .ater, has, it il
reported, through his FREUD, applied
for tne workmanship of one of the cleo
ton committees.
Among the bills introduced ~ the
Seuate yesterday We're the following
For monument TO General Hugt
Mercer al F. ederlck burg, for the relle
of Hunters Chapel in Alexandria coun
ty, aud PonicE: Church, in Fairfax
Among the bills introduced by MIR
kixey were: For the relief of he estate
Of J. I. Ball, OF Alexandria county; O
n. Hammil, OF Primo. William couu
Y; of the ST. Paul's Church, Alexan
d ria; Of J. V. Davis, OF Alexandria. o
he estate Of G, o. Dixon, of Alexan
dri., aud OF the heirs OF Silas Burke.
The following changes in the fourth clas
p stofice, Of Virginia were made today Cow
AUS Will Montgomery county,J &. K. COwaI
wss appointed pts master vice j. J. Cowan
resigned Leon, saiisou county, F. L. DuliI
vice J. G. O'Donnol, resigned
The PresideIt sent long list of recess ap
pointments to the Senate today, but only ont
new one. that of Richard S, Berlin, of Oms
hs, to be census supervisor for the second
Nebraska district.
The Quay case will be argued Saturday
tie 16tn, instead Of next 6stur az as set.
The Department of State received h dis
tch today from Mr. Hunter. minister t
i, uatemal,. Stating that he has been informed
by the Guatem4 alan government that on De
cember 2 General Toledo, with 300 follow
ers principally foreigners, attempted a revo
luton near tie border of Salvador st pac,
called Jut.soa. Tn were attacked by the
government troops and driven across the Dor
der with heavy loss
Senator Martin has returned from Rich
mnnd and WAS in his seat In the Sanata to