Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra GsEette.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.


condition remains critical.
The sword voted by Congress to AID
miral Dewey has been brought here
from New York and was exhibited at
the Cabinet meeting to-day. Il will
soon be forwarded to the Admiral at
Manila.
Lieut.. Col. Gallagher, who served as
commisary at Santiago and Montauk,
was examined by the Alger Investiga-
ton Commission this morning. He is-
sued at Santiago about $50, 600 pounds
of refrigerated beef, all of which was
good and superior to Cuban cattle. He
had seen no evidence that the meat had
been treated with chemicals. He had
found some of the timed beef spoiled"
This was due to defective cans. Dur
ing September be had issued 10000
pounds of refrigerated beef at Montauk
weekly and knew of but one lot OF 50
pounds that had been condemned by
board of survey. Cap. Reed, quarter
master on the transports Massachusetts
and Mobil~, testified shat he received
200 900 pounds Of refrigerated beef at
Newport News, part OF which was de-
llvered at Arroyo, Porto Rico, ten days
later august 15), the Massachusetts
having struck on reef The beef ap,
peared to the witness to be good. a
few days later the remaining meat
turned green but the offensive surface
was trimmed away and the meat was
still good. 1t was delivered at Santiago
on September %.
Mr.. German has been reported as in
favor of the ratification of the Spanish
treaty. but his personal friends say
nothing could be more incorrect. And
it is understood that such is the case
with many other members of the Sen
ate who have been reported by the i'm
perialists as iu favor OF the ratification
Of that treaty.
The Pennsylvania friends of Senator
Quay, of their State, to-day, for the first
Tune, agreed that his chance of re.elec-
| ton had grown so small as to be hardly
appreciable, and that his most formid-
able opponents were in mis- own party,
the most prominent one among them
being his protested friend, Mr.. Magee.
The House commerce committee to-
day considered the Nicaragua canal
bill, but ceme TO no conclusion in re-
spect of it. Indeed, so diverse were
the views of the several members on
the subject that the prevalent opinion
of those presenr was that an agreement
is impossible, and that the bill is dead
for this session Of least.
A Southern doctor here to-day
laughs at the telegram from Vienna to
a New York newspaper, to the effect
that a mulatto man and woman there,
supposed to be white, had had born to
them negro child, and in consequence
thereof he'd fed that city. He says the
child is not the offspring of the man, as
mulattoes so Dearly white as to be taken
Tor white people. are not capable of pro-
curation.
The President sent to the Senate to-.
day the following nominations Char
lemagne Tower, of Pennsylvania, now
minister to Austris-Hungary, to be am
bassador to Russia, vice Ethan A.
Hitchcock, appointed Secretary of the
Interior: Addison G. Harris, of In
diam, 10 be minister 10 Austria Hun
gary. To be brigadier generals Col
John B. Castleman, First Kentucky
volunteer infantry, and Col. Thomas r..
Barber, First New York volunteer in
fantry. Mr.. Har is, who was appoint
I'd minister to Austria, halls from To-
dianapolis. He went to Indiana when
quite young man from one of the New
England States. Mr.. Tower, who was
promoted to be ambassador to Russia
is Philadelphia.
The following changes in the fourth class
| postofices of Virginia were made to-day
Adams Grove, Southampton county, Edward
| W. Caud appointed postmaster, vice James
! 7. !. Arson, resigned Cold Harbor, Hanover
county, Susan A. Stewart, vice Henrietta
| Clute, resigned; Figsboro. Henry county,
John z. Patterson. vice Benj Heard, dead;
| Gilmerton. Norfolk county, Thos B. John
! son. vice Pleasant l. Ford, resigned Halls
boro, Chesterfield county, John b. Martin,
vice Edward =. Baker, dead Mapeton.
Princess Anne county, Miss Emma Wilcox,
vice John T Whitehurst resigned Mediock,
Louisa county, Lottie Hughaon, vice Annie
i Williams, resig ed; Munden, rincess Anne
county. Wilson White vice c. A. Douglas,
;es gned Token, Prince William county
| Ashesl II Posey vice VIM Posey. resigned;
| Worlds, Pittsylvsuis county, Mrs. 4. j.
| ne Cabinet TO-DAY disc lssed the taxation
of Cuba aud the best means of raising reve-
rue o support the insu ar government The
creiary of War reported the reception of
message from Major General OTIS which sim
! ply stated that his troops were in good condi-
tiOn As regards health Il said nothing as to
whether landing had been effected by den
| er Vii er at lloio or nat and it not state
whether or not General Otis had heard from
Iioilo.
Mr. Crumpbaker. republican, of Indiana,
aud member of the House elections com
mttee, being a.ke1 to day when the con
tested election case of Brown vs. Swanson
from Virgins would b, called up, said he did
not know that he would wait g reasonable
| time for Mr.. Walker of Virginia. chairman OF
the elections committee TO return, but that
when that time shall expire he will call it
up. The report of the msjority of the com
mittee which of course. is republican, is in
f 'vor of Jr. Swanson, being signed by the
three democratic and two republican mem.
bers, while that of the minority is signed by
four republican members.
The House military committee this morn
ing, at the instance of DIR. Hsy of Virginia,
rcferred the bill making national park ont
Of the Fredericksburg battle fields, to the
Var Department for report thereon.
The committee on merchant marine and
fisheries held hearing this morning The
Hanna-Payue bill for the promotion of an
American merchant marine was under con-
sideratian. Among those who spoke were
ex-senator Edmunds of Vermont, Clement A.
Griscom, of the American line, and T. ].
kimball.
ashley NJ Gould was to-day appointed AS
sistant District Attorney for the District OF
Columbia vice d. w Baker
KNOCKED OUT.-The fight between Oscar
Gardner. the Omaha Kid" and David Sulli-