Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
ICor1espondence Of the Alexandris Gazette J
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.

again been noted. His physicians nave
again encouraged the family to hope
for ultimate recovery.
Just before the House met this morn
ing Congressman Jerry Simpson step
ned up before the Speakers desk,
eazed at the Q. 5. flag that is lining
the Speakers chair, and said: Il am
waiting to see some one haul down that
flag. Where is its pride now. MIR.
BRYAN was right when he said yester-
dav that Mckinley's own message con-
victs him aud his party OF heartless
land grabbing. When truth shall
triumph in the dim distant future and
the heaven inspired historian shall dip
her pen in sunlight to record the events
of this age, she will put the name OF
William Mckinley down as the great
est shyster and land grabber of all
time"
Col. Henry B. o sgood of the commits
sary Department testified to-day before
the War Investigating Commission.
His evidence was that the beef which
he mad issued at Santiago was of good
quality. He had eaten much OF it him.
self. He had heard some complaints
but attributed them to the ignorance OF
the cooks. The refrigerated beef would
upon exposure TO the air take on green
mould which should nave been trimmed
away. He had seen four quarters OF
process or ''embalmed" beef at
Tampa. This meat was merely on ex-
hibition by the inventor of the process.
No beef of this character was bought by
tie government ami not pound Of ii
vas issued TO troops.
The instructions the President has
sent to General OILS, in command OF
the U. S. forces in the Philippines, are
10 the effect that all the taxes collected
there must be deposited with .. S. Of
6cers and that the people Of those isl
ands must obey the orders of such Off
GERS and if they object, must be made
to do so by force. Under these in'
ssructions the Filipinos will evidently
think they have snapped the devil for
witch.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
Federation of Labor. now here, cor
daily agrees with Mr.. Bryan's latest
deliverances on the subject of imperial
ism and the staud he takes against ex-
pansion. As Presidential preference
he refused TO discuss him.
Representative Thorp OF Virginia,
says the only two contestants from his
State for seats in the next House are
Messrs. Walker OF the 9th and Wise Of
the % districts, and that in his OVID
case the fight would not be worth the
candle. Ia the Brown contest in this
Cong e3s, nothing will be done until the
return OF Mr.. Walker of Virginia, who
wants Mr.. Swanson to be deprived o.
his seat. But when he returns Mr.
Crumpacker, who is helping him to
GUST MIR. Swanson, will be gone, and
tn "a Mr.. Swanson will be gone to at
tend court in his district, so that the
show for Mr. Brown is not very favora.
bic
Ex-Coneressman Gaines of the Pc.
tersburg, Virginia, district, republican
is now department clerk here, ap-
pointed, it is said, by order of the
P e il7it with whom he ;erved in the
| House.
Mr.. Hull, chairman OF the House military
| committee, is still sick, and it IS now hardly
probable thst the army bill will be reported
before the latter part of next week. In re
spect OF this bill it may be stated that the
substitute bill of Mr.. Hay of Virginia and
| Sir. Hays minority report on the House bill
| were highly commented by some Of the
leading newspapers of the North and West
though the papers OF his own State, with the
exception .. + the Gazette had no words Ct
eommends,iou for either. But it is as true
now as it was of old that a prophet Is not
| without honor save in his own country.
] hat Mr.. Chauncey Depew vii! be the mex
;enator from New York is known from the
fact that Senator Piatt to-day selected seat
| for him on the floor Of the Senate, where
there is vacant chair, caused by the death OF
! Mr Morrill,.
Senator Perkins, of California, says only
one branch of the legisl ture Of his STATE ha:
instructed him tc support the spanish treaty
but he supposas she 9th II will do -, too. lit
| shall, he will have to obey or resign. H.
still avs ne is opposed to the treaty. The
| friends of the treaty say it will be ratified
! bat there are Senators who do TO: believe il
| can obtain the requisite two'thirds majority.
j II is understood here to-day that the bat
tleship Oregon has been ordered TO the Phil
| pllueS 10 SLTcUSl0eE ING naval IOIC6 lucIc W
i be used in subjecting the Fipinos to the au-
thority of the United States, now that they
! have been freed from that of Spain.
James D. Seward was appointed postmsst, 7
| ct Spottss lville. Surry county, Virginia to-
day, vice C. S Edwards, resigned.
Secretary Hay this morning presented to
tie President Senior Calvo, minister resident
| from Costa Rica, who informed Mr. Mckinley
| that the rank of the Costa Rican represents
tive TO this country has been raised to envoy
extraordinary and minister pleni poten,iary
in recognition of the courteous treatment &C.
corded President Ig esias while in this coun.
tr,. Senior CalvoItcok occasion to congratu-
late the President upon the prospects for COL
Meeting the oceans By ship canal.
Captain NJ. a. Austin. of the police depart.
ment, was attacked with vertigo at his home
to-day and in falling he struck against bu-
reaa painfully injuring his back and side
He is unable TO move in bed and it is feared
his left side is paralyzed.
Fx.Congressman Outhwait of Ohio, gold
democrat, who still retains 81 COO sinecure
FEDERAL office. says he voted for Palmer at
the last election, but the poll books of his
precinct being examined, it was found that
amer did not receive a single vote at that
precinct.
Every democratic member of the House
from Ohio is in favor of the platform and
ticket of the Chicago convention.
DRANK MURIATIC AcID.-Stewart