Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-11

Of the orders of Gen. Brooke. transfer.
ring the customs receipts TO Havana.
He said if there was any i'll feeling it
mad arisen since ne left Tine province
OF Santiago. said the general, is ready
for the new Cuban government.
Whether the people are equal 70 self.
government l cannot say. What /
mean is that all are now in position
Is be self-supportine; there is food aud
work for everybody, and epidemlcs
have been wiped OUT and peace pre-
walls. Ny purpose here is to confer
with the President and Secretary OF
Wer as 20 the best means OF raising
revenues and governing the province:
I will 90 back IN about u week and Will
20 By Havana and Cieufuegos. l will
nave a conference at Havana with
Gen. Brooke. We will have no trouble
"a the workings OF the Uoited States
governmental the different provinces
.. Cubs. They will be in perfect har-
mony and will also be satisfactory to
me natives.
The President today nominated
Joseph Il. Choate, OF New York, to De
ambassador TO Great Britain. Mr.
Choate is one Of the most distinguished
( LAWYERS 10 the United States; Is as arts
tocr=t;c as was Lowell, and Is also
9 noted po5t-prandial orator. He ha;
! resided for plumber OF years in New
( YORK city. He was born at Salem
Mass. 10 1892. His earliest ancestor
/ in mis- countrv became citizen o.
Massachusetts in 1857 Mr.. Cnoate
was admitted TO the Massachusetts bal
in 1855: the following year went to
New York, and mas resided there evel
since. Until nominated member O
tie constitutional convention in 1891
he had never been candidate for pub
lie Office.
By the act Of Congress OF July S, 1895, tn
governors OF states were authorized 10 be re-
im5ur-e1 Tor moneys paid ont fr the recruit
ing and equipment OF troops for the spanlst
| war N. 10 provision Was made for s9ttilre
deb.. incurred By them II will take anothel
act OF Congress 70 provide for the payment o.
| these Il i suggested that the easiest "ai
out OF the difficulty IL for The governors 'Fh'
bsve incurred The deots 10 present the receipt
cd bills Of the creditors and take advAnrag;
Of the art OF last July.
The war i"vestiga,ion commission thl
morning examined as witnesses several en-
ployees of Libbey, Mcneil and Libbey, auc
Lrruor & 70. packers All testified that tot
beef furnished the government including th'
! timed beef was good, and no chernica! pro
! cess was used fer is preservation.
Congressman Dinghy passed an comfortable
night but 10 marked improvement was noteC
in MS condition this morning. de IS Il
stronger rs physicians announced At
N. tod, - that they expected 10 be able 4
note mar ei improvement in the couditio;
Of ;hei, uaiient within TWEEN -!our houfs an
that Or b4biy he would be out OF danger Q,
that time though be Is not now. His LEI
upg has cleared entirely and his right is DC
ginning 20 clear. His general condition
god.
The House pensions committee this morn
iaE agreed 20 the Senate bill to increase IN
pengioo Of Mrs Le;itia Tyler Semple, d.ugh
Ter o: President John Tyler, but only iror
S. II $50 a month, not 10 $50, Sc the sen
ate bin provided.
Congress nan Walker of Virginia, who ha
besn absent for some weeks, returned her
Yesterday evening and soon Afterwards had
conference with Mr Brown Of ths fifth Viz
GINA dis.r,ct, who IS making contest for tn
seat in this Congress filed by NJ. Swanson
Its understood in the House District 0
Columbia committee room that nothing vii
be done with the terminal railroad here g
this SESSION.
Congressman Allen OF Mississippi, accom-
p-nisd - his colleague. Hr. RiIey Of Viz
q i, vii 20 70 LeesbuTg on the 18Th instar
and speak at the annual meeting OF the Lou
douu camp Of ex-Confelerstes then to te he!
there
The differences concerning the provision
OF the bill 70 increase the amy are SO man,
that there is already 10 little talk Of its prob
sble defeat or radical amendmenI.