Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-20

that THIS was received Dy Cuo pIOPo
officials before the nomination OF Orsor
Smith had been announced.
The widow of Mr.. James A. Garfield
called at the White House this morn
and spent half an hour with Mrs. Nc
Kinley. The sad associations brought
up by the old familiar surrounding
caused the tears to start more than onc'
in her eyes. Mrs. Garfield is looking
feeble and broken in health. Befor'
leaving she shook hands with severa
OF the old attaches of the house, ant
wished them prosperity and happiness
THAT was one of the reasons l wished
to come back here once MORE" sh'
said, II doubt that / shall ever be abb
to shake hands with you again."
In the Clark bribery case today
Zachariah Taylor Cason, whose direc
testimony was taken yesterday, wa
called for REORGANIZATION. He ad
mitted that he entered into the schem'
to elect Mr.. Clark and defeat the DAILY
faction of his accord and went volun
tsrily to Representative Marcyes in the
first place to induce him to support
Clark. The witness thought that the
$500 which Mr.. Clark sent him for pro-
fessional services rendered during the
session of the legislature was not very
liberal. Cason was questioned closely
with regard to his trip from Oregon tG
Washington and denied that he was
met at Cincinnati or elsewhere by any
one connected with the case.
The Senate committee on Pacific ISL
ands and Puerto Rico gave hearing
today to the delegation of Puerto Ricani
who arrived here the other day to work
for the interests of the island.
The State Department is Informed
that there have been five new cases Of
bubonic plague and six deaths since the
last report. A dispatch from Surgeon
Carmichael to the Marine Hospital Ser.
wise states that the plague is apparent
" on the increase in spite of the efforts
of the authorities. and that there is an
uneasy feeling at Honolulu over the
ravages of the disease.
The following dispatch from General
Otis was received today: "Pack train
twenty ponies, transporting rations be.
tween Santa Tomas and San Pablo, La.
guna province, escorted by fifty men,
under Lieutenant Ralston, Thirtieth
infantry, ambushed yesterday, two men
killed, five wounded, nine missing; pack
train lost; Lieutenant and thirty-four
men returned to Santo Tomas with
killed and wounded; affair being 10
vestigated."
The congressman who went to Alex
andris last night to attend the celebra-
ton of the anniversary of the birthday
OF General Lee speak in the highest
terms of the hospitsble and cordial
treatment they received, and say they
soon felt as much at home as if they had
been in their own districts and with
their old personal friends. They say
they never spent more agreeable
evening.
The speech of Mr.. Hale in favor OF
the Beers, in the Senate yesterday az
ternoon, is commented upon very fav-
orably today by republicans as we'll as
democrats at the Capitol, and it is plain
to be seen that though the administra.
ton takes the British side OF the case,
the people take the other.
The conference of the democratic
members of the House rules, ways and
means, insular and judiciary commit.
tees last night decided upon no line OF
policy in the consideration of the Fill
Pine, Boer, and Porto Rico questions.
There is no doubt that many people
in the upper part of Alexandria county
-Cooney it used TO be called-and
some perhaps in others, who are in ia
vor of the retrocession OF large slice
of that county back to Washington,
and they are doing all they can here
to effect that object, in which
.everal prominent people in this
oty are also engaged, but the Virginia
COngr assmen and members of the legislature
of Virginia now here say such scheme will
never succeed, and that the threat of no
bridge unless it shall, is ridiculous. The
moral ground upon which the schemers base
their project is laughed at by all who know
them.
House elections committee number one
met today and set the date Of the argument
in the Walker Rhea contested election case
from the 9th Virginia district for February
14th and 18th. Both the contestant and the
contestse were present, Mr.. Walker wanted
the argument set for next week, and said
that contestees who expected to be turned
out naturally wanted their cases postponed sc
long as possible. Mr.. Rhes said he was a
contestee, but did not expect to be turned out
The committee thereupon postponed the case
to the time named above.
J. w. Gillaspie was appointed postmaster at
Space, Bedford county, Va, today, vice W. Il.
Stiff removed.
jury was secured in the Smell murder
case today.
Nh Bryan left here this morning for Bslli.
more where he will speak tonight. Before
be left his hotel he told Virginia scqusint-
snce that he was for the Chicago platform in
its entirety, and was utterly opposed TO the
new policy of imperialism, and was tho
rough believer in the democracy Of the Old
DomiBion.
Senator Martin and Representative Swan
son and their wives we're the only Virginisns
At Mrs. McLesn's grand entertainment here
Ia at night