Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
[ Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, January 80.

practically suspended. cts horrible,
horrible" said Mr.. Wheeler, one OF
! Goebel's most earnest supporters. 1T
must have been some member OF law.
less elements from the mountains that
did it, for the law abiding people OF the
State would not have adopted such
course. | am too much grieved TO be
able to talk about the probable effect
it will have. / have not got
my wits together. OF one thing
| / am sure. of course, and that
is that Taylor was not concerned
10 it, nor would countenance it,"
Mr.. Brownlow said: "Tbis will hurt
our own party 10 the State, although,
of course, it was the work Of a crank,
for whom the party should not he belo
| responsible. 1t is very unfortunate
ending to the political troubles of Ken
lucky" Several members of Congress
in private conversation gave voice to
the general fear that Taylor might be-
come the mark for the vengeance of the
Goebelites, but expressed the hope that
law and good counsel would prevail.
shock ed at the news of the assassination of
Goebe. When questioned Senator Black
burns voice trembled and tears trickled from
his eyes as he said: 1T is cowardly out
rage. Political enemies sre of course at the
bottom OF the whole affair. Goebel, alshOugh
elected, could not be seated, and when it WAS
foreshsdO wed stjustice might eventually be
done the power of the sssassin's bullet was
en- ployed Goebel was great man, true
friend, but bitter enemy. His mark in
Kentucky will eventually be appreciated"
Do you think further trouble imminent? II,
of course. cannot say, but do not believe that
the cowardly act of asssssins will be allowed
to O unpublished. Goebel has friends who
may try TO svenge this strocity." Sens tor
Bls, kburn may 80 to Kentucky tonight. but
At late hour this afternoon had not fully
made up his MIND.
The House committee on claims
unanimously agreed today to report
iavorahly the bin to Give the widow OF
,be late Consul w. w. Ashby, Of Vir.
ginis, 1856.
Representative Otey of Virginia, in
the House today. introduced a bill to
paw Langhorne ID. Lewis. late second
lieutenant h regiment U. :. volunteer
infantry. 1885, for the loss OF his person
al property while en- route from New
York 10 San Juan in 1898.
In the Senate today Mr.. Martin In
troduced bill to give pension Of $50
a month to Mrs. Nellie l.. Parsons, OF
Rock bridge county, Va, the widow OF
Capt. II. Chester Parsons, OF the lst
Vermont cavalry.
The House military committee de.
cided this morning that they would not
90 to Fredericksburg 70 inspect the pro-
posed national park near that town.
The Daval vessels Chicago, Mont
gomery and Wilmington were placed
in a five days quarantine today a.
Mouteviieo. They had just returned
from Ensenads ard the action of the
Montevdeo authorities is confrmatory
OF the report that the bubonic plague If
epidemic at Eosenads. II is know TO
exist in a virulent form at Rosario, 100
miles inland from Ensenada.
The Surgeon General received the
following dispatch this morning from
San Francisco, giving the latest report
of the state of the bubonic plague at
Honolulu: "There are 81 cases of the
plague aud 81 deaths. The situation Is
serious. The disease is at several places
outside OF the original district. One
native guard and one white woman
have been stricken. The soldiers are
closely Quarantined and tbs hospital is
i q a safe place"
State Senator John Fl. Geiger was
,lIed in the Clark bribery Investigation
before the Senate committee on privi-
Ieges and elections this morning. Gel
ger contested and secured the seat OF
Whiteside, the star witness for the
memorialists in the Montana Legislature.
The witness admitted that his frances
were quite limited at the time of his
election and that 10 May after the adj
tournament of the legislature he deposit
cd 81, 500 in the First National Bank of
Kslispell, but said be borrowed the
money on his own personal security.
He admitted that he at vsrion5 times
during the summer OF 1899 made de-
posts Of sums aggregsting about 81 600.
The witness claimed he made this
money playing poker and faro.
The House committee on rivers and hsr.
bors today decided that there should DO no
river and harbor bill this year. Chairman
Burton of the committee authorizes the an
nouncement 1T will be our policy to con-
clude hearings at this session and TO bring in
bill next wear. Under the sundry civil bill
S15 100000 are still available for improve.
ment3 and besides that $50, OOO, 600 remain
unexpeuded.
Refe ring 10 tho charges made in the Sen.
ale yesterday by Mr.. Mason, OF Illinois, in re-
gard to alleged ut RANGES of the British con-
sui at New Or cans In which he is said to
have INDUCED in severe criticisms of the
American people in general, and some Sens
tors in particular, in connection with the
south African troubles, it is learned that the
State Department made inquiry Of Lord
PauncefOte week ago as to the truth of these
statements. No official reply has been yet
received from the British embassy, but an I'M
off cial intimstion denies the story of the il
,erview as published and says it is untrue
and the consul did not use the language I'M
puted to him.
The House naval commit zee, that had pre-.
viously declined an invitation of the ship
builders of Philadelphia to visit their yards,
this morning accepted one from the city au-
toorities of Philadelphia to do the same thing.
People from Richmond here today say the
Capitol there is throDged with lobbyists for
all sorts of bills, and that some of them from
Alexandria have taken quarters there for the
remainder of tie session.
senator Lindsey and numbers Of Congress
men express regret at the affair. Senator
Hanna thought the affair an awful one and
d not care to be quoted, but hoped it would
not lead to further trouble.
AGAINST THE SOUTHERN.
In the United States Supreme Court
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