Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette
Washington. November 26.

Washington, November rs.
Gen. D. B. Henderson,, of Iowa,
Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
,ives of Congress, arrived in the city at
1870 this morning. The General regis
tered at the Normandie, where he will
remain during the session. Gen. Hen
derson expects the House to jump right
into work and predicts busy session.
He is 10 the best of health.
Secretary HitG b cock of the Interior
Department today made public the
fret report of the Commissioner OF the
Interior for Porto Rico. Juan Bta
Rodriguez, the official In question, says
elsie de Cabrasn or Goat Island near
the entrance OF San Juan harbor has
been selected for leper colony. seven
teen patients have been under treat
ment at the leper hospital. No deaths
were reported from the disease.
Rodriguez reports that some gold has
been discovered in the beds OF some OF
the Porto Rican rivera. Though the
gold bearing sands are very poor they
have Eafiorded considerable relief to
poyerty stricken 10 rorers. Some de,
posts of iron have been found 10 the
eastern part of the island, but no
proper examination Of the deposits
nave been made.
Physicians ct the bedside OF Internal
Revenue Commissioner Wilson have
almost abandoned hope. This morn
ing they said his death vas expected
at any moment. AT lib the report
reached the Treasury Department that
Mr.. Wilson was dying but at the Riggs
House 1t was stated that he was no
worse than he had been earlier in the
day. The doctors say he has bright's
disease.
The President received a large num-
Der of callers today. Before he reach
ed his Office his brother Abner called,
having walked from the station. He
left after half an hours talk. Speaker
Henderson was 10 close consultation
with the President for more than half
an hour, discussing legislation for the
coming session. Senators Fairbanks
and Mason also had long talks with the
chief executive. General Dan Sickles
and party OF twenty Union veterans
were received at eleven O'Clock, the
President shaking hands and exchsng
ing compliments with each. General
Esgan, former commissary general, al
so called and so did Booker T. Wash
iDgton, to introduce friend to the
President.
Con. Macarthur reports the death by
accident of Lieut.. John Kennedy.
Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh has abandoned
Pennsylvania as residence. and
taken up his abode here. Mr.. Mac
Veagh came here more than month
ago. Last week he leased house on
Massachusetts avenue and since then
his home at Brook6eld Farms, about
mile from Bryn Mawr, was closed in.
definitely. Wayne MacVesgh was one
OF the followers Of Grover Cleveland to
repudiate democracy and to advocate
the election OF Major Mckinley. Prior
to his conversion to the democracy
under Cleveland, Wayne MacVeagh
was a stalwsrt republican, and was At
torney General in the cabinet of Presi-
dent Harrison.
The FIRST session of the House river
and harbor committee was held today,
but detailed work was impossible be-
cause the full estimates of the engineers
have not yet been placed before the
committee. Chairman Burton said that
the rush for appropriations was the
greatest on record.