Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-26

only a few are Enacted upon, the indi-
cations are they will all be out OF the
wav nv Saturday. On Monday, after
morning routine business, Mr.. Welllng-
ton. OF Maryland, will address the gel
ale 90 Mr.. Teller's resolution relative
to a speedy conclusion OF the war 10
jonth Africs. Mr.. Morgan appears 70
have abandoned all hope OF securing
consideration this session OF the MICA
raous canal bill all. The ship suo,
s;dv hill ia also to be sidetrackeo, ana
nothipp will come up 10 all proo,
ability that will tend to delay the maj
sd;onIpment. The Clark case from
Montana has been postponed up''i
The friends of the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton in the House will report the OIL
snnroDriatipg 100000 for the fair
condjtionally upon ST. Louis contribut-
inc twice as much, on Monday, and they
nave some hopes of being able TO se'
cnre consideration for it during the nrst
three days OF the week. II the Alaska
code bill Is completed today it is the in
| tention to take up the code OF the DIS,
trict of Columbia on Monday. IL VIII
depend upon the strength OF the St.
| Louis fair people as to whether they
Gao secure Tuesday or Wednesday Tor
their bill. The latter part OF the week,
beginning Thursday, will be- devoted
TO The consideration of the proposed
antitrust legislation coming from the
judiciary committee, the vote upon
which will be taken on Saturday next
Surgeon Kenyoun at San FranG.so
wired early this morning to Gen, wy
man of the Marine Hospital Service
That six companies and Chinese Consul
at San Francisco have asked the U. ..
Judge for restraining order against the
Board OF Health cad Marine Hospital
Service to prohibit placing a Gordon
aronnd Chinatowu and to remove the
restriction against the sale OF railroad
and steamship tickets to Cinnamon.
Surgeon KeDyoun reports the train and
vessel inspection as working well. The
| mouse to house inspection is proceeding
quietly. One death occurred last night
he Chinese diagnosis Of which was
Beri.bers but Surgeon KeDyoun reports
in all PROBABILITY it was plague.
The Secretary of the Navy today or
dered q courtmsrtial in the case OF Cap
tain John MCGOWAN, who Is accused o
| wantonly killing a Filipino while
mis- ship, the Monadnock, was lying II
the harbor OF Cebu. The principa
charge against Captain McGowau
which practically accuses him OF muir
der. is that she did, wilfully and with
out jus ifiable cause, and without the
Exercises of proper discretion, fire
shot from a revolver 10 the direction o
a native shore boat which had approach
al within hsiliug distance OF said ves
sci. thereby woundiDg a Filipino, ont
of the occupants of said boat, who sub
seoueutiy died from The effects OF Sale
wound; this to the disgrace ana scan
dial of he naval service" The tria
will begin May 20.
Senator Foraker will speak for Onit
at the Philadelphia convention. WheI
President Mckinley talked the plans o
tle convention over with Mr.. Forske
ne President said to the Senator
You are 10 nominate me at Philadel
phia." Mr.. Foraker has since spokel
of the address be is expected to max
a. nominating speech" MIR. For
aker states, however, that he did no
mean nominating speech 10 the ordl
nary sense. THE choice OF the dele
gates" said he, twill have been mad
10 advance and speeches will be forma
and will be delivered siDgly to expres
SCI tim ent already formed and known
Each of the halt dozen or more speeche
TO be made may ne called either noml
mating or seconding speech. Eacl
orator will declare in behalf of hi
state and the party" Senator For
sker's friends say that the speeches vii
DO on this same level no matter in wha
order they are delivered.
The failure of the House to secur
final action on the 100 pension bills pass
ed 10 the comm ttee Of the whole yes
,erday afternoon, through the objectio
IF Mr.. Talbert, and the absence OF
quorum, leaves these measures suspend
Cd uutl next week. Speaker Hendei
son is absent today at Fortress Monro
| but on bis return special rule Will b
reported Monday to pass the bills
among which is the one to pension Mr.
Gridley, widow of Capt. Gridley. tn
comm ander of Dewey's flagship at Me
nils.
Mr.. Wolcott, from the committee o.
postufices, reported an amendment t.
he deficiency appropriation bill, pre-
yidinR for an appropriation to suppl
he deficiency 10 the postal revenues
Cuba resulting from criminal or unlaW
full appropriation of money by officer
!, of the United States and not recoyere
from said officers or upon their bonds
The House committee on agricultur
neld another session today on the ques
zion as to which oleomargarine bi
[ should be reported. Mr.. Williams an
Mr.. Wilson made arguments aRains
he Gfout bill aud in favor OF the Wsds
worth bill, which leaves the tax at To
present rate, but imposes additional re
.triction on the sale Of oleomargarine
The President today nominated +, h
Jtackable to be collector OF custom
for the district of Hawaii, In the Terri
cory Of Hawaii.
Senator Jones of Ark, chairman
the national democratic committee
said this morning that so far as b
knew the headquarters of the commit
tee would remain at Chicago. Sewers
months ago there was some talk of re
moving them to Washington, but tn
matter bad not taken serious shape.
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pashs, OF til
Turkish navy, called today on Rea