Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette

dams. who was attired 10 feathers aDu
najnt and beaded moccasins and maoe
a brave appearance. He was accom-
nanisd bv bis interpreter, and wnen ne
was admitted to the Presidents office
start d in on speech ir his native tom
one such as he made TO Secretary oil the
Interior Hitchcock when he reached
town last Friday. The interpreter
managed to head Wash of and he was
persuaded to shake hands two or three
more times with the President as a
compromise. As the chief was leaving
the Presidents Office Secretary Gage
walked in and was introduced. When
the old Indian understood that Mr..
Gspe was mt the head of the money
department" OF the government ne
said, mo mon, no 60 home" he as
serts that he is here to get the money
the government owes his tribe and In
tends to stay until ne gets 1t.
Minister Conger. under Saturdays
date. cables the State department that
he has signed the international agree
mept and at the same time has hled q
note explaining the position OF the
United States regarding the uss oil the
word "irrevocable" and in other minor
matters. He says that the agreement
will today be presented to III Hung
Chang aud Prince Ching, the Official
representatives Of the Chinese govern
ment.
Daniel Grosvenor, whose resignation
as deputy auditor for the War depart
ment was rendered to and accepted oy
Secretary Gage Saturday, called at the
White House today. The President
did not see him, which Ia regarded as
significant and almost equivalent to in'
dicating that Grosvenor will not be re-
iustated. Grosvenor Is brother OF the
CONGRESSMAN of that name from ONO
and has heretofore held bis position
largely on account of the influence that
his brother exerted in his behalf. 1t is
understood that the last time that Sec
retsry Gale was tempted to dispense
with bis services on account OF his mat
tention to the duties OF his Office, he
was allowed to remain on condition
that he would not err again. LSst
week, il is said, he was at his post very
little OF the time. Just few minutes
before MIR. Morris, the auditor, was
shot down Saturday by Samuel McDon-
aid, he told q newspaper man that
Grosyenor's resignation would be &C.
cepted that day. By a strange coinci-
dence the last official action performed
by Grosvenor as deputy auditor was to
dismiss the clerks in the department for
the day during the excitement follow
ing the tragedy. The places OF Morris
ana Grosvenor will not be filled until
after the holidays as the President can
not make vacation appointments while
Con 2ress is 10 session.
The news here is that before leaving
for home, Senator Hanna had q con-
ference with number OF Senators who
are believed to be hostile to the ship
subsidy bill. in which he served motto
that. should the Senate fail to take
action on hat bill at this session, an
extra session OF Congress will be called.
He told these members that the respon-
sibility for such action will be on their
| shoulders.
Virginians here, who are supposed to
have any Influence in their State, have
been flooded with applications for it's
exertion in behalf OF the several Diff
fere at candidates for the Court of APP.
pesls, in the place of Judge Phlegar,
Governor Tyler's appointee, who, it is
believed, will not be elected.
Representative Smith, of Michigan,
| hiss Just been made notorious by intro
duoing bill 10 the House to pension
| a woman who was born after the close
OF the war between the States, his as
signed reason being that her mother
having heard an untrue rumor that her
father had been wounded was so affect
ed by it that her daughter was born
without bones in her legs and forearms.
Ex-Consul Williams at Manila has
Just been accused by an army officer OF
conspiracy with certain Spanish officials
there to obtain fraudulent possession
OF valuable mines in the island of Luz IN.
Congressman-elect Flood, of the
Staunton, Virginia district, passed
| through here this morning.
Mr.. Will Nixon, who is connected
with his brothers. smokeless powder
factory In New jersey, pssssd through
here today on his way to Leesburg,
loaded with presents for his relatives.
He saws his precinct 10 New Jersey was
carried by the democrats last month
for the first time in its history, but the
| county went republican by large ma
jority.
preventative Sulzsr, of New York,
who looks like Henry Clay, has not yet
recovered the Boer flag that decorated
his desk In the House at the recent
centennial celebration, but which he
has never been able to lay his hands on
since, says the Speaker promised it
should be returned If he said nothing
about it; but that unless that be done
pretty soon he will have something to
say about it as soon as Congress reas-
sembes.
People from Fredericksburg hero today say
that Judge Norton OF Alexandra will pre-
! side at the court in their town that will try
ex.State Senator Little for embezzlement ard
that ex-State Senator Moore of Fairfax
county, will defend him.
Mcdonald. who attempted suicide after the
shooting of Auditor Morris, is still alive at
| the Emergency Hospital, He has been con-
cious ever since he was brought to the hos.
ptal. This morning he is slightly improved
and the doctors express the belief that he has
| chance of recovery. McDonsld Is anxious
| to die. He said TO doctor last night when
told that he was improving: II hope that is
not true. doctor. want to die; don't want
| to live"
Assistant Secretary spsulding, Of the Treas
| ury Department, stated this morning that
Miss Condit-Smith, whose trunks were held
at the New York custom house Saturday on
her return from Pekin where she had been
guest OF Minister Conger. will have to psy
duty on all personal property contained In
them above the value of 500 which was
purchased abroad. Miss Condit-Smith stated