Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

| Extra session talk is again being in
duIeed 10 by friends of the administra-
ton. They say that the recent turn In
Cuban affairs as we'll as the complica-
tions arising from the recent decision oil
the Supreme Court In relation to the
newly acquired possessions make the
calling OF an extra session OF Congress
within the range of possibilities. al
though the President says he hopes to
avoid it. Much depends upon the final
action of the Cuban convention with re-
| gard to the Plat amendment. The
| Cubans, however, are in position
where they have little choice between
| what they consider two evils. Ii they
reject the Platt amendment the Ameri-
can army will remain indefinitely In the
island, and If they accept 1t they adopt
| the protectorate of the United States,
with the right Of the latter to intervene.
and to establish American naval sta.
tions at various points in Cuba. This
will be simply American occupation In
| a milder form. Some OF the less con-
servative officials 10 the administration
| frankly express their belief that If the
Cubans were better equipped they
would at once insugurate revolution
against American control. Uuder the
| circumstances, however, this radical &C.
ton does bot now appear to be probs'
BILE. The President and the Cabinet
still believe and hope that the Cuban
convention will eventually agree to the
Plat amendment.
Mrs. McKipley's condition ia still
| alarming. practically hopeless. The
bulletin issued by the physicians this
morning did not encourage the Presi-
deut very much, and today for the first
time, an official who talked to him dur
| log the foreDoo said that Mr.. McKin"
ley tactly admitted that the worst seem
ed inevitable. After an unusual good
nights rest, Mrs. Mckinley swoke this
morning quite bright and refreshed.
| At about 9 o'clock, however, she suf-
fered another other old nervous attacks
and since that hour has been 10 state
of semi-oonsciousness.
A fourth physician was called into
morning. He Is DR.. VIM. Osler, oil
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, q
we'll known specialist on nervous
diseases. 1t was reported at the White
House at 10 O'Clock that Mrs. McKin'
| lew scondition was about the same as
Yesterday. DR.. Osler arrived few min
utes later and began a consultation
with Drs. Rixey, Sternberg and john
SOD. At Ills o'clock they reported
that Mrs. McKinley's condition is as
favorable as could be expected; there Ia
no immediate apprehension and slow
improvement is looked for. The physi-
clans were in consultation for an hour
and quarter. After the meeting they
declined TO say anything more concern
| ing the patients condition.
The first Of the prominent June we'd
dings 10 Washington society will take
place at noon tomorrow when James
G. Blaine, son of the late Secretary oil
State, will lead to the altar Miss Martha
Hichborn. daughter of Bear Admiral
Philip Hichborn OF the navy. The
nuptials will be celebrated at the HIGH.
born home on N street, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, performing the
ceremony. Miss Hichborn will have
no sttendsnts. Her wedding gown is
of French lace made over q cream OF
satin foundation. An aigrette of bride
rose and satin ribbon will be worn in
stead OF veil. Following the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine will leave for New
York, whence they are to sail on Thurs.
day for Europe. Ga their return 10
September they will reside in New
York. Miss Hichborn is reputed by
many to be the handsomest young
woman in Washington.
Harry 81. Smith, former journal clerk
of the House of Representatives, and
one OF the best authorities in Washing
ton on parliamentary law and prece-
dents as applied to congress. says that
Governor Insolvency. of South Caro-
lima has no right to reject the resigns-
tions OF Senators TiIlman and Nc
Lsurin. II make this assertion un-
qualifisdly", he says with the law and
record OF the unbroken practice OF the
Senate in this regard before me. Gov.
ernor insolvency had no more right to
accept or reject such resignation thsn
had the messenger at his door,"
The President today signed the fol-
lowing commissions: George Cousins,
collector OF customs for Kennebunk dis
trict, Msines George P. Dunksp, depu-
ty auditor for Interior department;
Daniel F. Sprague, assistant appraiser,
Boston and Chsrlestown, Mass.
The grand jury today began the in
vestigstion ofthe Ayres murder. Mrs.
Lolo Ida Henry BONNIE will undoubt.
eddy be indicted. A week will probably
be required to hear all the testimony.
The first official trial of the battlesbip
Illinois, which Is under construction by
the Newport News Ship-buiding Co.,
has been fixed by the Navy Department
to take place on June IL. The Illinois
Ia required to make speed Of II knots.
The June meetings of the Industrial
Commission will begin on Thursday
when q number OF witnesses will teetiiy
on various industrial questions affect
ing wide range of the comm ercial
field.
Three claims were submitted to the
Spanish treaty-claims commission to-
day for property destroyed by Spanish
and Cuban soldiers.
General Manager Cannon of the
Southern Railway said this morning
that the effect Of the order issued by
the company on Saturday that all Ina
cninists not reporting for work this
morning would be paid off and never
again employed by the company had
been 10 bring MANY of tina man e. 80.