Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
ICorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. April 13.


Washington. April 13.
Little eight year old Frederick
Hahne is lying upon his bed st home,
his face and head covered with bee
stines. The attending physicians say
he is in a dangerous condition. Ac-
cording to the testimony in the case
Fred aud several. other little fellows
have been in the habit OF throwing
stones at the bee hives. This mis-
chieyuous conduct enraged the PROBES
sor who has the apiary nnder his eye,
and ne issued orders that the boys De
O ,ught aud brought before him TOR pun
,shment. Waterman johnson finally
captured Fred and hauled HIM before
the irate scientist. Professor Benton
seized the boy and dragged him over to
the hives. The little fellow screamed
nitifully as the bees swsrmed out and
attacked him. 1t Ia said that Benton
did not receive a single sting. Alter
the professor considered that be had
been punished enough ne was allowed
to 20 home. John Hahne, the father,
at once swore out warrant against the
professor. He was arrested and fined
SO for causing the bees to sting the
boy. =,
War department officials are amused
over the report this morning from Paris
that the Filipinos have elected General
Sandico to succeed Aguinsldo. Sandi.
co will have to decline the honor for
the Tagalog commander Ia in the GUS
tody of the U. s. authorities. The Gen
erai surrendered early this month at
Cabanatuan, Luzon, and II reports are
correct his record is one which may
lead to his trial and punishment.
Mrs. John A. Logan admits that the
groups on the panels at the base OF the
statue OF Gen. Logan recently unveiled
An this city are not historically accurate.
awe all knew" she said, "that Vice
President Arthur did not administer
the oath to Ger. Logan as O Senator; that
Senator Morton was dead, and that
Senator Thurman was not in the Senate
then. The idea was to portray the
most monument men In the history oil
the country who were in the Senate
during the 16 years that my husband
was Senator"
Postmaster General Smith is very
much put out on account ofthe publica'
ton OF Inspector Lswshe's statement
to the War department to the effec!
that "the accounts OF the postal service
10 the Philippines are in most unsatis.
factory c,ndition." 1t is understood
that he has requested an explanation
from Secretary Root as to how the mat
ter became public.
President and Mrs. Mckinley are
making rapid preparations for Their
western trip. Several OF the Washing
ton dressmakers have made strenuous
efforts to secure Mrs. McKinley's pa.
tronsge, but thus far have not been
able to say to their customers 81 will
make you dress like the last one
made for the fret lady of the land" 81
she has ordered all her dresses from
Baltimore. Mrs. Mckinley gowns fo
the trip will comprise probably th,
handsomest outfit ever ordered for
lady of the White House for a journey
Mr.. McKinley's clothes are being mad
here.
Gen. Miles's refusal to deny that b
would be presidential candidate iD1s0
ia considered by many here to copfirr
the story. That his friends are DESTROYS Q
his entering politics is beyond question
Investigation shows that the topic ha