Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-08

come, the President attended to his
usual duties this morning. He received
a number Of callers during the morning
hours and OF ! ! o. m, convened the reg
Mar seni.weekly Cabinet meeting. Al
though the President Wss awake most Of
the night he appeared very cheerful and
looked mono the worse for bis vigil To-
day.
Senior +. Pima Y Millet, the new Span
ish Minister to this country, arrived IN
this city last night and today assumed
the duties Of his important diplomatic
office. 10 his own country Senior Pima =
Afillet Is al exceedingly popular map,
and no has announced already that he
intends to do his utmost, during his stay
in the United States, TO cement the old
bonds of friendship which existed before
the S, ,anish war of 1898. "Please do
not think me irrevereut. but il Admiral
Dewey won his victory over the fleet oil
our navy in Manila Bay by Divine aid,
I think it must have been the God of
War who assisted hip-the aid that iron
and steel gave him in conqueriDg wood"
said Senior Pinay y Millet when seen at
bis hotel this morning. He only con-
sented to speak Of the past when bis at
tsntion was called to Admiral Dewey's
remarks that he had had Divine aid
In DIS fight in Manila bsrbor.
"But all of that is Of the past, aud Why
dig up the past" continued Senior
Pima = MIillet. ~ have not come here to
remind the American Government that
il defeated my county In war. lnste@d
| have come on mission to help both
countries live down the unpleasant past.
Friends once, for long time; then enc
mics, for q short time. But now, am
most happy to say. we are friends again
and, We 10 Madrid trust that we shall
always remain friends. Ny mission is
to help cement these ties Of friendship;
to make then stronger aud more lasting
Spain and the United States should be
friends and bslieve permanent friend
ship Is assured. There arc now no differ
enees between us and [ sincerely trust
that there never will be any. 1t will
be my main effort to strengthen the
friendly relations in every way"
The West Virginia debt matter will
come up for argument before hesu'
preme Court on Monday next.
Officials here are anxious TO know whether
the republican national committee will re
imburse G w. Perkins for the $54 .Ol9 Which
he has lust turned over TO the New York
Life Insurance Company Ia restitution for
the amount which he contributed 70 the re-
publican campaign fand in 1904. The com
nittee IL understood TO have considerably
over 100000 Of uncxpended funds Ia us
treasury, Az IL w0s the beneficiary OF the
illegal diversion Of the money Of the New
York Life, its members may feel impelied 10
reimburse Perkine What elect the action
already taken will have upon the pending
suit9 bv the Mutual Life against former Pres
ident McCurdy and former Vice Presidents
Gillette and Grannis TO recover campaign
contributions made by them is already a suo-
iect OF interest. The defendants may decide
10 follow Mr. Perkins, example. II is under
stood that their subscriptions amounted TO
several hundred thousand dollars the re-
publican national committee were To be call.
ell upon to reimburse these gent 'men II
might lind i,s treasury drained and in debt,
which would be trying situation.