Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-14
IN nm man and no,ons could tell what

40 600 men anG n0.one coulu Voii
they would do. If they fought ana
were defeated they might return TO ciVli
life or become bandits. He SAID an
army of lOO, OO0 men was needed. Inc
Cnban commission, he said, had othciai-
10 renorted that $4,000 men would be
neefled to preserve order in Cuba, ana
the department was preparing to seno
that number if required. Gen: GUS re-
norts that $4,000 are needed IN the
Philinnines aud the Porto Rican COM
mission says 5000 are needed there. Ia
both Cuba and Porto Rico, ne ssio,
there are large number of people VINO
are simply lawless. No one can tell
whether affairs in Cuba and elsewhere
will quiet after the Spanish soldiers are
withdrawn.
Congressmae Bland, of Missouri. said
to-day: "Silver is stronger now than IL
was two wears ago, and the republicans
can make I'D their minds that the same
old plank will be in our next platform. "
! Bailey takes the same view and insists
that BRYAN and silver will be the next
combination. McMillin and other we'll
known House democrats talk as if sill
yer will certainly be kept to the front.
Senators Morgan, Cockrell, Teller,
Vest, Stewart, both of the Joneses, and
in fact Senators in the democratic,
populist and silver republican circles
are of the opinion that no issue can
crowd out silver. There is quite d.
vision among these people, however
on the expansion question. Morgan
Teller and Stewart are ultra expan'
sionists; Allen is opposed to what be
| calls imperialism" as he and Bryan
are warm friends and stand together.
The following changes were made in
the fourth. clsss postoffices of Virgins
today: Assawomen, Aocomac county
Eugene NJ. Goodwin, appointed post
master vice L. J. Corbin, resigned
Brandon, Prince George county, Guile
G. Harrison, vice Virginia Rltchle' re-
moved.
MRS Semple, daughter of the late
President John Tyler, has invited all
the Virginia members of Congress to
| visit her at the Louise Home here TO-
| morrow, where toast will be drunk TO
Virginia.
ia the House to-day Mr.. Lamb Of
Virginia introduced bill to validate
the acts of the clerks of the D. S. dis
trict court for the eastern district OF
Virginia at Alexandria, Norfolk and
Richmond, and to authorize the appoint
nent OF additional clerks for that court.
Charles G. Lincoln was appointed
postmaster at Marion, Virginia, to-day
- inf nt
Congressman Wise of Virginia, sc
companied by his brother ex Congress
man John S. Wise, was at some of the
government departments here this
morning.
Congressman Sherman of the House
commerce committee informed Mr.
Hume of Alexandria county, Virginia,
who called upon him to day in the in
terest OF the Arlington Bridge bill, that
it would be but waste OF time to at
tempt to get that bill through the com
mittee, let alone through the House, st
this session.
4 prominent Virginia democrat here to-day
says the feeling OF his party in his State TO-
| wards Governor Tyler has cooled consldera.
| bly, in consequence Of his giving army com
missions TO negroes, and then to his appoint
| irg nonresident of his State on his stat
and another one as Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture.
A New Yorker at the Capitol to-day says
| The soldier vote in his State was dear luxu-
to the tax payers there, as it cost them
91O for taking every such vote
The commission created By Congress to in
vestigate the matter OF mail transportation
by railroad are now preparing their report.
They find that the enormous sum OF thirty.
five million d1lars is paid annually for thst
service, and intimate that 1t could be done as
Efficiently for a good deal less.
1t is understood in both houses of Congress
to-day that the Christmas recess will begin
next Wednesday, the 21st and erd On Wed
nesday, the 4th proximo.