Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-10

the fever was much in evidence in that
section.
The increased tax upon beer that has
been removed from the brewery
premises and stored will be collected
by assessment, as will also the addi-
tional tax of three cents per pound i'm
posed on stocks of tobacco outside OF
factory premises and the additional tax
on cigars and cigarettes, where such
stocks of tobacco, snuff, cigars and
cigarettes are in excess of the exempted
quantities that is to say, one thousand
pounds of manufactured tobacco aud
snuff aud twenty thousand cigars and
cigarettes.
Another formidable American feet
has been assembled, consisting of six
teen warships ofvarious classes, head
ed by the big battleship Indiana, which
for all round effectiveness stands at the
head of the navy. This fleet is assem-
bled at Port Tampa and is to serve as
convoy for the troop transports from
that point. The formation OF this for
midable convoy fleet is due to the re.
ports, more or less indefinite, that Span
ish ships were lurking between Florida
and Cuba with a view of intercepting
the troop transports.
Congressman Cstchings of Mississippi
has returned and was 10 his seat in the
House to-day, not in the least the worse
for his recent rencounter. He says that
be doesn't know o man in his State
Who was in favor of the Spanish war,
d that while his State will supply her
required quota of troops, the war
,Yokes no ENTHUSIASM.
State Senator Hale, of Franklin
county, Va, is an applicant for a COM
mission as psymaster in the army.
c. D. Bernley, of Culpeper, Va, has
obtained a position in the signal corps.
The nomination OF Gen. Rosser, Of
Virginia, as brigadier general, is special
ly agreeable to all Virginisns here, and
is approved by ell Southern people.
One Senator to-day said it was the best
appointment that had been made.
Congressman Hay, of Virginia, prides
b mself upon the fact that he was
among the 81 Southern democrats, and
the only one of the democrats from Wiz
ginia, who yesterday voted against the
bill allowing soldiers to vote, as it not
only allows the federal government to
change the times, places and manner OF
voting, but even applies to the qualiti
cation of voters, all unconstitutional,
and never thought of during the war Of
1912, the Mexican war or the war be-
tween the States, and which could be
made the means of carrying elections.
The Secretary of War said to-day to 8
delegation of Michiganders who COM
planned to him of the insufficient supply
of water at Camp Alger, that the people
who lived in that country never had
any trouble about getting all the water
they wanted, and that If the wells he
had ordered dug there did not supply
the requisite quantity, he supposed he
would have to order the laying OF
pipe from Lake Michigan to the camp.
People who have recently visited the
hospital for the soldiers taken sick at
Camp Alger say that hospital is sadly
lacking in the requisite and necessary
accommodations for patients, and that
the condition there i'll COMFORTS with
that which should exist in nation that
goes TO war for humanity's sake.
A Virginia congressman from one OF
the lower districts of the State told
friend today that though the Gazette
was d plain spoken newspaper and was
rather pessiMistic in its views, ne was
told by people from Alexandria that
everybody in that city read it, and
couldn't go @ sleep at night until they
had done so.
E.B. Harrison of Leesburg is an ap-
plicant for q commission in the quar-
termaster's department. State Senator
Fairfax and Mr.. Hempstone OF Lou
doun county were in the House to-day
getting signatures for him.
The final reports of the agricultural depart
ment oh cotton planting make the area plant.
cd 22,46O,334 acres, against 24,O91 1874
acres last year, reduce on of 1 ,631, O60 acres
or 6.S per cent The decrease il Virginia as
with last year is per cent.
The Presidept has announced his intention
of nomnsting II. M. Tyler son of the Gov
er5or of Virginia, q paymaster in the army. |
Governor Tyler Of Virginia was on the |
Il or Of the House to-day. He says the Pres !
luenl dSttSS VIII IL oNoi l
the negro soldiers of his State to the federal |
govern ment he had better do so IS at present |
organized, negro officers IS we'll as privates. |
1t ic needless to say that in this, several mem.
bers OF tie Congressional dele CATION from his
State do not agree with either him or Mr.
James Yer g. and James Sims mailing from
Virgins, and well known by the frequenters
OF tho Metropolitan Hotel, have enlisted III |
an immune company and gone to Freder:-
icksburg.
People from Leesburg here to-day ssy tn.
Mr.. VIM. N. Wise, formerly OF Aexsndrls; !
commits on OF chancery for the County !
Court of Toudoun, has beon removed by
the judge OF that county and E. ]. Leith ap. |
pointed in his place.
The nomination of DR.. Arthur Snowden Of |
for brigade surgeon u S. volun-
teers, has been confirmed and he will be |
ordered to Chckamaugs during the coming |
week
Congressman Jones of Virginia has sue |
ceeded in getting two men from his district |
discharged from the army. If yellow fever |
shall become epidemic III Southern camps, |
more of the troops in them will have good |
cause to regret that they also were not dis.
charged.
In the bankruptcy court in London to-day |
a statement of Sir Robert Peel, for whose
estate receiver was appointed on February
23 last, was presented, showing thst the liza