Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gsxette.]
WASHINGTON. Nov. p.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. y.
The wer investigating commission
examined more witnesses this morning
regarding the death of Sergeant Henry
A. Dobson, OF Company d, District of
Columbia Volunteers. DR.. S. Clifford
Cox, assistant surgeon Of the regiment,
stated that he believed the boy was
killed by being moved around. He
thinks the patient should have been
kept at the general hospital. Dobson
said he had a chill on the transport
while returning from Cuba. He used
medicine OF his own that had been sup
piled him by his father, DR.. Dobson.
DR.. Cox diagnosed the case as typhoid
fever. This was reported TO the cap
TEN of tins company and Dobson was
5-iered 10 the hospital. HE begged
uiteous!y not 10 be sent to the nos.
pital," DR.. Cox added. He said he
wanted 10 90 home with the regiment
and march up Pennsylvania avenue
with the boys" Dr.. Cox sent for an
ambulance and Dobson still persisted in
his desire to remain in his tent. HE
hid everything to conceal his phys
ical condition so that he could
go home,n testified DR.. Cox. DIR.
Cox said: II think it was a serious
mistake to send Sergeant Dobson to
New York. In addition 10 typhoid the
boy had very weak heart. heard
him tell MS captain that he had heart
disease. At Tampa Dobson was in
iensely homesick. But for bis hysterical
actions there he would doubtless have
been made second-lieu enaut of the
company. The steward Informed me
nat before Dobson had been 24 hours
in the hospital Mrs DobsoD, the mother
# the youth, begged him to use his in
huence to get the boy out. 1t was
eroDg to send him away, and action of
his sort was never taken at the camp
unless parents or intimate friends made
the requests.
Mr.. James L. Norris, treasurer of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee, to-day received letter from
a prominent attorney Of Charlestown,
W. Va, who says: you have no
doubt seen by the papers that we have
made great gains in West Virginia,
although we have not been able TO re.
ieem tue State. The one congressman
whom we have elected has been an out
spoken silver man since 1878 and made
&c 8 prominent issue in this fight. Had
the others done so, instead of ''strad-
ding" we should DOUBTLESS have elect.
ed two more congressman" From this
md experience IL Maryland, it can be
seen that the only course for the demo-
cratic party to take, is the manly one;
come out squarely, and relegate to OBJ
security all straddlers.
.. S. Marshal Brown Allen of the
western district of Virginia, and Judge
Waddill of the eastern district of that
State, are here to-day, as is Representa-
tive Berry, of Kentucky, who is in
favor of anrexing not only the Philip.
pines, but any other loose islands that
may be lying around.
As the lately elected member OF the
House from Utah is democrat, an eff
fort will be made by the republican ma.
jority in the next House to deny him
admission because he is q polygamist.
He Is BOLD enough to acknowledge his
wives and to support them. Many of
those who oppose his admission do not
support extra wives, or will not do so
in year or two.
The report that Senator Allen of Ne
braska has announced himself as can.
didate for the democratic Presidential
nomination, and intends to discuss with
MIR. Bryan political questions in Kan
sas, as Lincoln and Douglass did in Il
iinois, was started by Mr.. Morton, of
Mr.. Cleveland's csblnet, an enemy
Of both of them, and is not credited.
A resident of Alexandria county,
acre to-day, says: San effort is being
made by interested parties to bond my
county for 1925, 900 for the purpose of
building good roads, 1t is doubtful if
the taxpayers in my (Jeferscn) district
will take kindly to this, as they have
now 6rstclass roads, which were inau-
gurated by the late chairman, Mr..
Fran k Hume, and the policy adopted
by him should have given Washington
and Arlington districts equally as good
highways. The income Tor account of
roads in the county is perhaps double
that of any ether county in the State