Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Garette.l
WASHINGTON. Oct, IL.

MhJOE 0eucIdt w lli!dH IL. NAoHoAH1
of volunteers, commanding the End
army corps at Camp Meade, retires
from the regular army as Brigadier
General to. day. He will continue III
command at Camp Meade as volun-
teer officer.
Secretary Alger said this morning
that there has been no change what
ever in the arrangements to send TO-
900 troops from Camp Meade to take
part in the Jubilee parade in Philadel'
phia on the 9th,
The War Department investigating
commission had no witness to examine
this morning aud adjourned until this
afternoon when if there be any wit
nesses they will be examined. The
commission has decided to go to Camp
Meade next Saturday.
DR.. Wyman received a telegram this
morning from President Souchon, of
the Louisiana State Board of Health,
reporting yellow fever at Lake Charles.
The locality and parish have been quar-
antined. The Mississippi report this
morning was as follows: Jackson,
white ,, negroes l; Canton t, Crystal
Springs /, Madison, white 3, negroes
10: Harrison, IA new cases, 80 under
treatment; Orp God 6, deaths l, Oxford
l, Ridgeland l. Total to date 40,
deaths Sc.
Missionary work was the principal
department discussed by the Episcopal
convention this morning. Bishop Rome
of Alaska gave an interesting resume Of
his labors in the arctic province, and
President Smith of Trinity COLLEGE,
Hartford, urged the founding OF a
school for the education of ordained
ministers in missionary work. The
convention took no action on the
suggestion. Bishop Potter Of New
York in a happy speech presented
B shop Hare, of South Dakota, with q
handsome silver loving cup. Rev. Hare
has lust celebrated the 25:h anniversary
OF mis- eevat on to the bishopric. The
Board of Missions adjourned to meet
again next Monday evening. No action
was taken on the marriage and divorce
matter. The House OF Bishops will
take it up at their secret meeting this
afternoon.
The secretary of the Interior to-day
received the following telegram dated
Walker, MINI, October 10: Had a
courcl to-day. Chief Falmouth, Chief
MISUNDERSTANDING of the Bear
Island band, and large number of In
dams attended. Both made very friend
~ speeches aud say they want
no further trouble. Said their wish
was that Indians wanted at court
should surrender. Both said runners
mad been sent to the hostile camps TO
try induce Indians wanted to come in,
surrender and go to court. Alter the
runners return we are TO hold
smother council. At that time we
hope to know just what the
Indians will do. General Bacon attended
the council and told the Indians that if the
hostiles did not surrender the army would
sht them until they were caught and pun
i'hed. (-igned) TINKER, Inspector.
Congressman Rixey and Mr.. Elem
ing OF Kentucky, who was removed
from Office by Mr.. Cleveland for max
ing speeches for Mr.. Bryan two years
ago, returned yesterday evening from
Leesburg, Virginia, where they had
made speeches. Their audience was
not large, but was composed entirely
the substantial people of the county.
Mr. Rixey has regained his voice and
in his short speech condensed many
sufficient reasons for electing demo-
cratic Congress. Mr.. Fleming asked
the farmers why any of them should
desire the election of republican Con-
gress, when he understood that their
| this years wheat crops will hardly pay
Tor their fertilizers.
A we'll known Virginian here to-day,
who has Just returned from a proloDg-
ed summers trip to the North, says
there are fifty thousand empty houses
| in Philadelphia and almost as many in
New York, and that the bank ex.
changes in all the cities of that section
re even less than those Of last year.
He also says he was constantly hearing
that though prosperity was not appar-
ent where be happened to be, he was
told it was, somewhere else, but that
when he went there. he could not see
it. and was sent on further.
Virginia democrats here sey General
Fitzhugh Lee is tAvorite of the Presi-
dent. and that should the latter's party
be successful at the coming election
Mr.. Mckinley will be justified in Civ.
Jag him a Generals commission in the
regular army, which would he in exact
accordance with the Generals feelings
and wishes, and that in such case he
will not be a candidate for the Q. S.
Senate.
Ex.Congressman Libbcy, republican, of
Virginia, is here to-day. He says there is
lite political excitement in his the Norfolk,
district and that he doesn't know whether or
not both the republican Congressional candi-
dates in that district will remain in the field
until election day. Another Virginia repub-
lican now here says he is certain the BoWden
candidate will not withdraw, and that the
national republican Congressional committee
is apparently doing all it can to have q solid
democratic delegation from Virginia in the
next Congress.
The President and all the members of the
Cabinet are out of the city to-day except Sec
rotary Alger. He is so well pleased with the
testimony of the Southern Generals before
the whitewash commission, that he is happy,
locks proud and sees everything in the most
favorable light.
The official sick report of the army at San
tiago for yesterday was: Fever cases $50,
total sickness 1920 deaths g.
The annual meeting of the twelve arch.
bishops Of the United States began at the
Catholic University here this morning. Car
dinal Gibbons presided. The meetings are Sc.
cret, but il is understood the Porto Rican,
Cubsn and Philippine question, as relating
10 the Catholic Church, is engaging much