Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
TOorrsspondencs OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May Z.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. May Z.
Secretary Long received the follow
ing dispatch this afternoon
CAvITA, May 4, 1898.
Long, Secretary Navy
have taken possession of the naval
station at Cavite, Philippine Islands,
and destroyed its Notifications. Have
destroyed fertilization at the bay
entrance, parolling the garrison:
I control the bay completely and
can take the city at any time. The
10 excellent health and spirits.
The Spanish loss not not inlly known,
but very heavy; $50 killed including
the captain Of the Rsina Criatina. l
am assisting in protecting the Spanish
sick and wounded. Two hundred and
fifty sick and wounded in hospital with.
in our lines. Much excitement at
Manila. Will protect foreign residents.
DEWEY.
Following this Secretary Long gave
out his reply to Dewey which had been
cabled by direction of The President, as
follows:
"WAsHINaToS. D. C, May 7, 1897.
Dewey, Manila:
THE President in the name OF the Amefi-
can people. thanks you and your ofhcer5 ana
msn for your splendid achievement and over
whelming victory. In recognition he has
appointed you Acting Admiral and will re-
commend a vote Of thanks to you by Con-
sress. LoHD
Arlington Hotel here are some tony
Young men from the North, each ac-
companied by his valet, who are on
their way to Tampa, to enlist in Col.
Roosevelt's regiment of cowboys and
rough riders.
The Senate committee on finance TO-
dsy considered the stamp tax schedule
in the war revenue bill, especially the
amendment providing tax on bills OF
lading, and the indications are that 1t
will be adopted. Mr.. Wolcott also gave
notice of sn amendment placing tax
on legacies and the probabilities are
that it will be Incorporated in the bill
as all the democratic members favor it
Secretary Long said to-day that be
had not received word of any kind
from Admiral Sampson and no signih
cant news from the island of Porto
Rico had been received here as yet
There is still, however, strong belle
that important dispatches from there
may arrive tomorrow or next day. :.
ali day long there has been hustle
and excitement at the White House
There was long line of callers. large
ly made up of Senators and Represent
atives, with the occasional appearance
of aides in full army or navy uniform
Whether Collector Brady OF Virgiui
will be nominated for brigadier genera
in.the U. S. volunteer army or not, il
unknown, but it is we'll known that th'
Commander-in.C Chief of the L. S. army
has recommended him for such q posi-
ton and is warmly advocating his ap
pointm ent, There is little doubt tina
Mr.. Brady, who was colonel in tht
federal service during the war hetweer
the States, will accept the nomination
if it be rendered him.
The elections committee of the House
has agreed that the contested election
case OF Brown We. Swanson shall bt
called up il the House on Thursday
next. and Mr.. Swanson will ask no de
lay, but it is reported that the republi
cans may.
Mr.. j. E. Clements, of Alexandra
county, says large number of troop:
will be camped at Fort Meyer, in tba
comfy. and that the District militia
will also be camped in that county
between Ballston aud Falls Church.
Ex-State Senator Walton Moore, G
Fairfax county, has rendered his serv
ices to General Fitzhugh Lee,as mem
Der of his staff.
There was a general advance in the
whole line of stocks here to-day, under
the influence of the news from Manila
confrmatory of that which had pre-
vously been received from that place
Major J. II. Rives, who is an appli.
cant for the Charlottesville, Virginia
postofice, is still here. 1t is doubted
if Mrs. Long, the incumbent of that
office, will be removed. as she is strong
ly endorsed by many Northern repub
ilCdusi dIu LUG OOuC u |GCO tDO WINK
satisfactorily for many years.
Neither house of Congress was in session
to-day and but few members of either were q
the Capitol, aud none of them knew any
thing that every body else did not know, and
all they said to those who conversed with
them was but repetition OF what they had
read in the newspaper extras, and on the bull
letin boards
Among the visitors here to-day is Judge
Strother, OF the 9th Virginia district. He ii
here in the interest of Mr. Hairless. who is ar
applicant for the postofiice at ChristiaDsburg
and will probably get it for him The Judge
is republican, but says Congressman Walker
of his district will never be renominated
The extra boat of the Norfolk steamboat
company will carry the members of the Penn
sylvsnia veteran cavalry, and their wives, a:
an excursion party, to Norfolk this evening.
MORE RIOTS IN SPAIN.-A dispatch
from Madrid says: The mob spirit con-
tiuues TO spread in the provinces. Re.
ports of disturbances in different Sec
tons we're received yesterday at Muir