Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-21

a young woman IN KANSAS telegrhph-
ed the War Department recently ask
ing il Pony Lee and Jim Langley had
been killed at Santiago. Their names
were not among the list of dead and a
message communicating this pleasing
information was sent to the inquirer.
To- day another telegram from the same
person was received by Secretary AL
ger. 1t read: "Please look up Pony
Lee and Jim Langley at Santiago and
tell them to write right away" The
lady's name is withheld.
Senator Money, of Mississippi, was
one of the Presidents callers to-day.
The Senator congratulated the nations
chief magistrate on the satisfactory
progress of the war, and told him he
thought the management of affairs was
generally approved by the people OF
the country. 1.-THE President is GER
tainly in happy frame of mind," re:
marked the Senator as he came out of
the building, land he has q right to
be-" Senator Money during his rounds
to-day was unable TO discover any i'm
mediate prospects of peace. Promi-
nent men with whom he conversed did
not seem to think any negotiations had
been made looking To an early cessa-
ton of hostilties.
Several prominent republicans who
| conversed with the President to-day
said that he was more concerned about
the yellow fever question than anything
| else in Cuba. He is said to fear that the
Il WI nnInrnn
and he wants the actual heroic measures
to be adopted at the beginning in
stead of waiting until the disease has
spread from one camp to another.
/ The anxiously awaited report OF act.
! ing Admiral Sampson on the great sea
fight with the Cervera squadron Is now
on the way here by the cruiser st.
Paul.
Secretary Alger has received q tele.
gram from General Miles stating that
he expected to start for Porto Rico at
| 8 o'clock this afternoon.
The authoritative declaration was
made to-day that the Island of Porto
Rico is to be held as permanent pos.
| session of this country az the price OF
the war The same authority says the
future of the Philippines is matter OF
| Developments, and that so far there is
! no certain policy finally adopted re-
garding those islands.
j Miss Winnie Davis, accompanied by her
, maid, passed through here yesterday on her
way to the Confederate reunion at Atlanta.
! Her mother did not go with her, but remain
| ed at her present abiding place in northern
New York.
MIR. E. N. Harper, formerly of Leesburg,
, but now Of this city and president OF the
| Virginia democratic association here, has Just
| bought for SO 900 3 block of houses on Sd
street, opposite HaveneIs bakery, which he
will fit up for manufacturing purposes.
US. Marshal Allen of the western district
OF Virginia arrived here yesterday, but re-
! turned on the same day. He told IN ac-
| quaintsnce he met here that he thought Mr..
| Aackman, a young lawyer of Stanton, would
| get the republican Congressional nomination
| in that district. Mr.. Allen is one OF Con-
gresham lost's most pronounced opponents
| aud Mr. Yost opposed both his nomination
and confirmation
Secretary Long has received information Of
| the arrival Of the second expedition at Ma
Mia. On the way over, it is said, possession
WAS taken OF Wake Island, body of lands
two.thirds OF the wsy from Honolulu to Ma
Mia.
Sousa tho famous bandmaster, has accepted
on invitation from Major General James II.
| Wilson TO become member of his staff with
TIE rank of captain The understanding Is
that Mr. Sousa will take charge OF the must
ca organizations in the army in camp at
! Chickamauga.
Lieutenant Jacob H G. Lazelle, who ac-
companied the second Philippine expedition
from San Francisco and who died while that
expedition WAS en- route from Honolulu to
Manila, was born in Maryland. He was made
a second lieutenant in the 18th infantry on
| June II, 1892.