Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, June -.

Correspondence OF Inc AtexAnuIls Uanet'e'I
Washington, June -.
Army people here say large army Is
required in the Philippines, if it be the
intention of the government to capture
and retain those islands, as though q
year has now elapsed since the Amerl-
can army landed at Manila, that city
and q few miles of country Immediately
surrounding it are sill the territory that
is now under the submission OF that
army. and that the stragglers from 1t
are gobbled up nightly, and that pick
cts are shot at even in broad daylight.
They also say there will be use for all
the thirty.6ve thousand volunteers the
President is authorized to call out, and
that the sooner his call for them is
issued, the better, and that they should
not be State troops either, but be re-
cruited wherever they can be found
and be officered by the federal govern
ment.
The fact that one of the experts the
President has appointed to examine
the different routes for an inter- oceanic
canal, has already, even before leaving
the country, publicly declared himself
in favor of Sthe Nicaragusn scheme,
shows plainly enough what the report
will be. And even if he be removed
for his nervousness, the report Will
probably be the same, even though dis
interested engineers say the Panama
route is the best, the shortest and, one
third of it being already completed,
the cheapest.
The President has approved the find
ing of the court martial at Norfolk
that sentenced gunner Cross of the
navy to dismissal from the service for
refusing to pay his debts.
AS summer trips are now fashion
able, the famous industrial commits
sion now holding sessions here, has ap-
pointed sub commission to carry on
its investigations in the cool Northwest
during July and August.
Mr.. Bowden will not be here Wed
nesday, but Chairman Agnew, Collect
or Brady and other members of the re-
publican executive committee of Vir-
einia will be, and then, it is supposed
today, the census supervisors for Vir-
ginia, will BIS determined upon. There
are three applicants for the supervisor
of the Sth, the Alexandria, district,
Mr.. Rodgers of King George county,
Mr.. Campbell of Fauquier, and Mr..
Hawxhurst of Fairfax.
Senator Daniel of Virginia left here
today for Charlottesville, where he will
address the students of the University
of Vir 3inia tomorrow.
Governor McMillin of Tennessee is
here today on his way home from New
York, where he succeeded without any
difficulty in borrowing on the notes OF
his State six hundred thousand dollars
at three and half per cent, interest,
payable, not in gold, but in any lawful
money. The Governor says the real
democratic party of New York will
support Bryan and the Chicago plat
form with as much unanimity and en-
thusiasm as the members OF that party
in Tennessee, or Virginia, or any other
State.
The Seventh Day Adventists had
such an Agreeable camp meeting on the
estate of MIR. Frank Hume, near Alex
andria, last year, that they have request
ed permission to hold their next one
on the same place, and their request
has been granted. The meeting will
commence on the 18th of August.
Mr.. Henry Wattersop,a bolter and an
expausionist, called at the White House
this morning and asked the President
to give one of his relatives commits
sion in the army.
Congressman Bell of Colorado, popu-
list, now here, says Bryan and the
Chicago platform will receive the sup
port Of nine.tenths of his party, and
that of the whole democratic party.
Congressman Jones and Rixey of Virginia
left here this morning for Richmond to attend
meeting of the anti-Martinites to be held
there tomorrow Mr.. Alexander Of Rocking
ham county, another leading anti Martinite,
was here yesterday, bound for the same place
and on the same business, but he went back
to Lexington, giving Mr.. Jones his proxy.
The impression among Virginians here on the
subject is that interest in the anti-Martin
NOV ement is dying out, and will have entire
ly subsidized before the next Senator shall be
elected.
At meeting of the republican spoilsmen
held here last week league Was organized OF
which J. s. Browning Of Virginia was elected
vice president, its object being to induce the
next national republican convention To de.
clare for the repeal OF the civil service 4w.