Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
oorrespondsnce of the Alexandria Gaset'e.l
Washington, October Is.

Washington, Octooer 10.
James B. Dill, corporation attorney
of New York, was examined this morn
ing by the industrial commission. he
said corporations had grown to be such
gigantic affairs that New Jersey was
not getting as much of them In the
shape OF taxes as he imagined the State
would get after the meeting of the next
legis' ature. Onlg few years ago a
million dollar charter was considered q
big thing, but now man applying for
such small charter felt like sneaking
ia the back door They now run from
$50 900 coo 20 s2OO,OOO,OO0. Mr.. Dill
spoke frequently of rowing charters,
and referred to the slack laws in some
of the States.
Gen. Otis cables the War Depart
ment from Manila today as follows:
Lawton with carefully selected strong
column reached Cabia', ten miles south
of San Isidro, this morning. Thirty
days. supplies and more at Calunpit to
be forwarded. Third and Fourth cav
slry with him under Young. Bell,
thirty sixth infantry, scouting north
west Santa Arita with part Of regi'
ments, killiag and woundiog several,
CO Dturing thirteen prisoners and fifteen
rifles.
Gen. Merriam, commanding the de-
partment of the Colorado, 10 his annual
report just made, declares the with
drawal of garrisons for foreign service
has been carried to the danger limit
considering the large number OF (about
81, OOO) Indians in his department. and
others domiciled nearby in Mexico as
we'll az possible calls to meet other
emergencies.
j Wharton of Culpeper, Virginia,
was app ointed clerk in the F street
branch postoffice here to today, having
passed the required civil service exam
iDation.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city will give banquet on the
night of Mondsy, the 4.h of December,
the day on which the next session OF
Congress commences, to the Virginia
delegation in the body, Senators and
Representatives. all of whom are now
democrats. None of the members oil
the association will be admitted except
those who shall have, by that time,
paid their dues in full.
The prosecution OF some of the drug
gists of this city by the health depart
ment thereof for not complying strictly
with the pharmacopia in compoundipg
their medicines, has proved complete
fzzle, two cases having failed, one been
dismissed, and the remaining nine been
practically abandoned.
The democratic politicians here, resi-
dent and sojourners, are in the best o.
spirits now over the present prospects
of the coming elections, and express
them elves as confident that the States
OF N Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky and Mary
land will each and all give democratic
maiorilies.
People here from Fauquier county
Virginia, say that Mr.. Lewis who was
nominated for hoater delegate from thai
and Loudoun county by the democratic
committees Of those counties last Mon
day, has been placed in rather awk.
ward position, as though he is known
20 be Tyler man, his own county com
mittee instructed him to vote for Mar.
tin, while the Loudoun county commit
tee instructed him to vote for Tyler.
Among the pension claims already
e ed are thousands from soldiers of the
Spanish war, who, afterwards, enlisted
for the Philippine war, though when
they did the latter, they must have been
declared sound by the examining sur.
geons.
Admiral Dewey is in demand. Delegations
from Philadelphia and Savannah called upon
him this morning to visit their respective
cities. He accepted the former invitation,
but declined the latter.
G.. 81. Williams was today appointed post
master at Higgins, Grayson county, Va.
Tho President is expected to reach here to.
morrow from his Western speech-making tour.