Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of ths Alexandria GaCet'e.'
WASHINGTON, September 20.

Washington, September %.
TIE Secretary CT The Treasury today
fixed the value Of the Mexican dollar
on October l at II cents and mills.
The Dewey H me Fund this morning
reached $4S, 103. Among the prom.
nent contributors were w. Bourke
Cochran, of New York, $500; The
Washington Star $3.50 ana the l-dian-
apolis Board Of Trade, 500.
A former AleXandrian now residing
here saws he sees by the Gazette that
the Alexandria City Council has made
an appropriation for the celebration OF
the sesou-c centennial of the foundation
OF that city. He says be regrets that
CITY one hundred and fifty years old
cant show strangers more inducements
10 settle there, aud that he thinks the
appropriation could have been put to
much better use tDan to provide food
and drink and music III 3 rarsde Tor
the entertainment OF peop.e VINO Will
20 there for nothing else.
That the crowd expected here at the
Dewey reception has already COM
menced to assemble, is apparent by the
increased number of people seen Oh
Pennsylvania avenue and the many
strange faces among them. The build
ings on that thoroughfare are being
decorated rapidly, especially the hotels,
to whom ali such occasions are extreme
ly profitable. The stand at the Capitol
on which the sword presentation will
take place has been completed. 1t is
on the same site as that on which the
Presidents are inaugurated, but ls con-
siderably smaller.
a New York democrat, we'll known
throughout the country, here today,
SAWS Mr.. Brvan's reiterated statements
IN favor Of an income tax, whether pro-
vlded by al amendment TO the consti.
tuition or by an Increase in the number of
associate Justices of the U. S. Supreme
court, are not only strengthening the
democratic party in all the States, but
are adding to the certainty OF his own
denomination.
Southern people here, even the few
gushers among them, are now joining
those who all along have been finding
fault with Gen. Otis. Their grievance
is that though Gen. Wheeler partici-
pated in the skirmish near Manila yes.
terday, his name is entirely omitted 10
the dispatches about that affair, all Of
which were censored by Gen. OTIS.
1t is reported and currently believed here
that the administration has tried and is still
trying 10 induce edmiral Dewey 10 accom-
psny the President on his proposed Western
trip, rs means by which TO make political
capital Democrats do not care whether it
succeed or not, but some Of the more con-
seIv4tive of them say they hope il will not
for The Admira's own sake and that of the
navy
People from Baltimore here today say that
Mr.. Thomas Janney. jr., rich young man OF
their city, who has been yachting On the
coast ard WAS supposed to have been lost
has been heard of, and is safe and sound and
will soon be home
At the Navy Department today it is said
that while II was at one time intended to let
the Olympia go to Hampton Roads next week
in compliance with Senator Martins request,
it was subsequently deemed better to send
her TO Boston.
At the Cabinet meeting today Postmaster
GENIAL Smith notified the others that there
were many complaints against customs house
authorities on account OF lovying duty on
trinkets and souvenirs sent home by soldiers
in the Philippines bn order will be issued
that hereafter packages sent By soldiers shall
not be Inolested by the customs house rrovid-
ed they bear certificates from an officer that
the consignee is soldier. The same Iule will
apply to ub4 and Porto Eico. The Cabinet
a SO discussed the arrangements for the Dew
- reception here and for the Western trip Of
will be induced to make q few speeches in
ohio.
The War Department received q dispatch
from General Otis this morning conveying
official information of the affair at Porac yes.
terday as follows: LaEton's troops at Cslum-
pit and San Fernandina where concentration
took place. Ordered to cover country of
Mexico, Guayua, Baco'or and Santa Rita
Macarthur ordered to take his troops and
clear country west of vicinity OF Porac which
he did yesterday, advancing on PoIsc ut an
early hour with the 9th infantry and 36th
volunteers. capturing Porac and driving enc
my north. Wheaton at Engeleas kept back
enemy on his north and moved force west.
ward to interrupt Porac insurgents, but they
letreated by mountain roads, result clearing
the country preparatory TO further operations.
Our casualties at Porac . wounded, Wheaton
does not report any casualties. captured one
officer and several enlisted men, come 20 Of
the enemy killed number wounded I'M.
known. Porac, which was taken once before
by the Americans lin August but subsequent
y abandoned, will it is said be garrisoned and
held as the base for additional important
llovemcnts General Otis dispatch makes
10 mention of General Wheeler, who accord
ing TO press messages, took an important part
in the attack.
A copy of an order, with circulars, has been
sent out by General Jourbert of the Trans
vasl forbidding all representatives Of the
government of his country from enlisting any
foreigners for services in his army. A copy
cd OF Tho Sta. Dnna IF TODD y,