Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-22
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Washington, November %.

Young WITH cavalry anu Macaoeuo
scouts at Aripgay with advance north
to Baoang, rear San Fernando, about to
move on trail east to Trinidad. Young
reports considerable insuTgent force
moving in that direction; that Aguin
aldo is 10 charge seekitg 10 cross over
to Bayombon Portion of Lawton's
troops now being pushed through to
Tayug with rations. Battalion oath
will Join Lawton tomorrow. Nothing
from Wheaton for several days. Mac.
Arthur operating west Of railroad and
north of Tarlanu. Wire from Tarlann
north not working; troops on entire
railroad line ralioued without difficulty.
[loilo reports seven companies OF Sixth
and Twenty sixth volunteers, under
Dickmau, struck insurgents northeast
OF J 4ro: casualties six wounded. Foe
my left on field eighteen killed. Dick
man captured seven prisoners, four one
pound brass field pieces, and several
thousand rounds of ammunition. Eight.
eenth infantry yesterday drove insur-
pents north on Santa Barbara. Hughes
with column north and west OF Santa
Barbara; reports of results not yet re-
ceived"
The Adjutant General has received
dispatches bearing on the coL6ict be-
tween citizens and soldiers at Fort
Ringgold, Texas, which confirm the
press dispatches so far as the actual
conflict between the negro troops and
the citizens is concerned, but do not
state which party is the aggressor or to
blame for the occurrence. Excessive
indulgence in intoxicants by the negroes
is said TO be responsible for the out
break. No casualties are reported. An
investigation has been ordered but 20
additional troops have been dispatched
to the scene. The following telegram
from Gov. Sayers, of Texas, was re-
ceived at the War Department at noon
today: 81 have just received a telegram
from the sheriff, who says he has had q
conference with the commanding officer
at Ringgold and that everything is
quiet, and he is quite certain that there
! will be no further trouble. " JOSEPH
D. SAVERS, Governor.
Senator Deboe, of Kentucky, had a
conference with President Mckinley
today regarding the situation 10 Ken.
lucky. The interview was OF nature
which Senator Deboe did not care to
divulge.
Miss Annie FURNACE, aged fl yeare,
a substitute teacher in the public
schools, was found in the kitchen at
ner home, 1908 9Th street northwest,
oiay, dead, from the effects of illum;-
mating gas which she had inhaled with
suicidal intent.
The negroes of this city are greatly
interested in a case involving their
right to occupy any seat in any place
of public amusement here that may
suit their fancy. Some people who
would otherwise 60 to the theatres here
are deferred from doing SO by the risk
of having to sit along side OF negroes.
The presence and work of an engi-
ueering party of the B. & o. R R., on
| the south side of the Potomac, as far
down as Alexandria, is noticed here,
| out, though inquiries have been made,
nobody can fud out what the object Of
their work is.
At the recent meeting of the Alexan-
dria County Development Association
in this city, some criticism was made by,
new residents of the county, of the APP
parent lack of active interest taken by
the Virginia Senators and the Repre-
sentative from their district in pushing
bills to help the county, but Mr.. Frank
| Hume, the member of the Virginia
| House OF Delegates for that county,
said that of his own personal knowl-
edge he could say that in every case in
which the county's interests were before
Congress-, both the Senators end the
| Representative referred to had done
all that was possible to be done to fur.
Their those interests, snd had always
been cheerfully willing to do 80.
According to the talk here today the re.
publican Vice Presidential nomination will
probably 20 to either Mr.. Root, Governor
! Roosevelt, Mr.. Hay or General Fred Grant
Mr.. g. E. Bowden, congressman and
present clerk Of the q. s. Court for the east
ern district of Virginia, was here yesterday
and called st the Postofice Department in
the interest OF Mr.. Welsh, who is an applicant
for the postma.tership at Phoebus.
Mr.. w. W. Cobbs of Virginia, U. s. Consul
ut Colon, is sick here OF tie Chsgres fever.
A deed was filed for record this after.
noon by Which the Dewey home is trans.
ferred by Mildred Mclean Dewey and
her husband, George Dewey, to George
Dewey, jr, his son, for consideration
of $40. On the margin of the deed is
written reservation, by which the par
lies of the first part are given life in.
terest in the property and in Case of
the death of eitner the life interest re-
verls to the survivor, whether wife or
husband.
Secretary Long announced this morning
that he would ask Congress to authorize the
construction next year of 10 new ships of
which 3 should be improved Brooklyns.
Placement. enlarged cruisers Of the Olym-
pis typo and II light draft gunboats of 500
ions and of a type recommended by Admiral
Dewey for permanent patrol duty in the
Philippines.
senators Daniel and Martin and Attorney
General Montague of Virginia are expected to
be the Chief sneakers st the banquet to be
given by the Virginia democratic association
of this city TO the Virginia Congressional
delegation on the a1th ptoximo. The ban
quet will be given at the Metropolitan Hotel
and not Welkers, as at 6rst proposed.
The retrsnsfer of the Dewey home is the
subject Of as much adverse comment here to.
day as was the original transfer yesterday.
The generally expressed opinion in regard to
.tbeing thati: has confirmed the worst that hiss
been said OF the Admiral, and WAS we'll calcu.
lated to make him say, as he did yesterday,
he "wished he had never heard of the house."
The old building, not the lot, on which it
stands, st the upper end of 10th street, known
rs Waylsnd Seminary, q negro theological
school. Vas sold today for $62o to Mr. N. W.