Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-29
FROy VI AShiNGTON.
,,resno,dence of the Alexandria Gazette.

with bis regiment, two battalions OF the
46 d (Col. Schuyler). one of the IS b
(Col. Dors,), and company of the 9th
Infantry with two guos, under Captain
Van Dusep, attacked the enemy six
hundred strong, on mountain strong
hold beyond Montalban, northeast
of San Mateo. A large number
we're killed aud wounded, and
twenty -four taken prisoners. Col. Lock-
EFT captured one cannon, forty rifes,
twenty thousand rounds of ammunition,
FIVE hundred pounds powder, arsenal
fortifcations, ali food supplies, and
considerable other property. This cap
tured point is located on mountain
trail aud was formerly supposed to be
impregnable. Our casualties we're:
Lieut.. Enslow, Eleventh Cavalry, and
five enlisted men wounded. mostly
slight; Private Ma,sop, fthe Forty-ifth
Infantry, drowned.
The question of precedence at the
Presidents New Year reception as be-
tween the army and navy was decided
this morning iu favor of the former.
The entire army will precede the navy
Gen. Miles ct the head of the army
and Admiral Dewey at the head OF the
navy. Members of the Cabinet and the
diplomatic corps will be received at IL
a. m. The Chief Justice and ex-Cabi-
net members come at Ills, Congress
men at 1925, army and navy officers at
ll:4O, other public officials at noon,
members OF military organizations at
1915, and the general public at 1885.
This last reception will terminate at
1:S0
The fund for Gen. Lawson's widow
today amounted to $50, 525. in cash re.
ceived by Adj. Gen. Corbin. The two
largest contributions were William K.
Vanderbilt, 81 coo and citizens of Col
caeo, 81, l22.
Toe statement of Assistant Secretary
OF War Meiklejohn. that the United
States had imported more hemp from
Manila this year than any other is Dot
born out By statements received by
cable from Manila shippers. They
state that instead of something like
$40 900 bales having been received from
here in Ten months OF the year only
266 900 bales were cleared from Manila
for the United States from January l
OF this year to December Is. This
would make it appear that the Kansas
farmers have some reason for their
complaint expressed through Repre-.
sentative Long.
Well informed and intelligent GEL
mans and Irishmen here say that for
the first time their country N an here are
united and that now both are against
the republican party for its undisguised
support OF Great Britain in her war
upon the Beers.
The clamor against the recent action
Of the Secretary of the Treasury in
makiog New York bank the deposit
tory of the internal revenue collected
in the South and West, is increasing,
and has succeeded in sustaining the
charge that Mr.. Gage is stakeholder
in national bank in Chicago and
therefore disbarred from holding his
position. Ii is said that the opposition
ne has raised against himself By this
action is so great that be may be forced
out OF the Cabinet, as Secretary Alger
was, as MIR. Mckinley is determined
that nothing shall stand between him
and his denomination.
A former proprietor Of one of the
leading hotels here, once q prosperous
man, but nor so now. says the negroes
and the women suffragists, to whom he
opened mis- hotel. were the causes Of
his misfortune, as he found that white
men do not like to mix up with such
people.
ALI the European nations have mill.
cary representatives at Boer hesdquar-
ters in South Africa, to inspect and
profit by the operations there, but the
United States are such Anglophilists
that they wont even send representa-
tive there that he may report to his
government such improvements in mill
ssry art as may be developed by the
Beers.
1t is generally believed by people at
all interested in the case. that the Pres
ident's nomination of Mr.. Bynum to
lucrative office in New York will not
be confirmed, as his apostasy was too
plain too escape notice.
There was an exciting time in the
L
avenue, at an early hour today, as
result of which Logan Prosise, car.
penter, was shot 10 the head by Thomas
LIE Cuyer, one of the proprietors, and Blake
fully was cut on the iace with Ratchet.
The ARRAY was occasioned, it is said, by an at
tempt on the part of some men to take pos
session of the promises. The injured men and
several others who were molo or less engsg d
in the rumpus were ares cd.
Mr. Schroeder, chief prosecutor in the case
against Congress mln-elect Roberts of Utah,
who has returned TO this city, says he is sure
that Mr.. Roberts will never even be sworn in,
let alone allowed TO retsin his seat.
1T is stated here today that the reported
prevalence of the bubonic plague in the new
American province of Hawaii is as bssaless IS
that of the prevalence of rabies i'll this city.
Rev. DR.. Curry of the Presbyterian Church
gave ball at Rlueher's last night in honor
of his niece, debutante.
The Potomac river above the Long Bridge
was frozen over this morning from shore to
shore, though narrow channel in it was
kept open by tug5osts.
1t is reported here that the wife of Mr.. JOS
Willard of Fairfax county is in very bad
health, and that her husband has had to take
her to Florida.
The board of trade of this city is low en-
gsged in examining the bill for changing the |
grade of tie Pennsylvania Railroad through |
TINS city, so that its crossings will be either
over or beneath tho surface, but it ia not gen.
orally believed thst, long as the session may |
be, any such bill will be passed, as, by its |
provisions, the whole OF the Long Bridge will |
DO used BY the road, and new one have to |
be built for the public.