Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the &lexapdris easste.
Washington. October Is.

Rosa, north san lsluro, yes.oio"S
driving them: capturing some OF their
nronerty. Casualties TWO killed, one
wounded. Evaus, Sixth Infantry:
strnck robber band Negros twenty
seventh instant; killed ten, wounding
many. capturing twenty prisoners;
Simons, Sixth Infantry, struck Small
baud, dispersed them, killing three'
No casualties" -.
knowa aud weal.hiest citizens OF
Washington, died suddenly in this city
this morning from the effects Of con
g,stiys chill. Mr.. Cochran has for
many wears carried on an extensive to.
bscco business here, and was also owner
o. the Cochran Hotel. He was about
- years Of age.
Admiral Schley will be relieved as
President of the Naval Examining
Board in about three weeks to as ume
command of the South Atlantic seton
on the flagship Chicago at New YORK.
Secretary Long said this morning that
his place il Washington would be taken
by Rear Admiral Crom well.
Gen. Henry's funeral has been finally
set for Monday. at Arlington. The
body will leave New York city at p.
On. Sunday aud will be taken to ST.
Johns Church on arriving here. A
military escort from Fort Myer will he
provided. 1t will lie in state until IL
q. u. Monday, at which hour the iune'
raj services will be held. Brigadler
generals will act as honorary pallbear-
ers. Bishop Satterlee will omciate al
the services.
The plans and drawings for the pro
posed bridge across the Potomac at
Arlington have been completed and the
bridge committee OF the board of trade
OF this city has almost finished lis
report in favor of that bridge, which,
when endorsed by the whole commit.
tee. as it will be, will be laid
before Congress. the bridge WILL
cost not less than a million dol.
lars, but some OF its advocates say n
the government can throw away mil
lion day for the Philippine Islands, it
might we'll afford single million for q
bridge to afford an ingres5 to its
national capital.
Among the strangers recently here Is
ex Congressman Bynum of Indiana,
who deserted the democratic party
three years ago and was employed by
the gold boilers at their headquarters
What he came for is a question thai
has been asked by many democrats
thou b not vet been answered. They
say their party think they are we'll rio
of him, and certainly don't want hin
to come back to them.
Nothing will induce the republican
State Department to make public the
treaty with the Sultan of Sulu, one by
which this country gave its sanction tt
the twin relics" to destroy which i
went to war with half it's own people
People here from Fairfax county, Va.
today say that Mr. Willard, the dele
gate from that county to the Virginls
legislature, will not be candidate fol
Congress against Mr.. Donohoe, of ri;
own county.
Ex-Judge Andrew Wyle OF this city
formerly OF Alexandria. said 10 an &C
quaintance the other day who had con
graduated him upon his we'll preserved
heal h-he is now eighty six year old
and expressed the hope that be woulc
live 10 be hundred. "May dear sir
why do you wish to keep me out O.
Paradise so long?"
The British government has thus lar
refused to grant permission to General
Sumner, Major Story, of Gen Merritti
staff, and Captain Gibson, of the ord
nance corps, to accompany English
troops to view military operations in
me Transvaal, these officers having
been detailed by the United States fol-
the purpose and permission requested
Through the customary diplomatic
channels week ago. Captain Slocum
who has been 10 London three weeks
applying for permit finally had his
request granted yesterday and he sail:
for the front The War Department
thought be had gone long ago.
Kentuckian here today, who still asserts
his democracy, says the Brown boilers will
get sixty thousand votes there, and that Tay.
l0r. the repu blican candidate for Governor
will be elected by large majority; and be'
sides, that there will be so many republican
members of the legislature that they,by com
blning with the Brown bolters may make it
possible for Brown to be elected to the U. S
Senate instead Of ex Senator Blackburn. II
is unnecessary to say that the man referred
to isn't in accord with his party and hasn't
been for some time.
George Mason Lee, son ofGeneral Fitzhugh
Lee, was today appointed first lieutenant In
the volunteer army and will join tho 39th
infantry at Manila. He leaves on the Trans
pert Thomas. November 4.
The following changes in the fourth elias:
postotlices of Virginia were made today: Farr,
Fairfax county, E. A. Msyhugh appointed
postmaster, vice ]. f. Mayhugh, dead Me-
DowoIl, Highland county, w. A. Hicklin, vice
Q. S. Peterson, removed; Morris Church.
Campbell county, S. T. Joy, vice c. L. Hen
terson resigned Terryville. Charlotte coun.
ty, II. N. Mason, vice w. NJ. Rosser, resigned
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