Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Ganei'e !
WASHINGTON. Feb. q.

Manila, Feb q.
.y"Geueral Miller reports 18th instant
iDsurgent forces few miles out from
IioiIo, believed to be disintegrating.
Can maintain his position with present
force. Business in city being resumed.
He has sent up four representative
men. officials from the capital of Island
Negros, where American flag raised
and American protection requested
against small insurgent force in che ISL
aud. Affairs there and in Cebu very
encouraging. Small iusurgent force
east OF city driven away yesterday Win
considerable loss to enemy" Then
| follows a long list OF casualties.
The first witness before the Court OF
Iuqury this morning was VIM. h.
Poweil, colonel OF 9th Infantry, who tes-
lifted as follows was called before q
retiring board at Tampa just before the
sailing of the expedition. Joined my
| regiment in Santiago three days after
the surrender. My men complained
bitterly TO me of canned beef. | tried
It and found il unpalateabe, unfit to
eat and as taselesS as seaweed. Ely
men were in bad fix physically, 1872
! being sick Al one time out OF 453. The
others were weak. The refrigerated
beef seat to us was mostly thrown away
on account OF It's foulness. My CON-
missary sergeant nplained to me OF it
and On examination ! found it dis
coloreJ and bearing evidence Of de
composition. Some of the canned
roast beef had to be thrown away be-
cause it was decomposed. Col. Powell
testified that the beef tasted as If it had
ether or chloroform in it, Col. Niele
testified that the men did not eat the
canned beef and could get no other; it
had disagreesble odor.
1t is reported that what is known as
the outage bill-a measure of so much
interest to the whisky distillers OF the
country-will be passed by the Senate
r oil probability within the next ten
DAYS. It has already passed fhe House.
Col. Boyce, Of Clarke county, Vir-
GINA, has arrived here from New York.
He says the recent blizzard was the
worst he ever experienced in his whole
life. He started from here for New
York on the midday train, but didn't
reach there until three o'clock the next
morning, and then had to walk three
squares to the frs hotel, and when he
reached it was thankful, as he could
not nave gone any farther.
The banquet to be given hero tomOr-
row night by the Virginia democratic
association of this city is expected to be
grand affair. Both the Virginia Sen
ators, the Governor of that State and
all of the six democratic representa-
tives will be present.
The New York Herald OF today says
the democratic members of the mill
tary committees Of the Senate and
House, with their families, will go on
Secretary Ayers junketing trip to
Cuba. 1t has heretofore been stated
in the Gazstte that Mr.. Hay of Nir-
ginia, member Of the House commit
zee, will not go. and it is said today
that none OF the other Southern mem
bers of either committee will go, or
ever intended to do so.
The bill to refund 10 certain Lynch
burg tobacco dealers fnes for not pay
ing their licenses in money instead OF in
checks, was passed in the Senate today
Mr.. Crumpacker says Mr.. Walker
will be back by Thursday, when ne will!
again call up the contested election case
OF Brown W.. Swanson. 1t is also re-
ported that some Of the republicans
who voted against the consideration oil
the case at the last attempt, will now
vote for it; but The prevailing impress
sion on the subject still is that Mr
Swanson will be allowed TO retain his
seat.
William Small, ofthis city, now com
marcial agent at Collingwood, Ont,
was nominated todoy for consul at Col
lingwood, Ont, and Harry III. Cla-
baugh, of Maryland, 10 be associate
justice of supreme court of the District
of Columbia.
Is the President wants the Nicaragua canal
bill TO pass, il will probably do so. and
strange as it may seem 10 those unfamiliar
with Congressional proceedings, Mr.. Hep
, burn, who nov opposes ii, will probably be
among It's supporters.
The smallpox is so rife here that at the ur-
gent request of the health officers of tho Dis
trct bill mas already passed one house OF
Congress approprating $4,000 for stamp
ing it out" The Methodi=ts evidently Jump
ed out of the frying pan into the fire when
they resolved TO hold their conference here
instead OF in Alexandria.
The water in the Potomac is lower here
than usual and though the ice in the river
is broken up as far as the Aqueduct Bridge
at Georgetown, there is no current in the
river. The people who advocated the blow
ing up of the Long Bridge now wish they
hadn't done So
IL 1fol, o.,
tin at the Senate today were Judge Norton OF
! Alexandris, ard ex-PO5tmsster CArlin Of that
city.
The bill to put Dr. Bradford OF Richmond
in Tie regular army, and that to increase the
pay OF employees in the navy yards will pass
A North Carolina conservative here today
says every man at all interested in the wei
fare of his state approves the action OF the
| legislature thereof in imposing restrictions
upon the privilege of suffrage. Bo says that
while the illiterste white people Of that
Stcte always have acted aud always will act
politically with their intelligent and reputa-
bic white neighbors, the negroes themselves
acknowledge that they are influenced in
their political action by tho white scelswags
and the rascals of their own race. So the
only way to mend matters there is that which
has just been adopted.
At the Cabinet meeting today it was docid-
cd that it would be best to occupy some of
the other soaports in the Philippines besides
Manila and Iloilo with garrisons as soon as
possible, and it is understood that orders to
this effect will DC sent to General Otis
Lord Berosford arrived in this city from
Buffalo this morning
Clarence H. Swanson was to-day appointed
postmaster at Swansonville, Pittsylvania
| county, vice john NJ. Swanson resigned.