Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Aloxandris easet
WASHINGTON, Nav l6.

Gen. Ernst, inspector general of q
division of Cuba and chief of staff OF
Gen. Brooke at Havana, returned to
Washington this morning and reported
to headquarters. He says the situa-
ton at Havana is the result of the work
of professional political agitators. They
have been using agitation as means
of livelihood so long that they find diff
fculty in taking up other pursuits.
But the General did not, though every
body else does, say that it was in be-
half of such negroes and scalawags to
whom he refers, that this country went
to war with Spain.
The committee appointed to raise
funds for a house for Admiral Dewey
will appoint the governors of all the
States as members. The committee has
under consideration the suggestion to ap
point number of prominent men in
each large city of the United States as
coadiutore. Treasurer Roberts says
that only cash contributions will re-
ceive any attention. Ee will take no
account of promises or pledges, nor
will lie make such public. The COM
mittee issued circular letter this after
noon asking for subscriptions. Any sum
from one cent up will be received and
acknowledged by Treasurer Roberts.
Contributions must be in cash or the
equivalent, no promises or notes being
noticed.
Senator Deboe of Kentucky, republi
can. called on the census superinten-
dent Yesterday and told him that If the
supervisors and enumerators in his State
were not appointed from the republic
can party there would be no use in try
ING to maintain q republican organize
ton in that State any longer. He was
told there was reason in what he said
and the President would be informed
of it, but the law provided that the
census takers should be non-partisan.
Mr.. Deboe also had conference
with his colleague, Senator Lindsay, q
bolter, and told him he was willing
that he should appoint the supervisor
in his own district, but MIR. Lindsay re-
piled that he wouldn't think of suc
thing: that be would:haye half Of them,
was sure the President would allow
him that many, and that he would have
no more conferences with him on that
subject.
Congressman Hepburn Of Iowa, of
the House commerce committee, has
returned from the Hot Springs of Yir.
GINA. He says the bridge across the
Potomac at Arlington would have been
commenced before this but for the
Spanish war, and he thinks an appro-
priatiou for it will be made at the next
session OF Congress. He also says
which is a new idea, that such is the
popular demand for cheap transporta-
ton now, that the bridge will be for
electric cars as we'll as for vehicles
drawn by horses.
Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio,
was examined by the industrial COM
mission today. He said: "The secret
of the maintenance of all trusts is that
they receive favors from the railroads
in transportation rates. If the courts
and all the executive officers were to
enforce the laws there could be nc in
dustrial combinations. The trusts steal
both federal and State power with
which to whip and crush individuals.
If an asssyer at one of the federal minis
were to clip the coins of the govern,
ment and profit by the difference he
would no more violate the laws than
do the pipe lines and the railroad comps.
MES. The remedy is simple. The courts
have never faltered when the cases
were properly brought before them.
The charters should either be taken
away or corporations should be made to
opey the laws. The ground of forfeiture
can easily be arranged He charged
criminal abuse on the part OF the Stan.
dard Oil Company and said that in or
der to destroy competition that com.
pany made a rate of IS cents barrel
on oil to one man. and others procured
as low rate as ten cents. II do not
believe in government ownership OF
railways" he added, "but insist that
it IS the duty of the government to see
that railroads and pipe lines should
give the same rates TO all shippers 80
that there may be competition"
A dispatch received at the War De.
partment this morning states that the
transport Meade struck q reef after
leaving Ponce and was injured too Sc
riously to proceed on her voyage to this
country. The injured ship had the
18th infantry on board, en- route to
New York.