Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13
from WASHINGTON.
Oorrs .pcnc anoe Of the Alexandra aasotte.i
Washington, November Is.

Washington, November Is.
President Mckinley today promised
to make an address at Mt. Vernon on
December IA, waen the Masonic OBJ.
seryauce of the one huncredth ami.
versary of Washington's death will be
held.
Minister LOOMS sent the following
dispatch, da,ed Caracas, yesterday:
"After eight hours fighting Castro's
army took Port Cabellss this morning.
The killed and wounded aggregate 300.
Surgeons and hospital corps from for
eipn cruisers are attending the wound.
ed. Local facllties ere inadequate.
Castro holds every pert and place OF
consequence in Venezuela"
Gen. Oils cables the War Depart
ment from Manila this morning as fol.
lows MacArthur's advance, 36Gh vol
uoteers ana cavalry troop under Bell,
entered Tarlsc at 7:10 p. IN. yesterday.
Enemy fed by great labor. MacAr-
tuur succeeded in getting forward to
Capas yesl erdsy all artillery and quar-.
t,rmaster's transportation and will nave
,mmaud in Tarac today, his advance
pushing forward 10 save as much of the
railroad as possible, which the enemy
are trying to destroy on retreat. Many
deserters from the enemy passed 10 to
Macarthur some 80 rifles yesterday. In-
surgents in that section are reported TO
be short OF provisions. Lawton is
pushing forward. His advance was
obliged to leave behind ali transporta-
4 Il fn
be country for subsistence. Hayes
b cavalry, in the vicinity of Carrapg.
Ian, has captured large amount of in.
>urgent property AID nearly half The
battalion of four hundred bolomen
Transporting Aguinaldo's property north
over The mountains, together with his
private secretary and seven officers.
Young, with Third Cavalry and Bat.
sons Maccebebe scouts, followed by bal
auce of battalion Twenty-second infan
try leaving behind all transportation,
nushed out on San jose, Lupao, San
Quepton and Tayug road and scatter
ed the enemy stationed at these points,
most of them being driven southwest
ward. Vessel with squadron OF the
Third cavalry, FASTENED Ia Tayug where
an insurgent supply depo! was captnr.
ed, securing several hundred thousand
pounds of rice, thirty five hundred
pounds of -four, seventy five hundred
pounds of salt, other provisions and
thirteen hundred uniform coats, new;
mauy blankets and other articles of
clothing, also number ofinsurgent Off
GERS and sixty-nine Spanish and two
American prisoners. Detachments were
sent north to San Nicholas and it is be-
ieved that Young established commu.
aication with Wheatop's troops last
vening. Indications are that the in.
surgents will not escape to the mountain
capital at Boyombong without great
lfculty end lose. if at all; our troops at
Ta,lac, Craieo, Tslavera, San Jose,
Lupao, Humingap, San Quentin, Tayug,
San Nicholas. and on through to Ling
ayen Gulf, with strong stations at Ara.
aat. San Isidro, Cebanatuan should
cause the insurgents soma annoyance.
Our troops have suffered great haTdships
and have performed most severe service
out are reported in excellent condition
and spirits. The enterprise and indomi-
oable will displayed by officers we're
never excelled.
In the q. S. Supreme Court today
the attorney for Geo. W Horton, the
nurderer of Jane Nicholson, and who
was respited for 80 days last week by
President Mckinley, filed today an ap-
plIcation for writ of certiorari. Soil.
ci;or General r chards, on behalf of the
government, asked for two days. time
ia while to file brief in opposition.
Chief Justice Fuller announced that
the court would next Monday take a
recess for two weeks, or until the first
Monday in December.
Toe President has appointed James
q Johnson, of Texas, to be consul of the
United States at Ooaticook. Quebec,
Canada. Johnson, who was born in
Clarksburg, W. Va, is now q stock
raiser and farmer ia Colorado county,
Tsxss
G. N. King, of Jersey City, repre-
sentipg the corporation agencies Of
New Jersey. testified before the indus
trial commission today. He said he did
not favor Too much publicity, for the
reason that one corporation would find
out the affairs of another. He con-
eidered that New jersey was not 30
liberal in charters as West Virginia,
out be thought tia! New jersey gave
better protection to directors al d stock
holders, and that was why 80 per
cent. of the large corporations
applied for charters there. A..
P. Nevin, New York lawyer who
represents corporations organized IN
der the laws of West Virginia, said
that in West Virginia the capital stock
of all corporations chartered was
mited to five million dollars.
Each corporation was required to have
| an agent in the State, and an annual
fee for each concern was collected.
This was assessed regardless OF capital
lzation. The stockholders could meet
anywhere they pleased and that was
| Why 80 many charters were obtained 10
West Virginia.
| At the request of counsel for the At.
iautic Contracting Co., thu hearing on
motion to discontinue it's suit against
| the government was postponed in the
court of claims today, until Thursday.
Two suits were filed by the contracting
company, which received its contracts
from Capt. Carter, against the govern.
ment for 1925. 900. The government
proposes to file counter suits for about
81, 100000. It is to prevent the filing
Of those counter suits that the compa.
ny is seeking to withdraw the original
sections.
II LIZ now generally cnnceded that