Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-22
From 4 ASaINGTON.
Oorrssoondence Of tns Alexandria Gazette
Washington, September q

fed Drlt lily TINS morning po'oio ~
industrial commission. He said that
only about two per cent. of the electric
workers belonged to his organization:
He favored government ownership OF
all lines and compulsory arbitration.
W. II. Allen, of Brooklyn, claimed
that everything that was bad in this
country was due to immi grafton. He
particularly objected to Russians being
admitted, tor the reason that he Knew
most of them returned to their own
country after making money here.
Mr.. Gear, an attorney from Honolulu,
called on the President today and pre-
,nted petition signed by some law
yers of Hawai-, protesting against the
action of the Hawaiian Supreme Court
10 holding that the Constitution OF the
Uaited States was not in force in its en-
tlrety in the islands. He says the con-
tract labor law is still in force there
and that laborers imported under con-
tract are ayes and nothing more. If
they refuse to work they are whipped
or imprisoned. Should they leave their
employment they are run down and
brought back. Even in criminal cases
in the courts, he says majority verdlcts
still obtain, and one man is now under
sentence OF death in whose case the
Jury were for conviction and 4 for &C.
quittal.
Surgeon General Wyman OF the
Marine Hospital service received ad'
wees today stating that up 10 midnight
"a new cases of yellow fever had been
reported at Key West and 2 deaths,
With only one o. the physicians heard
from.
At the cabinet meeting today it was
decided that the churches now occu.
pied by American soldiers in the
| Philippines will contine to be so used
SO lon as the necessity exists. 1t was
stated that as churches have always
been used III time of war there is ample
precedent for General OTIS action.
The matter will be left entirely to his
discretion. The report OF the exclusion
OF Chinese from the Philippines by
General OTIS was discussed by the
cabinet, and the War Department will
cable him for iull information concern
ing any act Of exclusion and the causes
for it.
According TO dispatch from Ma
Mia received here this morning, Gen.
Ons is following the famous example of
Gen Scheuck over in Alexandria dur
ing the war between the States-send-
ing out scouting parties, not with brass
bands, but on tralus of cars; and with
the same result that befell the one he
sent 10 Vienna, with which AleXan-
| draus are familiar, as battery from
that city put an efec;ual stop to such
unwarlike sport"
Mr.. Miller having declined the stcre.
taryship of the national association of
democratic clubs, that was offered him
DIV Mr.. Black, president of that a5socia-
ton, Mr. w. S. Mexican of this city,
who was the assistant of Mr.. Gardner,
the late secretary, has been appointed.
Senator Martin and congressman
Hay and Epes, OF Virginia, are still
mere, at the Riggs Hous", attending to
business for people Of their State. The
Senator is subjected to severe strain
shenever he comes from the members
VINO call upon him, but he seems to
stand it pretty we'll.
Senator Daniel is not expected here
until after Tuesday next, if then, as on
nat day ne is to deliver an address at
the opening of the Lynchburg fair.
An active, well.informed and iDfu
initial democrat from the Eighth con.
sressional district OF Virginia, now
lere, talking about the reported oppo-
-ition to the denomination of Repre-.
sentative Rixey, said there was no
ioubt that it exists and that it is
-tronger than some people suppose, but
mat it has not yet been conferred in ia
gor of any other man. He said that
TX Congressman Meredith of Prince
William, Delegate Pitcher of Fauquier,
and Senator Donohoe of Fairfax and
Delegate Hume OF Alexandria county,
aud Judge McCabe Of Loudoun are all
ipoken OF for the nomination, and that
zach of them would probably carry
heir OVID counties, but that what, if
any, combination they might make, he
lid not know, nor did any body else
know now.
a man here today to whom had
3een given some Cuban bonds before
The character ofthe Cubans was as we'll
known as it is now, said he would never
realize u cent from them, IS Spain
would not ray them, and ne is convinC-
ed neither Cuba nor this country ever
will
Alexandria county people here today are
greatly put out at the action Of the supervisors
| Of that county in stepping in between the
IF ha lauH tbrouuh ,ph En,
Ayer road in that county runs and tho U. S.
| government which seized that land and ran
the road through it without the consent OF
| he owners. They say the government not
! only 'oufscated the Arlington estate, but
enough of other land to make road to It,
| and that now the supervisors, by taking the
governments part, have probably made the
county people liable to the owners OF that land
or the value thereof and interest thereon for
| thirty odd years, though the government was
responsible, aud would have been compelled to
assume that responsibility when the road
shall be INSTRUCTED if the county had not in
terfered.
Maryland republicans here today say their
State, under the most favorable condition of
their party, would be very doubtful one.
but that now with the republican governor
and republican U. S Senator publicly fight
ing each other, their chance for carrying it is
slim indeed. Democrats from the same State
say the boiters there Low concede that they
made great mistake when by DESERVING their
party they turned Baltimore snd the whole
S'sto over to the republicans and defeated
Mr.. German.
1t is said at the War Department today that
the Filipinos have been offered high price
for every gun they might surrender, but that
unlike the Cuban patriots" not single one
OF them ever brought in q gun.