Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-04
E.R0M WASHINGTON.
Corresponds cs OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, May 4.

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COorrespond snce OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, May 4.
Capt. Richard Leary, who was made
Governor General Of Guam some time
ago, was this morning appointed post
master general OF that province.
The following dispatch from General
Otis was received at the War Depart
ment at 12:l5 this afternoon:
Manila, May 4.-Col. Summers with
six battalions, Oregon, Dakota, Third
infantry and Utah light artillery,
of Lawton's division proceeded north
this morning to Maasin, crossed the
river and charged the enemy in strong
entertainments, driving him northward
and iniicting considerable loss. His
casualties were two wounded. Both
Wheaton and Hale, of MacArthur's d.
vision, found the enemy in force strong
lv entrenched and commanded by
Commander-in-chief Luna, about four
$ south of San Fernando. Hale on
O.. light dislodged the enemy and
Whe-.on on the left, leading in person,
made a brilliant charge, scattering his
forces, ~intlicting great punishment.
Several officers and enlisted men were
seriously wounded. Macarthur pro-
ceeds 60 San Fernando tomorrow morn
Jag. Delayed by partial destruction of
me bridge across the river. Not be-
!ieyed the enemy will make another de-
,ermined stand until ne effects retreat
20 Mount Arayat, a short distance from
Sau I-idro. Otis.
Rev. DR.. Wellesley Reid Davis, who
vas arrested yesterday for passing
worthless checks mere and in Baltimore,
Will not be compelled to suffer the
humiliation Of a trial. His case was
today nolle pressed.
People from Alexandria city and
county mere today say they haven't
heard that any body from the former
would attend the proposed anti Martin
gathering in Richmond next week, but
hat Messrs. Rucker, Douglass, Lip
scomb and Davis of the county would.
Congressman Lamb of the Richmond
district was here today. He called at
he White House and asked the Presi-
dent 10 pardon Lacy, the p~ostoilice
clerk in Richmond convicted Of rob-
Ding the mail.
Messrs. Frank Hume, of this city,
and J. II. Alexander of Leesburg, ex-
Confederates, will attend, not the anti
Martin meeting in Richmond, but the
Confederate reunion in Charleston.
1t is reported here that Secretary
Hay will request the Colombian gov
eminent to release and send home eX-
Judge Frank Randolph, formerly of
Virginia, now in prison in that country
for murder, on the ground of insanity.
The negroes here will hold services
in all their churches at sunrise on the
first Sunday of next month and pray
for vengeance upon the white people
of the South for lynching men of their
| race.
Mr.. II. II. Phillips, superintendent of
the Washington and Falls Church
| electric railroad company, today sub
| mitted to Captain Willard a proposition
to extend that road to Fairfax Court
House for the amount that was sub
scribed tc build the same sort OF road
from Arlington junction to that place.
The ignorance of Northern people OF
the history of their own country is real
" phenomenal. One of them, q prom
! inent republican, here the other day,
! asked q friend how General Miles
| would run as q Presidential candidate.
The friend replied that the fact that the
General had chained President Davis
| to the floor of the cell in which he was
| confned, would prevent him from ever
! getting q single electoral vote IN the
South. He said that was brand new to
him, and that he had never heard that
the General had done any such thing, out
that Secretary Stanton was RESPONSE
ole for il. Secretary Stanton was an
intense South.hater, but there was
no little, mean spite about him. He
ordered Miles to unchain MIR. Davis as
soon as be Waa informed that chains
mad been put on him. Mr.. Stanton was
also charged with having the name OF
Mir. Davis erased from the bridge at
Cabin John Bun, but he did nothing OF
the sort. That piece of littlenes was
done by Caleb B. Smith. the then sec
rotary OF the Interior.
A prominent promoter of the anti
Martin movement in Virginia here to-
day, talking about the proposed gath
ering 10 Richmond next week, said ne
knew it would amount to nothing and
that Senator Martin would be his own
successor, but as the State, district n
county democratic committees were all
opposed to changing the Constitution,
he thought the meeting referred to was
d good way TO promCta the movement
70 effect that cnange.
The fact that Chairman Jones Oh the
national democratic committee has
designated Mr.. Johnson of Kansas, q
pronounced 16 to l and Bryan man,
Is only another indication CT the deter
minstion OF the democratic party to
give the people another chance TO
nelp themselves next year.
The commissioner of Internal revenue has
rendered q decision that Instruments required
bv law to have official stamps, including
checks, shall be admissible in courts OF law rs
evidence. Tho decision assumes that the
government has the right to regulate this
even in regard TO State courts and applies the
decision to both civil and criminal CAGES.
DIR. KINsOLVING AN ARCHDEACoN.
At the annual meeting of the South
- Arob3aaconrv If BrOOklCn. which