Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

terror and president OF congress 10 our
hands; it's president and remaining
cabinet officers in hiding evidently in
different central Luzon provinces; lis
general and troops in small bands scat
tered through these provinces acting
as banditti or dispersed playing the role
of amigos with arms concealed. In
6ications are that Aguinaldo did not
escape through the lines of Law
ton or Wheaton but fad westward
from Bayambang railway station.
Telegraphic Communication to Dagu-
pan established probably to San Fabian
today. By relaylrg nine miles OF track
with material at hand railway commu
nication to that point established. La
Dor of troops must attend maintenance"
Gen. OTIS also sent the following to-
day: Hughes a. Iloilo reports enemy
driven back into mountains; iDsurgent
capital Cobatuan captured. Only SO.
r.ous aciioc that of Carpenter at Pavia.
Total casualties FIVE killd or since
dead of wounds; tweuty-seven wound
81; captured ten prlsonere, eighteen
caunon, six rifles, quantities of ammu-
uitioD. Enemy's Casualties not stated"
Other operations are reported in the
following: Iu Panay on 2lst inst, when
DickmaD drove enemy TO the vicinity
Of Jaro. Carpenter, with two battallons
OF 18th infantry andBridgeman's battery
mad severe engage IN mt al Pavia, north
Of Iloilo; mis- casualties were five killed,
twenty wounded now in lloilo hospital,
others slightly wounded with command;
euemy driven north with reported very
deavy loss. Carpenter passed on to
usurgent's stronghold, Santa Barbara,
which be captured or 22Dd inst. without
.os3. Nothing received from column
under Immediate command of Hughes,
Vnicn is moving rapidly aud operating
North and west Of Santa Barbara. APP
parently Visayans friendly, Tot takin,
active part. Enemy consists of 1000
Tagalos.
II is understood at the Capitol that
another omnibus bill will be INTRODUCED
early in the sersino, and that in it will
be included many of the claims that
were omitted in the bill of last year.
Senator Daniel and Representative
Rixey OF Virginia have been asked to
act as palloearers al the funeral Of Vice
PRESIDENT Hobart at Paterson, New
Jersey, tomorrow. At the Office of
Sergeant.at.Arms Bright, who will
nave charge OF the funeral, it is said
today that ifty.seven Senators and
sixty five Representatives will be pre-
sent.
All the candidates for the position of
leader of the minority of the House ex
cept Mr.. DeArmopd are in the city to
lay, and each one of them seems
to think be will be selected. Mr.
Baukhead has developed considerable
strength among the Southern members
during the last few days, and it is said
that Mr.. Sulzsr's strength will finally
90 to him. Mr.. Richardson is said to
be the coolest headed of the candidates
and is the most experienced. Many
democrats, 10 as we'll as out OF the
House, say that Of all the members of
heir party, MIR. Bailey of Texas, if be
would be candidate, would be the best
man for the place.
Senator Jones, chairman of the ma
tional democratic committee, who is
aow here, says he feels confident that
Mr.. Bryan will be renominated unan-
mousIy by the next national conven
jion of his party. and that the Chi
cago platform, with additional planks
.gainst trusts and imperialism, will be
unanimously readopted. He says those
who reason from cause to effect must
see that the result of the recent cleo
tons is well calculated to inspire the
democrats with hope.
The national republican executive
committee will meet here on the 18th
proximo and elect Mr.. Henry E. Payne
Of Wisconsin as their chairman, and be
will at once take charge of the work Of
hat committee aud act as such until
the meeting Of the next national repub
lican convention, when new national
republican committee will be appointed
with Mr.. Payne as its chairman.
People from Richmond here today
say that MIR. Frank Hume, of Alexan-
iria county, will be member of the
committee on railroads of the Virginia
House of Delegates, and that the 9Th
Congressional district has candidate
or sergesnt-at-arms of that body-Mr.
Thomas Drinkard, of King George
unity.
At the cabinet meeting today the
Secretary of the Treasury said the gov
ermept bad purchased about $40, 100000
worth OF Uoited States bonds and that
what stringency there was in the money
market had been fully relieved, and he
anticipated no further trouble. The
last dispatches from General Otis were
read and commented on. The general
opinion was expressed that the Filipino
"nsurrection" is on its last legs and
hat the Americans will soon have the
entire situation in charge, and that the
rebellion" will soon be thing OF the
past.
Representative Roberts of Utah is among
he gue>ts of the Metropolitan Hotel. He is
quite handsome and determined looking
man, and those who know him say that
though the short haired women and the long
haired men may abuss him at distance, the
latter will not do SO to his face with impuni.
W. He is not ashamed of his three wives in
Utah. as many OF the other members are, and
supports them all neatly and comfortably,
which some of the others do not. The pre-.
vailing impression in respect of his case is,
that he will be allowed to retain the seat to
which he has been fairly sud legally elected.
Sarah F Swan was appointed postmaster at
Michaux, Powhatsn county. Va, today, vice
VIM W. Michaux, removed.
The following second leutenants have
oeen assigned to the regiments stated below
oy orders issued at the Var Department to.
dov. Resnmont IN tho 9Th infantry Tavlor
to the 9th infantry Noble to 18th infantry
Wright to the 9th infantry Mccullough and
Cullen to the 9th cavalry.
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