Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-14
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Washington, September II.

aader, OF Lees burg, Fi'giLi,, are here
To-Day to attend magisiia es court
t1ls evening at FAREWELL, on the
southern Railway, where tie shooting
css of Burch ana Norman will be tried.
i di-patch from Hong Kong, received
= ire War Department today says the
Brtish authorities th-re have released
;te U ;. transport Tartar that was d.
taiuei Tor the lnfraction OF the haroor
sul4tious by carrying 100 many pas
-eayers.
General NILS and Secretary Root
are now on me pest OF term, aud many
III the officers 0! the new regiments
nave been Appointed on the recon
mazda Ion oil the former, who is also
Consulted about the plans of the cam
psiso 10 the Philippines.
Fne Presd ut has received many let
ters urging him to request the French
government to release Captain Drey.
fus. but it is said at the War Depart
ment that he will not comply, as he
thinks that TO do 50 would give ofense
Ia the F.ench government.
Mr.. Henchman, president OF the
Va 1iOgtoa und Falls Church electric
tsilroad, Cong: es=mau R KY of the Sih
Virginia dlstr c., and Mr.. Clements OF
Alexandria county, who called upon the
Secretary of War yesterday to protest
a .ainst mis- order for removing the tracks
of the road referred to from the Arling-
ton reservation, but were unable 10 see
hin, called again this morning on the
same business. Tne Secretary is bust
ness man aud having been q railroad
attorney himself, was perfectly familiar
with the case and saved them the
trouble of making long explanations
He told them the government had a
telephone wire from Arlington to Sneri-
dams Point; the railroad wires at q
point just beyond the reservation ap
p-oxiuated that wire so nearly that
taey attracted all its electricity and
made it worthless, but that il the rail-
road company would set one or two OF
ne poles OF the governments telephone
wire little farther off from its wires
there would be 40 further trouble, and
his order for removing the track would
% revoked al once. This being per-
f.ctly satisfactory to the president OF
the railroad company was agreed to,
AID DE Immediately directed that the
= quisite work be done.
|. is said al the War Department
.1at it Was by Admiral Dewey'5 order
t1at General Aguiualdo obtained arms
Aad ammunition from the governments
so Is at Manila. But if that were so,
4ad the Admiral had done many other
aings that he should not have done,
az administration would be too mind
al OF Its own Interests to notice his
.nisdoiogs.
People from Fairfax county, Va,
acre today say the Coast Line Railroad
Company, if it can not make satisfac
Dry arrangements with the present
.i.road from this city to Fredericks
1arg, viii build a line of their own,
nd that their engineers had nearly
completed the lrveys therefor, being
ow at work on the route between
tairfax Court House and the Potomac
rvsr west of the Chain Bridge.
Well known democratic politicians
rom Fauquier and Fairfax counties,
Virginia, here today, say that strong
ppositi)n to the denomination of Con-
ressmau Rxey in their counties has
iready manifested itself, but that it
oesn't seem as yet to be in behalf Of
ny particular man, though several are
poktn Of.
Among the Virginia guests at the Metro
oltan Hotel yesterday was youug Mr.. Tins
~ toller of the FishburDe Bank at Roam.
sc. MIR. L. was very active in the Bryan.
Ic%iuley camp ign, espousing the cause OF
ne latter, aud aspired 10 become national
'ank examiner. Learning OF an opening, ne
anne on TO fiud Chairman Agnew committed
man living at Manassas, and also that the
rec with its solitary plum had been stripped
&c day before He Went over to Alex ndria
. visit some relatives and left for home last
lght.
he Navy Department received the follow
ing cabegram this morning from Bear Ad-
niral Watson: Davidson commanding Para
qua reports sharp engagement at Bolenso;
gessel struck many times by rifle shots No
rs ialties. Paragua sienccd insurgents FIRE
20 minutes. Range from four hundred
five hundred yards. Occasion capture Fill.
,inos' schooner which Davidson destroyed
Albert II McRae 6S years old, was found
lead today in the top story OF the Office build
ng, 1919 f street He was stretched naked
upon the floor, his body backened from the
GOT Of an oil lamp that had burned itself ou:
cath WAS due to apoplexy.