Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, July 20.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, July 20.
A dispatch from General Otis, receiv-
ed at the War ID par, ment today, says:
"For the pas! 20 day. fully II inches OF
rain have fallen. The country Is flood
ed. Troops on the outposts have sui
fered and former lines of communlca-
ton have been cut in some Instances.
though not seriously Telegraph COM
munication has been maintained be-
tween San Fernando, Bacoor and near
" all other points. Unable yet to coal
returning transports"
The daily recruiting statement OF the
Adiutant Generals office shows that
45i emil ,ted men were added to the
yolupteer regiments yesterday incress-
ipg the aggregate to 3, l29 for the nine
days.
Senator Deboe, of Kentucky, who
holds his place by the grace ofthe good
democrats of his State, is here today,
looking after the census supervisors TOR
his State. He wants the republicans to
have all or nearly al of them, while his
colleague, Senator Lindsay, gold bolt
or. wants half for the boilers, and so
they can't agree. Other Kentucky
people here say that most of the boilers
or gold democrats in their State now
are supporters of the regular democratic
candidate for Governor, Mr.. Goebel.
Congressman Culberson OF Texas,
who is here as member Of the com.
mission to codify the laws, says the
election for Senator in his State Is q
wear year of, but that when it shall be
neld he thinks Representative Bailey
will be elected; that be ought to be, he
says tn ere is no doubt, as of all the men
vet spoken of for the place he is the
pest qualified.
W. A. Haywood was appointed post
master at Hayes Store, Gloucester
county, Va, today, vice julius Lands
berg, removed.
A Mexican war widows pension has
been granted to Georgia B. Bloxham OF
Alexandria.
Recruiting for the Philippine war is
so slow that the administration is try.
ing TO stimulate it by holding out the
oducement of promoting privates, end
Of giving commissions TO every man
who will raise forty others for the service
The President has already given pro-
visional appointments as second lieu
tenants to eight young men in Tennes-
see and one in Illinois, their commits.
sions depending upon the enlistment of
forty men each for service in the two
Philippine regiments. Similar appoint
ments will also be given in other States.
Secretary Alger spent a quarter Of
An hour with the President this morn
ing. He made the visit Immediately after
he received telegram from Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn at New London,
Wis, stating that he would be here
saturday morning. % leaving the
White House Secretary Alger said the
acceptance of his resignation was GER.
ain and could be expected al any
lime. He said he would be out by Au-
gust / and would as soon as possible
return to Michigan. 81 will stay
mere" be said, mo longer THAI it
would take you to pack up your effects
nd leave if you had resigned your po-
silion." When asked if he intended to
remain in the Senatorial race he was
non. committal. a personal friend OF
Of his said, however, that his resigna
ton from the Cabinet would strengthen
MS support in Michigan and that be
could have the Senatorship if he still
wanted it. He said THE people OF
Michigan are loyal to their State and
II called on will show by their action
nat they resent citizen and q good
man being turned down, no matter by
whom. Men who were against him
for Senator will now be for him be-
cause they will not stand for son oil
Michigan being made scapegoat of by
an administration that had foreknowl
edge of and approved his every act
The friends of Gen Aleer will try to per
suade him to remain in the race and |
believe they will be successful"
1t is now generally known that the
secretary did his best to stay, and did
not want to 60, but was actually forced
TO tender his resignation or be driven
out, and ne is looked upon by almost
every body except the Office holders
and office seekers as having been sacrl-
f ced as scapegoat.
A large coal dealer here today, we'll in
formed OF the business of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, said the coal business of that ca
nal was By no means as large this as it was
asst year, aud, what will surprise most people,
hat the railroads could now carry coal from
he Cumberland mines to shipping ports at
cheaper rates than the railroads could afford.
A Virginisn here tojay who attended the
morse show at Manassas yesterday said that
while the horses on exhibition were not very
numerous. they were splendid looking ami
mails, and that the beauty and elegance of
be women who were present could have
been equaled no where else than in Virginia,
The prevalent idea On the subject here to.
lay is that Mr.. Porter. o. S. ambassador at
Paris, will be appointed Secretary of War aud
thereby give another chance for the Paris
mission to Mr Whitelaw Reid, who is little
c,ol now, and whom the President, it is stated,
would like to warm
ETNA IN ERUrTIoG.-As stated yes.
terday there was an eruption of Mount
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