Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorregpondenoe Of the Alexandria Gaseue.'
Washington, August -.

Washington, August Is.
The following report was made pup
lie by the Was d partment today:
Mantle, Aug. 16.
Dato Munda, Zambosngo, attacked
and defeated insurgents there, Killing
thirty. this date, supervision Moros OF
entire southwestern peninsula Mindano
Island. He visited Gen. Bates 81 1olo
to 1--WE adhesion to the United states.
Rates returned him TO small lslanos
near Zamboango when be requested
permission 10 drive out insurgents, out
was told that troops would be sent
70 Zamboango soon. Insurgents then
offered several weeks ago to turn over
the CITY on promise ofsurrender in case
Aoniualdo successful in Luzon. Pro-
n5sition declined. Dato Munda able
man, educs ed alert thoroughly loyal
10 American interest. Bates leaves
thirtieth to place troops in Sulu ls'
lands. Will soon place troops in Fam
boango and Isabella, the naval station
in Vasilau islands. Otis
Rosslyn property seems to have got
ten move on it, since the late election
has, in measure, settled the subject
of improving the morals as well as the
streets of that town. MIR. James ,.
Davis, the well.known halter OF this
citv. has purchased RosslyD lots amount
ing to over $4,000, from which he
saws he is sure of reaping good profit
ia short time. As Mr.. Hume stated
in his recent canvass for the legislature,
"the town of Rosslyn is less that 300
Yards from the Pennsylvania avenue
cars" which seemed revelation to the
dealers in real estate of both this city
and Alexandria. The attention drawn
to this Virginia village at this time bids
fair to carry over TO the south side OF
the Potomac purchasers OF some OF the
beautiful and cheap real estate over.
looking the capital city.
a prominent Virginia democrat here
this morning, talking about the Sena-
5orial election in his State next winter,
said Martin had already secured eighty
members OF the legislature-more than
enough to elect him, and would have
many more by the time all the noml-
nations are made, and that he wouldn't
be surprised if Governor Tyler would
withdraw before the legislature shall
meet. Martin, he says, carried Wythe
county last Saturday, the county in
which the Governor recently spoke,
and that Martin will carry three fourths
of the 9th congressional district, Gov
ernor Tyler's own district, and that,
too, though the Governor said he would
not carry one county west OF Lynchburg.
He also says that Mr.. Saunders will
certainly be renominated and re elected
in Franklin county, aud that his cleo
lion as speaker of the House of Dele.
gates is assured.
Congressman Rixey, of the Alexan-
dria district, was here today to meet
Capt. King and DR.. Smith Of Alexan-
dria and with them to invite some OF
the members of the Cabinet to partici
pate in the coming sesqui-centennial
celebration Of their city. but as the
members referred to were not III the
city, the call was postponed. Mr..
Rixey while at the War Department
succeeded in obtaining the discharge OF
the son of Mr.. J. r Smith of Loudoun
county from the Philippine army, and
the promise OF commission in that
army for young Mr.. Meekins Of Falls
Church. Mr.. Rixey says he is glad
that the Gazette has complimented his
colleague, Mr.. Jones, for being the only
one OF those who advised Governor Ty-
Ter to run for the Senatorship, to take
the stump in his bebalf-''among the
faithless, faithful only be-" to express
the idea POLITICALLY. While at the hotel
Mr.. Rixey was approached by one of
his constituents who told him he bad
heard that he would not be candi-
date for reelection. To this the Con-
gresham replied that such a state.
ment was certainly not MADE by his
authority.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor will lodge a
protest with the President against
the wholesale disbanding of troops
at San Francisco. the Central La
Dor body of San Francisco fears
the disbanded soldiers" said Mr..
Comp RS, land this fear has very good
reason for existence. AS soon as the
soldiers get back from the Philip
pines and are paid off they will proceed
to blow in their money in San Francis.
co. The result will be the great ma
iority of them will be broke 10 a very
short time and become a charge on the
city. They will then resort to begging
and to accepting work at pitiful wages
which will have disastrous effect on
the state of organized labor there. The
San Francisco laboring men want the
President to sent the soldiers to
their separate homes"
Democrats from Maryland here today say
there need be no fear of split in their party
there this fall, as the negro question is amply
sufficient TO keep all its members together, and
that neither in Baltimore nor in any other
part of the State is the gold question ''in it"
alongside of the negro.
Mr.. Pitcher, who represented Fauquier
county, Virginia, in the last legislature of his
State and will do likewise in the next one,
was here today. He says that of the % dele.
gates elected TO his district convention 26 are
in favor of Martin, though the district was
represented at the May conference.
Senator Martin of Virginia, was here today
but left for Richmond this evening He call.
ed at tho War Department in the interest tf
some of the people of bis State. Senator
Daniel vas also expected here today, but
didn't come.
COUNTY ROAD, NOT RA1LRoAD.-The
Washington and Alexandria city news
papers got slightly mixed in thsir re-
port of the meeting of the Fairfax coun-