Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-21
union liue that beat back Pickett's
famous charge.
The President will not make his con-

union line that beat back PlcKett's
famous charge.
The President will not make his con-
aressional recommendation IN respect
OF the Philippine matter until ne mas
consulted me commissioners ne sent to
Manila, who are expected aere next
week.
Admiral Dewey has grown tired OF
the "show" business and has declared
oil his engagements for both Philadei'
mia and Atlanta He has not yet
picked cue the house here that his ad
tairers propose to give him.
A newspaper, man OF democratic pro-
civi;ies. VINO mas just returned from a
tour of Ohio, says Mr.. McLean will get
II The reliable anti-protectioD, anti
trust. anti .monometallist, and anti
im peIialist vote there. of democratic
aud repu llcaus, but that it will be i'm
possible to elect him, for the reason
that Ohio must be carried by the repub-
licans in order that MIR. Mckinley may
be reuominated, as otherwise Dawey CT
some other republican will be,
upon whom the otliceholders and
present leaders of tbs party bnve no
pull, and that therefore they will buy
the eiec ion of the republican ticket
no matter what the price thereof may
be, and that frum now until election
lay taliaod whole eagles will be pleuli
ful among he "boya" there.
General Burlington chief OF the ord
nance department, today issued an Off
cial denial OF the statement published
to the effect that the government has
not on hand enough smokeless powder
for coast defeuse purposes.
The nominations OF Admirals Samp'
son and Schley for promotion, that were
turned down at the last session of the
Senate because the former was adj
yanced over the latter, will, tits under
stood here, be again sent to the Senate
as soon as that body shall convene and
that the President has announced his
intention of so doing
The train bearing the foreign dele
gates 10 the Philadelphia Commercial
Congress reached here today. There
were nearly 200 OF them in the party
and they were at once taken to the Ar
liugton hotel for luncheon. At 3 o'clock
President Mckinley received them at
the White House and this evening they
will return to Philadelphia.
Whether the President goes to Rich
moEd or not TO witness the launching
OF the new naval vessel Inc Shubrick
Secretary of toe Navy Long, says h
will certainly go il well at the time.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia is still
here al his quarters 10 the Riggs House
Archbishop Chappelle, who will soor
leave for the Philippines as the apostol.
lc delegate to those islands, called ou
the President today and had long
talk concerning the charges of the DIES
ecration of Catholic churches in The
island of Luzon by American soldiers
He will make full Investigation of the
charges.
democratic politician from the Sth Yir
GINA Congressional district here today say
Loudoun county Will have two candidate
for the next democratic congressional cor
ven,ion of that district, Judge McCaOe anC
ex.Speaker Ryan of the Virginia House o
Delegates, and Fairfax, a like number. MesSrs
Donahoe aud Willard, the former the nomi
ncs for State Senator from the Alexandra
district, and the latter, the delegate to the
legislature from Fairfax county.
The administration has become very tired
Of It's entangling lance with England ant
Germany in the matter of the Samoan Isl
snds, and has proposed to its two partners ;
division OF that group of islands, of which
each shall take q third. By this means j
viii be enabled TO annex other islands in the
Pacific and extend It's colonial policy.
Booker Washington the negro superinten
dent If the ,kegec institute of Alabama
today urged the President that arrangement
b. made for special exhibit Of thu work o
the institute at the Pali, Expo ,ition. he
asks that this exhibit be separate from thu
one that is TO represent the industries of the
colored people Of the South.
The following dispatch from Manila was
made public today: Insurgents surprised
host crew OF four men from ''orivcles under
white flag landing non combatants from cap
tured Patao at Slogan Island. VIM Jul
schis, boatswaiu's mate, first class, CT u
tIrcd. Armed crew OF ten attempted rescue
aud were unsuccessful. Sidney N. Hoar
and man, fatally wounded in the g:oin
Nicnoa Safe. coxswan, wounded in The let
leg. Concord and Mariveles will punish, il
possib C."
The Dewey homo committee has seected
house No I37 Rhode IsaDd avenue, north
west, known az the Fitch House one door re.
moved from the corner of Connecticut ave-
nue..
Randal Parson dentist, was today held in
81 ZOO bail to answer charge to the effect
tnat on Wednesday last he attempted to crimi.
nally assault Miss Bessie Z. Bricker, who
went to his office to have her teeth attended to.