Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-24
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Correspondence OF tho Alexandria Gazette.
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Correspondence OF tho Alexandria Gazette
Washington. July "a.
Gen. Otis reports to the War Depart
ment the following list of casualties
from Manila Killed, First California
infantry, at Bulong, Negros-B. Walter
T. Sweeuie; Ninth infantry. near San
Luis, Edward B. Webster wounded,
First California infantry, at Bulong,
Negroes, Claude W. Hull; Twenty first
infantry, near Morong, Francis Clan
cey, knee; Ninth infantry, near San
Luis, Sergeant Herbert L. Hartwick.
The weekly hospital report of deaths
in the eight days is as follows: Dyson
tery, Michael Corriean, 1st Montana;
suicide, John L. Moore, first lieutenant,
5lst Iowa; intestinal tuberculosis, Wm.
L. Murray, 21st infantry; typhoid few
or, Floyd Allen, 2lst infantry.
The daily death report for the island
Of Cuba is as follows: Death report,
,wenty-secoDd, Santago-George AL
son, civilian employee, yellow fever;
Arthur Hayes. post quartermaster SER
,eant, died nineteenth, yellow fever.
Among the visitors here today is Con
gresham Berry of Kentucky, who has
,ained reputation here of being so indie
pendent as sometimes to incline away
from the democrats. He told friend
this morning that while things were not
soing on in his State to his satisfaction,
ne is democrat aud will 60 with his
party, and that in two or three weeks
Ne hoped matters would be so arrarg ed
rs to secure the unity of the party in
Kentucky,
Senator Fairbanks was in ccnsulta-
ion with the President today regarding
he work OF the joint high commission.
The commission is subject to call OF
Senator Fairbanks and Sir Wilfred
LAurier, but they have not yet decided
when, if ever, its members shall meet
again.
Though it is we'll known that the
Canadian government has told this
government the settlement of the
boundary line in Alaska has now reach
9 the condition of war or arbitration,
md that this government has said it
will not relinquish one foot of the ter
ritory it has claimed, it is given out
at the State Department that the mat
er will be satisfactorily arranged all
n good time, and that, too, without
-ither war or arbitration. How that
Can be without either side giving way
IS not stated.
People from Virginia here today say
be opposition of Gov. Tyler to allow
ing the democratic voters Of Richmond
20 express their feelings on the Sena-
torial question while nominating mem.
GERS of the legislature, is strange, to say
he least. as he professss to head the
movement in favor of elecling U. S.
Senators by the people. They also say
there is not much talk in their State
about the Senatorial question, as most
people think it is already settled.
There have been no further diplomat
communications today relative TO
the lynching of Italians at Louisiana,
out the subject continues to be one of
'ome discussion at the State De.
partment. The Italian Charge d'affairs,
turing his visit Saturday, tried to bind
be department to an agreement that
his government would pay an indem-
atty for the deaths of the five men who
we're lynched, but failed and the de-
lartment agreed to nothing, beyond
speedy investigation, which is now in
progress.
Secretary Alger, his friends say, is
great deal stronger now than be was
when he had the support of the Presi
cent, and, his strength will increase as
the knowledge of the manner in which
he he's conducted the affairs of the Wer
Department shall become public that
as it will be sure to do. 1t has already
been developed that the return of the
spanish prisoners was effected by his
efforts.
The now Secretary of War, Mr.. Root, is ex.
pected here this afternoon to talk with the
President about the duties of the office he
will assume OF the LIST proximo. 1t is under.
stood that the condition of affairs in Cuba is
so unfayorable that tho first business of Sec.
rotary Root will be TO establish civil gov.
eminent in Cuba not only upon proper basis
but that will be effective and that will give
the people of that island government that
will secure their lives and property. The mill
iary duties of his office will be entrusted to
General Corbin, who was Secretary Alger's
chief adviser.
Congressman Jones of Virginia who, as
stated IN Saturday Gazette was here on that
day, left that evening for Halifax county,
Virginia, to open the campaign Governor
Tyler says he will make for Senator Martins
seat. Several Virginisns here who are well
disposed toward the Governor regret that he
| has allowed unwise advisers to lead him into
position where his approval of the land
grabbcrs' bill and his course in respect of a
negro regiment will almost necessarily invite
attack
The administrators attempt to explain its
| failure to send large force to Manila. upon
the ground that it was unable to do So is scout
ed here, as it is well known that there has been
no time since the Philippine wsr commenced
that it could not have landed force of one
hundred thousand men ut Manila if it had
so desired, and its statement that it was not
is disproved by the reports of the War De.