Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Washington, July IL.
The message sent TO the people OF the
United States by the correspondents
who have risked their lives and health
in the Philippines and who now have
braved the displessure of Major General
Otis by telling what they believe to be
the truth, did not fail 10 cause consider.
able ola sensation in the War Depart
ment. Neither the Secretary of War nor
the Assistant Secretary OF War is in
the CITY aud in their absence General
Miles, who is acting, refused to
discuss the situation. He read the
dispatch with more than ordinary
interest, however. Secretary Aleer's
secretary S Mt short message
to the Secretary, but will wait until
his arrival tomorrow for more positive
consideration of the subject. Adjutant
General Corbin processes to feel no
alarm. He was annoyed by the mes
sage, however, and refused to discuss
it. President Mckinley has been shown
4 copy OF the cablegram and it is said
that at tomorrow's meeting of the cabi.
net he will lay the matter before his
advisers. There are some army ofli-
GERS who do not share the
hopeful disposition of the high
or officials and they discuss the
matter rather gravely. They say
that the reports of the correspondents
really agree with reports privately re.
ceived from officers at the front aud
that these reports, as much as anything,
are responsible for the call of volun.
teers at this time. They also intimate
that Notwithstanding Gen. Corbin's de-
mails, the question Of further increasing
the fighting strength ofthe army is un'
der consideration and that call for
the full limit of the 80 900 allowed IN
der the law would not be at all surpris.
ing.
The Washington and Falls Church
Railroad Company is rapidly extending
its right of way for its Theological Sem
iaary branch, and is grading and laying
The track thereof as rapidly as possible.
The death reports received at the
War Department from both Cuba and
the Philippine Islands are growing in
length, and it is feared will continue to
do so until the end of the rainy season.
War, pestilence and famine, but the
greatest evil Of the three is war, be-
cause the other two follow in its wake.
Senator Carter, republican, from
Montana, now here, is not in accord
with the administration on the subject
OF the currency, and says if it shall ad-
mere to It's present evident intention OF
pronouucing in favor of gold, it will
handicap itself seriously and endsnger
republican supremacy. He says it had
better let the currency alone, and 60
along as it is doing at present.
Frank NJ. Boxley was appointed post
master ut Brian, Loui county, Va
today, vice T. s. Jones. removed.
Elk Com monweslth's Attorney J. G.
Clements, of Alexandria county, here
today, says that SO far as be has heard
there is no opposition among the dem
ocrats of his county to the nomination
of Mr.. Donohoe of Fairfax county for
the Virginia Senate from that district
nor to Mr.. Cation of Alexandria city for
the House OF Delegates, both of whom
ne hears, favor the reelection of Sena-
tor Martin.
Few Virginians are in town to-day
and none OF them had heard anything
fresh about politics, and only one was
talking about office, and whar
ne had to say about that, was
that obtaining positions in the
census bureau like kissing, goes by
favors, and utterly irrespective Of al
places who have never applied for
them and stood no examination, and
some who have passed high, being en-
tirely ignored.
Southern politicians now here laugh
1T the talk about the negroes leaving
the republican party because it is pros
ecuting a cruel war against their brown
cousins in the Philippines, and say that
If it should Stay every native of those
islands, they would still vote the repub-
lican ticket-if they vote at all-simply
Tor the reason that that ticket is OPP
posed by the white people OF the South,
as they childishly imagine that by so
IOlbB SHON tHCli llCCQOn bhu
their equality with the white race.
1t is reported here that the President
in his next message to Congress will
recommend that General Shafter, whose
retiring age will soon be reached, be
retired with the rank and pay OF Lieu
tenant General, for his gallant behavior
at Santiago, where he would have re.
treated, had it not been for General
Wheeler.
People from Alexandra county here today
say they are glad the Gazette put them right
in respect of the recent reported attempted
ynching in that county; they say there was
really no attempted outrage aud that the
reported attempt at lynching WAS pure fake,
but that the newspapers OF this city, as they
always do in respect of the county and city of
Alexandria. make mountains out of mole
hills and represent everything in the worst
possible colors
The fact that not one of the four architects
invited by the War Department to submit
plans for the proposed bridge at Arlington, is
from this city or even this section of the coun
try, is the subject of much comment here
among the local talent who pride themselves
upon their genius.
Intelligence received here is to the effect
that the Caroline Islands, which have been
purchased by Germany from Spain, are being
fortified and put on complete military basis
Termination ola Long Race.