Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alaxsndris 6aEette.l
Washington, June /.

Correspondence Of the Aaxandrls Gazette
Washington, June l.
The following dispatch was received
from Gen. Otis at the War Department
this morning: Smith reports from Ne
gros has punished insurgents who muir
dered Capt. Tilley; that eastern coast
of islands now under American flag
and inhabitants ask protection against
robber bands. Bands pursued into
mountains by us and native troops and
severely punished.
The War Department today gave out
the following: Gen. Otis cables that
he is still of the opinion that 80, OOC
troops will be necessary for the effec-
tive control of the Philippines" This
is in response to the dispatch sent yes
terday By Secretary Alger, asking Gen
Otis if he would need more than the
81 600 troops which he will have when
the volunteers are Withdrawn. Sec
rotary Alger says this will make
it necessary to send Gen. Otis
5000 additional troops. He says those
will probably BIZ withdrawn from the
different garrisons of this country by
reducing the companies to minimum
strength. Secretary Alger virtually
admitted thas call for volunteers was
being considered but said the matter
had not yet been decided. If call is
made it will be for 10000 men.
Dispatches here from Manila today
are to the effect that General Otis is so
short OF troops that he has already en-
listed quite large force of the heather
savages of the Philippine Islands, to re-
iuforce the American army in its at
tempt to crush the civilized and chris
tanned people of those islands. 1t is
said here that call for volunteers may
be expected at any time, and that they
will be forwarded Immediately to San
Francisco and drilled there, so as to be
ready for moving down" operations
as soon as the rainy season shall be
over in the Philippines.
1t is openly stated and generally be-
lieved here that the long report sent
here by General Otis, in which he at
lempts to put the blame of the COM
mencement of hostilities upon the Fill
pinos, was inspired from this city and
was prepared and published by order
of the administration with the object OF
relieving itself of the responsibility for
the resulting loss of life aud money
Senator Martin of Virginia is here to-
day, attending to the business some OF
the people of his State have with the
departments here. He did that salts
factorily and probably will not 60 to
Annapolis to attend the meeting of the
board CT visitors, as the chairman OF
that board haa telegraphed him that q
quorum is present aud that it is need
less for him to come, unless he shall
want to do so. The Senator says he is
glad q meeting of the democratic
committee OF his State has been
called, as its action on the pc
tition of the recent Richmond confer.
ence will have greater might than
that of the chairman of that committee
or of the executive committee. He, Of
course, doesn't know what the action OF
the committee will be, but his friends
tell him that more than two-thirds Of
the members are opposed to calling q
State convention. He has read, he
says, something in newspaper about
some OF bis frisnds being in favor OF q
convention, but, if that be so, none Of
them has as yet informed him to that
effect.
1t now appears that the ex-Union
army organizations have more influence
than even they themselves supposed,
as is proved by the fact that the man
thew have recommended for speaker Of
the House, General Henderson, has
now the best chance of election, so good,
indeed, that it is generally believed here
that he will be successful. and that, too,
though, at nrst, the President and even
Mr.. Hanna are knoWn to have been
in favor of Mr.. Sherman OF &ew York.
AT the Treasury Department it Is said 20.
day the detcls for the current year, which
will end on the last DAY Of this month, will
be largely in excess of one hundred million
dollars and tLst 100, including the receipts
from the sale Of tho Pacific Railroad bonds
Another gold bond issue is promised for next
year.
The hope of the settlement Of any OF
the several differences between this and
the Canadian government has been sbandon-
ed, as the refusal Of the former to make any
offer Of trsda reciprocity, and its claim for
territorial expansion beyond its Alaskan
boundaries, are considered By the latter as
equivalent to leaving sill the matters referred
to wide open, with, Of course, the attendant
dangers increased.
The Attorney General has informed the
Atlanta authorities that the site selected by
him for the U. s. prison at tbs point will
not be changed, though number OF the eitiD
zens of that city protested against the So
lection.