Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-23
F'RUM WASHINGTON,
fOorrespondsnos OF the Alexandra Gssetle.
Washington, August %.

washington, august 70.
The Adjutant General has received a
complaint from Cincinnati relating to
the conduct of Lieutenant Stile, 3lst
infantry, who is charged with an attack
on negro man. The writer intimates
that nothing but dislike of the negro
prompted the attack and that this spirit
OF superiority ABOVE civil law among
tue military is encouraged by General
Merrtt's recent criticism OF the Q. S.
Senate. The writer demands that Gen.
Merritt be called TO time and that Stile
De punished. The Department is look
lug into the Stile Case.
The reports from Manila via Hong
Kong" continue to annoy the War De.
partment, as these reports make public
information which has hitherto been
sacredIy guarded. To Offset them, the
department circulates reports OF com
ias peace" Of the desire OF the 'insur-
rectionists" to come to terms, bolstering
up these intimations with hints and ex-
racls from letters from the Philippines.
rne disposition just now in the War
Department is 10 ignore the true re-
ports and stand on the so called off
cial" messages, which give the impress
sion that tbs campaign is progressing
satisfactorily. There is no doubt of
the fact thae the administration in re-
spect Of the war is like the man who
geld the bull by the horns-wanted to
let him go, but was afraid TO do so.
The industrial commission will reas-
semi Die here on the 5th proximo. One
If the members says that the western
rips of its committees were product.
We of much valuable information. 1t
was discovered that in the State OF
| Colorado alone 125 commercial travel.
ers VINO were formerly employed by
iobacco firms have been laid of on &C.
count Of the big trust that has been or
organized. The men are idle and can
get nothing to do. Since the forma
ton of the trust the manufac.
lurers are not compelled to employ
the travellers, as the dealers are com
oelled to send in their orders. Compe-
ton in this line at least has been de-
stroyed.
Warrants were issued this afternoon
for the arrest OF two druggists who
have been in the habit of selling Braun
schwsger Malt Extract. The informa
ton against the druggist will recite that
Braumschwager is merely been mas.
querading under another name, and
nat the dealers sell it as q beverage tc
he public on week days and Sundays. l
.hese test cases held nearly every drug
gst here will probably be arrested fol
malt extracts Of various kinds are sold
by all OF them. The movement will
probably become ger eTal one through
out the country if ii Is successful here
'or the advocates of temperance from
Maiue to California are watching the
crus ,de with abiding interest.
One of the lawyers in the case OF the
Mt. We non railroad company against
me Fails Church railroad company, for
tapping wires, says that at Manassas
last Monday, at the request of the
former, Judge Nichols, in cham bers,
postponed the hearing until Saturday
next, the 26th instant.
All the commissions for the new regi-
nents that have been called for have
not yet been issued. Senator Sewell OF
New Jersey has come here to see about
getting some of them for young men in
his State.
Capt. Willard, of Fairfax county,
Virginia, and Mr.. Frank Hume, OF
Alexandria county, both have many
friends here, by whom the qualifications
for Congress of those respective poll.
tcians are already being discussed,
though the nomination will MOI be
made for more than year.
Secretary Root will arrive here at
$50 this evening, when, it is reported
oy the warriors bold, he will, after a
nasty plate of SOUP" direct General
O;is to advance upon the Filipinos, all
along the line.
| On account Of his ability, boldness and in
| dependent course IN public life ex-Speaker
Reed was a tower of strength in Congress and
| much regret is expressed here at his retire
| .nent. tie has not been able to lay up much
money, and is comparatively poor man. So
far ss known he has been honest throughout
/ his long public career, and for this reason
iobbyi,ts jobbers and treasury hooters have
been his bitter enemies.
Governor Tyler of Virginia stopped here
4 tuio Ou LIS way W Culpeper. WDllc
| here he called twice to see Mr.. Frank Hume,
who will be delegate to the Virginia legisa
tuie from Alexandria city and county, but
| Mr. Hume was at his home near st. Asaph.
The Governor thought it possible that Mr..
| Hume might vote for him, though every body
else knows that he is and alwsys has
been q pronounced Martin man. The Gov.
| ernor, TO the people with whom he talked
mere, spoke in the most sanguine terms of his
election as Senator, apparently hating no
knowledge of the nominations for the legisla
ture that have been made.
The Postoffice Department will take no
official action in the Peck Fla. white Gaping
ease. Postmaster Crum, who was beaten by
the mob, has sent his resignation to the de-
partmeut and recommended that the office be
discontinued. Il have sent ali the papers in
the ease to Mr.. Rristow said Chief Clerk
Chance, OF the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
Generals Office" and nothing will be done in
the case until he returns TO Washington.
A LAW STUDENTS SACRIFIcE.-Ex.
Judge Prendergast, of Chicago, was
taken down six weeks ago with i'm
poverishment of the blood. He sank
rapidly, and his illness had reached O