Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndria Gazette
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Washington, July Il.
The enlistment OF recruits yesterday
for the new volunteer regiments mum
oered 3l3 men, making the aggregate
for four days l,124 OF yesterdays re-
uits the 31st regiment at Fl. Thomas,
and the 9th at Camp Meade each got
SO men. The Philippine war is popu-
lar with officers but not with privates,
aud recruiting is not as rapid as it was
vainly supposed it would be.
The War Department has received
information OF the death of L. Col. Gil.
bert G. Smith, Deputy Qusrtermaster
General in charge of the depot at 81.
Louis, suddenly at 1915 O'Clock last
uisht. Col Smith served through the
war between the States in the 5:h Cal
ia:infantry. He afterwards enter
ed the regular service going into the
uuartermaster's department 10 1867.
His continuous service runs 81 years.
During the Spanish war he had the
rank Of colonel.
One of the historic trees in the White
House grounds was cut down today. Ii
was of the hard maple variety and was
planted by President Jackson ia 1929
Il died last winter.
At police headquarters this after
noon it is said that the negroes Nickens
aud Lee arrested here last night are
aot the men wanted at Bughamton,
y. Y, for the murder Of Rabbi Gins
oerg.
The fact that the President has al.
ready commenced the practice of try.
Jog to buy military victories, as shown
" his sending ten thousand dollars in
silver money as present to the Sultan
i Sulu, one of the Philippine group, is
the subject of no little adverse COM
nent here today. The gold men also
ciiticise him for recognizing the white
metal so conspicuously.
Ex-CoDgressman Walker of Virginia
is here today, trying to get appoint.
ments for his district in the census bu
reau and 10 the internal revenue sell
vice. The State republican executive
committee of Virginia, with whom this
ex Congressman is not in accord, have
.lready attended to all the former bust
less, and will do the same with the lat
er, when the examinations, to be held
under the modified order, at Alexsn-
iria and Lynchburg on the 18th inst,
shall be completed.
1t is generally understood at the War
Department that Secretary Alger has,
10 all intents and purposes, ceased to
De recognized there as the ruler of the
kings armee, though he still denies
that he has received any hint of the
Presidents displeasure. He left today
for Long Branch, aud though he and
the assistant secretary are both absent,
General Miles is not acting as Score
AIRY, as under the law he should be.
During the present rush for commits.
lions in the army, it is said at the War
Department that none of the prominent
Virginia republicans have been there to
urge the appointment of any OF their
supporters, and that their absence has
been noticed and is supposed to indi-
cate that the Virginia republicans are
not enthusiastically in favor of de
Driving the natives of the Philippines
Of their liberty:
The Filipnos are getting in their work and
General Otis this morning reports the follow
ing additional casualties: Wounded, Seven
teenth Infantry, at San Fernando, June IL,
Company K, Corporal Christian Jopsop, arm,
slight; July 4, Company F. George W. King,
thigh, severe; July II, First Lieutenant Ira
4. Reeves, cheek, hand and foot moderate
Fourth Cavalry, July 3, Troop c. Frank
Bouchard. hand. slight, at Pilila; July IL,
Edward Reeves, foot. moderate; Troop G,
Anon Nall, abdomen, severe, near Santa
Cruz
The government is becoming impoverished
rapidly, and the President creates Offices,
appoints officers and appropristes money to
pay them. just az an autocrat would do.
though up to the commencement of his reign
Congress did such work, as it Is authorized to
do by the Constitution. since the commence
ment OF Mr.. McKinley's administration he
has created no less than twenty one differ.
ont commissions, at cost to the tsx payers
of at least two million dollars.