Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra 0aret'e'
Washington, September l.

dav. Final statement in possession OF
| Lieutenant Gordon, signal officer, act
ing ouartermaster of transport, who
| will identity men 10 paymaster at San
Francisco. Advisable make full prep
| sration camp payment arrival Para"
| There is some speculation at the War
| Department over the last sentence OF
| the ~cablegram, some believe that it in
| dictates dissaiisfac tion among the men.
The Key West garrison will be re-
moved at General Miles's suggestion to
| Fort Mcpherson oil account of the
ample quarters there. DR.. Sternberg
said today the danger would not be re-
moved until the cities ofCuba, especial
~ Havana, had been placed in good
sanitary condition. There is no founda-
ton, he said, for the statement often
repeated that the cleaning out Of
Havana hsrbor would accomplish that
end. 1t will be helpful but the most
lmpor ant work is to be done ashore.
Sewers are one of the principal needs of
Cuba.
Surgeon General Sternberg, today re-
ceived a telegram from Acting Assis-
tant Surgeon Ever, at Key West, Fla,
confirming the report of an outbreak of
yellow fever there. Ever reports four
cases.
The Dewey home fund today amounts
to S23, 500. One thousand dollars was
| received this morning from the New
York Journal ard 81, 900 from the firm
of the Marcus Daily Company, besides
miuor contributions.
John Addison Porter, secretary to
the President, returned TO his duties at
the White House this morning and
| says be will try to perform them and
that he has no present intention OF re-
signing.
Consul Bedlow, of Canton, now at
| Chicago, says he has not been suspended.
The State d 'partment here says he has
been. He i expected at Washington
shortly and will then have an opportu-
uity of going into the accusations which
| have been raised against him.
1t is intimated at the Navy Depart
ment that the Naval War College at
Newport, Conn.,, may have to be
moved to Annapolis.
Senators Daniel and Martin of Vir.
| giuia are both here today, the former
| on private business and the latter to
| confer with some Of his friends in
mis- State. OF all the democratic mem
bers of the legislature so far nominated,
| he says, II are for him and II are
doubtful or against him. What puz-
| zles all the Virginia democrats here is
that Congressman Jones should keep
| up his fight against the Senator. Sen
| ator Daniel says the democratic party
IN his State is in excellent condition
and that the Senatorial election there
mas resulted just as he had said it
would from the first.
Ex-senator German of Maryland was
here this morning. He is not in good
health, but is doing his best 20 keep up.
He says democratic prospects through
out the country are favorable now, and
is especially grati6ed that such is the
case in his own State and in Virginia.
Col. Ike Hill, who returned from
Ohio this morning, says there is no
doubt of the election of the democratic
ticket there this fall, and that Mr.. Nc
Lean, who never loses his head, tells
MIN so. He also says that the republic
cans as well as the democrats of Ohio
are utterly opposed to the Presidents
expansion policy, and want the war or
| the Philippine republic to stop. Re.
| publicans from the same State also here
think so too. They say the leaders of
their party have DO faith in Senator
Foraker, they don't know when he
may stab them, and therefore will not
object to see q democratic legislature
| elected, especially as such an event
would help the denomination of Mr..
| Mckinley, in order to carry Ohio at the
succeeding Presidential election.
superintendent Philips, of the Wash
ington and Falls Church Electric Rail
way, put q large force to work on the
Theological Seminary branch of that
road yesterday morning, and intends to
complete it as soon as possible. From
the Seminary the road will be produced
to Alexandria down the West End
road.
DR.. a. s.. Garnet, now of the Hot Springs
of Arkansas and his son, and his brother,
0OI. Vail now, " "a " 4Oiht ~ ~
| day. The latter commanded the section of the
| Washington Artillery OF New Orleans that
| served with The Alexandria infantry regi-
| ment at the first battle of Manassas, and the
Doctor, his brother, WAS a surgeon III the
| Confederates States navy.
. There is a good deal OF talk here now of
the annexation, not only Of Samoa, but also
of San Domingo, the reason assigned for such
expansion being that it would be tho best
possible way for preserving law and order
and promoting civilization and Christianity
in those islands. There are many people here
who really believe that the mission of this
administration is not 10 provide for the good
government OF its own tax ridden people, but
to look after the interests Of black and brown
people in foreign lands.
DR.. Joseph L.. Sanford, of Clifton, Va, who
a few days ago was appointed first lieutenant
and assistant surgeon in the volunteer army,
recoived his commission yesterday morning,
with orders to report immediately at Fort
Mcpherson, near Atlanta. Ga, for duty. He
has been assigned to the 29th regiment. 1t
is understood that this regiment will be or
deTed to Manila within 3 few months. DR..
Sanford is a graduate OF st. Johns Academy
of Alexandria, and also of the medical and
surgical department Of Georgetown College,
and served last summer as assistant surgeon
in Cubs snd Porto Rico for almost four
months, and made sn excellent record.
FAIRFAX NOTES.