Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
rOorrespondencs Of the Alexandria Garnt'e.'
Washington, August 81.

county in nv district and failed TO
discover any feeling in favor OF the
Philippine war. have been all over
the State within few months-tnat Is,
at the principal points. l nad talk
about three weeks ago with Senator
Morgan, and he appears 10 nave
changed his views and | doubt II he
will he found among those advocating
the retention of the Philippines. &C.
ouisition of that remote territory Will
not benefit US. Any trade to be had
will be secured by our manufacturers
and merchants no matter who controls
the far oil lands. Why, Alabama is TO.
dav manufacturing and shipping pig
iron to England. The reason is that
we can produce it so much cheaper"
Mr.. Underwood thinks President Nc
Kinley is making gigantic mistake In
not having Congress called together in
extra session to consider the policies to
ne pursued with reference to Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Battery 0, 9TH Artillery, just organ
lied under Lieut. Philip r. Ward, was
reviewed this afternoon by Secretary
Root, Gen. Miles aud other high army
officers from the balcony of the State,
War and Navy buildinss. The men
made an excellent showing with their
howitZer5.
Representative Cannon, Of Illinois,
was at the War Department today. he
saws: There was al issue in BANDS
Missouri district on the question of ex-
won. Well, if the anti-expansionists
can get any satisfaction out OF the
Dutch capturing Holland, they're well
cone to it.. l hope to see the republic
cans united on the question OF doing
our duty, although Pm afraid they will
not be. There were some dssenters in
the north in 1861, you know. But
those who oppose our duty now do it
from cowardice and reasonable mo.
lives. Forty, nine fiftieths OF the repub-
licans are right on the question and so
are a good many democrats, all the
Bryans between here and sheol to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Secretary Wilson has ordered that
Canadian cattle and sheep shipped in
bond may be admitted for export from
Philadelphia, Pa Baltimore. Md, and
Newport News, Va, in addition to the
ports of Portland, Me-, Boston and New
York.
The Navy Department has received
news of an exciting character from
South America and San Domingo
What it is the department will not say,
but it is said that it involves American
interests and the protection of Ameri
can citizens. 1t is not denied that the
subject of sending more warships 10 the
South American coast and to San Do
mingo aud Haiti is under consid Grafton
aud that orders to sail will be given to
q number OF gunbosts within day or
two.
Com missioner of immigration Pow
DERBY decided this afternoon 10 permit
the 6S Filipinos now detained at San
Francisco, to land The Mechanics In.
-titute of San Francisco, where they
are going to perform before making q
FOUR OF the country, gave bond that
they should not become public charges.
At the Wer Department this morning
it is minated that a decision in the
case of Captain Carter, q. S. A, who
| defrauded the government of over q
million and half dollars, may not be
rendered for months, fever, as the Pres
dent has determined to wait for the
return OF the Captains counsel, Mr.
Wayne McVeigh, who is in Europe,
and whose stay there is indefinite.
The Captain is pet of the administra-
ton and it will not allow him to be
sent TO the penitentiary il it be posi-
BILE for it to save him.
A private letter received here today
from Culpeper, Virginia, but not from
Pa" says "much interest is taken
there in the primary election to be
held here next Saturday for member
OF the House OF Delegates. DR.. S. R.
McClapahan and Mr.. S. NJ. Newhouse
are the candidates, the former, an
nyowed Martin man, and the latter,
non. committal. The former it is pre-
dcted will be nominated as Martin
has accomplished much Tor the Gull
pepper district. Voters are being drum.
med up as for general election, and
Saturday will be lively day here"
People from Fairfax and Prince Will
liam counties, Virginia, here today, say
that surveying parties are engaged in
running lines from Fairfax station, on
the Southern Railway, south, and that
though they don't say for whom they
are doing so, it is generally supposed
they are working TOR the Coast Line
and the Baltimore aud Ohio, which lat
ter has always worked to the injury OF
Alexaudria, and which has already sur
veyed g line FROM Linden, Md, to Fair
fax station.
Congressman-elect Quarles of the
Staunton district. Virginia, is expected
here today. He is the only member OF
the Virginia congressional delegation
VINO has never publicly expressed his
preference for u. S. Senator from his
State.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardiner, we'll
known and prominent democrat of this
city,is reported to be in such bad health
that his numerous friends are anxious
about his condition.
Republicans here say that though
Mr.. John Mclean will receive the
democratic nomination for Governor of
Ohio, Mr.. Hanna will put half mill
lion dollars into that State on election
day, if necessary, to defeat him.
Congressman Jones of Virginia and Mr..
Lloyd Smith of his district are here today
They are both strong Tyler men. as is Mr.
Walton Moore, also of Virginia, but they all
realize that their favorite. Governor Tyler
has now no hope of success. Mr.. Smith says
he is surprised that Senator Martin has do