Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-12
all the ages, but that it has reached It's
acme in the present one, goes without
saving among all intelligent people.
FROM WASHINGTON.


Washington. August II.
Some of the friends of Capt. Carter
here talk as if they are reasonably con-
fident the accused officer will get new
trial. They claim that the Attorney
General will find in the testimony so
many irregularities that Carter will be
o;ven another chance. 1t is expected
That Attorney. General Griges will get
through his part before the Presidents
return to Washington.
A War Department official has re-
ceiyef letter from an army officer in
the Philippines describing a forced
march from San Pedro de Macati to
Las Pinas. He says men dropped in
the broiling sun and clutched at tufts
of grass, frothing at the mouth and act
ing like maniacs or as if in commissions.
When the company arrived at the place
of rendezvous only 20 men remained.
The others were strung fainting, sense
less or disabled along the line OF march.
| OF the 18th Infantry, 700 strong, only
200 reached the rendezvous together.
Some of the others returned the next
| day. some two or three days later. 9TH
ers not at all. The hospital corps went
back over the road, but they failed to
| account for many. "Don't believe all
the favorable reports thas are sent oth-
cially," says this officer.
On the 5th of September the investi.
cation of the trusts by the Industrial
Commission will be resumed here. 1t
is expected that John D. Rockefeller
| will be examined; also Mr.. Rice, one of
the whisky trust. Congressman Liv-
ingston, Of Georgia, who is member
of the commission, says he will en-
deavor to bring out some facts when
these witnesses are examined that will
probably 60 nearer the root OF the ques'
| ton than of the testimony heretofore
taken.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, the leading
spirit in the Woman's National Indus
trial League, claims that the char wo
men of the War Department, those who
get down on their knees and scrub the
floors of that building, have had their
wages reduced from $40 to SIS per
month, and she declares that che will
cot rest until they are restored. She
SAYS she will agitste the question If she
mas to get up big meetings in most OF
the leading cities. She complains that
in the government departments the 10
creases are all given to those whom she
alludes to as ladies'" but the toiliDg
"women" are neglected. "I'm right
after Warrior Root" said Mrs. Smith
this morning, land if he doesn't right
this wrong I'll see what Boss Platt, of
New York will have to say on the sub
Ct"
Some people here this morning seem
ed to have an idea there was strong
possibility OF getting the tail end of the
West India storm. This city within re-
cent years has suffered considerably
from heavy blows, and there has been
fear since the trouble commenced in
the West Indies that possibly regular
cyclone might hit the town. Within
the past few days the local underwrit
ers have done thriving business in
taking cyclone risks upon property.
Secretary of War Root at II o'clock
today had receive no replies from any
of the mayors to whom his proclama
ton of yesterday, asking aid for the
] L WV 1etCubCt moO cSNNi CcNN,
for the reason, it is supposed, that there
is OF will be use in their own cities for
all the money they can raise. From
other sources many liberal offers have
been received, prominent wealthy citi
zans, actusted by sentiments of charity
and patriotism, rendering money and
supplies to be sent at once. These Of
ters will all be accepted and arrange
ments will be made to handle them in
a satisfactory manner.
The published statement that the
postoffice at Lake City, S. c., is to be
reopened and that Mrs. C. W. MCLEAN
is to be postmaster, was great sur
prise 10 the Postoffice Department Of
ficials this morning. Postmaster Gen
eral Smith and 4th Assistant Postmas-
| ter General Bristow are both out of
town on their vacation and nothing
can be done in the way of reopening the
the Office or appointing the postmaster
until they return. 'As far as we know
there is absolutely nothing in the story"
said Chief Clerk Hance, of Gen. Bris-
tow's office. ''Before Gen. Bristow left
asked him about Lake City and he
told me to file all the papers away as
nothing would be done in the matter at
present"
An old subscriber to the Gazette from
Virginia, here today, says he believes it
is the only paper in his State that cor
| rectly represents the sentiment of the
| older people thereof, and that before he
dies he will provide that it be sent to his
house as long as any of his family live
there. He also says the only man on
the stump in his State against the
reelection OF Senator Martin, up to this
time, is Congressman Jones, whose con-
tinued attacks upon the Senator sug-
gest the idea Of personal feeling, and
that from what he hears, has already
instigated opposition to the Congress-
mans denomination. He also says ne
is opposed to the deportation of all the
negroes in the South to Africa, as the
expense would be too great, and as
here are still some very good ones
among them, but he heartily favors
shipping several millions of them to the
Northern States, the people of which
profess to have so much pity and love
for them.
Elk Congressman Libby, of the Nor.
folk, Virginia district, who is here to.
lay, SAYS prominent merchant OF
Hampton has told him that the late
yellow fever scare had inflicted more
loss upon that town, than would have
been done by fire that had DESTROY
ed one-third Of it.
The War DeDartmant has daoi6od RI