Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington, October "A.

the Presidents policy TO concentrate as
much force in the islands as can be
shared from home which, as far as the
navy is concerned, amounts to practi-
cally everything, as there is little need
for the navy just now 10 other local,
ties. Most vi the new battalion will
be con p 3sed of recruits, enlisted es-
pecially for foreign service,!as the corps
is not by any means recruited to its
authorized strength. The secretary
said that the department had not the
slightest intention OF sending any mora
marines to Guam, rs had been report
ed. Gov. Lsary already had more
there than were actually needed in
case an invasion of the islands had to
be resisted. AS the only enemies Of
the United States at present are the
Tagals, and they bad DO ships to take
them to Guam in force, there was no
ground for fears as to the safety OF Gov.
Leary's colony. He has 100 well armed
marines there now and they hav'
maxim and other automatic and maya
ziue guns and plenty of ammunition.
The natives. on the other hand, who
are reported by Capt. Leary and other
officers to be most tractsble and happy,
have neither arms nor ammunition, and
they can get none.
Judging from the following from
Gen. Otis dated Manila October "a, re-
ceived this morning, it would seem in
deed as if shooting Filipinos in Luzon
il like shooting rabbits in Virginia !:
Hughes reports Panay insurgents
driven out of Negros. Byrne struck
one band; killed ten, capturing thirteen.
Native troops struck another band,
killed six. No casualties"
The cabinet today discussed the re-
quest of American owners OF Spanish.
bought vessels, engaged in the coast
wise trade in the Philippines to fly the
American flag and claim the protection
due to American ships. 1t was the
sense of the cabinet that it be granted
and the suggestion was made that the
rule also extend 10 ships purchased by
Americans in the future. The Secreta-
ry of the Treasury notified the cabinet
that be had more than S290.000, 900 in
the Treasury and that there existed all
the evidence of an undue congestion.
1t was thought that the great expense
Of m owing troops would help the situa-
ton and it was decided to leave the
matter alone for the present. The
Philippine full commission is expect
ed here tomorrow or Thursday.
Secretary Long says that in the event
OF the disturbances in Colombia seri-
ously affecting American interests the
Detroit at La Gusyra could go to the
sthmus in two days The Venezuelan
affair being practically ended this ves-
sci could be spared and probably will
% sent to Colombian waters in a week
or two at any rate.
The Industrial Commission has been
Investigating the subject of immigra.
ton with view Of recommending to
Congress some radical changes in the
present laws regulating immigration.
A prominent Senator, who is familiar
with the subject, says: There is pop.
ular and widespread sentiment among
the people of this country that more
stringent laws should be enacted to
prevent the landing of worthless and
disturbing class of people from the Old
World on our shores. There is strong
pressure being brought to bear upon
The commission to recommend to Con.
gress such amendments, or, if necessary,
Dew laws, ss will stop this flood of i'm.
migrants to the United States. The
steamship and railroad companies are
largely responsible for this curse upon
the American people. They care for
nothing but the amount Of transporta
ton they derive from Europe to points
of destination in this country, and leave
the people to contend with paupers and
anarchists-the outcasts of European
nations. There is no doubt but that
Congress will give the matter consider
alton at the coming session and enact
such legislation as the exigency de-
mauds." There will be stubborn re
sstsnce by the ocean steamship trans.
portaton lines against such legislation,
but the people demand it, and Congress,
ne said, must respond.
Nebraska democrats now here say
they feel perfectly confident that their
5 ate will give a democratic majority
on the 9TH proximo; how large they do
not say, but certainly not less than that
of year ago, which was twenty-one
hundred. They say Bryan is less OBJ
jectionable to the republicans OF Ne.
braska than any other democrat, and
that local pride in his Presidential NOM
ination will greatly increase the vote OF
the democratic ticket.
Senator Burrows of Michigan, who
has been here several days, consulting
with the President about Ohio politics,
left this evening for Columbus, where
he will speak tomorrow. He says the
republicans have hard fight on their
hands in Ohio, and that the fight there
depends on the Jones vote. Ofthe size of
that vote nobody seems able to form
even an approximate estimate, the
guessers varying it from fifteen up to
one hundred and fifty thousand. Mr..
Mclean, who left here last night, seems
to be perfectly satisfied with the condi-
ton of his campaign. People of both
parties from Ohio, and personally dis.
interested in the result of the election
there, say that Jones's supporters are
unquestionably very numerous, now,
out that what effect Mr.. Hanna's money
may have upon them between now and
next Tuesday week is a question that
nobody can tell.
A Lancaster county democrat, on
business here today, says his county has
y great many more democratic votes
than Richmond, the other county com.