Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-03
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, May 8.
The failure of the negotiations for
peace in the Philippines and the antci
pAted resumption of hostilities will not
serve to prevent the proposed western
trip OF the President.
Up to noou to-day nothing further
mad been received at the War Depart
ment from Gen Otis and much anxiety
Is manifested there concerning the new
dispatches from Manila.
Herbert w. Bowen, of Connecticut,
now Consul General at Barcelona,
Spain, was today appointed Minister to
Persia.
Company l., 9th infantry, now at
the Preside, San Francisco, was this
morning ordered to Alaska to reinforce
the 14th under orders to go to Manila,
but this is by many supposed to be the
assembling of troops in Alaska to pre-
vent the recurrence of the recently re-
ported outbreak of the Chilkat Indians.
The cspitation tax imposed at eli
ports OF entry upon immigrants coming
to the United states applies to all i'm
migrants applying for entry at the ports
of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
The democrats OF, and in this city to-
day are delighted at The result OF the
election in Baltimore yesterday, and
say it presages the sure return Of
Maryland TO the democratic column,
the restoration of the entire ''soli0
SOUTH and, therefore, the coming OF
more conservative, less expensive and
less dangerous government.
This government, at least according
to rumors at the State Department, has
refused to arbitrate its demands for
damages against the Central American
republics of Honduras and Nicaragua,
and will send warship to each to en-
force compliance with those demands
Immediately. 1t is also rumored that
affairs in Samoa are such as will likely
induce the nse of United States troops
in that country. An ex-member OF
Congress here today, talking about the
rumors referred to, remarked that the
tendency Of expansion is to "bust."
Congressman Quarles, of the Staun
ton. Virginia, district, who is here to-
day, says he is in favor of electing L.
S. Senators by the people, but that he
will not attend or have anything to
do with the proposed anti-Martin as
semblage, as he is a member of Con-
gress and doesn't think it would be
proper and decorous for him to do so,
though Others may think otherwise.
Quite number of Virginia politicians
of both political parties were here to.
day, including Senators Daniel and
Martin, Messrs. Agnew and Bowden,
of the republican committee, and Con-
gressmen Swanson, Rixey, Hay, Epes,
Quarles, Speaker Ryan of the House OF
Delegates and others. They were here in
response to letter from the chief of the
census bureau, informing them that he
was ready 10 appoint the supervisors
in their State. They had conference
at the Metropolitan Hotel, but reached
no conclusion. 1t was definitely stated
that five of the supervisors would be
democrats and five republicans, but as
neither party had apparently settled
upon the men whose nomination they
desired, and as the census work will
not commence until next spring, it was
thought that little more time to Sc
lect the proper men would not be
thrown away.
Senator Daniel is in daily attendance
upon the meeting Of the industrial COM
mission of which be was only induced
10 become member by the fear that
an attempt might be made to manufac-
ture out of the testimony taken before
it, something that would reflect. upon
his State and section. He anticipates
some interesting developments concern
ing the trusts and transportation bust
ness.
Ia respect of the proposed anti Mar
tin meeting called to assemble in Rich
mond next week, Senator Daniel, who
is here today, says he hears little or
nothing of it in his section of the State,
that he can see nothing good to come
out Of that meeting, and that Senator
Martin will be reelected without any
difficulty. Representative Hay, Swan
son and Epes. who are also
mere, agree with Senator Daniel, and
Senator Martin, who is here also,
is paying no attention to the meeting
referred to, is unmindful of it, and is
certain that he will be reelected, no
matter what it may do or not do. His
friends say he has reliable information
from every county in the State, and that
his election is already assured. Some Of
them 90 so far as to say be will be re-
elected without opposition in the legis-
lature. The Senator was at the Int
rior Department today in the interest
of a native of his State, who is post
trader in Oklahoma and wants to re-
tain that position.
The annual meeting of the national histor-
ical telegraphers' association took place this
evening. But few OF the original members
arc yet sliye.
STRUCK BY LIGHTSING.-When the tkun'
der storm was at its height about $50 o'clock
yesterday evening 13-year-old Sadie Turnic
OF Oh Broomo street. New York, who was
on her way homo from work, was strack by