Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-14
FRohl WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tie Alsxandris Gazette.
Washington, October IA.


Correspondence Of tie Alsxsndris Gazette.
Washington, October IA.
The following dispatch from General
Otis was received at the War Depart.
meut TO ay 'Schwan's column swung
into Inus from Las Marinas yesterday
morning; camped at Bacoor last night;
has scattered insurgents who probably
retiring by attachments on Indang.
Condition of roads prevented further
pursuit. One hundred and twenty-five
men, 37th Volunteers, Major Cheatham,
drove Insurgents south, pursuing sew
eral miles and retired to Bacoor lssl
night by Zapote river road; loss three
men killed, two wounded, one missing.
Schwan'5 movement very successful, ill.,
flicted heavy loss on men and property
of southern insurgeDt army. He reports
their casualties at TWO hundred killed
and four hundred wounded; their stored
supplies dt stroyed. Young moving
from Arayat north and westward yes
terday scattered insurgents who retir-
ed northwestward; his casualties three
slightly wounded; considerable store OF
grain captured"
The sub-commission on transporta
ton of the Industrial commission con.
sisting of vice. Chairman Phillips, Sena-
tor Mallory, Congressman Lorimer aud
Bell, and Commissioners @. ]. Harris
and Kennedy, have been authorized to
take testimony in Chicago on Novem.
Der Is, and also in st. Louis if they see
fit. The sub-commission will make the
Auditorium their headquarters in Chi
cago, and will remain there until De
cember Is.
The report that in bis speech at
MorgantowD, West Virginia, the other
day, Admiral Sampson said General
Shsfter didn't know what he was about
at Santiago, and 1t was Capt. Chadwick
who went ashore and told him what to
do, has created quite a futter at the
War Department. where General Shat
tar is real hero, owing to the favors
be receives from the President and Sec
tary Root.
Well informed democrats here seem
TO think that this is democratic year,
and that the republicans will be
knocked out" in ali OF the close
States and in some that are usually re.
publican by big majoritiee. They say
that Maryland will surely return to the
democratic fold and that Kentucky will
do likewise. Chairman Jones, of the
national democratic committee, ex.
pre- sed his firm conviction to this effect
today.
Ex.Sccretary Sherman, who was on
the streets here today, being asked by
an acquaintance why some republicans
10 Ohio were fighting Mr.. Hanna, re.
piled, mot that they love Mclean
more. but Hanna less" and that "Han.
ma ought to be fought" People from
Cincinnati here today say betting there
is two to one on Mclean. There is no
doubt that the republicans are consider
ably alarmed about Ohio, and are ex-
erting themselves to their utmost to
save their ticket. They have all the
money they want. and as Mr.. Mclean,
who is rich, is spending his literally,
the price of votes in the Buckeye State
is higher this year than ever.
y. S. Consul McCrum, at Pretoria, is
now in charge of British interests in the
rransvaal. According to dispatch re-
ceived at the State Department this of.
ternoon Consul McCrum has assured
President Kruger OF the neutrality of
he United States during the progress
If the war just begun. He has been
charged to inform the Boer government
that he would act as the custodian of
British interests during the war if Pres,
ident Kruger and his cabinet did not
object.
Bernard F. Harper, son of Mr.. Rob
ert Harper, now of Leesburg, but for.
nerly of Alexandria, has just passed an
Examination before the commissioners
OF Pharmacy of the District of Colum
bia. He was the only one who made
he required average.
Testimony IN the case of the county of
Alexandria against the owners of certain par
els of land in that county through which
runs the road from Washington to Fort Myer,
for obsttucting that road for non pay ment by
the u. 5. government of land damages. was
to have been taken here this morning by
Messrs Armstrong for the plaintiff and Glenn.
ents for the defendants, but was postponed
until mex! Thursday.
A prominent Virginia democrat here today
says there is no political excitement in his
Sta now; that the election 20 be held there
next month wilt be almost perfunc,ory, as
every body there comedies that the legislature
will re practically unanimously democratic,
aud that Senator Martin will be reelected
with comparatively little opposition
The following changes in the fourth class
postoffices of Virginia we're made TODAY
Dorchester, Wise county, Isom o. CandilI
appointed postmaster, vice P. j. Millett, re.
moved Penrose, Augusta county, Mrs EN-
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