Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandris Gaseste.l
Washington, June IL.


tnat il Is not thought this protection
will insure permanent SAFETY. IL ID I'M
possible at tnls moment, says Minister
Cons or, TO Send any foreign forces to
Pao Ping Flu
The statsticisn OF the Department OF
Agriculture estimates the total AREA
planted in cotton at Is. 558, 900 acres,
a a increase of 100000 acres, or 81
p.r cent. over the productive area OF
last year. He estipates the increase at
% per cent. 10 Virginia. 10 general
the Increase has been restricted by the
scarcity OF labor. The average condi-
tinn of the growing crop on June l was
| S2.5, as compared with So on June l
of last year. A largely increased use
of fertilizers is reported from the older
States and wherever the necessary Ia.
Der is available.
Gen. Otis, accompanied by Gen. Cor
bin and Capt. Sladen and Lieut.. Stan.
ley, the formers aides, called on the
President this morning. Gen. Corbin
met Gen. Otis Ut the depot at 7:45 and
took him to breakfast at the Arlington.
The situation in the Philippines Is
we'll in hand. 10 my opinion it would
not be necessary to send any more men
there except to take the places of re-
turning volunteers" This was the re-
ply of Gen. Otis this morning to the sug-
gestion contained in recent dispatches
from Manila that larger American
army would be required to suppress
me insurrecticn. Gen. Otis intimated
that the "high officer" who is said to
nave told Judge Taft that more soldiers
mould be sent out, existed only in the
t1e Imagination of the correspondent
eho sent the cable or was some 2nd
lieutenant trying to increase his own
Importance. Gen. Otis said: "We will
probably have TO maintain q consider
able force there to cope with the bril-
k4nds for years to come. Exactly how
ia y must be determined by events.
[ scarcely believe in the reports Of
Aeu naldo's death. IL really doesn't
| matter very much whether he Ia dead or
not. Ali his principal advisors have
leen put out OF action and the rebellion
10 an organized force is at an end"
Gen. Otis was asked if he believed that
my of our troops could be spared from
he Philippines for service In China did
ne need for them arise. "Yes, be-
lieve they could" he replied.
The friends of ex-senator Clark, OF
| Montana, declares that he will make a
| .orous campaign 10 that State to get
back to the Senate. The opposition.
headed by Marcus DAILY, will use every
effort to defeat him. Since the adj.
| journment of Congress some gossip has
| Ieen floating around as TO the fees the
| lawyers received in the contest that
vas waged Def re the privileges and
| electi ms committee. Elk Senator Faulk-
| or before he went into the case was
| gwen a substantial retainer The total
mount received by him is said to have
b .en S45, 600 Had he won the case
| ne assertion is made here that bis fee
would have been fully 100000. Mr..
| Foster, of New York, the associate
| counsel, is said TO have received fully
| $4,000, and there were lawyers from
| Non ana who were 10 close touch
ceAdy to give valuable points who got
| liberal expenses and fees ranging from
| 81 900 to 5000. Marcus Daily, who
prosecuted Clark so intensely, is de.
clared to have paid ex-senator Ed
munds OF Vermont the sum OF $25, 900
| amply to sit in the room each day and
| sv5 Congressman Campbell and ex.
Congressman Hartman the benefit OF
as advice. Mr.. Edmunds did very little
alkiDg, and asked few questions Mr..
Campbell is regularly in the employ Of
Mr.. Daily as attorney for one of his
Companies in Montana, and for that
travis fully as much as his congress on
Il salary. Mr.. Hartman is also said to
be we'll taken care of. Both got sub
,tauial fees after the committee reach
ID decision favorable to the DAILY fac
ion, In private and public way this
Ease cost more than any contest ever
brought to Congress. From all accounts
the spending OF money will con inue,
)ut the prevailing belief here is different
Methods will be pursued in the cam
oaign that is just commencing in Mon
ana for supremacy.
A dispatch received at the Navy De-
psrtment today from Rear Admiral
Kempff at Taku says. Forces landed
)y different nations opening communi-
cation with Fekin. Americans joined"
rhe Monocacy left Shanghai today for
raku with number of marines.
AS it is impossible for Virginia repre-
'entatives to get government positions
ior their numerous constituents who are
applying for such places and are been for
some time, they have confined their Of
iOrts for some months to getting them
employment on the street Car lines, and
other work with which the govern
nent has nothing to do, and in many
Eases have succeeded with private en-
1loyers. The applicants say anything
O Washington is better than hard work,
;orn bread and fried bacon 10 the Viz
inia counties. But most OF them will
70 glad TO get back home after awhile.
A young woman OF Loudon comfy,
Virginia, passed a successful civil ser.
vice exami patton q year ago, but never
leard from it until last week, when she
received notice to come here and take
Ter place. But In the interval she got |
married, and is now here to see If her |
single sister cannot take her position.
One of the rules of the census bureau |
8 that no woman shall be appointed |
% a place in that bureau who is over
thirty-five years of age; which shows
5hst the appointing power is as suscep-
tibls to the influence OF young women
az all other men are.
1t is said at the State Department |
that young Mr, Cobbs, son OF the late |
consul at Colon, may not be appointed |
70 his late fathers place, as he is too
Soung, and that the position is still
open. For years past 1t has been filled
" man from Pittsulvania county Viz