Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, January 26.

LIE IOllOWlDS uicpdtCu jEOm 0ouCio "a
OTIS dated today was received at the
War Department this morning: Hayes
cavalry reported at Santa Cruz; drove
enemy ont of Luzena, Tsyabas and ad-
jacent towns; rescued twenty Spanish
prisoners and five women. Other
| Spanish prisoners moved back in
small detachments into mountains.
Enemy dispersed and greater part be-
lieved to be seeking homes in Tayabss.
Found record dated 10Th instant, saying
eleven American prisoners leave to-
morrow, know not to what place.
Hayes casualties, one killed, three
MORALLY wounded, two slightly
wounded
The Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee gave hearing today on Mr..
Cullom's bill to enlarge the powers of
| the interstate commerce commission.
Trade representatives from many cities
were present. They urged the neces-
sity of legislation that would give ship
pers, both large and small, equal ad-
vsntages, and charged the railroads
with grossly discriminating against
-four, the reason being that 50 many
railroad companies owned stock in ele-
vators, and combinations were formed
in the interest OF wheat to the detri-
ment OF -four. and said there had been
heavy diminution 10 the expectation
of -four, and large increase in the ex-
portstions of wheat, and that the favOrs
granted by transportation companies
enabled European millers to uudersell
American millers Is or 20 cents bar
rel, and that these Determinations we're
running the American milling industry.
At the Cabinet meeting today the
Postmaster General said there was some
discrepancy between the value of the
Cuban coins on the island and the
amount brought by them when accept
ed by the officers OF the United States.
mint. The Cabinet decided to leave
TO matter in the hands of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Postmaster
G. sneral. The latter is interested 10 the
value Of Cuban coins a. his postOfice
employees must receive them in pay
ment for stamps and money orders.
Tue House committee on commerce
this morning reconsidered the Nicara-
qua bill, incorporated one additional
amendment and the pill will now be
favorably reported. This amendment
provides that instead of appropriating
$40, 100000 now, only 100000 shall
be made Immediately available under
the continuing contract system. The
committee then took up the Pacific
cable measure and heard Gen. Wager
Swayne, of New York, who represents
the Commercial Cable Company and
other companies which favor competi-
i've bidding and private ownership.
Rear Admiral Bradford and Col. George
0. S1uire, OF the Unitet States signal
service, argued in favor OF government
ownership.
The following dispatch dated this
afternoon was received from Gen. OILS
this evening: Hobbies troops occupy
be hemp ports OF Sorsogon, Sunsol,
Bulan, Albay snd Legaspi, south
eastern Luzon and Virac Island OF
Catsuduaues, will probably occupy
the ports of Calbayoc, Cathbalo-
gan and Taclebsn of the islands of Sa.
mar and Loyte before tomorrow even
ing; no opposition except a. Logaspi,
where 500 Insurgents strongly entrench-
9 ! IL der Chinese General Powah, made
stubborn resistance. Troops landed
uuder protection OF guns of Nash
vile, which bonn barded ratification.
Euemy's loss over fifty killed or NOR
tally wounded. Twenty-eight killed at
Bridge Head almost hand to hand en-
counter refusing to surrender; our cas-
ualties, Capt. Bradley Hancock, Quarter
masters volunteer, aide to Hobbs,
wounded in hand, six men including
one sailor on Nashville slightly wound
ed.
In the House today Mr.. Otey intro
duced bill to increase the Mexican
war pension of Mrs. G. w. Carr, of Re-
sDoke.
Ga the question to exclude ReDre-
sentative Roberts of Utah from Con-
gress, last night, Messrs. Hay and
Swanson wers the only two Virginiaus
who stood by the Constitution, and
voted no.
The news that the British had to
abandon the site OF their much Wanted
victory at SpiOps Kop was received at
he Capitol today, by all the democrats
there, with evident qualification, more
especially by those from the South, who
still have in their craws highlands re-
fusal to help their section in its terrible
death struggle thirty.odd years ago.
Alexandra pepie here today, talking
about bill now before the legislature
OF their State, compelling railroads to
stop a. all stations, say that should ii
pass, it will prove very announcement to
them. II lakes 700 long already, they
say, TO make the trip between this and
their city, but it will take much longer
if the electric cars have to stop at every
station, and then, too, they say, the Way
travel is amply provided for, as many OF
the trains are accommodation trains
and do stop at all the stations.
Alexandria couDtymen here today
s " the people of their county, with the
e YceptiOn of a lew who believe the
value of Their land there would be en-
HANGED if reiroceded to the District of
Columbia and that Congress would i'm
prove their roads without taxing them
for d iug so, are utterly opposed to Civ
ing the federal government any more
of the territory of that county than it |
already has, and that they naturally |
resent the threat that there will be no |
Arlington bridge until retrocession be
made.
The insular committee Of the House |
heard attorneys of the Western Union
Telegraph Company this morning on
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