Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazette
Washington, October 4.

the world.
General Macarthur announces that
an exnedjtion is to be sent to Marin
| duoue TO avenge the capture by the
insurgents of Captain Shields and his
company OF the 29ih volunteer infantry.
In a cablegram to the War depart
ment, dated at Manila today, Gen. Mac
| Artbur states that it is reported that
| Cornorals Alexander Medlock and Ed
ward F. Sixton, Co. K, 37th volunteer
infantry; John Bolson, Co. F. 'ignal
corps: Olaf Sundwall, Co. A, Both vol
unteer Infantry, and John w. Kenny
died in the mountains of LaguDs pro-
vince. on an unknown date, after hav
lng escaped from the insurgents. Gen.
| Macarthur also reports a number OF
casualties, among them Sec nd Lieu
tenant Matthew r. E. Ward, Co. |,
| 9th volunteer infantry, who was
wounded in the side at Novaliches,
Luzon, on September Is.
George H. Beeman, of this CITY, ask
ed permission of the Industrial Commits
sion this morning to make a statement
on the coal strike 10 Pennsylvania.
| He told the commission that IL Was its
duty to settle the strike. II have" he
said. "for the last 20 years given my
| life and efforts to the solution OF the
abor problem. The railways 10 Penn.
sylvania cannot pay dividends unless
they either cut wages or charge high
or rate for freighting coal, and it is the
duty of the commission to bring about
| a peaceful settlement by means of ar
b tration.n He asked the commission
| If it would hear an argument upon that
subject at an early date. The commits
| sion reserved its decision. A. M, Ham.
NETT, of Pittsburg, q member OF the
| Widow Glass Caters Union, testi
| fed upon the conditions of labor
| from the standpoint of the workmen.
| He stated that an annual scale OF wages
was agreed upon between the manu-
fac ures aud employees but that since
| the manufacturing capacity was greater
| than the consumption of glass the work.
men are employed for on y about
eight months in each year. He ga the
| glass cutters worked by the piece and
make FROM. So 70 to sea day. He said
the Belgian glass cutters make only 81.
d day. The glass cutters union takes
only enough apprentices to supply the
demand for cutters. This with q pro-
hibition fee kept the foreigners out. The
| witness said the union had never had d
case OF arbitration; they always settle
their troubles by strikes.
District Attorney Talbot, of Mont.
gomery county, Maryland, reported TO
the police this morning that the bank
at Sandy Springs, nine miles from Rock
Vile, the county seat, was broken into
and robbed last night. The robbers
succeeded in blowing open the vault,
but could not open the safe. They got
several hundred dollars. The robbers
Jtole a horse and buggy with which
they escaped.
| Instructions were today sent to Min.
lister Conger to report to the State de.
partmeDt whether the men including
Prince TuaE, who have been singled
out by the Chinese Government fol
punishment, are really the guilty men
The report from Tientsin this morn
ing that American troops took no par
Id the capture of the Chinese fort al
5han-Hs.K wan is correct. Order
were sent from Washington 10
: structing Gen. Chaffee not t(
take part in the expedition which il
was learned was being sent to take thai
place, it having been reported that he
intended to send battalion of Amer
lean marines with the forces OF the al
lies. The United States troops will
take no more part in any hostile ex
petition that may be planned by the
other powers. During the short time
, that will elapse before all the American
( troops, except the legation guard, Car
be withdrawn from China, the United
States forces will remain inactive
they are through with the fighting In
China and have given way to the softer
methods or diplomacy.
The statement that Mr.. Roosevelt
will change his itineranoy 80 as to speak
from the Presidents door in Canton, IL
said here to intimate that he will do sc
;or the purpose of strengthening Mr.
McKinley's back bone, which, be said
, before Mr.. Hanna induced him to &C.
cept the Vice Presidential nomination
was like that of sturgeon, which il
devoid of bone.
Ex-senator Sherman, who is at his
residence here for the winter, does not
receive general visitors, but his init
mate friends still call on him, and, wher
talking to them he says, as he has al
ways done, that the expansion and
imperialistic policy OF the President IL
all wrong.
At the brokers' offices here today
stocks, wheat and cotton were quoted
as strong and corn rs weak.
At democratic headquarters here to
day the estimate of Mr.. Johnson OF thu
, democratic committee, which Is, thai
BRYAN will receive 1926 electoral votes
is said to be more in accordance with
intelliRe there, than that OF Mr.. Mar
lev, of the republican COMMITTEES, whitl
! is that Mckinley will be elected by 81
overwhelming majority.
II has now leaked out that Mr.. Hull, chair
man of the House military committee, WHIT
is a pronounced expsnsonist, ard says th,
, Philippines must be retained at ell hazards
is largely interested in the Philippine Lum
Der Company, that expects, with Chimes
cheap labor to be a successful competitor fol
the lumber trade even of this country.
A Philadelphia here today says one Of thu
=, oldest, most reliable and supposed to be bes
established produce houses in that city, Mac,
4 Swsrtley, tailed yesterday for Q lsrg'
amount, and that though the subsidized news
papers of shat city say every thing is pros
B porous there the needy are more numerous
,hau ever before.
1t is now generally understood here tina
the republicans at the next session of Con
b. gress, II Mr.. Mckinley be reelected, will pas
tie bill for increasing the regular army Il
i the strength Of ono hundred thousand men
With such force and Mr.. Roosevelt to bael
him, Mr.. Mckinley would be monarch of al
, he surveyed and his night there would b,
| nona Tn disDute