Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-05

procedure 10 &c takoU W Iok"
Porto Rican bill. as passed by the SEQ
ate. II is understood that some features
OF Chairman Cooper's civil government
h;ll will be substituted for certain pro-
visions of the Foraker bill. 1t was de-
cided that a caucus of the House re-
publicans should be held, probably to-
night or tomorrow. The republican
conference will be held tonight. Be-
cause of the differences ofopiniOn 10 be
party on the tariff features OF the Dill
the leaders have decided not to call it
caucus. They fear no longer any con-
yerts to free trade, but they do fear the
objections raised to the Foraker civil
government plan. :.
Among the men who take the candi.
dacy OF Admiral Dewey seriously and
give it cordial support are Congressman
Levy of New York. the gold democrat,
and Congressman Fleming of Georgia.
The former said: Il was one of those
who originally advocated the nom.
ins ton of Dewey by the democrat.
He would carry New York by 2OO,OOO
majority. He would sweep the country
| from the Atlantic to the Pacific and re-
store the good old times OF prosperity
under democratic rule" Representive
Fleming of Georgia said: Dewey
would make a great candidate, but | DO
not believe he could be nominated ct
Kansas City unless Bryan himself should
ascend the platform and make the re.
quest of the convention. II he should
90 ths-and l believe Dewey would
be the stronger presidential candidate
Bryan would be nominated for vice.
president and he could make the
speeches OF the campaign.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, accom-
panied by the admiral's secretary and a
Chinese servant, left here for Philadel'
pha this morning in q special Car,
which was attached to the regular
Pen nsylvania train. The admiral and
dis wife will be the guests of honor at
the soldiers and sailors concert to be
given at the Academy of Music at
Philadelphia this afternoon.
r. r. Rogers, bookkeeper OF the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine, told
the story of the April riot to the House
committee on military affairs this
morning. He was 10 the mill when
the armed mob came. He, the man
Shane and Assayer Hough we're taken
prisoners, They were ordered into
field and the crowd abused them. They
ran and the rioters fred. Rogers was
shot in the lip. but finally escaped.
Shane was killed. The next wit
ness was John ]. Coakley, who
was the warden of the "buli
peu." He was sppoined May 81,
| 1899. and reported to Bartlett Sinclair
| At Waidner He received his instruc-
| toes from Capt. Lowell, q. 8. A. He
denied the charges of alleged abuses
hat had previously been made by bull
pen prisoners. As previously iDtir
mated 10 this correspondence the i'm.
preston among all who have listen I'D
| o the examination is TO the effect that
| while the acls of the strikers we're out
rageous, many innocent people we're
neediestly arrested and cruelty treated
~ u. s. officers and negro soldiers,
! and that the republican members OF
the committee will try to put the blame
on the democratic governor OF Idaho,
while the democrats will more proper:
ly lay ii on The U. ). army.
Il has been determined by the Lou
doun county democratic committee, 80
| people from that county here today
ay, to assess every one Of the candi
| Iates for the congressional nomination
10 that district twenty i've dollars each,
| N nav the exDepses Of the primary.
The headquarters Of the congresslon'
al democratic campaign 0omnittee
nave been established at the Metrop0l-
,tsn Hotel.
10 the Senate today Mr.. Daniel In
| iroduced a bill to pay 7. L. Rosser, j.,
$4,372 for engineering work In the sew
| erage department at Havana.
The democrats Of this city at their
meeting last night instructed their del
egates to the national democratic coz
vention to support both the Chicago
platform and ticket,
Representative Wise, Of Virginia,
says he understands that the democrats
of his district will renominate Mr..
Young for Congress.
Il Chief Joseph OF the Nee Perces with six
sub-chiefs are here trying to gain permission
for tie tribe now held in Idaho to return to
/ the plateau on which they once lived In Ore.
gou. Chief Joseph, who In the outbreak Of
1877 with only $50 men stool off for several
months 800 q. g. soldiers, but finally had to
Il surrender, called on General Miles today.
Tbe General promised to do what be could
towards getting them back to Oregon. The
band has been thinned out by death until
only q handful remains. =,
The naval appropriation bill was reported
to the House today. 1t carries total appro'
pristion Of SOL ,2O9, GIG, the largest ever re-
ported. 1t Is an increase OF moro than 13,'
OOO. 600 over the bill Of last year. 1t rec.
ommsnd. the construction OF two ssa.going
coast line bsttleships, to cost exclusive OF
amor and armament So, 900 900 each; three
srmored cruisers Of $4,000 tons, to cost
"a $50 600 each; and three protected cruls'
ers of 5000 tons to cost 81, 800 600 each
Rho committee recommend that armor cost
mo S545 Der ton be placed on the ships
T6e bill carries 81, $4,000 for the compile
ton of the dry docks at Portsmouth, Boston,
Iesaue Island, Mare Island and the floating
dock at Algiers, La, aud also provides for
two new stone dry docks, one at New York
and the other at Norfolk, Va, capable Of &C
commodatins the largest battlesbips A mi
nority report Of the House committee on ma
val affairs, signed BY democrats Tate, Rixey,
zitchin, Wheeler and vsndivsr. accompanies
the bill 1t charges that tho price OF $645
per tor for amor ships is Outrageous. The
cost to the manufacturer lie not over $3.50
ton, they contend They favor the construc'
ton Of q government srmor plate factory
l They favor the construction Of var ships In
| government yards. They also mako opposi.
Il al hn -
growth Of COLONIES, Imperialism and consti-
tionless territory"
Congressman Rixey received letter from
one Of his farmer constituents this morning,
telling him that while be used to Day 81 50
for . hundred feet Of barbsd iron wire, he
now has to pay IS co. and that il he will
have law passed that will reduce the cost OF