Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Corrsspsndence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. March 10.


follows: "Marisno Trias, only lieuten-
ant general 10 insurgent army, surren-
dered on March Is, at San Francisco us
Malabop. with 8 officers and l99 wen
armed men. Triss Immediately TOOK
the oath OF allegiance, 10 the presence
Of several thousand natives" lnstruc-
tions have been sent to Judge Tat 10
hastan the preparation of-a scheme OF
oovernment and to mail it to Wssnlng'
fon when completed. 1t will then DC
approved by cable with sucn amenu
meuts as the President may deetn nec'
essary and desirable. Inc nrst s.ep'
It il understood. will be the appoint
ment of Judge Taft as civil Governor:
T, il expected by the War department
that Governor Taft will retain the otner
members of bis commission as execu-
tive council. When the civil govern
meut ia organized General Macarthur
will remain in Manila. General Cnai-
fee will leave Pekin soon and Will Do
ready to relieve Macarthur when civil
government may be inaugurated. !
The orders for the withdrawal OF
Gen. Chafiee and all of the American
troops from PekiD, with the exception
of $50 men who are to constitute le-
cation guard, indicate two important
developments in the policy OF the
United States government, viz: FlIsI:
That the negotiations with the Chinese
government have proceeded to point
at which. In the opinion OF the Unitod
States. there is no longer necessity for
the retention Of large bodies OF foreign
troops 10 China. Second: That the
United States is anxious not TO De drag
eed into any entangling alliances or De
forced to take sides in any quarreis ne
tween any OF the European powers. 90
long ss the American soldiers are on the
ground they are liable at any moment
to become participants In an interns.
tioual controversy. 1t is recognized
that the situation has been growing
more and more delicate and to avoid
unpleasant complications the United
States has decided to withdraw Its men
much earlier than was frat intended.
The United States does not propose to
become involved in the international
6qht if 1t should occur and the danger
thai such an event might happen has
probably had as much to do with has
tanning General Chaffse's withdrawal as
has the desire OF the United States TO
deal leDiently with the Chinese govern
| ment.
Civil Service Commissioner Harlow,
OF St. Louis, was stricken with pataly-
sis recently. Now Commissioner Marx
s. Brewer, whose home Is in Michigan,
has suffered a serious attack OF angina
| pectoris, and O sinking spell yesterday
made bis friends fear that the end had
come. This morning he was slightly
| improved, although still 10 a critical
condition. J. G.. Van Wrinkle, an en-
ployee of the board in the examining
diyis on, detailed TO that service from
the War Department, died last night.
He came two years ago from Michigan.
Col. Volkmar was buried with mill
tary bonors today. a battery OF light
artillery escorted the remains from the
undertaking establishment to Airing
ton. The last salute was fred over the
grave at noon today by the guns OF the
battery to which he was attached at
Santiago in July, 1888, as lieutenant.
Volkmar was born in Philadelphia in
| lS47 and was graduate Of Wet Point
He served 10 the Thirty-third Pennsyl-
yania during the war between the
States and subsequently, made repu'
tation as an Indian fighter IN the cav
alry. In 1885 he became assistant adj
iutant general of the the U. 8. army.
He remained on duty until year ago,
when he retired on account OF his
broken health.
On his forthcoming trip across the
continent aud back President McKin
lev will be guarded every inch OF the
way by DETECTIVES OF the secret service.
One Operative" az these shrewd mus
cular gentlemen are called, will &C.
company him from here to New Otleans,
ano her will take up the work of pro.
tectiug him as far as Galveston, and
other will board the train at that point
and be an important but unostenta-
tious member OF the party as far as San
Francisco. 1t that city another
secret service man will meet the
special and 60 on up the coast
| Till he is relieved by 9 detecs
tective taken up at the next secret
service territorial boundary. Thus up
the Pacific slopa and back across the
continent the President will be con-
stantly under the watchiul eye OF some
| detective who knows all the dangerous
men in the country.
A gigantic cir reservoir is to be con-
struoted beneath the new floor of the
u. s. House OF Representatives, and
every minute of the day one hundred
cubic feet of fresh air will be pumped
into the room for every member present.
Additional air spaces are to be con-
| structsd beneath the floors OF the
galleries, but when these points
of vantage are occupied the amount
of fresh oxygen given each sent
holder will not be as large by fifty per
cent. as the quantity furnished the law
makers on the floor. The architects
spending the $4,000 appropriated for
the new ventilation apparatus do mol
believe the spectators need as much.
| The Internal Revenue Bureau today
issued the following statement: "All
documentary and proprietary revenue
stamps in the hands Of purchasers on
and after July l, 1901, will be redeem
ed by the government under the pro-
visions of the act of May IL, 1900. Such
stamps should be presented for redemp
ton by the owners thereof to the COL
lec:or of internal revenue from whom
they were purchased, who will supply
the applicant with necessary forms
and instruction for the preparation o.