Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Washington, ID. c., August I.
The Surgeon General of the Army to-
day received from Col. Harvey, Chief
Surgeon. the casualty report of the Phil
ippines for the month ending June 10,
1902. The strength ofthe command June
18th was 81 $50 with the percentage OF
sick of 7.29. During the month there
was a total of but ~ deaths among the
troops. being a decrease Of p over the
previous month. OF the 10 deaths 81
we're from cholera one killed in action;
me died of wounds; one of suicide and
the remainder from various diseases.
I'm speaking Of cholera Col. Harvey says:
Cholera has attacked two officers, and
80 soldiers. The greatest number OF case.
in troops have occurred in Laguna and
Batangas. The cause in the majority OF
instances has been the drinking OF the
infected water. A few cases have be- due
to food contaminated either 10y handling
or nv flies. Outside of Manila, tota
of 1867 cases have been reported, with
429 deaths; in the city 1850 cases, with
100 deaths.
Another long list of soldiers who have
died of Asiatic cholera in the Philippines
was received by the War Department to-
day from Gen. Chafiee. 1t contains
80 names and covers period OF only
two weeks. The organizations that have
suffered the most from the disease arc
the 2nd Infantry with 10 deaths and the
9th Cavalry with II.
A careful investigation is being made
at Manila into the army transport ser
vice. it being suspected that a systematic
steal has been made in that branch OF
the Quartermaster's department. The
secret service has the matter in hand and
/ it is believed that the guilty parties vii
be located and brought to trial.
In about a week, Judge Penbeld
solicitor for the State Department, D.
II. Ralston, a local attor,y, and miss
Margaret NJ. Halnsa translator clerk to
acting Se~-,tdIy of State Adee, Will
leave ms city for the Hague to argue
me "Pious Fund" case before the Hague
tribunal. Mr.. Ralston was originally
counsel for the claimants, a branch OF
the Catholic Church in California, Is
thoroughly conversant with the details
and for that reason was appointed the
legal representative of this country ID
its adjudication, the first to come before
the arbitration board established at tho
Hague conference.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor
returned today from his vacation, large par
of which was spent in the nor,hve3t. Secre
tary TAYLOR is a Wisconsin man and he dls
cussed the politics of that State quite freely
"Senator Spooner," he said, will be re
/ elected. unless lac should decline reelection
or unless the legislature should be democratic
( Legislative conventions are ignoring The
State platform makers and are instructnl
almost without exception for Spooner. Ii'
( will have % per cent. Of the republican
members of the legislature instructed for HIM
/ Governor LaFelette will be elected, but j.,
will lose some republican votes, although
there is no organized opposition to him. lie
pnblcans throughout the State are no longe
bitter. since it has been made evident tina
Senator Spooner can not be defeated.
Ex-senator Eppa HuntOn, of Virginia, Is u
the city. In speaking OF the outlook oil h'
democratic party in the coming congres
sional elections next fall, he seems confident
that the democrats will come out winners.
/ lie thinks that there is no doubt Of the dem
! ocrats electing majority of the members II
the next House of Representatives.
Bellamy Storer, Of Cincinnati, o., now
minister 10 Spain, is TO lie Ambassador to Ger
/ MANY. and Henry l.. Wilson, of Washington
State. now minister to Chile, is TO be minister
to Spain. This is believed to be the plan o
promotion which President Roosevelt has II
mind. in view of the resignation of Andrew
II White r. : Ambassador at Berlin.