New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
THE ENANT-GENERALsHIP BILL
FAvORABLY REPORTED.
GENERAL MILES WARMLY EULOGlZED 81 In"
HOUSE MILITARY CoMMITTEE-No FURTHER
DANGER IN THE WHITE HoUsE-sUI-
eide OF HENRY s. TrrcH-THE

eide OF HENRY s. FfrcH-THE
PLAGUE IN CHINA
Washington April e-Mr. Hull. Of Iowa. the cnair-
man OF the House Military Committee, hled .o-uas
the majority report the Hardy JOINT reSo'u..
which promotes Major-General Miles to the raiA VI
Lieutena mt General The report reiers 10 'ne 49,
Of Congress In comforting this grade on MAJOR ZEN
eral Schoheld and states that the Army s'"ee t'''
has been almos, continuously commanded by ei'her
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or full generals anu ''A' ~
pending measure will not increase the hu"oe W
general officers The resolution was Introduce '"e
report declares, in response TO widespread 49,
from the various organizations OF men more VI 80
closely identified with the volunteer army Vi 'ne
late war "Corous as Is the official record Oh "e"
eral Miles's service to his country IL co"''
.,hore s not upon It single blot. not line WHO"
will not bear the closest scrutiny. 1t IS not on feo-
ord that Miles fell short OF expectation, Out INA
he often so far surpassed as to cal lorth eAPe'
slons OF unstnted praise. The report theh she'0'e'
General Mies's career from his arst enlistment IN
tho Army TO the present time. and asserts 'haI HIS
successive promotions from lieutenant to ma)or-sen
eraI Of volunteers were in response to demand OH
the part OF his superior officers VINO persohais VII
messed his deeds OF valor on the hed' ~ s"o"'
also that he engaged In every pat''e u wv
Army ~ the Potomac with exception and that
he was then absent account or wouhos rece'eu
in battle He was four times wounded-thrice oaaiy'
His services during the reconstuction period IN ne
south well as the duty PERFORMS oy o mn,
upon and high praise is accorded TO him Tor t Inc
aiminstrave judicial and executive ao otn,ss hat
the ysommi;e deems the rank Of
the most appropriate title for the genera th
Ing s!y h now Ar nayme Be ca:e war y
Ming the companies r ana ss"e"'' "''''
The President has decided rot to postpone TO-
morrows regular Cabinet meeting. Inc "h'.e
House has been thoroughly disinfected ana II Is
believed tha, no further danger exists Esther
Cleveland L. sim doing vel at wGoaey b a' Prss
dent and Mr. Thurber Will continue 10 N.Y. "a
elors hall at the White House until the laur Der
children have thoroughly recovered. wheh the
private secretary will return to his home
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
instructed Chairman Hit to report. win recon-
uendatlo, that t be passed. resolution asking
,,o Secretary Of State to report the House what
,c,s arc ,r possessior OF the Department relating
70 tho case OF Mrs Florence f. Maybrick formerly
OF Mobile Ala. and what steps. II any. the uo'-
eminent has taken to secure her release OF d
mitigation Of her punishment Mrs Mayorick IL
IN prison in England under life sentence. on con-
v,c,ion ~ the charge OF poisoning her husband
a rnerchan, OF Livsrpool The chairman , was a,s1
authorized to secure legislation for the estaDlsnmeni,
OF Consulate at Alexandretta ASIA Mn Iq anu
for the abolition Of the one established al iiarpoo
The Turkish Government declines TO grant an eA
equatur the Consul appointed Tor ne az, e
narc ard report a Joint resolution appropriatins
$500 for establishing the boundary ne between ,n
,he Convention between the United States and
Great Britain relating to that SUBJECT
Horny Sanford Fitch. a well-to-do real estate
80, =, Washington committed suicide at noon to-
dav By Blowing out his brains with revolver at
the home OF hts son. in Massachusetts-aVe'' Win
whom he lived No cause can be gwen except OH
the theory that the recent suicide OF two OF Ms
friend, preyei on his mind Mr.. Fitch was warm
friend OF Robert Cuttings. who committed suicide
short time ago Mr. Cuttings lived in one OF Mr.
Fftch's houses. No. 1912 Massachusetts-ave NORTH
east He also friend OF eT,consrossiInih "
Fitch had two brothers living IN California one
q whsm Geo5ss H. Il on and Of saf also
had another brother in Ohio aR Ss,er' II M was
ino;ver Win two sons one Of them in the Pension
Once here and the other living IN ~, io hnH N hc
taken TO that State for burial
Beyond a brief telegram containing notice OF the
Jndianas successful exit from the Port Royal dry
dock and her departure for Hampton Roads. the
Navy Department has Official Information con-
corning tho big battle-shp. The Indiana has on
hoard CAPTAIN H. +. Picking and the other officers
compoelng the board appointed to conduct her deep
sea trial. which will take place on the voyage to
the Virginia capes. This tria.. according to the
must take place at Its purpose Is to determine
whether any repairs or alterations are necessary In
sponsb,e About 10000 OF the contract price of the
Indiana has been withheld from the Cramp Com
Inc cost OF making changes or replacing any
work for which the Trial Board may may agree that
probabiy reach Hampton Roads tomorrow evening.
A report received by Surgeon-G General Wyman. OF
the Marine Hospital Service. from Passed Assistant
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Hong Kong. China. dated March 2. states that the
"pague" has assumed epidemic proportions at that
Mace The isolation OF suspected individuals had
ceased to be practised. and all bills OF health OF
the port stated It's prevalence giving details OF the
precautions taken In where important mall
steamers were concerned. 1t also prevalent in
Canton and high up the West River Surgeon
Arnold closes his report follows II would direct
YOUR attention to the fact that the virus Of this
disease seems fully ineradicable as that OF
CHAMBERS from surroundings favorable to II, which
I consider that few OF our large cities most
probably extend. Hence think that the most
careful measures for Its exclusion should be In
sured by repeated inspections OF all steamers reach
ing our ,bei s prevalence at Annoy in the last
year has been concealed for commercial reasons.
have seen nearly all OF the admitted since the
I'd ultlmo. and have made partial examinations OF
me by the acting colonel-surgeon Dr. j. NJ Atltn-
son. - and his assistant. Or. J. A. Lawson, whose
r. is very fatal With the exception Of about
,o,en mild cases that came about a month ago, at
least 6 per cent of observed cases have died. and
that usually within the first four days OF Illness.
Tho House Committee the District Of Column
hia to-day ordered favorable report on the bill
NJ Mr. Bartlett. OF NewYork. allowing horse
racing In the District OF Columbia between April
and November. but prohibiting bookmaking or
rambling OF any kind.
CHARGES OF FAVORITISM MADE.
AN INVESTIGATION OF NAVY YARDS. PARTICU-
IARIY THAT IN BROOKLYN. PROPOSE
Washington Aprg 9 (SpeciaD.-The Yards and
Docks subcommittee OF the House Committee on