Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-16

Secretary Anger Stalcu to-uaS enob
arrangements had been completed to
send another hospital ship to Santiago.
1t will leave New York Tuesday at 4 p.
N. There will be numerous immune
surgeons, nurses, etc., and all the appll-
ances for relieving the sick and pre-
venting the spread of disease.
Mrs. Jane Creighton, Mrs. Laura
Schwichteuberg and Mrs. 2. s. Sny-
der, officers OF the National White
Cross Society, were at the War Depart.
ment to-day. The association has a
number of volunteer nurses which they
offer to send to the Philippines. AS
sistant Secretary Meiklejohn told the
ladies that if possible the volunteer
nurses would be taken to Manila on the
hospital ship now being fitted out. In
addition to work in the field the society
makes speciality of providing for the
wives and children of men who have
entered the army and whose families
are in want.
The President to-day appointed the
following commissioners on the part OF
the United States to consider, together
with the Canadinn commissioners who
were appointed sometime ago, ques'
tons in dispute between the two coun-
tries: Senators Fairbank, of Indiana;
GRAY, of Delaware; Representative
Dingley, of Maine; John A. Kasson, of
Iowa and John w. Foster, of the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
The President to-day appointed n.
0. Murphy Governor OF Arizona Terri
tory. Mr. Murphy is an ex-delegate
to Congress from Arizona.
The War Department is completing
arrangements for the transportation to
Spain of the Santiago prisoners. Ad-
vertisements have been prepared CALI
ing for bids on the transporta-
ton from Santiago, Guantanamo,
and two northern points in Cuba
of 1000 officers and $4,000 men
to Cadiz. 1t is the present in
tention TO ship the officers on different
steamers, giving them cabin accomoda-
tions. The enlisted men will be given
steerage passage, and the government
rules and regulations as to space and
air governing steerage passengers will
be observed. The government will fur
nish rations and everything necessary
for the voyage and will guarantee that
no person infected with yellow fever
shall enter the ships. No trouble is an
ticipated in getting the necessary YES
sells at once.
Adjutant General Corbin gave out
the following copy of a cablegram from
General Shatter
"Adjutant General, U. S. Army, Wash
ington
"CAMp NEAR SANTIAGO, July 10
The following letter has just been re-
ceived
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July Is, 1898.
To Excellency, Commander in Chief OF
the American Forces:
Excellent Sir Il am now authorized
by my government to capitulate. |
have the honor TO so advise you, request
ing you designate the hour and place
where my representatives should ap-
pear to compare with those of your Ex-
cellency to effect the articles OF capitu
lation on the basis OF what has been
agreed upon to this date. In due time
| wish TO manifest to your Excel
lency my desire to know the resolu.
tons of the United States government
respecting the return of arms, SO as to
note on the capitalization; also the great
courtesy and gentlemanly department
of Your Great Graces' representatives
and return for their generous and noble
impulse for the Spanish soldiers will
allow them to return 10 the Peninsular
with the army that the American army
do them the honor to acknowledge as
dutifully descended.
(Signed) JOSE ToRAL,
Commander-in-C hief4th Army Corps.
SKATER,
"Major General Commanding"
For the present, the Navy Depart
ment will adhere to its intention to
send Watson to Spain with the New.
ark, Oregon. Massachusetts,, Yankee
and Yosemite, and augmenting that
force later Win second and stronger
squadrol probably under Admiral
SIMPSONS command.
Captain Charles Taylor, of the Ninth
regular cavalry whose, name appeared
ia the list of killed in the battle near
Santiago, visited war headquarters to-
dav. A bullet struck him in the neck
near the base of the skull and the sur
geon said that his escape from death
was little short of the miraculous. The
effect of the wound was to paralyze his
left arm.
Virginia republicans here to-day say
the regular executive committee OF their
party in their State are trying to have
Colonel Pat McCaull appointed mem
Der of the new labor commission, or
else, to one of the new positions in the
internal revenue service made necessary
by the increased work 10 that service.
They also say the change that took
place in the matter of the recent APP
pointment Of the Marine Hospital In
spector at Alexandria was due to the
fact that the appointee had received the
endorsement of the committee referred
to.
Some NirginiaRs interested in the
West Point neighborhoo6 of their State
have lately been trying to have sani-
tarium established near that town for
the sick and wounded soldiers who may
be brought back from Cuba, but so far
without success, nor is it probable it
will ever be otherwise.
Strong protests have been made at
the War Department against the blow
ing up of the expensive mines and
torpedoes that have been planted 10 all
the Atlantic rivers and harbors of the
eoantry, including those of Virginia,