Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, July 2.

tcle0Cy Dill nave ueCUlSU 10 r6StOTo lu6
provision appropriating $4,000 for a
commission to adjust the differences be-
tween the United States and Canada.
This was struck out of the House bill
by the Senate.
The State Department has received
in 'ormation from consular representa-
tive at Cairo that two vessels of Cam
ara's squadron have entered the Suez
Canal.
The commission at Camp Alger ap.
pointed to investigate conditions in the
quarters OF the New York cavalry has
reported that four of the men suffering
with typhoid contracted their illness
before leaving home and that the other
four cases were caused by drinking un-
boiled water while on practice marches
and orderly duty about the camp. The
commission reports that the drinking
water used by the cavalry is either
boiled or shipped from New York:
Notwithstanding this report it is said
there is much dissatisfaction in camp,
especially ss eight new cases of typhoid
have developed. Drill in the heat OF
the day has been suspended in ma
iority OF the regiments.
Owing to the many conflicting re-
ports OF the losses Of the American
troops in yesterdays engagement it has
been thought best by the War Depart.
ment officials to make public the text
of General Shafter's last dispatch, re-
ceived this morning at / o'clock. 1t Is
as follows
SIBoXY, via Playa del Este, July 1.
Adjutant General, Washington
fear have underestimate to.day's casual
ties large and thoroughly equipped hos
rital ship sholld be sent here al once to care
ior the woundo' The Chief Surgeon says
he has use for 40 more medical officers The
ship must bring launch and boats for con-
voying the wounded. SKATER,
Msior-General Commanding.
Hurried preparations are being made
bv the War Department to send to
Gen. Shafter the assistants in the medi-
cal department which he asked for to
attend to the needs Of the wounded as
a result of yesterdays battle. The
hospital ship Relief which has been I'M
dergoing thorough overhauling at
New York is about ready to start for
: .ntiago. She WAS scheduled to have
sailed yesterday, but owing to some de-
Law was unable to get oil at that time
aud will leave to-day.
A clothing merchant of this city I'M
der the vain delusion that government
contracts were awarded in accordance
with justice, put in bid for large
supply of sum mer army uniforms. Both
the work and material were ex-
cellent, but the contract was given
TO a Philadelphia house. the bid of
which was 100 per cert. higher. He
was stimulated by this To take the trou
ole to obtain sample of the accepted
work, and found that it was
not as good as his own, and also that
the material WAS precisely the same as
he had used ana came from the same
mills. He says the contractors Of the
var between the States were I'M
educated.
Mr.. n. F. Featherstone of Virginia,
has been transferred from clerkship in
the t h Virginia internal revenue dis
trict TO one in the Office OF the commits
sioner of Internal revenue, with q sal
airy of 5000, and Hamilton Shepard, also
in the 9th Virginia district, to q 5000
one in the office Of the auditor Of the
Interior Department. COL John G.
Meem, OF Virginia, has been restored to
his position in the War Department.
The republicans in the House, having
induced Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia, to with
draw his objection to private bill that
Mr.. Bailey tried to call up the other
day, the embargo that objection placed
upon all such bills that republican
members might call up, has been re.
moved
+ l. Springman, son OF an old Con-
tederate proprietor Of an express line
acre, yesterday evening shot negro
Who attacked him, but in doing so,
accidentally shot white boy. The
egro's wound is not serious, but the
DO. ; is more dangerous. Springman was
elaased this morning on bail in the
sum of 81 500.
The fact that Captains Bumgardner and
lanes of Virginia have been assigned to
troops raised in Mississippi is the o,cas' on of
some talk among the Nirginians here.
Captains Carson and Marshall of Virginia
are the only newly appointed officers OF U. s.
regime Is who have been confirmed.
Congressman Bailey of Texas will make
three speeches in the oh Virginia district
during the next campaign and will be pre-
sent and make a speech at the convention
that will renomiAate M. Hay in tho 9TH dis
trlct.
A dispatch from Norfolk, Va. to-day. 10 the
War Department, announced that the Lynn
haven syndicate of that city had offered the
Governor of Virginia the Pleasant Home
Farm as 4 camp of instruction for the colored
volunteer tooops This fam is located near
he Gay sn Lake Bradford 1t has an abun-
dance of pure water, being near the city
water works The owners say that among its
attractions are the facts that it is located IN
the hes. watermelon and chicken portion of
Princes Aune county.
Not q word has been recci 7ed from General
Shafter BIZ the War Department since his
dispatch Of three o'clock this morning, said
idiutant General Co bin at half-past u
O'Clock TO day.
Secretary Algcr is authority for the state.
ment that no additional ps will be sent
from Camp Alger to Santiago before the Sth
o 9th of the month. The reason for this is
that The auxilia cruisers Yale and Harvard
which were sc ect:d for the purpose of trans
porting the troops to Cuba will not be ready
10 start on the next trip for that island before
he date mentioned
The time of the vote on the Hawaiian reso-
luton ard the consequent adjounm
of this session of Congress arc in more
doubt to-day than they were yesterday,
aud so ne of the senators who are opposed to
tie scheme say they have not yet taken their
second breath.
The Baptists who ara to hold their assOcia-
ton moNting ON the Hume nlace near Alex