Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-10
rOorrespondence Of the AexendTls GaHerte'l
WASHINGTON, May 10.

dav at the Capitol until his army SAL
vice is ended and left Washington at
IL o'clock this morning for Chattanooga
to take his command. |
Tn to II o'clock the President had
received no important dispatches ana
ia in absolute ignorance OF the here
abouts of the Spanish fleet. The Pres
jdent. some of those who conferred with
him to. day say, is inclined to believe
that the Spanish fleet has not ventured
into American waters, but is bound to
the Canaries or nearer home. With the
fleet falling to put 10 an appearance
around the West Indies, action against
the island of Porto Rico will not be
much longer deferred.
The protests against the renomina-
ton OF Postmaster War6eld, of Balti.
more, will have no effect and the full
slate already announced will 60
through.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
issued call for the condition of ma.
tional banks at the close of business on
Nay 5.
Orders have been given for 10000
hammocks for the use of the army. Elk.
psrts have reported that a hammock ia
an absolute necessity in Cuban cam
paignA 1t is the Only means to escape
the vermin which otherwise make
sleep impossible to the soldier, and it is
also the only way he can escape the
fatal dampness of the dank, rich soil.
Engineers went out yesterday to the
neighborhood OF Falls Church and To-
Gated the camp upon which will be
concentrated from so, 600 to 10000 [. S.
troops within the next weeK or TWO.
The track selected embraces about 400
acres Of and we'll watered and wooded.
The camp ground lies about two and
half miles south of Falls Church, on
the liue OF the Southern Railway and
about mile and half from the cleo
tric road running to Washington.
By Friday morning the commanding
general OF the United States army,
Major General Miles, will have assem-
bed his staff around him at Tampa,
Fla. He leaves Washington to.mor-
row night.
The Senate has concurred in the
House amendments to the immune and
engineer bill and it now goes to the
President.
Several of the new major generals
were at the War Department to-day
eudeavoring to arrange for the details
of their stats and other matters neces.
sary to their taking up active service.
Among them were Generals Lee, Will
son and Wheeler. General Lee proba.
bly, is under more pressure than any of
his brother major generals in the ap.
Dointment of his staff. There are at
laast twenty applicants for every place
He declared 10 day that he had not
yet been able to complete his selection.
The cotton report for the month Of
May shows reduced acreage in every
ott)n growing State. the general result
nd eating breadth of 93.4 as compared
with the acreage OF last year, or re-
duc,ion &C per cent.
The House committee on foreign
affairs considered the Hawaiian annexs
ton resolution to-day. Lieut.. -General
Scho6eld, retired, o. S. 4 , and Rear
Admiral John G. Walker, retired, .. S.
N, were before them and advocated
The committee stands II
to in favor of annexation. A recess
was taken until Thursday at the re-
quest of democrats for more time.
Sone Of the employees of the Navy
this morning united in pre-
senting 10 Mr.. Roosevelt g very hand.
some, silyer-mounted cavalry sabre
which he displayed with pride upon
ais desk to all his callers.
1t the instance of the republican
members of the House elections COM |
mittee, the contested election case of
10 this week, and not Until next Tues.
lay. This is the second postponement
If the case at the instance of the repub |
leans.
Mr.. William Malone, of the coast line |
y stem of railroads, was at the War
this morning on business
'elating to the transportation of the
that has been and is being
made at Petersburg.
Mr.. Quesada, Secretary of the Cuban
delegation, says that the wiping out Of
he Spanish chips like so many cookie
shells made plain the fact, we'll known
% those familiar with Spain's resources,
hat she had lot of old wooden craft
which would suffice for dress parade in
inc of peace and would give on out
ward appearance of the possession of an
actual navy. The Spanish naval off,
'ers, MIR. Quesada said, were about the
pest feature of the Spanish service, but
hey were powerles5 as result of COR
upt administration of naval affairs at
Madrid. The guns had none of the
nodern mechanism and the gun
lers were Impractical. All this
lad served to place the Spanish
hips at the mercy of the strong modern
ornament under Commodore Dewey.
dr. Quesada said the Arst reverse of
his paper navy" was simply fore.
asst of what would follow, when the
anne class of worthless ships with
worthless guns and worthless gunners,
net Admiral Sampson and other com.
aanders of the American fleets.
The archDishops of the Catholic
,hurch in the Unitsd States have
greed upon letter. addressed 10 the
leroy and laity of the country. The
etter bears on the war with SPAN; and
7ill be read in all the churches on Sum-
ay. 1t is Endorsed by Mgr. Martinelli,
be apostolic delegate 1t supports the
FAR aud says: Whatever may have
cen the individual opinions of the
americans prior to the declaration of