Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

Ramon Banco had surrender
ed Havana to the secretary at Wash
ingtou. Secretary Alger made a brief
call upon the President, and he was
asked if there was any basis for the re-
port. Not the slightest" said Gen.
Alger, $50 far as we have been Inform
ed"
Among callers at the White House
this morning was Mr.. John T. Dickin'
son, of Texas. He has strong backing
for the secretsryship OF the United
States commission to the Paris ESposl'
lion. If q democrat is appointed 1t Is
believed he will receive the honor.
Friends of Mr. Fred Bracket OF Mary
taud. Chief Clerk of the Treasury, say be
pas the promise of the secretaryship.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: To be surgeons
IN the Marine Hospital Service: Jos.
II. White, Stephen D. Brooke, Eugene
Wasdin, Arthur H. Glenman aud Cy-
rs T. Peckham To be agents for In
ham: George W. Hayzlett, of Iowa;
Howell p. Mayton, of Indiana; Nathan
=. Johnson, of South Dakota, and
tleniy l. Spackman, of South Dlkota.
70 he officers of the militia of the Dis
,ricl OF Columbia: Henry May, colonel
of the first regiment; Daniel Virgil
Chisholm, captain of Company B, sec
battalion; Charles Lewis Lanham, first
lieutenant of Company A, Oh bat
.aliou; Alfred A. Smith, first lieuten-
ant OF Company B. 9Th battalion; Sam
uel Louis Franklin Piper, first lieu
tenant of Company 9, first separate
battalion; John h. Lewis, quartermaster
of the second battal o q; Harry Thomas
lie GrOot, adjutant of the second bat
alioL Leigh Hill French, inspector OF
rifle practice, 9Th battalion; Alexander
NJ. ALISON, second lieutenant of Com
pany c, lst battalion, and Will Emery
Sorrells, second lieutenant of Company
D, 6.h battalion.
1t is stated at the War Department
this morning that Inspector Mills, who
was detailed by that department to ex-
anime and make report on 1yron, n.
O., as suitable site for the establish
mont of a national camp, has reported
uufavorably, stating that the country
is rather too billy aud rolling to make
Il good site.
Oithe troops now at San Francisco
there will be selected 10000 of the best
disciplined and equipped, who will be
selt to Manila at once. Some War De-
partment officials say it may be nee
essary to increase General Merlitrs
:orce to more than $4,000 men, the
number decided upon yesterday, if the
insurgents under Chief Aguinaldo
.hould become troublesome.
Orders were issued at the War De-
partment this afternoon directing the
troops of General Coppinger's corps to
move from Fernandina and Tampa,
Fla, to Huntsville, Ala, where they
rill establish camp.
A cablegram was received at the
State Department to-day from Rome
saying that out of regard for
lie United States, the Italian
Government had telegraphed Admiral
,audiAui at Garthagena, Columbia to give
The colombian government eight months
time in which to settle with Cerruti's cred
itors under the terms of President Cleve'
lands reward.
The personal friends here OF U. S.
Senator Vest of Missouri, who is I'm
questionably one of the ablest men in
the body OF which he is member, say hi;
health, which has been failing for o
year or two, is now so bad that they ex-
pect to hear of his death at any time.
Senator Martin and Representatives
Rixty and Lamb of Virginia were al
NE War Department this morning, and
aavipg visited Camp Alger gave a full
and correct account of the late affair
here, and were informed by Adjt.-Gen
Iorbiu that an inspector would be sent
here at once, and full and complete
investigation Of the matter be made
some of the officers Of the 3rd Virginia
regiment were so put out by General
Buffers order that they telegraphed,
lot only for the gentlemen previously
,eferred to in this correspondence, but
TO Senator Daniel and the entire con-
.ressional delegation from Virginia, to
come mere and take the regiments part,
butsubsequeutly they were notified that
heir presence would not be required
Senator Daniel was near Chickamauga
when the dispatch caught him. The
more that is known Of the affair, the less
reason appears for the notoriety that
was given to it by Gen. Buffers mex
plicable order. Some of those who
nave been to the scene say Gen. Butler
told some of the members of the regi-
ment that he had heard they refused to
salute negro officers, but that as he did +,
he would see that they should do so
also, and that he actually threatened to
guard the regiment with negro troops,
10 which the reply was that if he should
do so, there would be more dead negroes
at Falls Church than there were at San
liago. Gen. Butler, though once liked
10 Virginia, is now spoken of hsrshly
by every body who comes from that
State, irrespective of their political as
sociations.
Contracts for supplying the new
army camp at Montauk Point, L. l.,
known as Comp Wikoff, have been
made at the following figures Bread
81 cents a pound; beef, Z cents; pota-
toes, l cent, and onions II.
Owing to the late rains the meeting
of the 7th Day Adventists near St.
Asapb, 10 have commenced to day, has
been postponed until tomorrow.
Dispatches from General Miles we're
received at the war office to-day to the
effect that he has established communi.
cation with General Brook, who re-
ports that in a skirmish on the Sth ia.