Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81.

last week, has touch OF malaria, and
is confined to his room at No. 131 B
street southeast. He spent most of
Yesterday in bed, but was degree bet
ter this morning. His physician tells
him he must remain in Washington
probably for two or three days longer.
Col. Bryan has not yet received any
word from the War Department con-
corning the discharge of the sick men
of his regiment. 1t is more than likely
that he will not be in Jacksonville again
before the end of this week. As he
supposed he would be detained here for
some days he telegraphed for his wife,
but it is doubtful now II he will be al.
lowed to remain here long enough TO
see her.
The first session of the General Grand
CHAPTER of the Order of the Eastern
Star met in Masonic Hall. this morn.
ing, Most worthy Grand Matron Mrs.
Mary Z Partridge presiding. The hall
was beautifully decorated Tor the occa-
sion and the procession of grand danes
and officers of the General Grand Chap
Ter that opened the ceremonious session
was an impressive spectacle. After the
march the proceedings were formally
opened and addresses of welcome were
made to which Mrs. Hattie E. Ewing,
Right Worth Associate Grand MatroD,
responded. At o'clock the delegates
were presented TO the President at the
White House and reception will be
rendered the members of the order by
the Grand Chapter of the District at
the National Rifles Armory this even
ing.
General Wade has reported to the
War Department that Manzanillo will
be evacuated October 9TH. General
Corbin has asked General Wade
TO furnish the information as to
the strength OF the United States forces
at that point as early as pos
sible in order that troops may be trans
ported to Manzanillo and be ready to
land simultaneously with the Spaniards'
withdrawal. The new garrison will be
selected from the troops at Huntsville
and will hardly exceed one regiment,
though it may be as small as one bat
talon. 1t will embark from Savannah
in about week.
The War Department inquiry com.
mission met at 10 o'clock and at 1880
adjourned for the day. The scope OF
the inquiry was determined, the com.
mission deciding to investigate the adj
jutant generals office, the quartermas-
ter generals department, subsistence
department, medical department, and
practically every department that has
had anything to do with the enlist
ment and equipment of the army.
Resolutions were adopted requiring the
secretary of war, the adjutant general,
quartermaster general, commissary
general and the surgeon general to
transmit to the commission all COM
plants that have been received by
them since April 1st, 1898, touching
the conduct of the war, and that this
commission invite and is ready and
will receive and consider any COM
plants about the management of any
of the various branches OF the War De-
partment from any person or persons,
and that they respectfully request that
such complaints be made in writing,
stating the facts that the parties may
know OF their own knowledge, plainly
and in detail, giving the names of the
officers or enlisted men who may be
charged with misconduct or incom-
potency and that the communication
be addressed to the secretary of the
commission at Washington.
A member of the war investigating
commission made the statement to-day
that it would be in session at least three
months.
Among the applicants for the post
mastership of this city is Mr.. Archibald
Greenless, brother-in-law of Mr.. Park
Agnew, of Alexandria. He has very
strong backing, but. it is said by some,
that Mr. Lewis Wiue, a partner of Mr.
B. H. Warner, will probably get the
place.
Several of the government depart.
ments here are in receipt of complaints
from different parts of the country of
the disregard of the civil service law by
government officials. but it is given out
at all those departments that no notice
will be taken of any of these complaints
unless they involve some specific charge
Of dereliction in official duty.
At the rooms of the democratic
congressional campaign committee to-
day everything was reported lovely,
and the complexion OF the next House
democratic beyond peradventure. Even
the Northwest, it was said, would show
large democratic gains, and that the
war was u harm, instead of good to
the republicans. An increase in the
number of democratic Congressman is
confidently expected the Maryland and
West Virginia, and in Virginia a solid
delegation, the only doubtful district
there being, it is said, in Staunton, the
10th. In several of the districts the op-
position to the democratic ticket will be
merely nominal, among them the 1st,
9th, 9TH and Sth. Mr. Hay, the demo-
cratic nominee in the eth, having moth
ing to fear in his own district, is now
helping Mr.. Epes in the 4th.
Quite number of Virginia republi
cans are here to-day, among them
Messrs. Aenew, Brady, Bowden, Brown
Allen, Nichols, Groner and others.
Some of them were at the rooms Of the
republican congressional campaign COM
mittee. Though the hatchet was nom
inally buried by the two republican fac
tons in that State, it is understood to
be at work as vigorously as ever, and
will so continue until the next Presi-
dental election, when the cohesive pow
er of public plumber will bring them
together again.