Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
fOarrespondenoe OF the Alexandria Gasette'l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

The military affairs ommittee OF the
House resumed hearings this morning |
on the Hull army reorganization OIL.
Ousrtermaster General Ludiugton gave
his views OF the requirements oil MS Of
flee for an army of 100000 men. ne
Thought the men who had borne the
heat and burden of the day in the reg
Mar army should be given preference
in promotions over civilians ana Voiun'
teers. Congressman Cox, ofTennessee'
observed that there had not been any
cheat or burden" for the regulars Tor ~
wears past. General Ludipgton sug-
rested that the Hull bill be changed go
"a to promote for business qualilca-
lions" in addition to efficiency of ser
vice. He said seniority of service was
the best rule; though Mr.. Cox tried to
discount this idea. The General SAID
promotion by seniority was all an officer
had to look forward to as the reward OF
his service. Commissary General Eagan
gave his views He was convinced an
army of 100000 men needed 81 officers
in his department. Feeding the SOL
diers well, ne considered the first duty
of the government. He did not under
stand why the adjutant generals office
mt the number st only is. ut was
done there,n he said, "by some geomet...
rical method I cannot understand. -"
Congressman Sulzer asked him how 1t
is that the regulars make NO complaint
about the subsistence department, while
the volunteers complained so much:
"They al get the same rations," replied
the General, land are served alike by
our department"
The War Department to day issued
the following general order: by d.
lection of the President, division to
be known as the Division of Cuba con-
sisting of the geographical departments
and province of the island of Cuba,
with headquarters in the city Of Ha-
yana, is hereby created under command
of Major General John r. Brooke,
United States army, who in addition to
the command of the troops in the dl
vision will exercise the authority of
military governor of the island, Major
General Fitzhugh Lee, United States
volunteers, commanding the Seventh
Army Corps, is assigned to the i'm
mediate command of all the troops in
the province of Havana. Major Gen
eral William Ludlow, United States
volunteers, is designated as the military
governor of the city of Havana and
will report direct to the division COM
mander. He is charged with all that
relates to collection aud disbursement
| of revenues OF the port aud city and its
police, sanitation and general govern
ment, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the President
The morning session of the National
Christian Citizenship Convention to-
DAY was devoted 10 discussions on
cigarettes and Mormonism. Mrs. To-
gals, of st. Louis, reviewed the various
anti-cigarette laws in force in various
States and called upon the guardians OF
youth to demand that more stringent
statutes be enacted by the national
Congress. "The menace of Mormon
ism" was the theme of addresses by
Gen. John Eaton and Mrs. Katherine
Jones Bennett. They spoke of the hor-
rors of polygamy and the disgrace that
would be shouldered by the House OF
Representative # Mr.. Roberts be ad-
mitted to the rights Of the House. They
asserted that Roberts is all avowed
polygamist, lot only in theory, but in
practice, writes in defense of plural
marriages and is o moral peryert on
this subject. He represents thousands
of Mormons of his own belief aud if be
is admitted to the House it will be q
sauationing of polygamy by the nation.
General Brooke was the only witness
examined by the war investigation
commission this morning and his testi.
mony was exclusively defense of his
own administration at Chickamauga.
General Brooke referring to report to
the War Department made by Major
Parker rejecting on his management,
with show CT temper declared the re
port was incorrect and threatened to
court-martial Parker. "Noyou WON'T"
asserted DR.. Conner. "Yes | will"
reoined General Brooke, unless this
commission protects him." General
Beaver declared that although the re-
port was not testimony, it was among
papers sent in by the War Department,
and the commission would protect
Parker as it had been granted authority
to DO so by the President.
The national board OF trade at its
closing session to day pronounced
against postal savings banks; passed
six resolutions favoriug a reduction OF
postage and reconsideration of the
same; declared lie favor ofthe monetary
unit which shall conform to a common
system, by the use of such number OF
grains of gold OF like percentage. Mr.,
Hobart, of Cincinnati, made an effort
TO secure reconsideration Of the vote of
the day before by which the resolution
to put alcohol for use in the artson the
free list, was voted down. The mem
per5 decided to let the former days &C.
tion stand.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day: Mount Olive, Shenandoah coun.
ty, Geo. Eberly, appointed postmaster,
vice Ephraim Baker, removed; Soap
stone, Pittsylvsnia county, Romulus Nj.
Payne, vice Thomas B. Austin, resign
ed; ,Stokesland. Pittsylvania county,
| Miss Dora Whitfield, vice S. W. Cole.
man, removed.
Upon representations made to MIN
yesterday by Congressman Lamb and
Jones the Comptroller of the Treasury
agreed to reopen the case of the Pres
ident's promise to refund to Virginia
the money she paid for equipping
| the trOODS she sent tn the Snar