Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May Z.

General Elwell S. Otis, Z. s. A.; Brig
adler General John ]. Coppinger, Brig
sdier-General William r. Shafter, Brig
adier-General William NJ. Graham,
Brigadier-General James F. Wade,
Brigadier General Henry G. Merriam;
James H. Wilson, of Delaware; kItz-
hugh Lee, of Virginia; William J: SsW..
ell, of New Jersey; Joseph Wheeler, OF
Alabama.
Colonies to be brigadier-generals--
Thomas NJ. Anderson, 14th infantry;
Charles E. Compton. 4th cavalry; Abra-
ham K. Arnold, lst cavalry; John S.
Poland, 18th infantry; John c. Bates,
ID infantry; Andrew S. Burt, 25th
infantry; Simon Snyder, 10Th infantry;
Hamilton s. Hawkins, 20ch infantry;
Royal T. Frank, 1st artillery; Jacob +.
Kent, oath infantry; Samuel S. Sumner,
9th cavalry; Francis l.. Guenther, 4th
artillery; Guy V. Henry, 10th cavalry;
John l. Rodgers, 5th artillery; Louis d,
Carpenter, 9Th cavalry; Samuel B. M,
Young, Bird cavalry; John NJ. Bacon,
Sth cavalry: Edward B. Williston, i n
artillery.
Lieutenant colonies to be brigadier..
generals-Henry W. Lawton, inspector
general, George NJ. Randall, S:h intan-
try; Theodore Schwan, assistant adju-
rant general: William Ludlow, corps Of
engineer; Adna R. Chaffse, 3rd cav
airy; George W. Davis, 14th infantry;
Alfred E. Bates, deputy paymas'er'
general.
Subsistence Experimentation. Chss.
Patrick Eagan, to be commissary gen.
eral of subsistence with rank OF briga-
dier-general.
Lieut.. Col. John Francis to be assist
ant commissary general of subsistence
with rank of colonel Major Wells
| Willard, commissary of subsistence, to
be assistant commissary general OF sub
sstence with rank oflieutenant colonel
Capt. Tasker Howard Bliss, to be com.
missary of subsistence with rank of
major; First Lieutenant John Little,
| 14th Infantry, to be commissary of sub
sistence with rank of captain.
Pay department-Harry L. Rogers to
be psymaster with the rank of major.
senator-elect McComas and Senator
Wellington of Maryland had confer
ence with the President to-day which
resulted in the official announce
ment that the following Mary
land appointments would be made by
the President Naval officer at the
port of Baltimore, Norman B. Scott;
appraiser at Baltimore, Henry R. Tor
bet: postmaster, Warfeld, renomi-
mated; collector at Baltimore, William
F. Stone United States marshal, VIM.
Airy: United States District Attorney,
John c. Rose; surveyor Of the port,
John B. Hanna.
[ 1t is expected that the extraordinary
expenditures for the army and navy on
account of the war for the first six
months of the coming fiscal year will
make the general deficiency appropria-
| ton bill, now being held in the House
committee on appropriations, reach an
aggregate of about S12O, 100000.
The Horse Show commenced here
this evening under the most favorable
auspices. The exhibits from Virginia
were particularly attractive, especially
those from Alexandria, Fairfax, Lou
doun, Fauquier and Prince William
counties.
Many Yitginians here will attend the
unwilling of the monument to the Y.
NJ. I. boys who fell at the battle OF
Newmarket, at that place on the 18th
instant. The orator will be MIR. John
S. Wise. of New York.
| Congressman Hay of Virginia has re-
turned from Petersburg, whittier he
went to attend the democratic Con-
gressional convention that yesterday
| nominated Mr.. Epes, who was recently
deprived OF his eat 10 Congress by its
republican partisan majority. He says
the democrats of Mr.. Epes's district are
| provoked at the treatment he received
at the hands OF 3 republican Congress
and will re-elect him by an increased
maj ority.
Judge Strother, republican, of the
9th Virginia district, is here to-day.
He says Congressman Walker, who
now represents that district, will never
be renominated again by mis- party in
that district.
Congressman Lamb of Virginia, with
plans and maps of the grounds at
Camp Lee, Richmond, was at the
White House and the War Depart
ment to-day, to recommend that ground
as a favorable place for the concen-
tration of troops for the Spanish war
Senator Sewell of New Jersey, who
has been nominated for Major General
of Volunteers, will not resign his seat
in the Senate, but will ssk for leave of
absence.
John P. Ackerly was appointed post
master at Lexington, Virginia, to-day.
Senator Daniel, a member Of the Sen
ate finance committee, says the demo
cratic members of that committee are
willing to allow the administration all
the money it NAV want to prosecute
the war, but that they think the amount
of bonds provided for By the new tax
bill little too large. t;237 49, EaC1pr
Both the Virginia Senators and all
the democratic members of the House
and Mr.. Yost, a republican member
from that State, and Congressman Page
Morris of Minnesota, have eXerted
their utmost efforts to have Adjutsnts
General Male appointed brigader gen.
eral of the Virginia volunteers, but
they fear that their efforts have been in
vain.
The Secretary of the Navy sent 70 the House
to-day deficiency estimate of S2O.STb 500
for the remainder of the present fiscal year
ar on account of the fiscal year 1899. The
cost of the Spanish war will never be told.
The President announced to-day he would