Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
rrsspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ID.
General Miles is still making efforts
to have the proposed military parade
take place in New York next Saturday
At 1880 O'Clock this morning the gen
eral was in conference with the Presi-
dent. He carried with him q copy Of
the dispatch he received late yesterday
from Col. Greenleaf chief surgeon Of
the army, who is now at Camp Wikoff
Ia that message Col. Greenleaf repre-
seuted that the cavalry and artillery
regiments were in fine condition and
that they desired to march from Mon
tauk to Long Island City and parade in
New York.
a telegram was to-day received at
the War Department from Gen
sral Brock stating that the nun
Der OF sick troops in Porto Rico is 1,SS6
III typhoid, Al malaria, 1862 other
diseases. Investigation of two deaths
Mt Ponce shows them to be yellow
fever, which originated in the quarter
masters hospital. One more case de.
veloped All troops at Ponce have
been removed to camps.
The following appointments by the
President were announced to-day
Frank c. Ramsey, of Idaho, to be
United States Marshal for the district
Of Idaho Charles II. Senseny, to be
Surveyor OF Customs ut Wheeling, w.
Va.
The Cabinet to-day took recess IN
til 800 after having been in session two
hours and half. 1t was said that it
had not yet completed the instructions
to be given to the members Of the Paris
peace commission. All the members
were present but Secretary Alger. Sec
rotary Day said he had not handed in
bis resignation.
About noon to-day Dick Smith, alias
Le Graves, an old soldier, aged 20, en-
tered the shooting gallery at 225 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, and after
loading q pistol for the purpose of tar
get shooting, deliberately turned the
pistol toward himself and fired, dying
almost instantly.
Congressman Bailey, the democratic
leader of the House. will speak at Chat
BAN, in Pittsylvsnia county, Virginia,
next Monday, and ia Danville the fol.
lowing day. He will take the ground
that he has taken ever since 1896, that
the Chicago platform was not only til
strongest, but the best. the democrat
could have made.
The executive committee of the ma
tional pure food association that met
here yesterday adjourned this morning
after recommending that the members
of the association see to it that all Con-
eressmen be urged to support the bill
prevent the adulteration of food, and
agreeing to hold meeting of the asso.
citation in this city on the 18th Of next
January, when Congress will be in ses-
sion,
OF tbs men requested by the Presi-
dent to become members of the COM
mission he would employ to white
wash the War Department, four have al
ready declined to act, ex-senator Man
derson. Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. Lamont and
General Gordon, and others it is
thought may follow their example. Mr..
Mckinley is having so much trouble in
finding men willing to act as members
of any such commission that it is cur
rently reported here be may abandon
the idea of creating it, and leave the
nstter to Congress, especially as he was
forced by popular clamor to favor it.
and also as it is believed that Congress
will order an investigation, no matter
what sort of q report any commission
he might appoint would make. He
has invited ex Secretary OF War Endi'
colt, ex-Secreiary Ransom, of North
Carolina, and Charles DENLY, ex-min.
isIer to China, to serve on the commits
sion, to fiji the places of some of those
who have declined to serve. 1t is un.
cefetcod that ex-Minister DENLY is
willing to act OF the commission, but
the attitude OF the others is not known.
As the pressure for ofice is still
atrong, in order to make places for
more oiics seekers the Treasury De-
pertinent has enlarged its detective