Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. y.

DC dlll Oub va 49,
Camp Alger to the close contact OF the
troops. The water supply was sutf'
cient for drinking and cooking pur-
poses. but there was lack OF bathing
facilities, the men bathing only about
once a week. General Graham thought
much of the sickness was due to eating
things outside of the regular rations.
He heartily approved the hospital sys-
tenn organized by the Surgeon General
OF the army. His corps was we'll sup
plied with medicines. For some time
many of theyoung medical officers were
green" but they rapidly learned.
General Graham said it was long
time after getting his corps together be-
fore the regiments were amply supplied
with arms and AMMUNITION. They had
to work night and day to equip some OF
the regiments that were likely to be
ordered TO Cuba. He didn't think the
50 calibrc Springfield rifle, which was
the kind Of arm first furnished, was
suitable for volunteers. They would
be apt to fre wildly at first, and hit al
most anything except that aimed at.
Dir. Conner asked General Graham if
surface drainage got into the wells at
Camp Alger, remarking that one Of the
surgeons made such statement. VI
utterly deny that" replied General
| Graham. Il do not care what the sur
geon says" General Graham also de.
MED charge that garbage was allowed
to accumulate and rot in the camps
aud declared that there never was q
cleaner or better kept camp than Alger.
Gimp Meade, be said, was all that
could be desired. The commission have
decided not to 60 TO Camp Meade just
vet, but instead will leave here Sun
dav afternoon for Jacksonville.
1t is stated at the War Department
that the orders to General Lee to move
his camp from Jacksonville to Savan-
nah were revoked bv Secretary Alger
because the War Department Investi-
eating Commission had notified the de-
partment that they would visit and
inspect the camp at Jacksonville. 1t is
a so said that there is no necessity for
aurryng General Lees corps to Sa-
vannah.
Secretary of War Alger to-day sent
he following telegram to General Lee
vt Richmond 81 have received with
deep concern the press reports Of the
illness of Mrs. Lee. l hope her case is
not so serious as indicated. You may
be sure you have my deepest solictude
10 your anxiety"
The Treasury Department has just
bet advised that the governor general
of the Dutch East Indies has issued q
proclamation that all American yachts
having war newspaper correspondents
on board will be treated as privateers
No reason for the proclamation is
stated, but it is evident that the Dutch
are in dread of yellow journals.
Among the strangers here to-day are
many of the Knights Templars on their
way back to their homes from their late
grand encampment at PittSburg. Some
OF them went to Mt. Vernon.
| 4 New York democrat here to-day
says Mr.. Platt may be smart politi-
clan, but that Mr.. Croker can give him
several points in the game and then
beat him, and that the kowledge of that
fact is SO general in New York that
people there who wager money on the
result of elections are now offering bets
of 81 900 to $500 on Van Wyck's cleo
lion. They also say this is demo
cratic year and that the dem ocratic
majority in New York will be over
fifty thousand.
The Catholic monastery near this
city is now almost ready for the roof.
1t is q large and imposing looking
building and when completed will be
one of the great attractions OF Wash
ngton. Ii is built by al Italian arch
itect and in the style of similar institu-
tons in the old countries.
Intelligence from Virginia here to.
day is to the following effect. The COR
ganizationn republican candidate for
Congress in the Norfolk district and
the negro candidate in the Petersburg
district will remain in the field, so that
there will be two republican candidates
in each of those districts; the demo.
cratic differences in the 9th district
have been satisfactorily settled, and in
the 10th the anti Organization sup.
port OF the republican candidate
will DO him harm with the "or-
ganizatonists," who, it is also said,
are not striving to elect General
Walker Of the 10;h, who alway s
mas opposed them. In the 5th district
It is said the democrats have received
some help from Richmond and from
he tobacco people in other parts of the
State in whose interest Mr.. Swanson has
been especially active, At democratic
Headquarters here. solid democratic
delegation from Virginia in the next
House is confidently expected.
a committee from Philadelphia to-
dav visited the War Department and
made number of requests for troops
to take part in the parade in that city
during the jubilee on October 81. All
they asked was practically granted, but
details are yet to be arranged. Among
the troops they wish to take part are
representations from the 9Th and 10th
negro cavalry and the oath and 18th
negro infantry, because of the assist
ance rendered by them to the Rough
Riders at Ell Caney.
The House of Bishops of the Episco-
palan Convention this morning decid-
ca 10 hold the next triennial meeting at
San Francisco. This conclusion was
not concurred in by the House
of Deputies, but will be when the
matter comes before them in the regu.
lar order Of business. The House of
Deputies consumed most of the morn
ipg in working upon the constitution,
and finally decided 10 adopt articles 7,
y anG q RELATING IN the trials of Rish