Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.
The War Department investigating
commission resumed its examination of
Major General Wheeler this morning.
General Wheeler admitted the truth Of
many of the complaints alleged, but ex.
planned that they were not evils or sins
OF omission or commission. One Of
them was that four men we're obliged
to sleep in one tent. General Wheeler
said this was customary during the civil
war and was no great crowding. THAT
is customary" said Gen. McCook, and
General Wilson said that while he was
at West Point the cadets slept four in a
tent. The charge that private Parrat
died of neglect in his tent was next
taken up. General Wheeler said he
had ordered Major Beach to investigate
and report and his report was now in
Washington. General Wheeler said
that while the report shows that DR..
Tabor, the attending surgeon, was q
little bluff with his men, his devotion
aud efficiency while at Santiago is tes-
s led to by all his men, who asked that
he be retained in the service. DR.. Ia
Dor, ne said, made mistake and should
have sent this patient to the hospital.
though they were crowded. "But the
surgeons were sometimes sick and irri-
table and l called,their attention to it.
They admitted it, but l knew how it
was, as l had passed through the sick
ness myself" He was sure most of the
sickness was brought to the camp from
santiago and was not engendered at
Montauk. Rev. Heber Newtop's ar
raignment Of the camp was wholly I'm.
justified, said General Wheeler. The
General said we ought 10 go back to
the time of the blowing up OF the Maine
and recall the general alarm and inter.
ference with business, and the rush
with which we went into the war. He
said he urged the President to act at
once. General Miles told US We must
expect to be in Cuba from one to two
years. We did not dream OF coming
back into q camp within month. The
country would have laughed at the idea
of establishing camp for an army re.
turning at the time We left. That was
an unexpected necessity that arose
afterwards"
On the recommendation OF Secretary
Long President Mckinley to-day ap.
pointed as civil engineer in the United
States Navy Andrew c. Cunningham
and H. II. Rousseau, of New York, and
Fred Thompson, of the District of Co.
lumbia.
Jesse F Gates Of Grimes battery who
fired the first cannon shot at San Juan
Hill, was at the White House to-day to
ask that the President assist him in
securing q medical examination in this
city on claim for pension. His upper
lip and upper front teeth were Torn
away by piece Of shell. His home is
at Haywood, Illinois. Secretary Alger
took an interest in the case and it is
probable that Gates's request will be
granted.
The General Council of the Episco-
pal Church of this country met here
this morning with large attendance.
Among the subjects to be discussed
during its session will be g change in
the name OF the church and q PROPOSE
ton restricting divorce. In all the
Southern States the delegates to such
councils are entertained at the private
residences Of the church members, but
here most OF them stop at hotels and
pay their own bills.
The treatment the administration has
accorded Colonel Bryan has been so
generally censured that il is reported
to-day his regiment will be mustered
OUT during the next few days, so that he
can take part in the political campaign.
There is no trouble about obtaining
information respecting the character Of
any of the official reports OF the fight
Jog in Cuba except that of Colonel
Roosevelt, but that is locked I'D Sc.
clrely and is invisible to newspaper
correspondents. 1t Is said to-day it
may be made public after the election;
Ex-U. S. Senator Henderson, now of
Alexandria county, was here to-day.
He says he intends to do all he can
during the next session of Congress to
obtain an appropriation for the pro.
posed Arlington track, and that as
some congressman oppose bill to al
low railroad Drluge across the AQue-
duct bridge, on the ground that their
horses will be scared when driving
over that bridge, they should certainly
not oppose bridge at Arlington over
which no railroad asks to pass. Now
that the army is to be enlarged, Mr..
Henderson says there is greater need
than ever for bridge from this city to
the pstisnal cemetery.
People from Virginia here today say
there is very little excitement in their
State respecting the congressional cam
paign now in progress there, except in