Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May 81.

81. Kyd Douglas assAssistant Adiutant
General in the volunteer army, an old
comrade and fellow staff officer of Maj.
DIS remarked today that the President
would have done we'll to have named
him for a brlgadier. Major Douglas has
had an experience in which few men
living can now boast, having served up
on the staff Of Stonewsll Jackson up to
the time cf his death and afterwards
with Generals Edward johnson and
John B. Gordon. Towards the close OF
the war he was in command of Early's
old brigade, which fred the last shots
at Appomattox. Since the war Major
Douglas has bean successfully colonel
and brigadier general of the Maryland
State troops, and during Governor
Browns administration was the adju-
tant general of the State. During the
great strike in western Maryland
several years ago General Douglas was
10 Chief command and added new
laurels to his reputation as a skilliul
officer.
One hundred and three thousand
volunteers have been mustered into the
service of the United States according
to the reports which have reached AID.
iutant General Corbin and by the end
of next week the officials hope every
man of the 125, 900 called for will have
taken the oath and sworn allegiance to
protect the United States government
ia its war with Spain. The mastering in
of the regular army branch with view
to increasing it to 10000 men, the war
strength authorized by law, continues
in all directions though reports of the
officers engaged in the work are not yet
at hand to indicate the precise number
of recruits which have been Sc
cured. Arrangements are making for
the recruiting of the immune" regi'
ments in the Gulf States. A circular
prescribing the mode of recruiting al d
the qualifications requisite for enlist
ment will be prepared and circulated
freely in the South. Owing to the gres
rush of business the probability Is that
week will elapss before anything fna'
! can be done in this direction. 81
colonies for these volunteer immune
regiments were nominated by the Pres
ident Yesterday and it is said that some
of the remaining colonelcies will be
given to negroes who have been pressed
tor appointment. Two OF the sp.
pointees TO colonelcies are now detailed
for duty in the Adjutant Generals Office
at the War Department-Messrs. Ser
gent and Petit.
Instructions have been issued to col
lectois OF customs on the Atlantic sea
board that, while the Spanish fleet is a.
large in the waters of this continent
all applications for clearance of vessels
for West Indian, Mexican, Contra
American aud South American ports
must ba referred to the Treasury De
psrtment with recommendations, be
fore the same are issued. This order il
intended to prevent coal from being
supplied 10 the Spanish fleet. Should
the eport of the collector, which mus
accompany the application for Gear
ance, prove entirely satisfactory, order
granting the clearance will be issuet
Immediately, but should it contain an!
elements of uncertainty as to its tina
destination or ultimate purpose
thorough investigation will be made.
The Senate committee on fuanc
met again to-day and Immediately en-
tered upon the task of revising the wa
revenue bill which the development
of the past week have shown to be de
fective. 1t is believed at the Caplto
that the tax on tobacco will be reduced
to u cents and that the gold bont
clause will be stricken out.
Among the candidates for the repub
lican congressional nomination in th'
Petersburg, Virginia, district are tn
incumbent, Mr.. Thorp, ex-Congress
men Gaines, and w. H. Jones, a negr'
messenger in one of the department
here, who says that MIR. Epes was fair
ly elected in 1896.
The matter of eflecting q reunion Q
the two wings of the republican party
ia Virginia will be in allegiance unit
the next meeting of the executive com
mittee of the anti Lamb wing, which
probably will not be held for week.
| Upon receiving news of the disaster
resulting in the death of and injury tx
number Of the Missouri soldiers neal
| Chattanooga to-day, Secretary Algel
sent dispatch to Msj. Gen. Brooke
commanding at Chickamsuga, direct
ing that the dead be buried with the
honors of war and that immediate
steps be taken to prosecute the railroad
responsible for the disaster.
Congressman Swanson has appointed
W. II. Early of Carroll county, Va, 8
cadet at the Annapolis naval academy
and Edwin Watson, of Martinsville
| alternate.
Among the new quartermasters ap-
pointed is Capt. Mcdonald, an ex Con-
fedelate. who, during the war between
the States, was in command of battery
on the Mississippi that sunk federal
boat on which Admiral Dewey was g
lieutenant.
General Joe Wheeler has not resign.
ed his seat in the House, but those who
know him say he has no idea of draw
ing his salary as member of that body.
1t is we'll known here that Mr.. Speak
er Reed and Mr. John Wise do not dit
ferent widely in their opinion of South
ern republicans. During the whole OF
Judge Waddill's term Mr.. Reed never
put him on any committee and though
Mr.. Thorp has been member for three
months and DR.. Wise for a month,
neither one has as yet obtained place
on any committee.
The war feeling among the Southern mem
| beers Of Congress never was strong, no matter