Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-06

mand of which MIR. Roosevelt will be
lieutenant-c colonel. Most of the men
were mustered in yesterday. The call
ers to-day consisted of a party of
thirty-one, who will be sent forward to
San Antouio to join the main body of
this regiment. The plainsmen and
rough riders were in broad. brimmed
sombreros, and gave unmistakable evil
dence of their ability to round up herd
of refractory steers. They were all tell
and we'll built, bronzed from exposure.
There were several young Englishmen
in the party, who had preferred this
service as more exciting than ranching.
Three ex-policemen of the New York
force were in the party, looking quite
as stalWart as the rauchmen. There
was sprinkling also OF "tenderfeet,"
coming from the colleges and univer-
sites as we'll as from the social centres.
Col. Roosevelt greeted each man per-
sonally and the men were unanimous
in pronouncing him brick"
| Naval officials are not disposed to
attribute to Spanish spies" the fire
which resulted in the destruction Of
between 1900 and l 800 cords of wood
at the Indian Head proving grounds
last week. This is the place where all
the tests OF armor plate are conducted
by the Navy Department. The wood
! destroyed was lot that had been cut
from the large reservation in which the
proving grounds are located, and was
stored on bluff facing the river just to
the north of the valley where the tests
are conducted. Officials say the fire
probably was caused ny the careless.
ness of hunters or tramps There was
no danger to the magazines on the
place as the fire was too far away to do
them harm. The conhagration was not
even made the subject of formal re.
port.
Mojor-General Fitzhugh Lee, of Vir-
fginia, reported to army headquarters
to-day for duty with the volunteers
His assignments have not yet been pub
licly announced, although it is believ
ed that he will be located somewhere
in the South. General Lee said that
the staff officers of his command have
not yet been determined upon finally
The chances of Mr. Algernon Sartoris, 8
grandson of General Ulysses S. Grant
for ole of the staff appointments are
| said to be very good.
Fighting Joe" Wheeler was the
first of the major generals of the volun
teer army to be mustered in. The
oath Of office was administered to him
In the Office of the chief clerk OF the
| War Department about noon to-day
| Gen. Wheeler was not only the first
major general to be mustered into the
volunteer army but he was also the
first ex-Confederate officer TO receive
commission in the military service o.
the United States. Half an hour later
General Fizhugh Lse formally took
the oath of office.
1t is expected in administration circles that
By Sunday news will be received of important
events in Porto Rico.
| The commissions of all of the major general:
recently appointed by the President were
signed this morning.
large crowd of Alexandrians attended the
horse show last night; also Congressman Xix
ey and ex-Congressman Meredith from tht
Alexandria district.
1t is said that Mr.. John A. Logan, son o
General Logan, and Mr.. Russell 4 Harrison
son of ex-President Harrison, Will be appoint
cd colonies in the volunteer army and ASST Il
ed TO datv Oh the staff of corps commanders
1t generally understood that Fort Myer
Va. Atlanta, Ga , Chickamsuga. Tenn Bich
! mond, Va, and L ong Island, n. Y, have heel
virtually selected as the places for the mobi
lzation of the volunteer army.