Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-19
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Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
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Allen. VT, orders have been telegraph
ed 10 the 2nd New York Infantry to re-
turn to Troy: First Illinois Cavalry TO
return to Springfield, and the First
Maine Infantry to return to Augusta
and the SIND Iowa to return to Dies
Moines. The regiments have been or
dered to move as soon as possible TO
thu camps designated, fully equipped,
wi h the ultimate view of being muster
out. General Corbin says the il
tention ia to return, as far as practica
BILE. regiments 10 their own States for
disbaudment. The regiments will be
mustered out, few at time, until the
de fred humber Of from IS 900 to 100 600
have been disposed of.
The following telegram was made
public at the State Department to-day;
GUATEMALA. Aug. 1S.-Ocos was
occupied on the 10Th by the government
;orce and nine thousand sacks of coffee
and other valuable property OF forefgr-
ers Saved from destruction. This &C.
capation was aided without force by
Captain Fegen, Of the British gunboat
Lsander, acting under request OF Brit
ish. German and United States minis
ters. Morales retreated before the ma.
tional troops TO Cuchumatanes mount
lans where he was surrounded and
captured yesterday in cave where he
had been hiding for several days, with
out food and i'll from hunger, fatigue
and exposure. Commanding General
ordered him removed to San Marcos.
Medical aid was summoned but he died
on the way at San Sebastian last night.
This is the end of the revolution"
SPANS prompt appointment of the
military commission for Cuba and Por
to Rico within week after the signing
of the protocol instead of taking advan-
tage Of every minute of the ten days
limit has been surprising and gratifying
20 the authorities at Washington, VINO
also note with extreme satisfaction that
the members in each instance are now
in Cuba and Porto Rico where the
American commissioners may be able
to arrange the first conference with
them in the course of ten days or two
weeks instead OF having to wait until
September IL, the final day according
to the protocol. The latter period was
inserted in the terms in order that
Spain might send officers from the pen
insula who would have consumed near.
ly twenty days in travelling. The fail
ure to take advantage of this delay is
taken by officials to indicate COM
mpndable desire to hasten the evacua-
ion Of the new possessions of the
United States and to give promise
of as speedy settlement of the uncer-
tanties in Cuba particularly as is
practicable under the circumstances
The personnel of the two commissions,
according to information at the War Dc
artment, differs in slight degree from
that given in to.day's press dispatches.
There composition is as follows; For
Cuba-Captain General Ramon Blsnco
Ereuas, Marques de Pena Plata, Gov
ernor General Of the Island OF Cuba;
Major General Adolto Jimines Castel-
lanos Y Tapia, commanding the Span
ish forces in the province OF Puerto
Principe, Cuba, and Vice Admiral Gin
cente de Monterola Y Taxoners, com
handing the Spanish naval force at
General Manuel Macias y Cascade,
Governor General Of the Island OF
Porto Re; Major General Ricardo
Ortego y DEE, military governor of the
city of San Juan de Porto Rico, and
Fleet Captain Eugenio Vallarino y Car
fisco, naval commandant at San Juan.
General Lawton, commanding the
department of Santiago, teiegraphs the
Adjuant General that after being re-
enforced by the Fifth Infantry regi.
ment regulars and 23rd Kansas Infan-
try volunteers, he will have sufficient
force for garrison duty ct Santiago and
vicinity and that it will be unnecessary
to send more troops for that purpose.
Much anxiety is manifested by the
medical authorities at the War Depart
ment les yellow fever may be brought
up from Santiago and that vicinity by
transports bringing troops to Montauk
Point. The authorities at Montauk
have been notified to take every pre-.
caution against the possibility OF an cpl.
demic Of this fever, and the transports
after discharging their passengers will
ne taken OF TO some distant place and
umigsted.
The representatives of the different
ship builders of this country have
commenced to gather here for the
opening of the bids for the new
vessels that the policy of conquest
and aggrand cement requires. The
bids for IS torpedo boats and de.
slroyers will be opened on Tuesday
aext, the 23rd inst. Those for battle
ships, on the 2Sth Of September, and
those for 4 monitors on October 1st,
DR.. Z. A. Gibbs, OF the medical de.
partment of the pension Office, who
died last Monday and was buried here
Yesterday, was sonin-law OF the late
Senator John F. Lewis of Virginia.
Senator Daniel of Virginia, who
came here to see about the Third regi-
ment of Virginia troops, went back
home this evening. He would say
nothing for publication about that mat
ter now, except what the Gazette said
at the time of is occurrence, which was
that mountain had been made out of
mole hill. The Senator says he was
nevered offered a place on the peace
commission.
Under the terms of the protocol the
president was given so days in which
to make the appointments for the
peace commission, and he is in no great
haste to make his selection. The time
of the Cabinet to day was devoted
principally to the subject of mastering
cut the volunteers l. has been decid.