The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-17

g..... no -zr Post;
N.a..r- News. Va, April 16.-Flrst
s-.-..s John Hauhaian, Of the transport
...... a...a brought Secretary Of War
ss.. ..u Havana 20 Old Point Comfort,
.. ....- arrest on board that ship, a.
..r....f OF an interview which appeared
... morning paper charging, on the au-
-..Itv uf HaUhaIan, that the cOmmls-
81. ...artMcut OF the transport Is In
incompetent hands In the interview he
...ar.. taaj tue system Of selecting the
t.-.. F. his department was al fault,
....a that capt Wright employed in=n
.. ... Instance of some Org -nlZatiOn Of
...r ... members Of which knew moth
.ra .r g.r qualifications necessary and
sen. m.g- Interested iu securing positions
s- r.. men than in the welfare OF the
sr....
r.. most serious part Of the charge,
s.s...I was in connection with SeCTe-
-. A-e.rs trip. Hanhalan says that
.....y biscuit and sloppy coffee, half
..-. meats and half-rOOked vegetables
were SERVED uU 10 the distinguished voy-
..-r- 4a. Jlat. IN other respects. the SER
...,. Was nothing like il should have been
.,..r Tile circumstances. He also chaTg-
.. that there vas a clash Of authority
..re-,. First Officer Eisler and MAI.
r....- cruise. the ships cOmmssary.
+.uH..su declared that he knew he was
.....u .u "a big consignment Ot boIhef
..r himself iu making the statements
G.r said h- did no, care 80 long as the
matter was brought to the attention oI
-.- authorities al Washington. He &lso
...# a,- would welcome van investigation.
D. .- more than probable that he VIII Sc
...r. his wish. as First Officer EisleT to-
,.. had him arrested on the charge OF
making false statements about the condl-
r.. OF affairs aboard the ship.
gf coarse. the officers deny Hanhaian
....-mrgrs but Il will probably require
.r official investigation into the matter
q. decide whether they are true or fahe-
Ta. Ingalls, has been in the dry dock az
ir. enipyard here undergoing repairs
She Will probably go out tonight
Died of His Wound.
News was received here to-day to the
e4.-r that Charles WilkersOn. the Chesa-
r..k. ana ohio conductor. who was last
sunday wounded by Ben Bates, bugler
from Fort Monroe, in "A fight between
several citizens and soldiers, died during
.as, night Bates is in jail here \
charge of murder will now be lodged
against him. and he will probably be
given 4 preliminary hearing IN a few
DAYS
Iu the Elizabeth City County Court to-
morrow the case against Col. G. =. Aus
tu charged with committing criminal
assault upon thirteen-year-old Bertha
Tappin. will be again taken up. Intense
interest Is felt I'm the case. The first al
tempt 10 secure a verdict resulted in a
mi-trial
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Taylor is in the city for the purpose Of
examining the site for the 100000 public
building offered by the Old Dominion
Land Company. The figure is said 10 be
S4Upp
The new Merchant and Miners steam
ship kersaw arrived at s o'clock yester-
dan morning, directly from Baltimore, on
her maiden trip 10 Providence. She sailed
yesterday afternoon.
Capt T. II. Sanford. of Baltimore,
IlOyds surveyor. arrived here yesterday
10 hold a survey on the disabled steam
ship CedaTdeue, which arrived Friday
nom -. MiChaels.
H. SClaIeT, one Of Hampton's best
known and wealthiest citizens, died at !
o'clock this morning. He was member
,l the old Richmond HowitZers during
The war. He was in his fifty-seyenth year,
and is survived by one daughter, the wife
VI Hon. +. +. Montague.