Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-11
FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. April II.

this afternoon. Inc ceTemoDS WIS
simple one. 1t consisted OF the mere
exchange of Publications OF the
treaty of Paris. The engrossed copy
made in Spain was handed to President
Mckinley 10y Ambassador Cambon, act
iug for Spain. La turn the President
handed 10 Ambassador Cambon the
American cory of tbs treaty.
The State Department this morning
received a cablegram from Consul
Wildman ut Hong Kong. 1t contained
but one word, which speaks volumes.
The word is plague which means
that the plague has again broken out
in Hong Kong.
Some anxiety il felt at the War De-
psrtment in regard to the dispatch from
General Otis this morning about the ut
tack on General MacArthur's line OF
supplies. Il has been thought here
nat the natives north of Manila were
100 cowed snd dispersed 10 prevent a
renewal of hostiiites on their part, but
the aggressive action referred 10 shows
more determination than they were
credited with 1t now seems that those
who were driven from Malolos will
prove more annoying than was eX-
pec,ed.
CAPTAIN Edward Il. Plummer, aide
de csmn to Gen. Shafter, before the
court Of inquiry on the beef question
testified this morning as to the manner
OF transporting provisions to the front
from SiDoney. Efforts were made to
send as much bacon as possible TO the
front as the men complained of the
canned roast beef Major General Shat
ter, who had charge of the Cuban
campaign was the next witness.
He first heard of the intention to use
canned roast beef from Gen. Eaean in
Washington before the war. The
question Of loading beef on the h0of
mere. the General said, was too rdicu
,ous 10 talk about. Such a plan would
10 in this country, but would be too
hazardous for such campaign as ne
went through. He never heard COM
plaint of the canned roast beef as being
unfit fer food until he returned from
Cuba. He only heard one complaint
of the refrigerated meat, which was
from a commissary who said the meat
was spoiled before it reached the camps.
The beet had been removed too late IN
the day and the hot sun had spoiled it.
There were no complaints to
him from the Rough Riders or
their commander, Colonel Roosevelt.
Maj. Lee read from report OF Roose.
Welt to Col. Wood, in which it was said
that the Rough Riders lad nothing to
eat but what they captured lrom the
Spaniards. "If they didn't, +" said Gen.
eral Sbafter, ''it was their own fault,
through their own carelessness in not
carving three days rations with them. "
General Skater said if officers put up
money to buy certain ratioEs, cs Roose-
welt reported to Wood. it was their
privilege to do so. ''It they wanted
de!icacies could not help that"
Eighty percent of the line officers
condemn the canned roast beef said
Major Lee. u don't believe it was un-
fit ior food said General Shafter ''lt
is not palatable, that is true, but l
wouldn't condemn it absolutely. In
colder climates it would be very good
indeed General Shafter said he
heard no complaints at all until he
came back to this country. He was
not questioned by Major General Miles
on the subject. General Shafter
then spoke in high terms OF the refrige-
| rated beef. He did not believe, he
said, that one per cent of it was spoiled.
The following changes in the fourth
class postofiices in Virginia were made
to-day: Richpatch, Allegheny county,
VIM. Craver appointed postmaster,
vice Samuel z. Hook, resigned; Sweet
ChalyDeate Allegheny county, Carter
D. Hunter, vice J. w. Payne, resigned.
Now that all of General Miles
charges against the administration have
been sustained by the testimony of re-
liable witnesses, the Generals friends
saw he desires vindication by the peo-
ple of the country, and will seek it st a
Presidential election. There is no
doubt, as Mr.. Speaker Reed, and eS.
Congressman Mahany of New York,
saw. that though Mr.. Hanna's money
and the office holders will renominate
Ir. Mckinley, his popularity with the
voters is nothing like as great as it was,
and even the g. A. r. and the Union
Veterans Union have abandoned him
since his recommendation for the care
Of Confederate graves.
The hugo spirit is rampant at the
State DEPARTING where the talk is to
The effect that Germany has long been
antagonistic 10 this country and that
her present attitude on the Samoan
question only makes public the feeling
she has entertained since the United
States adopted their new policy Of ex-
pansion. and that if she puts on more
airs. she can have them.whipped out of
her in short order. There is no doubt
of the fact that such is the depressed
condition of this country now, and so
dark Is the future to millions of the
PEOPLE, that war with Germany, or,
indeed, with any other nation, would
be welcome, as means By which EN-
plovnent could be obtained.
The annual meeting Of the alumni OF
the University of Virginia, of this city,
will be held here next Tuesday night.
Mr.. Cabell, who formerly tock prom
inent part in such meetings, is not here
now, having gone back to Virginia.
Judge Riley, of Accomack county,
Virginia, who still has hopes of Il con-
5ulate, says there is no republican party
in Virginia now and has not been since
1872, when the State voted for Grant
and Wilson. There are few fossil re-
mains, and q few that followed Gen.
Malone like sheep, when he had salt
and corn, but when that gave out, they