Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gszette.l
Washington, March IS.

Correspondence or the hleXsnura usho''o'l
Washington, March IS.
General Eagan has notified the court
of inquiry that he will reappear before
it on Wednesday. Captain George b.
Davis, of the subsistence department,
was before the court of inquiry this
morning and testified to the making
of the contracts with Swift 4 Co., for
supplying meat to the army in Cuba.
He stated that his understanding of
the contract was that the refrigerated
beef should keep for seventy-two
hours after being taken from ship
ouly when put in shore refrigerators.
He contradcted General Eagan, who
testified that the contract was that the
meat should keep for seventy-two
hours, wherever taken. The wording
of the contract beara out Gen. Eagan.
The witness said that no time limit
was mentioned in the advertisement Tor
bids and therefore could not be an es-
sential point in the contract. All OF Ar
mour's representatives deny the state:
ment of Sergeant Mason that one OF
them told him that preservative had
been used on the beef. General Eagan
will stestify ard also General Miles
will testify in rebuttal and any witness
| suggested by him will be examined.
| 4 good republican from Alexandra,
here today, says the republicans there
are so numerous that they are divided
into three factions, one OF which sup
| ports the State executive committee, one
that opposes that committee, and the
other headed, by Mr.. Morgan, and com
posed mostly of negroeswho say they
are excluded from office and are there
fore in the market to the highest bid
der; and that really, neither in that city
nor in Virginia is there much to induce
honest republicans to go TO the trouble
OF maintaining the party.
1t is said at the Surgeon Generals
office here that judging from the re-
ports of the field surgeons at Manila,
the Filipinos have prOfted by the ex-
ample OF the children OF Israel in the
land of Canaan, who incapacltated from
active hostilities so many of the in
habitants of that land, not, however,
ry making them conform to the prac-
tice of one rite of their religion, but &C
complishing the same end by sending
diseased women among them.
1t is the general impression here that
the administration in its attempt to
sew up the Filipinos with single
stitch has taken a contract it will tind
it difficult to fill, and that many stitch.
IS will have to be taken and much time
spent before that object can be accom-
plished, and that, TOO, leaving out OF
account the large amount Of blood and
money that will necessarily be eXpend'
I'd. The army bill authorizes the Pres
dent to increase the army by thirty
five thousand volunteers, and it Is nat,
urally surmised, in view OF the urgent
need of reinforcements at Manila, that
the increase Of the army TO that extent
will be made. a large force Of regu
lars is already being hurried oil, and
more would be if they were available
Capt Pat McCaul, the republican candidate
Tor vernon of Virginia a the last guberna
torial election in that State and now holding
! commission in the U. S. army as captain IL
quartermaster department, will be mustered
out oh the / 18th proxmo. The Captain hail:
from the Sth Virginia district, but for some
mouths before he got his commission in tin
army. lived in this city where he has many
friends.
Virginia democrats here today, who arr
avowed friends of Senator Martin say they
will not oppose any Noting that may b'
held for the purpose of trying to change The
mode OF electing Us. Senator in their state
as they are convince by what they know O
the feeling of the vast majority of the demo
Gratis Of all sections OF their State, that no mat
ter by what mode the next US. Senator may
bs elected, their friend will be chosen By
I'D overwhelming majority.
dispat h received at the War Department
today from Ma lila says Prince Loewenstein
with General Wheaton's command, on The
morning OF the goth took refreshments t.
officers OF the Second Oregon on firing line
Was cautioned as to danger but advanced
with liue when it charged insurgent intrench
,neuts He was killed By the enemy and {
friend W tn IN was wounded. His remains
we're delivered TO friends in Manila.
Captain Cooper, commanding the Chicago
telcgraphs the Navy Department from Hamp
ton Roads this afternoon as follows: Chi
cago arrived Sherman much improved"
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