Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
TOorregpondence Of the Alsxsndris Gazette.
Washington, July 20.

COrpOraI 1QOmSS CcaulOu VI unO 2AN
rine Corps, stationed al the League Isl
and navy yard, Phiiadelphia, has just
been acquitted by court martial OF the
charge of conduct unbecoming SOL
der. Scanlon while on guard duty
one night recently was discovered with
his arm around the waist of the walt
ress of the captain of the yard, Captain
Clark, formerly of the Oregon. me
captain Insisted that Scanlon's conduct
was highly reprehensible and pre-
ferred charges upon which the marine
was promptly tried. The girl proved
an Unwilling witness for the prosecu.
ton and the court found that Scanion
has done nothing marine should not
do. especially as the commandments
household, under the regulations, was
entitled to be guarded. The findings
and proceedings OF the court have now
bean approved by The commanding
general of the Marine Corps and a
precedent is established, that au Amer
lean marine has right even when on
duty to squeeze his girl.
A. T. Atkinson has been appointed
census supervisor for Hawaii. He is
editor of the Hawaiian Star and was
recommended by President Dole.
Secretary Long says Admiral Dewey
did not make the remark attributed to
him at Trieste that our next war would
be with Germany and that he has said
anything that could be 80 construed and
that the Department will take no no.
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closest friends in the Navy Department
declare that it is an insult to the Ad-
miral's intelligence to put such state
ments in his mouth especially in view
of his well.known- reticence on all po.
litical subjects. They point out that
the Admiral has positively declined to
be drawn into any public expressions
for many months, aud it is preposter-
Gus that be should talk unguardedly OF
Germany at Trieste. as that city is
practically German in all it's sympa-
thies. At the State Department the
interview is discredited with equal en-
phasis. AS one high official put it ::
Dewey is not going to begin to act the
fool at sixty"
The new Commissary General has
taken whack at the retiring Secretary
of War on account of the so-called
emergency ration" A board, known as
the emergency ration board, investigat-
I'D the proposition to adopt this ration
as 81 experiment, reported thatit might
10, although there was chance Of it's
becoming rancid Commissary Gen.
eral Weston did not like the ration,
however, and refused to have anything
TO do with it. Secretary Alger took q
great personal interest in the matter
however and ordered that $4,000
should be ordered. This order was
gwen some time ago, but no delivery
on same has yet been made. Now, in
tue last days of his administration,
secretary Alger ordered that an addi-
tonal 100, 900 Of the emergency rations
should be ordered. Gen. Weston has
not complied with the order, but on
some pretext has succeeded in putting
it of. He will take the matter before
the new secretary, and the first act OF
Eiihu Root will probably be to rule on
the Commissary Generals protest and
4ither sustain or override mis- prede.
cessor.
U. S. Marshal Treat, of the eastern
district OF Virginia, who was here yes
terday, left for his home today, via
Baltimore. Judge Waddill. of the same
district, was here today and went over
20 Alexandria to enter some orders in
MS court, and sign its regard. The
marshal went to the same city yesterday
to remove federal prisoner from the
Jail there, reported to be i'll with typhoid
fever, but finding that the man had
nalarial fever, provided him with a
curse and let him remain where he was.
Dr. RiXey, brother of the congress
man from the Alexandria district, the
Presidents physician, and Mr.. G. o
Weaver, both ofthis city, have recently
bought lots near Ballston, in Alexandria
county, the former, ten acres for $500,
and the latter lot OF the same size for
1850.
People familiar with the work ofthe
War Department say that both the
President and Secretary Alger confess
ed that they kndw nothing about the
condition OF the army, but supposed
that Adjutapt General Corbin did but it
,urns out that little as they did know,
they knew a great deal more about it's
condition than General Corbin did, and
that the people have been continually
duped by the latter. They also say
that all the enlstments for the army,up
to the close of yesterday, will not be
sufficient to fill the skeletons of the reg
iments in the regular army,so that there
will he no soldiers for the volunteer
regiments; also that all the $4,000 vol
unteers provided for by Congress will
be required 10 subdue the Filipinos,
ont that it is evident the administra.
ton does not want to end the war until
after the next national election, for the
reason that it supposes the people will
not like to depose it during the exist
snce of war that it commenced.
Alexander II Bowling was appointed post
master at Grsyson, Carroll county, Va, today
vice z. L. Bourne, removed.
There was recent exchange of confidential
communications between President McKin-
ey, acting through Secretary Alger, snd Gen.
eral Otis, prompted by statements to the ef-
fsct that the administration had lost conf.
!ence in General Otis's conduct Of the Philip.
pine affair Both messages were in cipher,
nut it is understood that the message from
secretary A!ger to General Otis said The
President directs me to say that he is per-
fectly satisfied with the work you have &C.
complished aud believes you have done IS
we'll as could have been done under the cir
clmstances" The reply was: Il appreciate
very much the confidence the President has
expressed in me and can assure the President
that l have no other ambition or thought
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