Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra GaEette.I
Washington, June %.

Correspondence of the alexandria GaEette.I
Washington, June 20.
It is ssid at the Navy Department
that the President has approved the
findings of the court. martha! in the case
of Lieutenant John M. Neall, and the
Lieutenaut's friends practically admit
that he will be dismissed from the SER
vice.
1t is said at the War Department that
Gen. Wheeler will probably be ordered
to the Philippines, but only to inspect
the army there and report upon its con-
dition and then to resign his volunteer
commission and take his seat in Con
gress. His trip across the Pacific and
back will therefore be pleasant sea
voyage. As brigadier general, the
General is in the same category with
Generals Young, Grant Schwan and
several others who are now on the way
to report to Gen. Otis. He would be
junior to Lawton, Macarthur and
Wheaton and could not be given even
an independent brigade. There is moth
ing in the talk about sending General
Miles to Manila.
The degree of LII. D. was conferred
upon Resr-Admiral Schley by George
town University today. There was d
very large attendance of distinguished
people and Schley received rousing
ovation. Among others upon whom
the same degree was conferred are
Rear Admiral Melville and ex-Con-
pressmsn w. Bourke Cochran, of New
York.
Joseph B. Aver, head OF the Mary
land State grange and an extensive
farmer and dairyman, was examined
by the industrial commission today.
He said negro labor was unreliable.
Negroes could not be trusted alone to
attend to their duties on the farm.
White foremen were required. Under
such supervision the negro performed
satisfactory work. Most of the negroes
after pay day have habit of disap.
pearing and not coming back for several
days. The bane of the black race, he
added, was Liquor. Negroes would have
something 10 drink. He said the tend
ency on the part of the negroes to leave
the farms for the cities was on the in
crease. They seem to prefer blaoking
boots in the cities and filing mental
positions to industry on the farms. The
large majority of criminals in rural
Maryland were negroes. Mr.. Aver
said he farmed 25 years in Wisconsin.
Out there ne employed white labor.
That labor was far superior to the
white labor of the south. The Wis
consin whites, however, did not re.
ceive as high wages as the negroes in
the South. He considered Germans as
among the most industrious and reliable
people in this country. They could be
depended upon.
The daily death lists, both from the
Philippines and Cuba are increasing in
length, and military as we'll as medi-
osl officers say they will continue to do
SO, certainly as long as the rainy and
sickly season in those islands shall last.
Senator Wellington of Maryland has
taken pains to inform the s6ministra.
ton that unless it shall cease the war it
Is making upon Admiral Schley the
democrats will certainly carry that
State next fall, and hold it indefinite ly.
But that Maryland has already been lost
by the republicans ia as we'll known to
the administration as to everybody else,
and as Mr.. Wellington is not favorite
of the administration, the information
referred to will, it is said, not be very
effective.
Doctor Leonard Wood, now 8 briga.
der general in the army, will, ii is pos
sitively stated here, accept the presi-
dency of the syndicate that has recent.
ly acquired possession OF most of the
street car lines and electric power in
this city.
1t is generally known mere that the Presi.
dent realizes the fact that he is heavily hand
icapped by Secretary Alger. and would like
above all things to get rid Of him, bat fears
to do so, lest the Secretary shall retaliats 10
kind and tell all he knows, which would
never do, that is before the next national
election.
Private intelligence here from Havana is
TO the effect that yellow fever is becoming
rife there and that the American soldiers now
in that island are snxious to get away from
there as soon as possible.
A Representative in Congress from neigh
boring state here a day or two ago said no
body could be examined Tor census enume-
rator in lis district unless upon his recon-
nendatiou, and that though ono thousand
Fad applied to him fox such lecom mendat!on be
was only permitted to make fifteen, of whom
only few would probably be able to pass
de would thus, be said, make nearly thou.
sand enemies and but few or nc friends.
The following changes in the fourth class
postofnces Of Virginia we're made today {:
Beech Spring, Lee county, James N. Myers
was appointed postmaster vice B. NJ. Morgan
resigned Boiington, Loudoun county, Susan
J. Brooks vice Samuel W. Brooks, resigned;
Diamond Grove, Brunswick county, sallie ].
Rawlings vice Robert 3. Jones, jr., removed {;
Brink, Marion county, Hattie L. Hess vice
Marcus B. Hess, dead.
Congressman Rixey, of the 9Th, and Jones,
of tho LIST Virginia districts, and Mr.. Speaker
Ryan, of the Virginia House of Delegates.
were here today.
a foreign diplomat here is authority for
he statement that none Of the foreign gov.
ments expects the international conference at
The Hague to result 10 any practical good
to ANYBODY.
1t the Navy Department today it is init
mated that Admiral schley may be ordered
on sea service at On early date.
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