Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-02


the battle notes of the Vixen written
by Lieutenant Harlow. The copy OF
the notes printed aboard the Brooklyn
differed from the notes attached 10
Sharp's official report to Sampson.
Secretary Cortelyou and DR.. Rixey
arrived from Canton this morning. DR..
Rixey will take a vacation in Virginia
after temporarily settling up affairs in
his office here but will go bIck to Can
ton II he is needed Secretary Ccrtel-
YOU says Mrs. Mckinley is bearing up
well. She still makes daily visits to the
cemetery.
The subcommittee Of the Senate
committee on military affairs to-day re-
sumed the investigation of the Hawks
charges sgainst Col. II. o s. Heistand,
assistant adjutsD general. U 5 A. A.
w. G. McIntyre. who appeared as
witness. dragged the name OF former
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
into the affair. He testified that Gen.
era Corbin introduced him to Meikle.
iona and that he. the witness, repre-
senting Major Hawks, asked Meikltjohn
to appoint Hawks 10 some office.
Meikleiohn ssid he'd be glad to 90
something for Hawks, although he
himself had nothing TO do with the
hemp affair, beyond signing letter OF
Recommendation for Hawks at Colonel
Heistapd's request. Mcintyre says
Meikleiohn told him he would appoint
Hawks. out be would not do it until q
cash settlement between Hawks and
Heistand had been effected and papers
10 the formers possession had been re-
turned. McIntyre'5 understanding
was that the appointment was to
be considered part OF the settlement.
Msior Hawks sgsin took ths stand and
read letters bearing on the controversy
written By him to Adjt. Gen. ID. e..
Corbin and Col Heistsnd, pressing for
a settlement of his claim and threaten
ing publicity and legal proceedings II
his request should be disregsrded.
There was a subst quent letter to Hell
stand at Paris, announcing that a set
Element bad been made on cash basis
of $3.50, together with a promise OF an
| sppointment in the civil service. Maj
| Hawks made o statement relative to
the restitution by him OF copies OF let
ters which, under the agreement with
Col. Heistand, be should not have had.
| He explained that they were copied
| and retained by friend without his
knowledge of the existence OF these
\ letters until mis- return from the Philip
mines. In his previous testimony be
had read q letter from himself to Col.
| Hejstaud, written in the Philippines,
| in which be referred to the retention
by himself Of these copies, as well Be
photograph. He was examined oD
this point by Senators Of the committee
and declared that if the two statements
I seemed to conflict the one made nov
under oath was the one to be accepted
| The following ianges in the fourth-clasi
/ postoffices of Virginia were made today
Galveston, Pittsylvsnia o)luty, Wa. II, b.
| Cock app )inted postmaster, vice J. i. Ben
| net resiguei; Gfeeuville, Augusta county
w. Fl. Palmer vice T. p Harvey, removed
sperryville, Rappahannocb county, Miss M
NJ. Schwartz vice J. ID. Menetee, resigned
Vernon Mills, Fauquier county, Howard Bed
man, vice Mrs s. A. Davis, dead
A yellow fever institute" is to be estab
lished by the Treasury department under thu
direction of the Marine Hospital ServiceSur
geon General Wymap OF the Service Is to b
chairman Of the institute and the medical Off
Ger in chsrge Of the bureau division OF scien
tifc research is to be tecretsry The worE
OF the new bureau will be to collect all iacl'
possible bearing on yellow fever.
Senior Silva, tho Colombian Minister, ha:
received a telegram Announcing the defeat o
| a body of Venezuelan troops that invaded the
country in the district Of Goaiira. Minister
of Foreign Affairs Absdia Mendez, who sem
the me sage, last night, says that the Nene
zuel.ns made their attack without pre-
yious declaration Of war. DR.. Silvais inclined
to the belief that this victory is the same re
ported previously in the press dispatches By
way of Curacao. During this engagement
according to previous information Ie,eivec
here, the Veneznelans were completely Iout
ed and lost fonr battsries Of artillery, seveIa
Calling guns and much ammunition. Th'
leader Of the Venezuelsns, General Echever
ria, was reported killed. Mr. Pnlido, th'
Venezuelan charge d affairs, has no informs
ton Of tho alleged defest of his country
troops and says that Venezuela IS net at
tempting to acquire new territory, ami II
only acting on the defensive.
The Treasury Department about 1 o'clocl
this morning issued notice to the effect tina
there was but $2,339, $50 needed OF thu
$4,000, 900 worth Of bonds asked for II
September At noon an offer of 81, $3.50, OOt
worth was accepted, making the quota com
plete and therefore no moro will be pu!chas
ed until further notice.
Representative Corless, Of Michigan, had
long talk with the President t)dsy about thu
Pacific cable problem. Mr.. Corliss Is thu
| leader in the House of that faction that favor
government ownership OF cab'es. He urgec
the President to refuse gIsuts for permission
| to any private corporation to land csb'es a
San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam or Manila.