Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Oaze1'e'i
Washington, d. c., April 10.


Washington, D. c.. April 10.
The proceedings of the cOurt-martial
Of 2nd Lieutenant Jean 5. Cakes, ar
tilIery corps, have reached the war
Department He is stationed at San
Juan and was charged with being
drink on two or three occasions. The
court found him guilty and sentenced
him to be reprimanded by the review
inc authority and to be restricted to the
places of his duty for six months. Gen
eral Chafee approved the sentence.
Cakes is native of Ohio but served
with a New York regiment through
1898 and 1899, being honorably
mustered out at the close Of the Spanish
war. He then Joined the Porto Rican
provisional infantry and was one Of the
first volunteers to receive commission
in the regular army. His record prior
to this event has been excellent
Early this morning the work of inves-
tigating the free delivery division Of the
Postoflice Department wasresumed. In
spector Fosnes has the work in hand.
He was former Director General OF Posts
in Cuba. and was one of Mr.. Bristow's
chief assistants in the investigation OF
postal matters there. Acting Superin-
tendent Winters is pushing his inveshga-
tion of the division of salaries and allow
ances, over which George w. Beavers, OF
BROOKLYN. New York, was superinten-
dent until his recent retirement. The
investigation has been in progress three
weeks and it is now limited that the an
nual readjustment of salaries, completed
less than a month ago, will be entirely
revised. Although he has ordered an
investigation of the department. Post
master General Payne conveys the idea
that he does not purpose to take the pub
lie into his confidence daily. He enters
upon the subject with apparent reluct-
ance, and declines to be drawn into
specific discussion,
1t was learned from an authoritative
source this evening that the entire Post
office Department is to be Investigated.
There will be no division too important
or too obscure to escape the close scrutiny
of the inspectors. Every man available
for that purpose is to be put to work.
There is to be no undue haste, no cur
sorry examination, but probing that
will reach to the uttermost position Of
the postal service.
The Secretary of the Navy has re-
ceived a report from Commander G. NJ.
Stoney, commanding the Dolphin, on
the rescue from drowning at Havana by
the crew Of his vessel of five Cuban
sailors. The conduct of his men is
warmly commended by Lieut.. Com
mander Stoney who recommends that
chief Boatswain's Mate Rahbusch be
permitted to appear for examination for
appointment as an acting bOatswain in
the navy, waving the fact that he is
seven years over the age limit; that
seamen Dennis Cartin be given an
appointment as quartermaster, third
class, and that all the members of the
steam launch and gigs crew receive
commendatory letters from the Navy
Department.
The commission appointed by Secre-
tary Shaw at the beginning Of the year
to examine the various methods pursued
in the various accounting offices of the
Treasury and to recommend improve
ments is about ready to report. The
commission finds that there is too much
laxity in the practice that has grown up
in recent years of using n rubber stamp
il place Of personal signatures. The
commission will recommend that all
papers authorizing the paymento of money
where a rubber stamp is needed is used
for the signatureits should be accompanied
by theinitials or some other mark of the
signing official to indicate his personal
authorization Of the paper.
A large number of Washington horse
lovers left here this morning for War
renton, Va, to attend the hunt ball and
the point-to-point races, which will be
held to mark the close of the hunting
season of the Warrenton Hunt Club.
The ball will be given tonight, and the
races will take place tomorrow afternoon.
United States Consul Moe, at Teguci
galpa, Honduras, cabled the State De-
partment this morning that the reyOlu-
tionists have been successful and that
Tegucigalpa, the capital, has capitulated
to General Bonilla.
The races at Benning closed yesterday.
The rain fell all day and the track was very
muddy, but the attendance was quite large.
The season was a fairly successful one not
withStanding the number Of rainy days. PA
DAILY heads the list of winners at the meet
just closed with s. ,0S5 to his credit. Arthur
Redfern won 30 per cent Of his mounts.