Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-16
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, D. c., June 10.

tcorresnondeuce OF the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, D. c., June 10.
Tn, order TO while away the time as
pleasantly as possible during the progress
IF the republican national convention at
Chicago, the managers of the affair are
now arranging for a few amusement
features. Among the items that are ex-
pected to keep the delegates in good
humor will bea speech by j. Adam Bede,
the humOrist Congressman from Mime
sofa. Mr. Bede was at the White House
this morning to tell the President that
he had lust received a request from Sec
retary Elmer Dover of the national COM
mittee to prepare speech and that he
had wired Mr.. Dover his acceptance.
So "hard up are the managers OF the
republican convention for time killing
features on the programme, that there IS
already some talk of two days affair
instead of the three days convention as
originally planned. With the nomina-
tod OF the president and vice president
practically decided upon before the con,
yention, with the platform cut and dried
by the President and Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts and with nothing in sight
TO settle except the small squabbles be-
tween factions in one or two states, the
question naturally arises, what are the
delegates to do with their time when
they reach ChicagoY 1t is quite proba,
BILE that the suggestion of shortened
convention will be greeted with a howl OF
dismay from the business men of Chicago.
An order was issued at the War De-
partment today, by direction of the
President, relieving Maj. Gen. Henry
G. Corbin of the Department of the
East on October /, and assigning him to
the command of the division of the
Philippines, vice Gen James f. Wade.
This announcement came as surprise
in this city, it having been generally ex-
pected that Gen. Wood would succeed
Gen. Wade. 1t is believed that the OPP
position in the Senate to the promotion
of Gen. Wood is largely responsible for
the change of programme. 1t is also
hinted that it is the desire of Gen.
Chafee to be succeeded as Chief of Staff
by Gen. Corbin, and that the assign
ment of the latter to the Philippines is
for the purpose of putting him in line
for that position. Gen. Chaffee will re-
lire in February, 1906, and Gen. Corbin
in September of the same year. 1t is un-
derstood that either General Macarthur
or General Bates will be assigned &c the
Department of the East, Vice Corbin.
President Loubet OF France has sent a
cableeram to President Roosevelt ex-
pressing his sympathy for the families OF
The victims of the disaster to the Gen.
Slocum. The President has sent re-
Spouse appreciative Of the interest shown
by President LOubet.
Minister Hardy at Madrid cables the
State Department that the extradition
treaty between Spain and the United
States was signed yesterday.
The State Department is advised that
the Moroccan government will in all
probability acceed to the further demands
of the bandit Raissuli, thus insuring the
early release of Perdicaris and Marley.
Secretary COrtelyOn of the Department
of Commerce and Labor has ordered a
rigid investigation into the Slocum steam
boat disaster and if the probe finds any
culpabifity, the negligent or guilty ones
will feel the weight of executive punish
ment.
The condition of Postmaster General
Payne who was taken i'll in Chicago yes
terday, and was unable to attend the
initial session of the republican national
committee, was much improved this
mornioO