Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-14
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Washington. d. O., July IA.

Washington, d. O., July IA.
None of the enlisted men candidates
for commissions in the army can be APP
pointed this year owing to the lack of
vacancies to which they are eligible I'M
der the law. The report of the board
which examined the twenty-eight enlist
ed men at Fort Leavenworth, KaDs.,
recently, has been received by the War
Department aud approved by the Acting
Secretary of War. Only twelve men
we're reported physically, mentally and
morally qualified and these men will be
given certificates of eligibility which,
while not placing them in position OF
getting a commission as vacancies occur
during the coming year, will give them
certain privileges at their respective
posts.
With the further testimony of Oscar
j. Ricketts,, foreman OF printing of the
Government Printing Office, aud few
minor witnesses the special commission
investigating the contract for the pur-
chase OF ~ Lanston typesetting ma
chimes, will conclude its investigation to-
day or tomorrow. It's report will be
made direct to President Roosevelt. 1t
is believed here that as result of the
investigation the contract for the Lans-
tons will be cancelled and for the present,
at least, no more Lanstons or Mergen-
thalers will be bought. Foreman
Ricketts, has testified emphatically that
no additional machines are needed aud
that Public Printer Palmer told him he
did not know what he would do with
the LaEstous when delivered. such an
outcome would be decided victory for
the hand compositors, who fought
against the use of typesetting machines
by the government from the start. They
say now that it will be long time be-
fore another machine is bought for the
big printery.
Brigadier General William H. Carter,
u. S. A., who was the principal army
assistant of former Secretary of War
Elihu Root, will return to this city soon
as president of the Army War College.
This is one of the most important army
assignments at the disposal OF the Secre-
tary OF War. Gen. Carter is now on
duty in command of one of the military
departments in the Philippines.
~ didn't come back here for my
health" was the way Richard Cheat
ham, Secretary of the Southern Cotton
Growers Association, explained his pres
ence in Washington this morning, when
asked if he had any additional informa
ton upon cotton report leakages TO fur
nish the authorities. Mr.. Cheatham
reached Washington in company with
Harvie Jordan, president Of the asso-
citation, last evening, having come from
Atlanta, where he went after the dis
missal of Holmes, to report to the
southern planters the result of the open
ing crusade against crop report manipu-
lations in the Agricultural Department.
Mr.. Jordan went to New York and will
probably visit President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay for the purpose of presenting
in person ths requests of the cotton
planters for complete cleanup in the
crop statistics business of the govern
ment. 81 have received no further
request from Mr.. Wilson or the Depart
ment of Justice to assist in the investi
CATION, +" said Mr.. Cheatham. al am here.
TO safeguard TIE interests of the Associa-
ton. | notice that Secretary Wilson
says the New York brokers are gamblers
and he will not believe them. Surely |
they are entitled to as much oredence as !
men of the stripe of Holmes" Mr.. |
Cheatham was told that Secretary Will
son had announced that without evidence
of actual wrongdoing he would not dis
miss single employe of his dep artment,
no mater what insinuations or differences |
were made as to guilt, and was asked if
he had any more evidence like that he
offered against Holmes. "Tm not 60
ing 70 say at this time" he answered,
"but you see me here, and | did not
come up for my health, or merely to
observe" 1t is believed that the Cot
ton Growers Association, owing to the
notoriety attaching to recent develop
ments, mas received lot Conformation,
much of it from inside and anonymous
sources which will be turned over to
Secretary Wilson and District Attorney
Beach for what it is worth in the inyesti-
alton.
The Interior Department has received
a telegram from Inspector O'FallOn, at
Boise, Idaho, stating that the local
grand Jury has returned about 10 indict-
nents charging fraud in land dealings.
The jury was called in special session at
he request of President Roosevelt seve-
raj weeks ago. Several prominent per-
IONS are included in the returned true
bills.
Gov. MsgoOn has cabled an additional
,ase of yellow fever from Panama. The
patient is G. ii. Harper, an American
employee, who was taken sick at Panama
% July 9th.
Wyatt Archer, a clerk in the Treasury
has filed voluntary petit
ion of bankruptcy. His liabilities, due
o his connection with the Capital Saw
ngs Bank, are 800, S29 and his assets
81, 800.
Germany and Sweden.
Stockholm, Sweden, July l4.-The
minister of marine today in an interview
nth the correspondent of the Publishers