Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-13
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette.
Washington, Sept. IL

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correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette.
Washington, Sept. IL
Deyel pmenis in Cuba are being
watched for with much interest by the
officials of the State, War and Navy De-
partments. Confirmation of the press
dispatches OF this morning was the only
word received by the State Department
today from NJ. Sleeper, the U. 5. charge
10 Havana, but an attack on Havana by
the insurgent at any time would not be
surprising to this government 1t was
learned today that American war ships
we're not sent to Cuban ports until the
State Department received what it re-
gsrded as excellent information that the
Cuban authorities were not in position
wholly to protect United States citizens
and property throughout the island. The
presence of these vessels at Cuban ports
will, il is hoped, have salutary effect
upon the insurrectionists. The War
Department proposes to be prepared for
any emergency. AT present there are
over 5000 troops of the regular army
encamped at Chickamauga, Georgia,
which could be embarked for Cuba from
Tampa, Florida, within thirty.six hours.
In his last annual report as on officer
ON the active list of the United states
Army, Lieutenant General Henry @.
Corbin, who will retire for age on Satur-
day, makes an urgent appeal for the re-
movsl OF the legislative prohibition
against the selling of light wines and
beer at the soldiers post exchange. He
also recommends the organization in all
the states of regiments of troops to con-
stitute Regular Reserve" to be used
by the federal government in time OF
war or other emergency. In the OPT nion
of Gederal Corbin disease 10 army camps
in the past, which has cost the country
80 many thousands of lives, has been
due to the lack of obedience of the men
10 the prescribed rules and regulations.
General Corbin recommends the reten-
ton of the present number 1f general
officers in the army and expresses the
belief that the grade Of lieutenant-gene-
raj. which expires under the law with
the retirement in 1909 of General Mac
Arthur, should be made permanent To-
sti:ution.
One million dollars worth OF work on
big guns and accessories for the navy
will probably be divided between the
Midvale Steel Company, OF Philadelphia,
and the Bethlehem Steel Company, OF
South Bethlehem, Pa, the bids OF the
two companies opened yesterday, being
no nearly identical that the Navy De-
partment cannot understand the matter
Where there is any difference in price,
there is variation iC the time OF dellv-
cry, so that things even up. The Mid
vale Company offers to construct four
l2.inch guns for 500, 900 each, ani the
Bethlehem Company at 500, 800 each
On the main bid for all of the l2-inch
guns, 16 10 number, the bids are identi-
cal, &c., each. The bids for the
other guns are similar. The bids for gun
forgings range from 80 cents per pound
for the 12-incb guns to 80 cents per
pound for the smaller guns, and for these
forgiDgs also the bids OF the Midvale and
Bethlehem concerns are almost alike.
The Gar became especially interested
recently in Khaki uniform worn by an
American army representative at st
Petersburg, now the Russian military
authorities are considering the adoption
OF Khaki uniforms for the entire army.
This ia the story, al least, as told to the
State Department by American consuls
in Russia.
In the hearing being given the
cotton carrying railroads by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, Sam
Brown, of Albany, Georgia, this morn
ing sent the auditors into a roar
and the commissioners into grin by
his free handed criticism of the New
York Cotton Exchange. He said: "Any
man who is fool enough TO pat his
money into the cotton exchange OF New
York ought to be skinned "
Secretary Bonapsrte will leave this
afternoon for New York to consult Pres
ident Roosevelt at Oyster Bay regarding
the Cuban situation.
Roast beef" will continue TO he called
"roast Deef'' on the labels under the new in
spectiOn, with the provision that immedi-
ately after the name there is placed de
of how the meat is prepared. This
decision was reached at conference the
Chicago packers, had today with Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson.