Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
fCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gssette.]
Washington, March 81.


Washington, March 81.
The story emsnating from Colorado
to the effect that Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock is to resign and be
succeeded by ex-senator Wolcott, Is
emphatically denied OF the White
House. The President has no intention
OF asking for Secretary Hitchcock's res.
ignation and as far as is known that
official likes his place. Secretary Hitch
cock alec denied the story. saying that
he had leased bis Washington home Tor
four more years.
The Presidents private secretary Is
busy outlining the itinerary oil the
Presidents western tour. The return
Journey ia now receiving hls attention
as the schedule for the outward trip has
been practically completed. I'VE Will
attempt to take in as many OF the
country's natural sights as possible"
said the Secretary this morning. "lu
other words, We will get away from the
crowds now aud then 10 order to give
the ladies of the party little relaxa..
ton. The great trees oil California Will
be one of the points OF interest visited.
Several days will probably be spent 10
Yellowstone Park, and II we come back
by Buffalo, NagsrslFalls will be visited.
The steamer ride down through the
Great Lakes from Duluth will be one
of the most pleasant features OF the out
ing.n This "President's special" Will De
limited to six cars. The President will
occupy one, the members OF the Cabinet
and their ladies two, the invited guests
the fourth. and q diner and q baggage
car will complete the half dozsn. Were
it not for the limited sleeping space
aboard, the party would be consider
ably larger. The cars will all be Pull
mans. three OF them compartment
coaches. Each cabinet official will be
given two staterooms aud the invited
gu ests and newspaper men one each.
Representative Dovsnner OF West
Virginia called at the White House to-
day to report to the President the re-
suit OF his trip to Cuba. Mr.. Dovenner
got back to Washington last night with
several other members OF the House
rivers and harbors committee. "From
what we saw" said Mr.. Dovenner, I'VE
are certain that the Cubans will event
ually accept the terms OF the Piatt
amendment. The conditions of the bill
please the people of intelligence, OF
wealth and OF influence. Gen. Wood
has made new city of the place. The
schools are as clean as any In America
and it is worth trip down there to see
the little Cuban children at their stud
ies.o
Information received today at the
War department from Judge TAFT re-
gsrding the progress being made by
the commission in preparing a scheme
of civil government for the Philippines
| indicates that it will not be possible
to make the change from military to
civil authority as early as expected. 1t
Is now thought that July instead OF
MAY 10 will be the date of the inauRu-
ration of the new government. For
this reason the War department has
found it necessary to change its plans
regarding the assignment of General
Chaffee. The President and Secretary
Root have already decided TO retain
General Macarthur ss military COM
mander until the civil government is
established. By the time this is accom-
pished General Chsffee will relieve
General Macarthur of the military
com mand 10 the archipelago.
Senior Polido, the Venezuelan charge
daft irs, was among the callers at the
| 8 ate Department this morning. He
said he had received 90 advices from
bis government relative 10 the case OF
u. S. consular agent Ignacio Il. Baiz,
who was imprisoned at Barcelona by
the local authorities. The United States
has demanded an apology from Vene-
zuels for its treatment of Mr.. 3aiz In
imprisoning him some months ago be-
cause he refused to pay q forced loan.
No answer TO this demand has yet been
received, nor has there been any official
information at the department regard
ing the more recent outrage upon Mr..
Baiz reported in the press dispatches
I few days ago.
The controversy between the rival
asphalt companies in Venezuela has got
into the courts of that country at last.
A dispatch received today by the State
Department says that the Warner
Quinlan syndicate has brought suit 10
the High Court OF Venezuela against
the New York and Bermudez Co., but
no summons has yet been issued, its
issuance depending on the action OF
the court which has not yet been In full
session. II is considered likely that the
case will occupy long time In settle
ment.
The Naval Board of Awards today
sent to Secretary Long supplementary
report 10 which it saws that the name
of VIM. G. Powell, Us M. Corps, was
accidently omitted from its previous re.
ports. IL recommends that Liuet.
Powell be brevetted captain for dis
tinguished conduct 10 the capture OF
Tientsin, where 10 he was in charge OF
the Colt automatic gun.
Congressman Burton of Ohio, Chair
man OF the river and harbor committee,
Just returned from a visit to Cuba,
talked of the political condition 10 the
island. "The Americans have done a
great deal for the island, still the senti-
ment for independence is strong. A
vast majority of the people don't
give government or politics any
thought. They don't care. So it is
that q comparatively few earnestly
seitsting any given issue have influence
far beyond proportion of their numbers.
On the surface there is no sligo OF dis.
content at present relations with the
United States. But I believe that the
Cubans must be given at least period
of independence in order to preserve
their friendly attitude toward the
United States. I am sure they will