Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
fCorrcspsndence Of the Alexsndris Gasette.
Washington. March q.

has been abandoned. Consul General
Gummere will not 90 to Morocco City
to demand an apology from the s3altan
for the alleged discourtesy OF the drapd
| Vizler 10 threatening to move the capt.
taI If Mr.. Gummere should attempt to
make a personal effort to collect Ameri'
can claims. The orders issued yester-
day to the Consul General to pro-
coed on his way to Morocco City were
reecinded today ad Mr.. Gummere has
been directed to arrange by correspond
ence for q meeting between Moorish Of
ficials and himself. Orders were also
telegraphed today to Rear Admiral
Rodgers on board the cruiser New
York, which was to have conveyed Mr..
Gummere to Mazagan, the nearest port
to Morocco City, directing him to pro-
coed on his way to the Philippines.
The change 10 the plans 10
said to be due to the discov..
ery that the grand vizier OF
| Morocco did not threaten to remove
the Sultan If Mr.. Gummere went to
| Morocco City, but merely stated that
the Sultan was about to start on q
Journey to Fee, the religious capital and
holy city OF Morocco, and 1t would
therefore not be convenient to receive
Mr., Gummere at this time. There was
no discourtesy intended and conse.
ouently there will BE- no demand for an
apology. Consul Gummere will remain
at TaDgier and there make later ar
ranpements to meet the Sultan.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, called
on the President today for the first time
since his election. II had q talk with
him about his western trip" said the
Senator, after his conference with the
President. HE will visit US out there
but is not yet certain how long he
can stay or exactly what dates will be
selected" Senator Lodge, of Msssa-
chusetts, also talked with the President
about bis trip to New England, which
is planned to be made after the party
comes back from the west. "The Pres.
ident will probably not be in Massa.
chusetts longer than ten days." said
Senator Lodge. "But while he is with
Us we will do our best to give him q
pleasant time. 10 addition to visiting
the homes OF Senator Hoar and Score.
tary Long, and attending the com.
mencement exercises at Wellesley and
Harvard, the President will be my
guest for day or 80 and will take q
ride ND and down the Massachusetts
coast"
"The contemplated absorption Of
Manchuria by Russia" said State
official this morning "is 10 itself sting
ing insult to Japan and will make
deep wound in the seDsibilties OF that
ambitious people. BY her victory over
China. japan had secured Manchuria
as part of her spoils of war. Russia
then stepped 10 and compelled Japan
to relinquish this territory and accept
cash indemnity instead, The Cars
government now comes in and assumes
control Of the very province which she
caused China to buy back from Japan.
This blow to the Japanese national
pride will hard one to stand. But If
Russia goes further and takes Corea,
which would give her overwhelming
pre.emiuence in the Yellow and
Japan seas, l think Japan would at
once 60 to war whether supported
by other powers or not. With Corea
Russian province, the dreams of
Japan for an extension of her empire
to the Asiatic mainland as an outlet for
her growing population would be rude
ly dispelled. Even the possible acqui.
sition of the Chinese provinces OF Fuh'
Kien, opposite Formoss, would not
compensate Japan for the loss Corea.
While Fuh-Kien is perhaps desirable
extension OF her outlying possessions 10
Formosa, Cores, because of Its geo.
graphical relation to the home islands
OF Japan, has always been looked upon
as almost part of the empire. With
1t in the hands OF Russia, Japan would
be completely at the mercy OF that gov
eminent, would sink back to an insig-
nihcsnt position 10 the family OF ma
tons and could look forward to its
own eventual absorption by Russia. In
japanese opinion her national life de-
peDds upon her paramountcy 10 Corea
and If Russia attempts to deprive her
OF this it will mean war;"
Simple funeral rites we're solemniz ed
over the remains Ct Sidney Maliby, the
at Langdon, Nd, this morn
ing, after which the casket was placed
on train bound for Dayton, o., where
IL will be inferred. Maltby's life story
was o drama, brilliant 10 Its achieve
ments and tragic 10 Its death Of hopeful
dreams. During the seventy-fve years
of his life he perfected several remark
able inventions, chief among them be-
log a steam condenser, q portable en-
CINE, the first Of its kind, and smoke
consumer, pronounced to DE the most
wonderful yet conceived. While work
ing on his smoke consumer his mind
gave way and during the last months
of bis life be was confoed at 81. Eliza.
beth's asylum for the insane,
The gold In the Treasury OF the |
United States continues to pile up. At
the close Of business today 1t had reach
ed the 100000, 600 mark, q record
never before made In the history of this
country. "The amount of gross gold |
10 the Treasury will probably continue
to grow until the FIRST Of July" said |
United States Treasurer Ellis II. Bob |
erts, today. "On that date the war tax |
reduction act will be fully In effect and |
q falling of in the Government receipts |
will begin to show
Mr.. William J. Murtash, died today
Of apoplexy, 10 his apartments at the
National Hotel. He was one OF the |
fouders and for long time owner OF
the old National Republic.
Russia has given the United States
assurance that the purpose she has bad
10 making the agreement 10 China re-
garding Manchuria was to facilitate the
removal Of the Russian troops from !
that province. Russia has also furnish |