Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

Drettiest OF the Potomac river resorts
Several distinguished orators will tel
the picnickers all about the occasion
Contrary 10 former precedent, Their
will be no parades 10 Washington. Al
the government departments are closed
| and the thousands of clerks are spend
log the day as they see fit. Labor Day
was made legal by the national Con
Rress on June %, 1894 10 the midst of &
strike that psralyzed the industrial
forces of the country. II is now beiDG
! observed 10 the midst OF another strike
that makes idle thousands of men whC
fashion steel into armor plate. rails
freight cars and a thousand needfu
articles of everyday use. Despite the
strike, the slaiisticians of the govern
ment say that today's sun is shining
| upou more workmen drawing better
pay than was ever seen at the dawn o
any other Labor Day in our history.
Arrangements for disseminating the
reports of the sessions of the Schley
court of inquiry are fast being com
pleted. One-third OF tho entire court
room, after providing for the court
itself and the attending lawyers, steno'
praphers, etc., has been allotted to the
press. Even with this generous treat
ment there will be space for only 80
newspaper men, so that there will be
MANY d sappointed ones. The demand
for seats is indicated by the application
from one newspaper for Accommodations
for 8 reporters and artists. That paper
will have to be satisfied with one seat
so that the rest OF the fraternity may
have q show. The three press associa-
lions will be given preference in the
matter OF seats They will have wires
of their own leading toto the hall. Al
together there will be eighteen tele.
graph instruments in the little room
that has been partitioned off for their
use. The spectators, who will be adj
United 10 limited numbers, will be pro-
vided with seats 10 the rear OF those
reserved for the press. Nothing OF an
encouraging nature comes from Burke
Haven, N. H., regarding Admiral
SIMPSONS health, and his condition ia
Sill suoI as to make II extremely i'm.
probable that be will be able to come
to Washington to attend the session oil
the court.
10 view OF the favorable report oil
Commander Sargent Of the Machiss 10
regard to conditions on the Isthmus oil
Panama Acting Secretary Adee tele-
graphed to Secretary Hay asking If il
were necessary for the battleship lowe
to proceed to Panama. Secretary Hay
answered 10 the negative aud Dispatch
was sent at once to Acapulco, Mexico
to head off the battleship. 1t arrived
too late, however, the Iowa having
sailed from there for Panama Oh Sstur
day night.
A tablet for the Washington MoDu.
meDt from the Chilean navy is on the
way to the national capital. 1t is on
board the battleship Baguedsno that il
now on the Atlantic en- voyage from
Valparaiso. The ship will bear home
the remains OF Senior Vicuns the late
Chilean Minister who died at Buffalo.
Maj. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, who
returned to Washington yesterday
from the Philippines, believes that the
United States will pay Aguinaldo's
board indefinitely. "The former in-
surgent chief Is giving very little
trouble where be is now" said Gen.
Macarthur, land costs the government
only about So day. lie cannot do
any harm where he is now kept and as
his board aud lodging make such q
very small i0rosd into our expense &C.
count that unless something turns up
TO change present plans he will remain
where he is. Affairs on the islands
were in a very good shape when l left
on the day that Governor General Taft
took charge" Gen Macarthur be.
lieves that an army of 10000 men is
necessary 10 the Philippines at the
present time. But he expresses the
opinion that this number may be con-
sidersbly reduced if conditions there
continue to improve in the future as
they have recently. He strongly urges
the construction OF a Pacific csble.
Gen. Leonard A. Wood, Governor of
Cuba, called at the War. department
this morning and said the u nited States
will remain 10 control in Cuba for at
least seven or eight moOtns longer.
RShi uhS
TO Washington from an inspection OF
every cosling station on the Atlantic,
Gulf and Pacific coasts. Al present the
navy has no cosliog stations south OF
the West Indies but efforts will be made
to secure rights from the South Ameri.
can countries. Until the Cubans are
given control OF their own aft ,irs moth
will be done toward establishing
, stions on that island.
Wa Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister,
does not place any reliance 10 the press
reports that he is TO be transferred to
London, to succeed Sir Chi Shen So
Feog Lugh, who, the report says, is 90.
ing to ST. Petersburg. Minister WI |
said that before the Boxer outbreak.
Kuei Chun, member of the tsupg Ii |
ysmeD, was appointed to the st. Peters
burg post. Although he has had no ]
Official adviees touching on this point.
be said that Chun's mission had not
been cancelled and that the Chinese
papers of recent date report that he is
1ow making preparations to 20 to St.
Petersburg. There Is 90 necessity for
be Minister ct London to go to Russia
ioless Chun's mission has been re.
,slled.
United States Consul Gudger at
'snama reports to the State department
hat there has been no change in the
'oliticsl situation since August IL.
Both the contendDo parties appear to
le intent on recruiting and reinforcing