Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-06

stones. besides q duty of $l3. COO,
reached the Treasury department this
afternoon. They are 10 the hands OF
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Spsulding, who refuses to impsrt any
Information 10 regard to the affair,
even declining to affirm or deny that
the name of the millionaire In question
had been correctly reported.
Mr.. Herran, secretary OF the Colon :
bIsn legation, called ut the state DE-
partment this morning and bad con-
ference with acting Secretary Adee
with the idea of obtaining more dennlte
information as to the attitude OF the
limited States towards Colombia during
her present troubles. A serious ques'
tiop ia this connection Is 80 TO whether
the United States will consider the at
tscks upon Colombia from Venezuela
Ecuador and Ncsrsgus % constituting
a civil or foreign war. Fit is held
that the various expeditions are merely
revolutionary movements, then any
vessels engaged in their behalf will
have no authority to fly the flag oil
any nation. They will be class
ed as fiibustering vessels and are liable
to be treated as pirates. Another
question ia how far the United States
will 90 in interpreting the treaty with
New Granada, now Colombia. That
treaty imposes upon the country the OBJ
legation not only to keep the isthmus oil
Panama open to free traffic but to guar
antee the sovereignty Of Colombia over
the isthmus, This devolves the duty up
ON the United States of maintaining
the territorial integrity of Colombia.
aud precludes the idea that the
United States would consent 10
any movement looking to the re-estaD-
lishment of the old republic OF New
Granada through the consolidation OF
the present three governments OF Vene-
zuela, Ecuador and Colombia.
A letter from Admiral Schley was re-
ce.ved at thu Navy department this al
lernoon requesting that certain civilian
witnesses, whom he named. should De
summoned to Washington immediately
for examination. The matter was re-
fer-eCi to the Judge Advocate General
who has responded that he has no au-
thority under the law TO summon
civilians, aud that 10 any event no
summons could be issued by court
which was not yet 10 existence snd
would not be until Sept. IL. No fees
or travelling expenses could be auth
orized now. An answer to this effect
has been sent to Admiral Schley to-
eether with the statement that these
witnesses have been asked to be pres
ent 10 Washington on the day that the
court opens. One of the men WHOM
Schley wants is pilot Nuntz, at San
tisgo, This man Is reported to have
told Schley before the enemy's fleet
was located that The Spanish ships
could not enter Santiago harbor with
ont tug boats and that there were no
tugs available. Upon this Information
and other reports schley based bis
opinion that The Spaniards were not IN
Santiago harbor. Some of the news
paper correspondents on the American
feet have siso been asked to attend.
The P0stofice department has estaf-
lished three free delivery routes in
Alaska. This gives an average OF one
route for every four farmers in the ter
ritory as there are only one dozen
farms 10 the vast northern province.
As soon as cold weather sets 10 the
Alaskan free delivery routes will be
abandoned because nearly oil the PEG
Die who live In remote parts OF Alaska
during the summer move TO the settle
ments in the wioter.
Miss Stone, an American mission
sry, while travelling 10 Turkey, with
female companion, has been captured
by brigands near Salonica. U. s.
Minister Leicbmsn says that he has
taken immediate and energetic steps
to secure her release.
A strike may be cause 10 the gov
eminent printing Office by one lone
woman. Mrs. Mary Callahan, press
feeder 10 the government printing office,
refuses to Join the new union and as
the members Of the organization are
pledged to handle nothing but union
material, her refusal to join may lead
to interesting developments, AS Mrs.
Callahan is protected by the Civil Ser
vice rules, the public printer will be
obliged to defend her against the
unio1.
A cablegrsm received at the State
this afternoon announces
that the assigning of the foal protocol
will be effected on Il 0 7th (tomorrow).
Evacuation. of the City of Pekin end
the Province OF Chilli is expected to be
0 ompleted on the 18th and 22d respect
lVely.
The amount Of money in circulation In the
United States on September L WAS
by the Treasury Department
st So, 197, 769 .S34, which is an in.
crease of $1,O01, 1o6,762, compared
With the aggregate on the same date last |
year. Based on the estimated population OF
" .965 900, the circulation per capita was
s29 Is as against $26.S5 on September 1,
1900.
The stock brokers report q dull market
.odsy.
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