Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Corrsspendence Of the Alexandria Gssetts. J
WASHINGTON. August IL.

partment for his publication criticisIps
the official action Of ex-Secretaty
Chandler. The extraordinary fea'
tura about the Departments repn-
mand ia that il was administered Win,
out any previous notice to Admirhi
Evans. He was not asked for an ex.
DIapation, and apparently was Judgea
enil,y by the Acting Secretary on the
nrima facie evidence OF the passage.
Naval officers are greatly agitated by
what they declare to be clear Viola
ton of precedent and regulation. Inc
| Department reprimanded Captain
Chadwick and Captain Cogblsn, the
former for sn alleged interview, the
latter for reciting "Hoch der Kaiser" In
q New York club. Ia each case 40 ex-
plapation was asked of the Offending
officer. The action OF the Secretary oil
the Navy establishes an important
precedent, as it apparently exempts
from criticism by naval officers any Oh
fetal action by a secretary even after
his retirement from Office.
Minister WI has asked the Bureau
of immigration to find Julia Yen a
Young Chinese girl who lie supposed to
have boon denied admittance to the
country on the border line between the
Uoited States aod Canada. Miss Yen
came from the Flowery Kingdom under
escort OF Bishop Graves and mission
srv named Miss Martin. She has one
brother who Is a teacher at the Hong
Kong mission school and another living
in Pennsylvania. The brother In Hong
Kong wrote the Chinese Minister some
time ago to be on the lookout for bis
sister when she arrived. a day or two
ago Mr., Wa got q letter from the
| Pennsylvania brother asking why the
| GIRL had been detained by the immigra-
| ton authorities. Commissioner oil
Immigration Powderly can lind no
trace in his records that any person
bearing q name at all similar to Julia's
has been stopped by his inspectors.
The ship named by the girls 0rotner
touched at one Of the western Canadian
ports.
II was authoritiyely stated at the
Navy Department this afternoon that
Admiral Sampson would be summop5L
to testify before the Schlav'Sourt OF
Inquiry. This anno"-onent was mace
| to set at rest minors to the contrary
published in the local press. 1t had
been said that the efforts of Sampson's
| friends to save him from the ordeal OF
cross.examination at the hands OF
Schley's counsel gave promise OF sue
| cess. l. seems, however, that the Navy
Department is determined TO give Ad-
mifal Schley every opportunity for the
most thorough investigation OF his con-
| duct during rhe West Indian campaign
/ which would not be possible without
Ac mral Sampson's personal testimony
! lis rumOred that Madame Regina
Rsgnifo, widow o: the late General
Julio Regnifo, of Colombs, is enes Sed
to NJ. Eugene Tbiebsut, recently First
Secretary OF the French Embassy,
Madame Reqnifo is a native Of WASH
ioetou, daughter OF the late James Z.
Barbour, wealthy merchant. Her
marriage to General Rsguifo, CHARGE
d'Afiairs of Colombia, occurred In 1895
aud wos a brilliant society event. 10
June, 1899, General RsgDifo was APP
pointed Minister OF Finance at Bogata
AID on the way to bis post was drown
| ed in tno mdRudleDh tlNois
Secretary Gage has written letter to APP
praiser Wilbur f. Wakemsn, at New York,
severely celsuring that official for his recent
criticism Of the Treasury department. Mr..
| Wakemsn recently made some appointment
and transfers that the New York board OF
Trade and Transportation claimed were con-
tGary to law. TIE matter was referred TO the
Civil Service Commission for an opinion and
the latter authority decided that the trans
fers Of four men from the appraises stores
DEF artment 20 t1e dock were illegal. secre-
tary Gage has approved the Civil Service
Commissions finding, and the men will be
sent back to their original places.
| AIrapgem snts have been made by tbs
Postoffice department for the display Of
weather Signals from the wagons OF the rural
free delivery, and the innovation will shorty
90 into effect. Reports from the Weather
Bureau will be- forwarded to all rural free de-
livery centeIs before the departure OF the
carrier on his route, and large signals will in
accordance be displayed on the sides OF the
wagons so tlat all farmers along the route
may be able to read them at considerable
distance.
senor Herran, the Colo mbisn charge
d'Affsirs here, was greatly disappointed today
because Of bis failure to receive mail sdvices
from HE troubled native land. II know no
more about what is going on" he said, than
| the newspapers tell me. / am sure that the
relations between Colombia and Venesuela
/ are strained, but l cannot say 1t is to the
point of war. 1t is evident that there Is an
| understanding between General Uribe, the
| Colombian rebel, and President Castro OF
| Venezuela, aud that the former is at the front
with the Venezuelan troops. The declsrs-
| tion that this lie a movement TO carry out
| the ideal Of Bolivar for uri)n OF We're
zuela, Colombia snd Ecuador is subtlfuge
aud cannot be realized By force" The state
Department up to noon today had received
no additional information from Venezuela,
Ecuador or Colombia.
| Not long ago the War depsrtm snt appoint
ed Miss Fannie Wadsworth," Of Melwood,
| Neb as one OF the teachers selected TO 60 to
| the Philippine. Miss WadsHorth accepted
and asked that transportation be snt her. A
few days later telegram was re,e we'd at the
| War department here to the following eff, ct:
Cancel Mrs. Wsdsworth's appointment. She
| is my wife, She has children. Signed Geo.
| Wadsworth.n Fannie Wsdsworth was CUES.
toned by the department. Her reply was as
| follows: "Am Geo. Wadsworth's wife. He
has seven year-old child. / have no chill
rem" George WadswOrth was heard from
| again. she has two children" he tele-
graphed. Hope department is not in bust
ness OF taking wife from husband and mother
from children" The department again re-
ceiyed assurances from the teacher that she
wanted to 90 to the Philippines nd that there
was nothing here to keep her from 1t. The
transportation Was furnished. She is now en-
route TO Manils.
Mail sdyices, dated July 8, from the legs.
tiou of the United States at BSgots received
at the State Department today, announce the
arrest ana imprisonment Of prominent friends
If Doctor Ssnclsmente, the former Consiitu.
iional President of Colombia. The present
government Of Senior J. NJ. Msroquin, who
was vice president at the time OF the coup
d'etst by which DR.. Sanclsments was de-
posed In July last year. has taken these meas.
mrs upOn information that the NstioD.Ii.fs