Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-08
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Washington. August 8.
Admiral Remey, now commanding
the Asiatic station, Is to be ordered
home to attend the Schley court of In
quiry. Admiral Rsmey was stationed
ct Key West during the campaign and
will tell the court about orders issued
to Schley when the latter called there
with his sbios. During Admiral Re-
mey's absence from the Asistic station
Admiral Rodgers will probably take his
place.
The new order providing for the ex-
animation OF candidates for admission
to the Naval Academy will be applied
on August 10, when go boys are to APP
pear before civil service commission
boards, instead OF at Annapolis before
board of naval officers, as has been
the practice heretofore. These exami.
nations are to be held in the leading
cities, and are placed under the civil
service to relieve candidates of the
travel expense should they be rejected.
On September 2 an examination will be
held ct the Naval Academy for other
candidates, aud on September Is the
| slternates to the principals will be ex-
smIned. Over 120 candidates will sp.
pear ut the three examinations, and the
next class is expected to be the largest
ever entering the Naval Academy.
Senator Deboe, OF Kentucky, has
succeeded 10 having Mrs. Gertrude
Saunders, O widow with two children,
ousted from a $50 q month postoffice al
| New Castle and has had appointed his
candidate for that position, DIR. J. T.
Gray, q well.todo dentist. The wild
owls husband was republican, but
he is dead, and the votes of live men
are needed for Mr.. Deboe, who wishes
to succeed himself 10 the Senate, but be
will not. Still he is there for two
years longer and his "pull" on the ad
ministration enabled him to remove the
widow from Office.
The State departm emit today received
dispatch from J. Edward Simmons
of New York, president of the Panamt
Railroad, saying that he spprehendet
trouble along the line OF railroad anC
lsuggesting that the government should
send warsbip not only to Color
but to Panama at the Pacific ex
tremity 10 order to protect Amer
can interests. The question of sending
warsbip to Panama will be taken unde
consideration by the State department
but It is said that until more details sr'
learned regarding the situation on tn
Isthmus no action ia likely. 1t is prob
able that the arrival of the Machias
Colon and a report from her command
or as to the conditions Of affairs will b.
awaited before any request i
made by the State department
for q vessel to 60 to Panama. A
present there is no warship available
for this duty on the Pacific coast
Although neither the State nor the Nav
department believe the situation In th'
Isthmus 10 yet serious, an order Will
probably be sent today, II 1t has not al
ready gone, to Rear Admiral Casey
commanding the Pacific station, Il
have one OF bis vessels steam south
ward so as to be in easy reach OF The
Isthmus II the trouble there should be-
come aggravated.
Receiver Vaughn OF the City Nation
al Bank OF Buffalo was In conference
with Comptroller OF the Currency
Dawes today and submitted to him 0
report which, although 1t does not make
clear the exact amount of the loss
shows that the capital, undivided sur
plus and profits are all lost and thai
there will be some loss to depositors
On recommendation of the receiver the
comptroller approved the payment o
As per cent. dividend to creditors, tc
be made within thirty days. The tota
liabilities of the bank at the time OF thu
failure are placed at So. 1874 $40 81
The State Department is still ir
Ignorance OF any suspension of tn,
negotiations at Pekin due to the re
fusal OF Great Britain to sign the proto
col, which was reported some days ago
1t Is believed that If such action hal
been taken by the British representative
Mr.. Rockhill would have go informed
the Department before this.
Comptroller Dawes, candidate for the
u. e. Senate from Illinois, has bis mas.
cot. His name is Adam Beckley and
be is colored. He fret began to take
care of Beckley, and Beckley of BIN,
back 10 1896 when republican head
quarters were located at Chicago. Beck
ley developed into q ward man and
when Dawes was fighting the Illinois
machine at the State convention, Beck.
ley was q delegate. Dawes got him q
job in the Chicago post Office and he
still holds it. His last letter to Dawes
was received today. 81 don't know
whether you did right 10 resignlng your
position" ssys the mascot, "but am
willing to trust that to your wisdom.
know we are going to have stiff fight
Some of the politicians are just out fol-
the stuff and l would advise you not tc
send any more $50 checks here until
you have seen me-" Dawes will take
bis advice on the $50 check business
HIS last check was TO assist in bulldog
90 Afro-American church.
Two OF the elk stenOgrsphers ap
pointed 10 places In the Philippines
by the civil service commission. have
declined to accept. They are Charles
s, Lambert, OF Covington, KY, and
Miss Florence Lynch, OF Rochester, N
Y. Miss Lynch's percentage Ia the
highest ever made by q stenogrspher
She also passed very high 10 Spanish
She gives as her reason for her declins
ton the pressure brought upon her By
her friends and relatives. Mr.. Lam
bert says the illness OF his mother is BIZ
reason for refusal.
A number Of ex- Confederate and ex-Uniol