Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette. J
Washington. August 10.

Washington. August III.
Mr.. Frank Hume, OF Alexandra
county. who has just returned from
Orange, where DO went to attend
horse show, said to the correspondent.
OF the Gazstte this morning that ne nau
fullv determined not to be q Candidate
for reelection to the Virginia House Oh
Dsle0ates, He said be felt grateful ior
the many kind things said about nun
no his Alexandra friends and Tor their
Usrm support. but that he could not
make the sscrifics by neglecting his
husIness again this winter to attend the
ssss,ons of the legislature. He also
said there were plenty OF good men
both in the city and county OF Alexan'
dria TO fill the position.
The Pension Bureau is trying to dis.
cover il two J. M. Creeds served in the
S5ta OHIO volunteers during the Civil
War. The department has been pay
ing a pension for five years to the widow
of soldier bearing that name. A few
days ago man claiming to be j. M.
Greed fled a claim for invalid pension
az Berkeley, Cal, Mre. Creed, the wild
ow. lives at Columbus, Ohio. Tho
claim ofthe California Creed talIies ex'
ac;ly with the description OF the mill
tary service of the man Mrs. Greco
swears was her husband. II the Cal
ifornis Creed 10 proven to be the alleged
deceased husband OF the Columbus
women she may get into trouble Tor
collec'ing a pension illegally. III the
western claimant Is an imposter ne is
likely to come within reach OF the law.
The Navy department has reprimand-
ed Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans Tor
he structures made by him in his book
"a Sailors Log" upon Ex-senator
Chandler, former secretary OF the Navy.
This action is taken upon the complaint
recently made ny Mr.. Chandler to sec
re,ary Of the Navy Long. The repri'
maud Ia 10 the form of letter address
ed Yesterday to Admiral Evans. Such
action the Secretary says would tend to
bring the office itself in disrepute. The
act he claims is the more reprebensive
10 this instance. because of the AdmtraPs
long exper ence 10 the service. The
Secretary conducted as follows: "lt
has become my duty, therefore, to CEN
sure you for this breach OF obligation,
imposed upon you as commissioned
officer OF the Navy oftbe United States,
which / accordingly DO"
Representative Livingston, of Geor-
gia, OF the congressional Industrial com.
mission. says that commission 10 their
report to Congress will handle the
subj ects of trusts and organized labor.
He declares that the testimony shows
organized labor TO be as dangerous a
trust as the other trusts. Revolution
might vet come, he says. and 10 only to
be sverted by strong government con-
troll in case OF great industrial contests.
Stories have been printed to the effect that
Senators Mason and Cullom as we'll IS Comp.
troller Of the Currency Dawes have endorsed
the application of Senator Culloms son-in-
law. Mr.. Ridgely, Of Springfield, Ill. to cue
coed Mr. Dawes on October 1. Comptroller
Dawes denies the story. as far as he is con-
cerned. ~ have not endorsed him, nor any
one else" he said. II do not think it woud
he proper for me to endorse any one, and
shall not do co."
The Runbost Ranger, now at San Diego,
CAL, on survey duty, has been ordered to
prepare for cruise TO PanNma. Unless her
immediate presence there should be needed
| It will probably be several days before she
starts However, II the Navy Department
should be informed by the Department OF
st ito that the United States needs vessel at
| the Isthmus Immediately TO preserve the
| railroad that links the oceans, the Ranger
could be- dispatched within few hours. The
gunboat is Of ] 900 tons, carries six guns and
is in charge of Commander Wells L. Field.
The marriage OF FredricO Degetsu, Porto
Rican commissioner, and Sonora Moreno
Valerno will take place in the carly fall in
Washington Sonora Vserno is also Porto
Ricap. Che is besut full aud talented woman
and is at present the guest Of Mrs. Horton, OF
Sixteenth street.
The stock brokers iodsy report weaker
market.
Chief Wilkie, OF the secret service, received
q telegram this morning announcing the ar
rest late at night at san Francisco of Walter
Dimmlck, former chief clerk o. the San Fran
cisco mint. The arrest was made by Opera.
tive Billy Burns and is in conn .cton with
the $50, 00J mint robbery, discovered late in
jane. Dimmiek was relieved rs chief clerk
August 1.