Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Aloxsndris Gazette
Washington, August z.


President James O'Connell, OF the H.
ternational Association of Mschinists,
refutes in every particular the story
from Buffalo that there Is dissatisfaction
In the ranks of the order, or that be has
sent men there to dissolve the local
unions. Regarding the case he said
this morning: 81 sent our third vice
president, Geo. Mulberry, to Buffalo TO
protect the interests OF the association,
but have given him no word to dlsband
them. He has the power TO tempo.
rarily suspend them pending action by
the international officers, and expect
to hear from him tomorrow"
The department ofJustice has receiv'
ed word from Indianapolis to the effect
that certain witnesses in the Neeley
case refuse to 20 to Cuba TO testify or
to send on despitatons, claiming that
the Cuban courts have no jurisdiction
over them. The opinion prevails that
there is enough testimony to be had to
carry out this purpose without trying
the souudness OF the position taken by
these recalcitrants. Should the case 60
toto the trail court, and should these
witnessed, if material, then persist in
the issue, the department will take the
matter under more serious coDsidera-
ton.
President Mckinley has sent cable
gram OF coincidence 10 King Edward
VII on the death Of bis sister, her
Majesty, the Dowager Empress Freder-
lex of Germany.
The ~olice have been looking during
the last week for relatives or frieods OF
Frederick Heising, an assistant exam
iner iu the Patent Office. who died at
Providence Hospital last Friday. II no
one of the dead mans relatives appear
within the present week the body will
be buried in potter's field.
Tho State Department this morning re-
Questsd the Navy Department to send a war
vessel TO Colon on account of the revolution
in Colombia. Tho Navy Department will
send the gunboat Mschiss. which at present
is at Boston. She will leave for the South
American port as soon hs she can be coaled
and stocked for the journey. This action is
taken because OF the report csbled last night
by Consul Gudger at Panama to the effect
that the trans islhmisn railway had been in.
terfered with by the insurgents. The United
States is bound by international agreement TO
see that traffic on this road is not interrupted.
The Machiss is gunbost OF l,177 tons.
She carries main battery OF eight guns and
is q fast saier. Her crew consists of about
lao men and she also has a sergeant's guard
OF marines of about 10 or 20. This compile
ment Of marines may be increased. Consul
Gudger last night reported by cable from
Colon that the insurgents had stopped train
on the Panama railroad and had captured
soma OF the government officers. Under q
treaty in force between the United States
and Colombis the former guarantees to effici-
emily preserve the perfect neutrality Of the
sthmus with view that the free tisn,it from
one to the other sea msy not be INTERRUPTED
OF embarrassed. The neutrality ofthe isthmus
isnot now threatened, in the view OF the State
Department, Just because a party Of armed
men hiss held up one trs;n-an incident that
might have occurred in sny country. The
object Of the visit Of the Maehiss at this time
is 70 keep IN eye upon the situation and see
that no American interests are interfered
with. IT. however, the instruction should
grow 90 formidable as to be beyond the power
of the Colombian government to handle. and
il il shou d result in the interruption Of
American cOmuerco OotWcon tno htiantlc
snd Pacific oceans via Colon aud Panama,
Commsoder Sargent will land force OF
bluejsehets aud marines and re-estsblish
free communication between these points.
On two occasions in the past the United
States has been called upon 10 exercise its
power TO preserve the mentality OF the
isthmus. The last time wss In tho first year Of
Secretary Bsysrd's administration Of the State
department. The insurgents had then seised
American vessels and American property and