Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorrespondence OF the Alexandria Gasette.]
Washington. April 4.

port from Manila attributiDg this Idea
to the President is an entirely erroneous
one and Is probably based upon Sixto
Lopez's dispatch to Aguinaldo from
Boston suggesting that he should re-
Guest the American authorities to SEND
Msbini and himself to this country. IL
il known that Aguinsldo himself Is
eager to visit the United States. be
EXPRESSED this desire during his talks
with Chief Justice Arellano which re.
suited in Aguinsldo taking the oath OF
allegiance to this country. IL is staten
that II he were to come here the anti
imperialists might make too much OF
him and give him ideas regarding the
sentiments OF this country towards the
annexation OF the islands, not shared
by the administration. II he were to
come here as q prisoner the fact would
furnish the anti expansion element with
material for speeches in which they
would not fail to draw parallel with
the ancient Roma an custom OF parading
the captive chiefs of conquered coun-
tries. II on the other hand he came
here with ful liberty, the government
would have no control over his move
ments. =,
The Industrial COMMISSIONS investi.
cation concerning railway transporta-
ticu will continue partially through the
month. Merchants assert that rates
are frequently and arbitrarily changed,
and a recommendation to Congress to
revise the powers invested In the Inter.
state Commerce Commission to enable
that body to cope with the situation
will likely be made. 10 the matter OF
classic cation end increase OF rates on
certain goods to the loss OF merchants
doing business with the South, both the
Inter tate Commerce Commission and
the Attorney General have been ap'
psaled to, but neither possessed juris-
diction to warrant interference.
A lottery will be conducted by the
government 10 the distribution of the
laud soon to BIZ thrown open to settle
ment in Oklahoma. These lands are
,mprised of parts of the Kiows,
Oomanche, Apache and Wichita reser-
yations. and will be opened about Au-
gust /. Past experience 10 land open
ing has demonstrated the inadvisa.
bility OF permitting runs to be made Tor
the property, involving, as they did,
lawlessness and bloodshed, and Land
Commissioner Herman advocates sys-
tenn of drawing for claims. These
drawings are to bs made before the
Presid ent's proclamation opening the
land ia promulgated, and all successful
| annlicants are TO have their claims filed
before taking possession. The plan OF
the lottery is to have map OF the land
lying 10 every registers office, each
quarter section being consecutlvely
numbered. Each application will be
opened and examined, then placed In a
blank envelope and sealed. All sppli'
cations will then be placed In o reyoly-
ing cyliuder and one envelope with
drawn by blindfolded clerk at every
third revolution. The successful APP
plicant will then have assigned to him
the calm lying next to that previously
drawn, these consignments being made
consecutivsly from the extreme north
Yves .ern portion Of the section number
Ell one eud proceeding through the
reservation. The name of the settler
will be written on the map and five re-
cords kept by as many clerks. Fraud
under this plan Is thought to be i'm
possible,
The Secretary of the Treasury has
received report Of test made at New
York OF the new customs regulations,
that have recently caused go much
! indignation among passengers arriving
from abroad. Between March q and
April 4.h, 1900, the passengers arriving
on six steamers of certain line paid
duty on goods brought from abroad
amounting to total of $2,629.34. Dur.
the same period this year passengers ar
irving OIL the same steamers paid duty
amounting to $13,S16 35, showing an
increase of 81 ,197 OIL. ''The passen-
gers have made strenuous kick
against officials searching their baggage
after requiring them to make declara.
tion,n said Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing today. This report would lead
one to believe that great
many persons will lie to tSe gov.
eminent for the sake of evading
of few dollars. For instance, few
days ago woman arriving on one OF
the steamers very Indignantly told the
officers that she had no dutiable goods
in her baggage, When told that she
must make oath to the statement she
finally swore that she had goods valued
at 800 that were dutiable. Upon
search the officers discovered that she
bad laces and silks on which they were
obliged to COLLECT $6S6.90."
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambass-
ador. called at the White House this
morning to personally thank the Presi'
dent and the American people for the
messages Of hesrthfelt sympathy sent
the King after Queen Victoria's death.
The President received Lord Paunce.
fote in the Blue Psrlor and expressed
his appreciation OF the Ambassadors
visit and of the Kings thanks.
The report OF Chaplain Pierce. who
ia in charge OF the U. 8. morgue al
Manila and OF the work of identifying
the American dead 10 the Philippines
has lust been received at the War de-
partment. He recommends, in order
| to facilitate Identification, the Issue to
sll officers aud men of small tag Of
aluminium bearing the name, rank and
regiment, TO be worn constantly around
the neck and says: 1T is bstter that
all men should wear these marks
as military duty than that one
man should fail to be identified
Though these bodies had been buried
and had disintegrsted to such an ex-
tent ss to lose all facial characteristics.
bad them disinterred and personally
conducted the inexpressively repulsive
work OF their Identification, finding IN
every case absolute proof OF identity
before allowing them to be shipped to