Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
(Corrsspsndence Of the Alexsndria GasettA]
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commander, is reported as having said:
"Let kings, ministers and politicians say
what they may. never will you see
Americans and British face each other
10 the field. Our national p olicy may
be TO steer clear of international com.
plications bat should circumstances
arise in which we must make choice
our inclination will be with the Brit
isbers." The representatives OF other
nations who we're present are inclined
tn make adverse comments upon Cnai-
fee. tt Is not believed, however,
that the officials here will, OF their own
motion, take any notice OF Cbaffee's re-
marks. 1t is pointed out that his case
is very different from Capt. Coghlan,
who was called to account for reciting
the "Hock der Kaiser" poem. 10 the
latter case it might rightly be held that
an offepse was committed 10 holding up
to ridicule the sovereign Of the friendly
German empire. Gen. Chafe, how
ever, expressed his own personal be-
lief that the natural affinity between the
English and American people would
prevent them from ever again going
| to war with each other over questions
that might be settled through diplo'
matte measures. :, ,
fashionable woman was robbed
Yesterday and man OF fashion ID unaer
arrest. The victim OF the theft is Mrs.
Olivia Starring, of 1455 Massachusetts
| avenue, widow of General Starring. A
wear or two ago she charged her Rus
rian secretary with taking from her o
valuable collection of government
bonds. Yesterday afternoon $9,0OO
worth of jewelry was taken from ner
escrItoire while abe was absent from
her home for q short time. Whoever
took the gems knew exactly where to
end them, Lewis Mortimer Monroe,
an inventor, OF New York, who came
here occasionally to visit Mrs. Starring,
ia held on suspicion. Monroe has been
identified by Inspector Boardmap, OF
the local police, as Charles Ro1an, o
noted New York house-breaker.
Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador,
has arranged to sail from New York on
Nav 16. The new Italian Ambassador
to Washington Is still at Buenos Ayres
and will 90 to Rome before coming here
to assume his duties.
The attention of American naval Of
ficials has been directed to the advan'
tsges posss ssed by some of the islands
| of the Azores group, 10 the Atlsntic,
and OF the Galapagos group. In the Ia.
cific, ss sites for coaling stations and
naval rendezvous, and they are urging
that steps be taken by this government
to acquire rights from Portugal for o
station in the Azores and from Ecuador
for q like station 10 the Galapagos
| group. The Dutch island Of Curacao,
of the coast Of Venezuela, also Is re-
esrded BY American naval officials as
especially we'll adapted for naval uses,
and there are others.
Conferences were held here yesterday
between officials of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad and number OF opera
tors from the New River coal region of
Virginia and West Virginia, on matter
affecting the coal traffic from that ter
ritory. One object Of the conferences il
to bring all the operators into an agree
ment as to the prices at which coal
shall be delivered to the sales agents.
Nothing final was accomplished, and
other meetings will be held.
| It ia said here that there can be no
doubt that the principle of neutrality is
more popular now than 1t was when
| the canal question was before the Sen-
ate last winter. 1t just beginning to
be appreciated by Senators that the
principle OF neutrality in the control OF
an isthmian waterway has been the
fixed policy of this government ever
since that question became one OF ma
tional interest and legislative concern.
By treaty more than fifty years old
the neutrality OF all transportation fa'
cilities across the Isthmus OF Panama
is guaranteed by the United States and
this fact was brought to the attention oil
the world In q note written by Secre-
tary Blaine In 1881. At that time 1t
seemed not unlikely that the French
Panama Canal enterprise would be cue
cessfully prosecuted. Mr.. Blaine
enunciated 10 bis paper the doc.
trine that the coast line OF
the United States substantially ex-
tended along the whole length OF the
isthmus, and that ian agreement be-
tween the European States to jointly
guarantee the neutrality and In effect
control the political character of o high.
wsy OF commerce remote from them
and near to us would be viewed by
this government with the gravest con-
cern,n The statement from London,
however, that the State Department
had delivered o new isthmian canal
treaty to the British ambassador was Of
6cislly denied by Secretary Hay while
in Arizona yesterday.
The Navy Department is trying to
solve the mystery of the disappearance
of plans of the protected cruiser st.
Louis, one of the FIVE vessels for which
contracts were recently awarded. They
we're forwarded to the shipbuilding firm
of Neafe & Levy, ofPhiladelphia, and
have disappeared.
Before the Industrial Commission
Yesterday P. J. McGovern, of Atlanta,
chairman OF The Southern Classification
Committee, made the unnecessary state
ments that the committee had no pur-
pose of fixing rates on carload lots to
build up the jobbing trade in the south
at the expense of outside points.
For the first time the police have
been bothered with crank who want
ed to visit Mrs. Mckinley. Harry
Marcus, o tailor, of Atlantic City, N. j..
aged 80, was arrested this morning at
the White House. 1t seems that he
called at the White House Sunday and
asked to see Mrs. Mckinley, refusing to
answer any questions regarding the
nature OF his mission. He repeated the
call again yesterday and again this
morning. He stated that he had come
to Washington to see Mrs. Mckinley In
obedience to o vision that he had ct
Atlantic City. On his person was found
handbook on an Atlantic City bank
for 800. He will be tried for his sanity.
Lieut. Parsons returned this morning