Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
lCorreapondence Of the Alexandria Gaseste.]
Washington. August 3.

Col. j. :. MosDy Will leave uero op
Monday for the west, and will soon
enter upon the discharge of his duties
10 Nebraska as special agent OF the
United States land Office. He went
over to Alexandria yesterday to see
his portrait that Miss Katherine
Oritcher OF that city is painting for the
University OF Virginia.
A Virginia republican who read IN
Yesterdays Gazette, that the Virginia
republican State convention would
probably nominate Mr.. Park Agpew, OF
Alexandria, for governor, said that
should Mr.. Agnew receive and accept
the nomination he would be formi-
d able candidate as be would be supplied
with the siuews of war by Senator
Hanna of the republican national COM
mlttee. A democrat who heard the
conversation asked his republican friend
II he had forgotten that Capt. Jos. b.
Willard, who is worth several million
dollars, would be on the Virginia State
democratic ticket this year. The re-
publican admitted that he had over
looked this fact and said if money Is
to enter into the canvass be supposed
that Capt. Willard could and would
meet ell corners.
Chief Willis Moore Of the Weather
Bureau snd about 100 Of his assistant
demonstrations will attend meteoro-
logical convention to be held in Mil
waukee from August q to 20. Wealth
or experts from all over the continent
will attend as we'll as from Cuba and
Porto Rico.
The Librarian of Congress is super
vising the compilation of an exhaustive
history of journalism in America.
The work will comprise more than two.
thousand pages and will contain in
formation about oil the newspapers and
periodicals published in this country
since 1904 as far as state, county and
municipal records- can guide the
librsriar 70 -ttae facts. Extinct publica.
tfons will be included in this compila-
ton as we'll as the publications still
existing.
The claims thus far presented to the
Spanish treaty claims commission num-
Der 1l3. OF this number there are but
ten below 5000 in amount, and the
smallest of these is for 5000. There are
80 exceeding 100000; six OF these ex-
coed 100000 each, and the largest is
for 81, 256, 600. All the petitions set
forth that the Petitioner is an American
Cit 30, as the United States undertook
to assume only those claims against
Spain which may be presented by her
own citizsns.
Two weeks ago today the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency accorded the direc-
tors OF the Seventh National Bank of
New York fortnight's time to agree
upon terms OF reorganization and upon
a plan by which the depositors of the
bank may be protected against lose.
Comptroller Dawes said this morning
that although this reorganization and
these plans hap not been completed, he
had been informed that substantial prog
ress was being made in that direction.
"Under the circumstances" he an.
nounced, ~ do not believe that this de-
partment should interfere preoipitately
and no hing will be done by me ss
long ss assurances Of an agreement re.
MAN,"
United States marines may be called
on to suppress the revolutionary move.
ment on the Isthmus OF Panama. A
war vessel will be sent to watch over
the interests Of the United States dur
ing the troubles in VeHeZuela and
Colomhis II it develops that the press
dispatches from those countries have
not been exaggerated. The United
States is bound by treaty to keep traf-
fie across the isthmus open to the
world. w. w. Cobb, tie American
Consul at Colon, has csbled the State
depsrtm snt that the railroad between
that place and Panama Is likely to be
interrupted il the revolution becomes
more aggravated. u does not matter
whether the interruption comes from
the insurgents or from the government
forces. Under its treaty obligations
the United States guarantees positive
ly and efficaci0usly the perfect neutrality
of the Isthmus, with the view that the
fee transit from the one to the other
sea may not be interrupted or embsr-
rassed."
Senior Garcia Meru, at one time
minister to Washington from the Argen-
tine Republic, has just returned here 10
the same capacity. He was succeeded
here by DIR. E1urado Wilde, 10 May,
1900 The returning minister called at
he State department yesterday in CON-
pany with Senior del Viso, who has
been acting as charge since Mr.. Wilde's
retirement. The presentation OF the
minister will not take place until
autumn, but Acting Secretary Adee he's
extended conditional recognition,
aud the new minister may perform his
fuoctions.
The Italian government has selected
q new Ambassador to the United
States 10 the person Of Signor Mayor
des Places, who is ct present the
Italian Minister to Servls. Notification
Of this fact has reached the State De-
psrtment and the usual courteous an
nouncement OF the pleasure with which
the new minister will be received has
been sent by this government. % the
retirement of Ambassador Fsva, Italy
at first selected the Marquis de
Malaspina. her minister to the Argen-
tine Republic, to succeed him at WASH
iugton but it has now been decided to
send the Marquis to another post.
Capt. Lemly, Judge Advocate General OF
the Navy, who is to DO the judge advocate of
thu schley court Of inquiry, leh today on his
vacation. he will retarn about the inst week