Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, ID. c., August 2.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, d. c., August 2.
So far as the Immigrant Bureau is
concerned the people of Porto Rica and
the Philippines remain foreigners, not
withstanding the recent decision of the
Secretary of State that they are entitled
to passports as American citizens. The
following ruling by Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw was promulgated today:
"Under the provision Of the acts of Con-
yress approved on April II, 1900, and
July |, 1902, the people of the island of
Porto Rico and of the Philippine Islands
have been declared to be citizens Of those
islands respectively and as such entitled
to the protection Of the United States.
You are. therefore, advised that the pro-
visions of the laws regulating immigra-
ton. including those which prescribe
Davment of the head tax, apply to the
r sidents and natives of Porto Rica and
,he Philippine Islands, and, moreover,
that the provisions of the laws relating to
the exclusion of Chinese apply to all
such persons as are of the Chinese race.
The citizens of the said islands, there
fore should be admitted 10 the United
states upon the same conditions and sub
icct To the same examinations rs are en-
forced against people from countries over
which the United States claims no right
f sovereignty whatever"
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will
open the gubernatorial campaign in Yer
mont. He today made this promise to
Representative Foster, of Vermont, who
came here especially to invite him to de-
liver speech at Manchester, next
Tuesday evening, in the interest of Gen
eral Mccullough, the regular republican
candidate for governor.
The national banks Of Virginia made
a splendid showing in their reports to
the comptroller Of the currency in re-
spouse to his call for reports Of condi-
tons of national banks throughout the
country. at the close OF business July IL,
1902. The showing made by the banks
is we'll up with that in any State in the
country. Under the report just made the
total individual deposits in Virginia ma
tional banks is now $2S, 1873, 645. I'm
der the reports of this year the total re-
sources of the national banks of Virginia
are $52, 800, 1865, with liabilities the
same. The banks have on deposit in
the Treasury in Washington, 81, 400, $50
United States bonds to secure circulation.
The paid in capital stock Of the banks
is now So, All, 500, against -, 334, 43O
last year, an increase ofSl, l43, 40. The
surplus fund of the banks is 81, 699, 7OS
against 81, 9l3, 1879 lastEear.
1t is quietly reported in high circles
that, at the request of the President,
Governor Crane, Of Massachusetts, has
tentatively consented to succeed Senator
Hanna as chairman of the republican
national committee, and that, as such,
he will manage the campaign in 1904.
Mr.. Hanna, it is reported, wishes to be
relieved of the arduous duties of chair
man Of the committee.
Representative Hay of Virginia, who
has been here this week looking after his
Speakership interests, should the next
House be democratic, has gone to his
home in Madison county. He is much
encouraged and thinks he will have the
solid support of the Virginia delegation
Notwithstanding the report that some Of
that delegation are pledged to Mr.. Rich
ardson.
Well informed officials of the War
Department are not in the least sur
rised at the statements cabled from
Rome to the effect that the Vatican in
tends that the friars of the Augustinian,
Dominican, Franciscan and Recolleto
orders now in Manila, shall leave them
gradually. Private information received
by the War Department some time ago
indicate that the Vatican would take
such action after short period of time.
1t is not expected by the department
that any serious obstacles will be raised
t. the contamination of this plan by the
friars themselves. The religious author
tiles here and in Rome admit it will be
ioi tiit btst llllCItSl VI tiS NHuitu "
send the friars now in Manila out of the
Philippines and have then relieved as
far as possible by American Augu stinians.
Evidence of the i'll feeling and the
lack of harmony between Lieutenant
General Miles, commanding the army,
and the head of the War Department
accumulates from day to day. Not one
of the generals recommendation have
found favor with the uniform board
which has practically substituted for the
favorite army blue-a ''yallery-greenery
brindle" cloth, as army officers term it.
General Miles has suggested that for
dress or full dress a sky blue should be
added, while at least the blue shirt
should be retained for the enlisted men.
At the same time he urged with consider
able logic that the uniform suited to the
tropics where there is a rank growth of
Vegetation would be entirely untitled for
Alaska or the western plains. He also
believed that the full dress coat was
altogether too ornate.
Minister Bowen cables from Caracas
that tho upitad revolutionary army Il