Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-04

consul general of the United States at
Canton. China, Robert NJ. McWade, OF
Pennsylvania (now consuD. To be IN
terstate commerce commissioner, Martin
A. Knapp, of New York (reappointed).
To be secretary of the legation OF the
United States at Monrovia, Liberia
George w. Ellis, Of Kansas. 10 be
consul of the United States at Bamoerg'
Bavaria. William Bardell, Of New forK'
Also large number of army promotions
and appointments.
Major Estes G.. Rathbone, formerly
Director of Posts, in Cuba, under the
American occupation, has arrived ID
the city to push his claims for vindica-
ton. He was tried by Cuban court,
convicted, and sentenced to pay a me
and to serve time in prison. Under
President Palma's amnesty proclamation
he was released. Now Rathbone wants
to be more formally "vindicated." In
a petition to the United States Senate
last year, he asked an investigation OF
the means by which he was convicted.
He has come here now to renew the
agitation. He will ask a congressional
investigation and will ask Senator
Hanna to help him in the matter.
Senator Hanna has been his friend
throughout. In the House Major Rath.
bone will look to Congressman Nevin, OF
Ohio. from whose district he halls, TO
support him in his demands.
Prof f. J. Newell, of the United
States Geological Survey, today made a
statement to the Senate committee on
territories as to the quantity Of arid lands
in New Mexico susceptible to improve
ment by irrigation. They cover about
one-third of the whole territory
Secretary of War Root and General
Carter, of the adjutant generals office,
appeared before the Senate committee on
military affairs and made long expla-
nation of the provisions of the militia
bill which was passed by the House last
session. At the conclusion of their testi-
mony, the committee decided to make a
favorable report on the measure.
At the meeting of the sanitary con-
vention of the American Republics this
morning a resolution was offered that
the convention endorse the proposition
that yellow fever is carried by mos
quitoes only and in no other way. This
was opposed with an argument by DR.;
Souchon, of New Orleans, who cited
several contrary cases which had come
under his observation. The resolution
was temporarily tabled. The delegates
called in body on the President Of the
United States at 1870 o'clock.
Lieutenant deFaramond, naval at
tache of the French embassy, called at
the White House this morning to hand
President Roosevelt copy of the fastest
annual or register of the French
navy. The volume is printed upon pages
OF silk and is bound in kid handsomely
embellished with letters of gold. Presi-
dent Loubet of France had the book
made especially for presentation to the
President of the United States.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in his an.
nual report, says that the farms in the United
States are worth 20,000,000,00O that they
cover s41 600 600 acres and employ 10000
600 people.
The Venezuelan question is said to be caus-
ing great uneasiness in official circles, not
withstanding the statements that an under,
standing exists between Germany Greal
Britain and the United States in connection
with the collection of English and German
claims from Venezuela. This country has
sent large and powerful fleet, commanded
by Admiral Dewey, to the Caribbean Sea. sSss