Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

II NUM- w <atOlIl1NO Wv
Correspondence of the Alexandria GazetteJ
A meeting of the cabinet was held at
the temporary White House this morn
ing for the purpose of further consider
ING what measurers may be taken by
the administration or by the President
personally to bring about settlement OF
the coal strike. There were present At
torney General Knox, Secretary of War
Root, Secretary of the Navy Moody
and Postmaster General Payne. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is prepared to go to
the extreme limit of his executive
authority in the effort to avert the
threatened fuel famine. As yet, how
ever, he has been unable to discover
any feasible plan for federal interfer-
ence. The Attorney General has advised
him that the government is unable to
cope with the situation and the law
under present conditions. The calling
of an extra session of Congress has been
suggested but such measure is consld-
cred as inadvisable except as last resort.
In the meantime the President is quietly
endeavoring to affect compromise be-
tween the miners and the operators by
m cans of moral suasion, acting IN
this matter solely in his personal cap
acity. 1t is believed that Secretary Root
visit to New York yesterday was in line
with this policy and that he communl-
Gated the Presidents desires to the re-
representatives. of the operators.
Secretary Shaw was at his desk tins
morning and Immediately began taking
steps to put into operation the measures
for the relief of the. monetary situation
which were decided upon by him il
| New York. Later in the day circular
will be issued informing all of the banks
as to the details of his plan. This cir
cular will be nearly repetition of his
published interviews in New York las
night explanatory of his policy. He has
decided that in accepting other than gov
eminent bonds he will take nothing but
State and municipal bonds. No securl
ties of corporations will be accepted. III
has also decided toappoint commission
consisting of the Treasurer OF the U. D.
Mr.. Roberts, Comptroller of the currenc,
Ridgely and assistant Secretary Allies
to pass upon the bonds which are sub
mitted. The prepayment of interest OIL
government bonds up to next June begar
today and Assistant Secretary Allies say
that from present indications the pre-
payment ON this account today an'
tomorrow will amount to between
SO. 600. 900 and So, 900, 900. He has
made arrangements with the various
subtreasurers to report the actual amount
ut o'clock.
President Roosevelt has sent kilograms
to the anthracite coal operators anc
John Mitchell, representative the
miners, asking them to meet him here al
IL o'clock Friday morning for purposes
of consultation. The decision TO adopt
this means of attempting to bring about
a settlement of the strike was reached al
this mornings cabinet meeting. The
members of the cabinet were unanimous
in there expression of opinion that the
time was not opportune for making o.
threats of federal interference or new
legislation. They were equally unani-
nous in supporting the Presidents plan
of serving settlement by summonine
the operators and miners into consulta
ton at the White House.
Bids for the new battleship Louisiana
were opened in the Office of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy at noon today as
follows: William Cramp q Sons
Philadelphia, 81, ia, 600, to be com
pleted in AZ months; Newport News
Ship Building Dry Dock Co., $1,000,
600, IL months; Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, 81, $50, 900, AZ months
New York Ship Building Co., OF
Camden, New Jersey, "a, O4O, 900, 4C
months; Fore River Ship Building Co.,
Quincy, Mass, 4,OS7, 900, AZ months.
The contract will not be awarded fol
about 80 days.
The Navy Department was advised
this morning of the death of Real
Admiral James E. Jouett, retired, al
Silver Springs, Nd, of a complication
of diseases. Admiral Jouett had a long
and distinguished career in the navy
from which he retired in 1900. He wa:
"A years of age. His widow, who is an
invalid, is at Orlando, Florida, with
their only son.
Drs. Lung, OReilly and Rixey made
their usual call upon the President tn I
morning and after leaving stated that his
condition was entirely satisfactory.
The time for the reunion of the Fifth
Army Corps in connection with the
Grand Army encampment to be held in
this city next week has been changed by
the programme committee from the
night of Wednesday, October 8, to the
morning of the proceeding Tuesday. The
work of decorating the city has already