Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-04
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.J
Washington. ID. c., September 4.

Correspondence OF the AleAahuII" p""V''e-J
Washington, ID. c., September 4.
1t is reported that Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson will early next year resign
from the Cabinet to accept the presl-
dency of the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege, at Ames, Iowa. The place is Of
fered him with life tenure at handsome
salary. Many plans of Secretary VIII
son since he has been at the head of the
Department of Agriculture will by next
year be well underway and he can then
retire with the knowledge of having
made success of his administration.
For six years prior to entering President
Mckinley cabinet he was director Of the
experimental station of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College, so that in retiring he
will be going among old friends.
News received here from Stanton that
ex-Congressman Jacob Yost had declared
his purpose to be a candidate for Con
gress against II. ID. Flood if he could
yet the party nomination has caused
more interest among Virginians than
any incident of the coming fall campaign.
Mr.. Flood was thought to have walk
over. Mr.. Yost will be recognized by
all as a formidable candidate, and it is
believed that he can get the nomination
if he wants it. Others wanted it, too,
but the question of making the fight
against the well-organized democratic
forces deferred them all. The election
of Mr.. Flood, however, is regarded as
certain.
The big brick smokestack, which, for
number of years, has stood as monu-
ment over the ruins of the Washington
and Georgetown Street Railway Com
pany's power house, was demolished this
morning. At $3.50 o'clock a charge OF
dynamite was exploded under the south
west corner Of the chimney. Crowds OF
people, at a respectable distance, saw
the big pile leyelled to atoms. The frag-
mcnts were scattered in all directions,
but no one was hurt.
A complete denial is made at the De
partment of State to-day of the story that
the United States contemplated annexing
Hayti, because of the frequency of the
revolutions there, and the danger that
the island may become plague spot in
the Caribbean. The story was started
by Washington paper.
Among the messages of congratulation
received here on the escape from death
of President Roosevelt is the following
from Emperor William Of Germany.
with all America praise Providence
that saved your life from the terrible ac-
cident. WILLIAM |. Il. 3"
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
was an early caller at the State Depart
ment this morning to personally offer
congratulations upon the President :
escape. In referring to his labor day
meeting in New York State, he en-
phatically declared that no stone had
been thrown at his train and character
lied the story of such alleged unpleasant
happening as a mendacious fabrication
from beginning to end. He said his
welcome by the wage workers was most
cordial and that throughout his entire
trip he had been treated with the great
est courtesy.
Mail advices just received by the War
Department report progressin the policy
of Cancellation adopted by Colonel Bald
win in Mindanao toward the Moros.
Two Sultans are holding out. The Sui
tan of Bacolog is profuse in his profres-
sions of amity but asks three months
time in which to win his people over
accepting American authority. Some
think this is merely subterfuge to
gain time. The Sultan of Maciu, in
reply to communication of friend
ship, has sent the following:
~ send greeting. With reference to
our friendship we don't want 70 be
friends with you yet. Not even with
Spaniards did we care to be friends be-
cause their intentions were not good.
Now you can make war on us if you
wish to, because We do not know that we
have done any wrong towards you.