Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-14

AuDd. ait VoN-@NS
counts as officers of the United States
ard should be accounted for Cuba, under
the Secretary's direction and CONTROL.
Should there be mingled with and
deposited in the Treasury as fees col
lected by them as officers of the United
States ii is doubtful the comptroller says,
whether they could be Withdrawn with
out specific authority from Congress.
WI Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister,
today received a cablegram from the
foreign Office in Pekin informing him
that decree had been issued recalling
him as Minister 10 the United States
and appointing Sir Liang Chen, one OF
the representatives of the Chinese gov
eminent to the coronation exercises In
London. to succeed him. 81 am sorry
TO leave America the Minister said to-
day. Americans have been my friends
and the friends of the Chinese people.
II will be a month at least before leave
here. will await the receipt of my
SUCCESSORS credentials ffom the foreign
Office. | have been here;pver five years.
Our term of Office is for three years and
almost invariably we are recalled or
transferred rs soon as the three years
have expired. | have been expecting
to be recalled for the past two years. "
CHATS just like Yankee" said
Minister WI Ting-fang, when shown
the dispatch from Pekin that through
the efforts of Attorney Carey, represent
ing the American-China Development
Company, and Minister Conger decree
has been signed by the Chinese govern
ment ratifying the supplemental contract
for the construction of railroad from
Canton to Hankow. "Why does Carey
get any credit for it?'' asked theminls-
ter. II first drew up the contract for
the building of that railroadin 1898 and
gave the concession to ex-senator Calvin
Brice. That was my idea and | deserve
some credit for it. Why does Carey go
over there and claim credit for the whole
thing The railroad will be completed
shortly; its a government line, he said,
''and it will be good thing for my
country. We should have more rail
roads. We will have them"
DIR. Won Holleben, the German am
bassador, called On Secretary of State
Hay today to say farewell. He will sail
for Germany on leave tomorrow. He
introduced Baron Ritter III Grucnsteln,
who will be in charge of the embassy
during his absence. 1t is rumored here
that DIR. Won Holeben will not return
TO the United States, but that he will
receive promotion. The name Ct
Mumm Won Schwarzcnstein, the German
representative at the negotiations in
China, who has left Pekin on six
mopths leave, is mentioned in connec-
ton with the successorship here.
The findings in the cases of Major
Waller and Lieutenant Day were today
made public and the comment of the
reviewing authority, Major Gen. Chat
fee, is both severe and enlightening.
In the review Of the case the General
sees no good reason for the action of the
accused in executing Filipino prisoners
and says they assumed powers only
granted commading generals in urgent
cases. Further on General Chafiee says;
Gin view of the foregoing, and giving
heed to the combination Of influences
which affected the mental attitude of
Major Waller. so much of the finding up
on the SPECIFICATION and charge as finds
him guilty ofmurder isapproved. After
careful consideration of the evidence
the reviewing authority is, however, at
loss to understand why the court did
not find a minor included offence, and
being of the opinion that there had been
a miscarriage of justice in this case, the
finding, with the exception noted, and
the acquittal, as it appears of record,
are disapproyed', General Chailee
entirely disapproves the finding in the
case of Lieutent Day save where the
court endorsed his personally putting to
death native who had only been
wounded by the firing squad.
Wanted a dozen healthy young men;
nothing to do but eat. Apply Dr.. II.
w. Wiley, chief chemist Agricultural
Department. This advertisement has
not been issued but it probably will be
soon. While the young men finally
selected will indeed have nothing to
do but eat it will be carefully explained
to them that their food may at times De
poisoned. In fact they are needed in
order to find out just how much injury
may come to the human system by eat
ing food that has been artiticially colored
or preserved Congress recently direct
ed the department of Agriculture to
investigate and report the effect Of eat
ing such foods and DIR. Wiley will con-
duct the inquiry. He proposes to feed
dozen healthy young men for ten days
upon foods products that have been sus-
pected of having been "doctored' with
perservatiyes or coloring matter, and
study the effect upon digestion and general
health Then he will feed them for
similar time upon normal food products.
The result will be reported to Congress.
The purpose of the investigation, out
side of determining whether the various
preservatives used are really injurious to
health, is to determine whether there is
any grounds for a retaliatOry legislation
against the countries which have des-
eliminated against American products.
Germany has a law which will 60 into
effect in few months excluding from
that country all American meats that
have been treated with borax. Germany
leads all the other countries in
imports to this country of prepared and
preserved meats, and it is understood
that all of these are preserved by the use
of borax and other chemicals. If it is