Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents of the Alexandria Gazette.

Germany and England propose to seize
the custom houses in Venezuela, col
lect the taxes, and pay themselves the
amount of their respective claims, out
of the money so received. The United
States has declared that 80 long as they
do not permanently acquire or colon
ize' any part of Venezuelan territory the
| two European powers will not come in
conflict with the Monroe doctrine and
will, therefore, not be interfered with
by the United States. But now comes
an interesting complication which may
lead to Intervention by the United States,
or may compel the allied forces of Eng
land and Germany to make actual war
on Venezuela. President Castro has
declared that if the Europeans seize his
custom houses she will Immediately issuea
proclamation of free trade between Vene-
zuela and the whole world. Of course
that would mean that the Germans and
English would have nothing to collect and
their plan to pay themselves would be
efiectually blocked. They could not en-
force the payment of customs taxes on inn
ported goods, because that would be an
assumption of the sovereignty of Vene-
zuela. 1t is difficult to see what would
be their next step. A blockade that
would effectually cut off all communica-
ton with the outside world by sea could
be maintained but that would probably
affect the foreign residents of Venezuela
more seriously than the natives them
selves. 1nsome quarters it is believed
to be likely that actual war may result.
With armed Europeans ashore in Vene-
zula the opportunities for complications
would be manifold, audit is certain that,
under the circumstances, several OF
Admiral Dewey's ships now at Culebra
would be at once dispatched to the scene
of action. But so long as the Monroe
Doctrine is respected the United States
will not interfere and the Germans and
British can resort to extreme measures to
enforce payment of their claims.
The President has denied 32 applica
tons for pardon, has restored appli-
cants who have served out their terms
of imprisonment to citizenship, and has
acted favorably upon 6other cases. The
President committed, to expire August
20, 1908, the sentence of Henry w.
Turner, convicted in Arkansas of mail
robbery and sentenced TO imprisonment
for 8 years in King county penitentiary
at Brooklyn This prisoner was lately
removed from the King county peniten-
tiary to the United States penitentiary
at Atlanta, Georgia. On occount of the
difference between the United States and
the New York 'good time" laws the
removal of the prisoner to Atlanta
materially increased his term of i'm
prisonment. Under the Communication
granted he will be released on the day
that he would have been released if he
had remained in the Brooklyn prison.
Representative Littlefeld of Maine was
one OF the Presidents callers this morn
ing. Immediately after his conference
with the President he visited Attorney
General Knox. 1t is supposed that
antitrust legislation was the theme of
these conferences. 1t is generally be-
lieved that there will be no radical trust
smashing bill seriously considered by
either house at the coming session.
The farthest that the antitrust senti-
ment will carry, it is believed, will be
an amendment of some sort to the
Sherman law now on the statute books.
"Neither will Congress pass any tariff
revision measure this session" said one
member who called at the White House
today
A large number of Alexandrians at
tended the football game in Georgetown
yesterday between the Georgetown Col
lege eleven and the eleven from the In
dian school at Carlisle, Pa. The Indians
were not without friends, Judging from
the noise made by the rooters at each
fine play made by the Carlisle students.
The Virginians present were, or seemed
to be, the partisans of the Indians, be-
cause, as one said, 1.-THE Virginia Uni
versity eleven defeated the Carlisle team
in Norfolk on Saturday last" Yesterday
the red men were out for blood and cared
not whether it was African, English,
American or the Irish with the great in !
vincible Kelley in the game, or "Casey
at the bat" The score was 81 to 0, the
cipher going to the boys Of West Wash
ingtOn.
The report sent out from Washington
that the old china ware of the White :
House is to be sold at auction as soon
rs the new dinner set is received, is
denied. The White House
china is never sold but is kept in the
mansion until it is broken and unfit for )
use. Many thousands of pieces of china
rom former administrations are kept !.
as heirlooms in the White House. The :
new Roosevelt set of Wedgewod will
1896 pieces, all fashioned
after a simple colonial pattern with the
great seal of the United States enameled $
N colors upon each.
The Carlisle Indian School football L
cam called on President Roosevelt this I
Ifternoon. The President shook hands s
With each and exchanged few words c
With this or that one who attracted his 0
U
Commissioner Ware, of the Pension q
Bureau, wants Congress to give him power u
o retire 500 superanuated clerks and a
ppoint 100 young men in their places.
n this way, he says, he could very Il
realty improve the service and augment p
is speed besides saving much money. V
In order to protect the foreign trade t.
he Department of Agriculture is prepar- ii
ng to extend the lines of quarantine D
rdered yesterday against the States of D
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Vermont G.
nd Connecticut to other States and to o
lose other ports besides that of Boston h
n the exnortafion of caftle IL II Ia -,