Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington. ID. c., December 9.
A long dispatch was received by the
State Department this morning from
Minister Bowen at Caracas, giving the
details of the presentation by the repre-
sentatives of Great Britain and Germany
of ultimatums to Venezuela and the
subsequent departure Of the British
Minister and the German charge DAT
fairs for cruisers in the harb0r. The
records and business of both legations
have been turned over TO the American
legation. A messenger from the British
embassy in the city called at the State
Department shortly afterwards and left
4 communication from the British Am
5assador for Secretary Hay, containing,
presumably, formal notification to this
government of the action of Great Britain
in sending an ultimatum to Venezuela
and in preparing to enforce the colec-
ton of her claims against that country.
General Luke Wright, one of the
members Of the Philippine Commission,
appeared before the Senate committee
On Philippines today and strongly urged
the necessity of reduction Of the tariff
IN goods coming to the United States
from those islands from the present rate
offs to 20 per cent of the Dingely tariff.
He stated that the DINGHY rates were
practically prohibitive on many of the
products of the archipelago, especially
IN sugar. General Wright believed
hat it would increase our exports to the
Philippines, in view of the fact that
here could be no general commercial
intercourse without an interchange Of
products.
Chairman Payne of the House COM
mittee on ways and means, introduced
bill for the relief of the tea importers Of
the county, who have imported immense
quantities of tea and stored it in bond
ed warehouses, acting in the belief
that under the recent act of Congress
abolishing the duty on tea, of ten
cents a pound, January LIST, they
might withdraw the tea free of
duty at any time after that, no matter
when warehoused. Government officials
have held that the importers should pay
the amount Of tax required when the tea
was placed in the warehouses. The
amount involved, which the tea import
ers have to pay, unless relief is granted,
is seven million dollars.
Owing to the illness of fIr. Olmstead,
chairman of elections committee No. 2,
the special order setting aside tomorrow
for consideration of the resolutions bear
ing on the Wagner Butler contest,
eleventh Missouri district, will probably
be vacated.
The Austrian Minister has been in
formed that he has been invested with
the rank of Ambassador.
Gideon w. Marsh, former president
of the Keystone National Bank, Of
Philadelphia, and who is in the peni-
Tertiary for violating the banking laws,
will be pardoned by the President as a
Christmas gift.
At the cabinet meeting this morning
the Venezuelan situation was one of the
principal matters discussed. In addition
to discussing the Venezuelan situation,
the Cabinet today listened to Secretary
Wilson'S account of the efforts being
made by his department to stamp out
the foot and mouth disease prevalent
among the cattle in New England.
1t is said here by some politicians that not
withstauding the current report that the late
ex-Speaker Reed when ne retired from Con-
gress had retired for good aud all from poll
ties. he entertained a hope that he might be
nominated for the Presidency from New
York
Representatives Jones and Maynard of the
First and Second Virginia districts were in
Richmond yesterday personally looking after
their interests in the Congressional redistrict
ing bill which, it is said, will soon be intro
duced in the Virginia legislature. This Is a
plan to put some of the counties of the Second
into the First district, and Ne. Jones, it is
aid, objects to this.
The Ettefeld subcommittee of the House
committee on judiciary, which was to hear
members Of Congress who have introduced
antitrust bills in the explanation Of the alb
sence of Mr.. Littlefield, who is attending the
funeral of ex-Speaker Reed at Portland,
Maine. The hearing has been postponed I'M
i'll Saturday at 10 a. IN. A meeting Of the
full committee will be held on the day pre-
ceding.
A dispatch was received from Admiral
Dewey by the Navy Department today dated
San Juan, Dec. s.. and stating that the con-
ditions connected with the canal dug atCulebra
are absolutely sanitary, and that there is no
sickness whatever among men so employed.
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