Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

ed by the War Department. An escort
consisting of a squadron of cavalry and
battery of artillery accompanied the
remains. and the usual salvo was fired
over the grave. He died in Munich,
Germany in June last, and the remains
was cremated in accordance with his
wishes.
The following special bulletin was is
sned by the Weather Bureau this morn
ing: ''This morning the northwestern
cold wave shows temperatures ranging
from zero to twenty degrees below zero
in the British Northwest Territory.
During tonight and Sunday the cold
wave will extend southwark over the
middle west states and eastward over the
upper Mississippi Valley with tempera-
ture falling to zero or below in central
and eastern Montana, North Dakota, and
northern Minnesota. Heavy snow will
fall in the northern Rocky Mountain
districts"
Minister Bowen, at Caracas, Vene-
zuela, states that it is his understanding
that President Castro will undertake
movement for the recapture of Coro,
Barcelona, Cumana and Ciudad Bolivar,
thereby restoring peace. 1t is again
stated, the revolutionists have been scat
tered.
Secretary Shaw denies the statement
made in some quarters this morning that
he intends Immediately to call on the
banks for a return of some of the govern
ment funds they now hold on deposit.
While admitting that $50, 900, 900 cash
capital in the Treasury is rather small
margin upon which to transact current
business, he believes that the department
will be able to get along on that all right
for a time, at least, without calling for
funds from the banks, unless receipts
should fall off or expenditures should be-
come unexpectedly heavy.
Advance agents of the Unprotected monop-
olies have already reached Washington
for the purpose of urging the President
to keep his hands off the tariff. Two
of them, who saw the President today,
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, and Rep
r,sentative Butler, of Pennsylvania, at
tempted to show him that republican
success in the elections was due to an en-
dorsement of the present tariff. The
President made no comment upon their
assertions.
At the Office of Secretary Shaw it was
stated this morning that the buttons
circulated from Dennison, Iowa, bearing
the pictures of President Roosevelt and
Mr.. Shaw "For President and Vice
President in 1904" were prepared by
the citizens of Dennison, which is the
Secretary's home town, for compliment
tary distribution on the occasion of the
Presidents proposed visit there. The
Secretary was not consulted in their
preparation.
The State Department today received
the following dispatch from Acting
Consul General Smith at Cairo, Egypt:
"Since first inst. 147 cases of cholera
and 1872 deaths therefrom have occurred
in all Egypt"
Postmaster General Payne has issued
an order to take effect December |, abol-
ishing the Office of attending physician
in cities having a population of less than
half a million. This will save the govern
ment $25, 900 per annum. Several scan
dals grew from the pratice of appointing
doctors with more political pull than
medical science Most of the postmas-
tiers of large cities stated that they had
no practical use for these special physi-
clans and that they enjoyed sinecures in
in the fullest acceptation of the term.
Several of the instances quoted show
that thrifty politicians had farmed out
these appointments some of which paid
as much as 81, 700 per annum, to friends
who would submit to monthly assess
ments.
The War Department today received
a cablegram from Gov. Taft announcing
the capture of the ladrones who assassi-
mated d. G. Montgomery, supintendent
of the schools in Oriental Negros.
Attorney General Knox called upon
President Roosevelt this morning and
talked over matters relating to the Pane
ma canal During the conference Mr..
Knox greatly surprised the President by
informing him that the sum total of the
expenses incurred by the Department of
Justice in examining the Panama COM
pany's title was less than 81, 200. The
appropriation made by Congress for Eek
traordinary expenses" in connection
with the investigation of the title was
$40, 900, 900. The work was done by
Mr.. Knox and Mr. Russell, his chief as
sistant. Had the government employed
an attorney of the class usually retained
for such gigantic financial deals his fee
would probably have been at least half a
million dollars.
The September Summary Of Internal
Commerce, issued by the Treasury Bu-
reau of Statistics, shows that the live
stock traffic during September was larger
than for the corresponding month in
either of the two preceding years at the
five markets of Chicago, Kansas City,
Omaha, st. Louis and ST. Joseph taken
together.
Sir Michael Herbert, the British
Ambassador to the United States, and
Secretary of State Hay this morning
signed the reciprocity treaty oov-
ering trade between Newfoundland
and the United States. The treaty pro-
vides for the free entry into the United
States ports of fish from Newfoundland
and also abrogates the licenses formerly
required of American vessels purchasing
bait in Newfoundland.
Admiral Dewey's dog, "Bobs." has been
converted into soap. Abont three weeks ago
the animal strayed from its home in Woodley
Lane and after running wild in the neighbor-
hood several days, during which time it bit
Gardener Bowles, mysteriously disappeared.