Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-01

should be dealt 10 tnetn, tneIe 10 e'So
sentiment that had some young Italian
officers acted indiscretely In an Amer
Team mort. leniency would have been
sxero;sed. and instead of insisting upon
trying the offenders our police would
have turned them over to their COM
manding officer for punishment. 10
fact. although Italy acted entirely with
ia her rights 30 far ss this government
can learn, such action seems to the
State Department almost discourteous.
To New York a similar party of foreign
officers would simply be taken to the
police stat on aud held there pending
orders from their ships. Toe Italian
Ambassador called upon Secretary Hay
at the State Department today. They
discussed the arrest OF the american
naval officers 10 Venice but no decision
was reached as to the disposition oil
their cases.
The War Department today detailed
a court martial, of which Brigsdier
General Fred d. Grant is presideI t, to
meet at Cstbalogan, Ssmsr, on Mon
day, May II. for the trial OF Maj
Glenn, of the n Infantry, who is ac-
cused of having administered the
"wster cure" to the president OF
Icbarrss.
IL lie reported that President Roose-
Welt has declared to some OF his Sena-
torial 10 lmates that II congress snouiu
adjourn without passing some bill Tor
reciprocity with Cuba, he would issue
call for an extra session within ten
minutes OF adjournment.
The Senate committee on the Philip.
pines decided to ask the Secretary OF
War to cable orders to Major Cornelius
Gardener, civil governor OF TayaDss
province, to start for the United States
as soon as possible.
The President today nominstad
Thomas Mast, OF New Jersey, to De
Consul General at 0uaysquil, Ecqador,
and Manning M. Rose to be post
master at Marietta, Ohio. Mast Is the
famous cartoonist.
Representative Ransdell, OF Louisians,
who called at the White House luis
morning to see the President about
legislation affecting his State, is author
ity for the statement that "lf the Sen
ate insists on amending the Cuban rec
iprocity bill, Congress will be In session
until fall" He also said that there is
absolutely no truth 10 the report that
the beet sugar republicans and the
democrats have decided to combine to
prevent canal and Philippine legisls-
ton until they Can gain their ends
The southern democrats, he declsrs, are
anxious TO see the canal built, Tor
it will benefit the southern ports, es-
pecially New Orleans, more than 1t Will
any other class OF cities"
The charge OF assault preferred by
Senator Money against Conductor
Shsner of the Capital Traction Com
pspy. and Foreman Hooper, OF the
local ire department, will be tried In
| the Police Court next Tuesday on &C.
count OF the sickness OF the Senator
who was consequently unable to APP
pear today. Assistant District At
torney Maloney favored entering
nolle prosequi in the case, but the at
torneys for the dependents earnestly
opposed such course. Senator Nc
Lauren, of Mississippi, and Represetta-
tive Hooker. of the same STAT, are
conducting the case foi Senator Money.
The attorneys for Hooper aud Shaner
say that they will compel Senator
Money to como into court and INFORM
ed the Judge that they were willing to
let the case 90 over until such time
as the Senator may be able to appear.
The Beer question was brought up In
the House committee on foreign affairs
by Representative Champ Clark today.
He demanded that the committee take
action on pending resolutions, express
ing sympathy with the South African
republics, iDquiriDg into the mule
camps OF Louisiana, and Missouri, or
otherwise showing the friendllness OF
this government. Chairman Hit an
nounced that the subject would be
taken up by a subcommittee on Mon
day and that hearings would be granted
to those interested. Delegations from
ell parts of the country will be present.
The examination of General Mac
Arthur was continued before the COM
mittse on Philippines this morning.
III questions of the minority, propound-
ed by Mr.. Culberson, we're directed to
ward ascertaining the exact status be-
tween the American and Filipino
troops at Manila, after the capture OF
the CITY. The General maintained that
the relations were merely of recipro-
cal character and that the FllipiDos
we're not treated ss allies. The com.
mittse later went into executive session
having previously agreed that General
Mac Arthur would be further examined
tomorrow.
President Havemeyer, OF the sugar
trust, appeared before the Senate COM
mittee on Cuban relations this morn.
ing when the Inquiry was begun into
the question as TO the amount OF the
Cuban sugar owned and controlled by
the trust and tae amount OF sugar pro-
duciug lands owned by Americans.
Among other things MIR. Hsvemeyer
denied that his organization was buy
log up or seeking to control the Cuban
sugar crop, or that it had recently &C
quired sugar.growiDg lands on the
island. He acknowledged that he
owned a plantation, acquired before
the Spanish war, now overgrown with
weeds, and that he was Interested In
another which was also purchased
before the war. Mr.. Havemeyer,
however, said that he owned a forty
per cent interest in the Trinidad plan
tatioD; Mr.. sempi, his partner and the
vice president OF the trust, held an
other forty per cent and Mr.. Atkins, OF
Boston, owned twenty per cent. He
could not say how many Americans
we're engaged In sugar production In
Cuba. He denied that the recent mill