Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

was greet cranlng OF necks III lne
throng to get a glimpse of the dark hued
Young man. Young Mr.. Vajiravudh
did not burst upon The capital in blaze
of oriental splendor. Had he not been
accompanied by representatives of the
Safe Department and his uniformed
site. he would nos have been noticed at
all. He might be taken for quie', pn-
a assuming colcred man in some humble
walk of life, Carriages were in waiting
for the party on the Sixth street
side of the station, and Immediately
upon the Princes arrival he was driven
to the Arlington hotel for breakfast
Escorted by four troops of cavalry under
Major Schuyler, the crown prince this
morning at II O clock proceeded from the
Arlington to the temporary White House
where he called upon the President He
was accompanied by all the members of
his suite, assistant Secretary Of State
Pierce and the attaches Of that legatlorL
All the visitors were dressed in full court
uniform of grayish blue and wore many
medals. Following the Princes call
upon the President this morning, Secfe-
tar Hay representing the President,
paid return call upon his royal high
ness at the Arlington.
Tonight at O'Clock the Prince will
be given dinner by Secretary of The
State Hay. Tomorrow will be spent in
sight seeing and at 8 o'clock the Siamese
minister will dine the Prince at the Ar
lington. On Monday a visit will be
made to Annapolis where the Prince
will be received with full honors.
On Tuesday at ] O. clock he taken on
the Sylpb, the Presidents yacht, for
trip to Mount Vernon and at night he
will be entertained as a private dinner
by Prof. Gore, of the Columbian Univer-
sity who is a special friend of the Siamese
legation. On Wednesday morning
the Prince will leave Washington
Lieut.. Robert S. Clark 9th Infantry
son of Mr.. Clark who was recently
married to Bishop Henry c. Potter OF
New York has been detailed by the Sec
retlrv of War to act as aide to the Prince
during his stay in Washington.
In view of the prevailing coal strike
the State Department this morning issued
very timely report by U. 5. Consul
General Mason at Berlin on the manu-
facture of fuel substitutes in Germany.
In this work Germany is far in advance
of the rest of the world Besides culm
or coal refuse, brown coal or ligIite and
peat are employed. The first is crashed,
moistened and then subjected to intense
pressure accompanied by heat. The
process develops the bitumen in the sub
stance and turns out ABOLISHED briquette,
brown in color, which burns without
smoke and leaves reddish brown ash.
Peat briquette are made in much the
same way by patented machinery. They
contain 45 per cent carbon, AZ per cent.
hydrogen, 80 per cent. oxygen and 8
per cent. ash, while the percentage OF
water is less than 20, lis presence being
on The whole an advantage. The cost of
manufacture per metric ton is only S73
cents. The report describes different
processes of briquette manufacture, each
having its peculiar merit, but the above
constitutes the essential points of all.
Mail advises received here from the
Isthmus of Panama state that the situa-
Jon has become much quieter nnder the
influence and presence of U. 5. marines,
commanded by Lieut. Col b. r. Rus
sell. The Colombian troops have line
of trenches and notifications near the
station at Panama while the L. 5.
marines are quartered at a wharf 500
feet long where it is cool and blankets
are required. The officers sleep in box
cars. The battalion is comparatively
free from sickness.
The President today had another con-
ference with Commissioner of Labor
Wright on the strike situation. Sena-
tors Quay and Penrose who, it was re-
ported, were to see the President today.
bad not arrived at / o'clock. 1t is
generally believed that the President
has some new move on foot in the mat
Ter of effecting settlement of the coal
strike but its nature has not yet even
been intimated. 1t is known, however,
that he has not thus far contemplated
sending federal troops to the strike
region.
Minister Powell reports to the State
Department that the town of Limbo
was retaken by Haitien government
troops October s. Limbo is about 8
miles from Cape Haitien. 1t was cap
tured by Gen. Frmin some weeks ago.
William r. James, aged %, of Scran-
ton, Pa, employed in the L. S. mail bag |
repair shop, committed suicide this morn
ing by shooting in the right temple at
his home, 1914 18th street S. f. He was
taken to Providence Hospital where his
condition is pronounced serious. No |
motive is known for the deed. James
has father and two brothers among
the strikers at Scranton.
Admiral Casey cabled to the Navy |
Department this morning from Panama
as follows: "Shall | send The Ranger
home? She is no longer needed here"
Acting Secretary Darling instructed the
Admiral to keep the Ranger at Colon
while longer.
Sir Michael Herbert, the new British |
Ambassador, called upon Secretary Adee
this morning and arranged with him for
his formal presentation to the President
on Monday.
Staked His Life Against Refusal,
Chicago, Oct. 11.-Florence Wilmer,
belle of Clue Island attended
matinee Friday with Rant . phi kruge'