Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
TCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette,

that this government should accept the
offer of the company to sell the canal TO
the United States for $40, 900, 000 Besides
finding that the new Panama Canal
Company's title is valid one, it is un-
derstood that the attorney general pre-
sents in his report certain guarantees
from the directorate of the company and
from the French government that no
claims shall be presented to the United
States by stockholders or creditors of the
old Panama Canal Company. The at
torney generals mission to France. from
which he turned few weeks ago, was
as much for the purpose of securing
these guarantees as of satisfying himself
regarding the validity of the title.
Secretary Root has approved the pur-
chase of 100 acres of land adjoining Fort
Hunt in Fairfax county, Va, which is
short distance below Washington. The
land is to be used for military purposes.
Booker T. Washington called on the
President yesterday and extended an in
vitation to visit the Tuskegee Institute,
at Tuskegee, Ala, in the event Of his
making southern trip this fall. No
definite arrangements have been made
for the trip.
The President today appointed Mr..
Carroll d. Wright full member of the
anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
This will give him the authority to vote
on all questions considered by the com
mission, although he will continue to
act as recorder. The appointment was
only made after the consent of Mr. Baer,
representing the operators, and OF Mr..
Mitchell, representing the miners, had
been obtained. The commission as now
constituted therefore has seven members
Mr.. Wright is in receipt of number
of kilograms from operators invited to
attend next Mondays meeting of
the commission, at which the manner,
place and tine Of the next meetings is
to be discu sed. Acceptances have been
received from Messrs. Truesdale,
Walter and Fowler and the others will
probably be heard from later in the
day. President Mitchell of the coal
miners has also sent word that he will
be there. The operators did not state
in their kilograms whether they will at
tend in person or whether they will send
some one else to represent them.
In its annual report issued today the
Civil Service Commission recounts
various notifications and amendments
to the civil service rules whereby the
powers of the commission have been en-
larged and the service has been rendered
more efficient. Among the more i'm
portant rules put into effect are those
which have as their object the diminish
inc of political influence in the obtaining
of appointments The inherent weakness
of the commission to investigate alleged
violations of the law through its inability
to compel testimony has been strength
cned. 1t is now made the duty OF
officers and employees in the public
service to give to the commission all
proper and competent information and
testimony, and to subscribe and make
oath to the same. If they fail to do
this they are liable to be dismissed from
the service. In one use, an employee
was removed for this reason.
1t is denied, on the very highest au-
thority, that Attorney General Knox is
working on a bill to be presented to
Congress for the regulation Of the
trusts, or that he contemplates any
such step. The attorney general has
no intention of usurping any of the
prerogatives OF Congress.
The Bureau of Insular Affairs Of the
War Department gave out today a state
ment showing that the customs revenues
in the Philippines for the seven months
ended July 81, 1902, were IS, 064, 1921
a, compared with "a, $40, 25S. 19 for the
.ame period of SOL The average under
Spanish administration for the cores
ponding seven months was only ST.
1888, 600
ST. ny efforts will be made at the APP
preaching session of Congress to secure
The adoption Of some legislation that will
tend to restrict immigration. The Presi-
dent will discuss the subject in his an
nu j message and will urge the necessity
OF tax ny acion TO prevent the introduce
ton 81 hordes Of the least intelligent of
the European peasantry.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, says
that excellent work for the republicans
i being done in that State by j. Hamp-
ton Hoge, who was the last republican
nem.nee in Virginia foI Governor. Sena-
scott and Mr.. Hoge have been speak
lg night and day in the northern part
"q Wesi Virginia. They passed through
here yesterday, on their way to southern
West Virginia, where they will speak
until the close of the campaign
Henry L. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chill, telegraphed the State De
partment today from Colon declining his
appointment as minister to Greece and
stating that he is about to return to
Chill. John G. Jackson, First Secretary
in the United States embassy at Berlin,
has accordingly been ordered to Greece
as minister.
L. 5. Minister Dudley cabled the De
partment of State today that Peru has
appropriated S25, 600 for a governmental
exhibit at the St Louis exposition.
Mr.. Jackson, charge d'aflairs of the
U. S. Embassy at Berlin, has informed |
the department that the Emperor has
given his approval of Germany's partic-
ipation in the Louisiana purchase ex-
position and that he has directed the
chancellor to have bill prepared and /!
placed before the federal council provid- |
ing funds therefore.
John Goodman, y S. consul general
at Shanghai, has informed the State