Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Washin rtop. ID. c., September IL.


Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette-J
Washin gton. ID. c., September IL.
President Roosevelt and his Official
advisers, it is declared, are opposed to
the Cuban loan Of $50, 600, 900, and, 1t Is
said. will endeavor to veto the measure.
IT will be sometime before the bill can
be presented to President Palma for his
signature and in the meantime, it Is SAID,
the objections of this government Will be
made known to him and he will be urged
TO use his influence to prevent or post
pone final action upon it. The oppo-
sition of the administration is based Oh
the fear that the revenues will not be
able to stand the strain of the proposed
debt. Failure to pay either interest or
principal would occasion serious compl-
cations. While President Palma IS
naturally anxious to please the United
States it is doubtful whether he should
afford to 60 counter to the wishes OF
the Cuban Congress by vetoing the
measure.
Senator Martin is here, having come
for a conference with some Virginia
people on matters of no public import
ance. The Senator does not see any
thing in the political situation in VIZ
ginia that is at all unusual. Except
il in few counties" said be, 'the regis
tration has not been good" Senator
Martin thinks the attempt to establish
white republican party in the South
gives no promise of making the slightest
headway. Nineteen-twentieths OF the
republican vote in Virginia has been
composed of negroes. Practically all
of these are eliminated from the next
election, and this will reduce the repub-
iican vote so much that it will not make
a respectable showing. Friends OF
Senator Martin who are constantly
coming into Washington declare with
confidence that he will be reelected to
the Senate. They assert that the OPP
position to him will have less strength
in his next race than ever before.
Senator Martin himself is said to be
quite confident.
The Navy Department has received a
disnatcb from Commander Potter of the
gunboat Ranger at Panama stating that
the revolutionists are near the railroad
line and the situation is serioSs. The
transit across the Isthmus is still open.
The Cincinnati has left Cape Haitien
md will arrive at Colon on Sunday.
Suit is to be brought in the court OF
Claims in behalf of the Cuban merchants
for the recovery of all duties collected
on goods shipped to or received from
the United States during the term OF
American occupation of that island. ii
the move is successful the United States
will be compelled to pay out something
like 81, 900, 900. An interesting ques-
ton would arise should it be determined
that the duties must be refunded. While
the money was received by the American
officials it was used to defray the ex-
penses of the Cuban Government and OF
many necessary Improvements. The
question will, therefore, arise whether
the United States or the Cuban Cover
ment is now responsible for the money
collected in Cuban GU 'toms duties from
1899 to 1902.
Representative Jones, of Virginia, is
here. He says the political outlook is
favorable to the democrats and that Nir-
ginia will elect a solid democratic
delegation this fall In reference to
national affairs he says: eff anyone
can tell what the Presidents position Is
on the trust question, he can do more
than anyone / know Of I've read
the Presidents recent speeches on the
subject of trnsts; and am forced 10 adj
nit that | do not know now what the
President wants or advocates. In one
speech he suggested for a remedy, pub
lefty. That would break up the trusts.
In his speech at Providence, the President
said the way to reach and control the
trusts would be by constitutional
amendment. When in Boston, Mr..
Roosevelt no longer pre- lched publicity
nor constitutional amendment, but
said the Massachusetts State antitrust
law was just the thing for the suppress
sion of trusts, and his list declaration
was that we ought to 60 slow on the
trust question, as there were good and
bad trusts. The President is certainly
making it embarrassing for the repub-
lean members running for reelection,
not only in the west, but in the east
1t will be rather difficult for them to ex-
plain why they refused to enact any
antitrust legislation during the seven
months Congress was in session"
The President has appointed Congress
man George W. Ray, United States
District Judge for the Northern District
of New York, vice Judge Alfred Cox,
recently promoted to the Circuit Judge.
President Roosevelt has pardoned four
Porto Ricans who have been lying in
Jail at Mayaeuez for several weeks,
charged with the theft of soldiers shirt,
valued at IL cents. They had been held
t, the December term of court in default
of $500 bail.
John W. Hicks, of Virginia, sentenced
to 9 months imprisonment for Illicit
distilling, has been pardoned by the
President on account Of the restitution
of the prisoners family.
The President has issued a proclamation
announcing his signature 10 an additional act
conceded at Brussels, December II, 1900, by
the plenipOtentiaries Of the United States and
other countries for the protection of industrial
property, notifying the industrial convention
Of March 20, 1883. The net appeals TO patents,
trade works, etc
CONVICTED OF WITCHCRAFT.-The
jury. in the case of Mrs. Sarah Mcbride,
aged sixty years, of Carlisle, Pa, who
was charged with pretended witchcraft,
telling, and necromancy, brought
in a verdict of guilty yesterday after be-
ing out six hours. She was recommend
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