Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the AIexandria Ua|eIte'
Washington, ID. c., August q.

Correspondence OF the AleAahuIid bdHc'tc'I
Washington, d. c., August g.
Suit has been instituted in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
against the Secretary Of the Interior and
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for
an accounting and restitution Of prop
G ty claimed to have been illegally taken
from the Indians by the Government.
The complaints are delegates of the
Creek. Cherokee, ChOctaw and Chick
a.aw tribes in Indian Territory, and the
bill recited that the act of Congress Of
March, 1901, providing for the allotment
and partition of certain Indian lands
between the Indians and the United
States was not properly carried out, and
that therefore it is null and void.
Congress provided that the treaty should
become effective upon ratification by the
Indian tribes and proclamation by the
President. The Indians claim that no
proc lamation was ever issued, nor was
notie ever given in any newspapers of
the Indian Territory, and that therefore
they are illegally deprived of their lands.
The War Department is preparing
plans for the disbursement of 5000, 600
appropriated by Congress, providing for
recreation rooms at every one of the 100
army posts. These rooms will be fitted
out with billiard and pool tables and
chess boards.
Isaac Turner, colored, was caught in
a fly wheel at Frazee's steam laundry to-
day and instantly killed, his body being
badly crushed and mangled.
The body of dead white man, who
was later identified as William W.
Trenkler of 626 d street southeast, was
found floating face downward in the
Potomac River at the wharf of johnson
Bros. foot of Thirteenth street south
west today. The police are unable to
determine whether it was case of ac-
cident or suicide.
The Navy Department has received
dispatch from Lieutenant Commander
Potter of the gunbOat Ranger to the ef-
feet that the Colombian authorities are
threatening the capture of the British
ship Scipio. Immediately after the
receipt of this dispatch, acting Secretary
of the Navy Darling held long con-
ference with the acting Secretary OF
State No word has been received by
the State Department from Consul Gen
eral Gudger confirming the cablegram
of Commander Potter. By direction OF
acting Secretary Darling dispatch has
been sent to Commander Potter IN
structing him to take no action looking
to the protection of the British vessel
"unless requested by the British CON
sup at Panama 1t is thought at the
Navy and State Departments, however,
that such a request will be made i'll which
event Commander Potter will be at lib
elty to act in his discretion.
A complete report on the Asiatic
cholera situation in the Philippines was
received by the Bureau Of lnsular AZ
fairs today from Major l.. NJ. Maus,
Commissioner of Public Health for
the archipelago. In Manila alone from
March 20, the date of the first appearance
of the pest, until May Is, there had been
reported ,O05 cases of which 800 were
fatal. In other portions of the islands
the number of cases have been still
greater as had also the mortality.
Discussion that occupied the entire
morning session OF the Retail Butchers
Conference resulted in the adoption OF
resolutions favoring the abolition or
modification of the tariff on cattle.
Resolutions favoring the establishment
of public abattOirs where retailers made
do their own slaughtering, and one ask
ing for the enactment of State laws for
the rigid inspection of all tierced meats
ia order to discover shortage in weights
and effect punishment therefore were
also adopted. The conference adjourned
at O'Clock to attend barbecue.
The resignation of Ambassador White
was received this morning from Berlin
and was Immediately forwarded by the
State Department TO the President. 1t
is to take effect Nov, Z.