Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, d. c., July IL.

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Washington, d. c., July IL.
Secretary Moody yesterday decided the
yexed question of precedence OF bureau
officers holding the advanced rank in vir-
tue of their commissions as bureau chiefs.
Until the general board, of which Ad-
miral Dewey is the head, was con-
stituted, the department held that the
ranking officer was he who held the old
est commission. Admiral Dewey decid-
ed that seniority of rank was determined
by priority of the date of the last COM
mission of the officers. The question
arose as to precedence in the case OF
Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the
Bureau of Equipment, and Rear Admiral
TAYLOR. chief Of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton. The former is serving on his sec
ond commission as chief of bureau, but
his last commission is dated December
Is, 1901, whereas Rear Admiral Taylor S
commission rs rear admiral, obtained IN
the ordinary course Of promotion, is
dated February IL, 1901. Admiral
Dewey decided that Rear Admiral Tay-
lor should sit on his right hand, and this
decision, on an appeal to the secretary
taken by Admiral Bradford. is sustained
by the secretary's decision made yester-
day. The Judge advocates of the army
and the navy, with whom the secretary
conferred. entertained the same view the
secretary did.
Representative Griggs, chairman DEM
ocratic Congressional committe, left here
today for New York to confer with
Chairman Ben Cable of the democratic
executive committee and Chairman
Lewis Nixon of the finance committee,
on the ways and means to raise campaign
funds.
Herbert G. Squires, U. S. Minister
to Cuba, informs the State Department
that the following countries nov have
diplomatic representatives in Cuba:
Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzer-
land, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Haiti and
Costa Rico.
Robert F. Cronie, William Mann, and
William J. Waters, charged with vio-
lating the gaming law by betting on the
baseball game yesterday, forfeited $40
each in the police court today.
James Wright, colored, who was re-
Gently arrested in Pittsburg and held tC
answer charge of assault to kill in thi:
city, will be brought here this afternoon,
1t is alleged that Wright and Richard
Goodall assaulted and stabbed Ernest
Strother in November last
1t is said at the State Department
that more paper has been wasted ovel
the case of James l.. Molloy, the Ameri-
can who complained against an Ameri
can consul on the ground that he adj
vised him to swear allegiance to Great
Britain in order to gain his liberty with
other Boer prisoners, than upon almost
any other subject for years. Molloy
was one of the Chicago men who or.
gained a Red Cross corps, sailed for
South Africa and after passing through
British lines developed Int, Roar
combatant. To accomplish all this, II
was necessary in the eyes of the State
Department to commit felony in that
an American citizen is expressly pro-
hibited from bearing arms for another
country; to commit double perjury,
the violation first of the Red Cross oath,
and secondly, the violation of the pass
port oath. In view of these circum.
stances the State Department is not in
clined to consider seriously any conf
plant Molloy may or may not make
against an American consul. 1t is held
that he was lucky to save his neck.
After long illness Gen. Charles II.
Smith, retired, died at his residence
1928 @ street last night.
The Navy department was this morn
ing informed of the death at sea on July
| 10 of Capt. William W. Reisinger, U.
S. n, who commanded the cruiser
Philadelphia. The ship was on her way
from Panama to Sau Francisco when
Capt Reisinger died.
T. r. DuBarry, immigrant inspector
at Buffalo, n. Y, has been discharged
from the service on the recommendation
of Commissioner General Sargent. Com
plant has been made that Mr.. Dubarry
treated immigrants coming from Canada
discourteously and after investigating,
Mr. Sargant concluded to dispense with
his services.
George +. johnson, thirty-three years old, a
clerk in Cropley's genera! store on 32d street
Georgetown, who resides at 3106 p street, shot
himself in the left temple at his home today
and died Immediately No cause can be
learned for the act.