Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c., Sept ..

Washington, ~. ", OePI' o.
The Navy Department this morning
received the following dispatch from
Rear Admiral Cotton at Beirut, dated
Yesterday: "No serious disturbance
Monday night. Apparently situation
improving, and public following grow
ingquieter." ,....,o,,
There is some prospect OF develop
ment in the Postofice Department OF the
labor problems which, as the outcome OF
the Presidents "open door, policy for
non-union labor, are now perplexlng the
administration. Nineteen printing es-
adjustments have bid for contract for
printing blanks used in connection with
the money order business. Among the
number are some concerns which employ
non-union labor, and one OF these has
announced its intention of making its
nrice so low as to insure its being the
lowest bidder. There is provision in
the law which authorizes the Postmaster
General to reject any or all bids, but il
that is done the nOn-union shop Will, 1t
declares. carry the case to the President.
An effort is being made to induce the
non-union competitors to withdraw their
oids, provided the department can be
persuaded to return the bonds filed there
with. but if they refuse to do so, the Post
master General or the President will be
called upon to render a decision which
nust vitality affect the claims of union
labor.
Australian gold to the amount Of
81. 662. 900 has been received in San
Francisco and under an arrangement
with the Treasury, will be paid in New
York today. This sum makes total OF
81, 1872. 9OS gold that has been received
At San Francisco and transferred by tele-
rraph to New York since January l.
The Federal grand jury today resum-
ed its consideration of the Postofiice
scandals. The indictments found yester-
dav have not been made public, but 1t Is
accented AS certain that Beavers and Ma
chen are among the number District
Attorney Beach declaines to discuss the
matter Postmaster General Payne said
this afternoon: "When the grand jury
disposes of the 10 or II cases which are
still under consideration, we may say
that the Postofice investigation is about
concluded as far as criminal matters are
concerned. We expect the cases now
before the grand jury to be acted upon
in about 10 days.
The Department Of Justice has sent
Mr.. John L. Lott to Montreal, CANADA,
as a special counsel to watch the IN
terests of this government in the case
brought by the American citizens there
to break the agreement between the
Canadian Pacific Railroad and the United
States Bureau of immigration in regard
to the transportation of Chinese into
this country. Under the agreement, all
Cinnamon coming into the United States
through Canada are landed by the
Canadian Pacific at either Malone, n. y,
or Richford, VT, the railroad being
bound to return those who fail OF adj
mission.
Adyiees from BogOta have been received
naming terms proposed there ior new cana
treaty with the United States. They include
payment of $20,OO0,00O from the united
! States as we'll as an annuity OF S4VOOVJ, Shu
so GOO GOO from the Panama Canal Company
The terms are pronounced ridiculous by the
State Department, and it is reported that D.
! Herran. The Colombian representative here
saws they are ex Jrbitaut. The terms have al
ready been rejected by the United States, IN.
struction TO that effect having been sent
Minister Beaupre a week or more ago OF
this reason it is possible that the COLOMBIA
government viii be able to defeat the piil
expected that after discussion, which will
allow members TO make patriotic speeches i0i
home consumption, the bill will be with