Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., March Il.

Washington, ID. u, Marcn Il.
Associate Justice William r. Day, of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
is convalescing from his attack of pneu-
monia. Although he is confined to his
apartments at the Arlington Hotel, there
is no fear that he will suffer relapse,
and it is expected that he will soon be
able to leave his sick room.
1t is telievd that the Chicago incident,
wherein Mayor Harrison charged that
the Presidents proposed visit there dur
ing the municipal campaign was for par
tisan purposes, is closed. The Illinois
Senators, Mr.. CullOm and Mr.. Hopkins,
assured the President this morning that
there was no Interior motive in inviting
him to stop off for few hours while EN-
route West. They had hoped, they
said. that Mayor Harrison, as the city's
spokesman, should extend an invitation,
but inasmuch as he had not done so
they accepted the duty cheerfully. They
characterized the whole thing as a flash
in the pan. -.
Premier Combs, in the Senate this
afternoon. at Paris, said that rupture
of the present relations between the
Catholic Church and the government is
possible in the near future, owing to
the fact that the church has violated
the concordat or agreement for the set
Element of ecclesiastical matters between
the Holy See and the government.
The government, he added were it not
for this violation, would be only too
willing to have the concordat remain in
existence as it is in accordance with
the general French public sentiment.
Count Boni de Castellaue, with his
wife, formerly Miss Anna Gould, who
are on a visit to this country, called
upon President Roosevelt this afternoon.
On leaving Count Boni confded to the
reporters his opinion that the President
was "a very nice man" and that he
had thought that of him for a long
time.
On complaint of Third Assistant Sec
retary of State Peirce, the Supreme
Court of this district has issued re-
straining order on Treasurer Roberts to
prevent the payment of money received
from the Russian government to indem-
nifty the Eagle Fishing Company for
the seizure of the sealing vessel,
IC II. White, by that govern
ment in 1892. Mr.. Peirce reported
Fishing Co. before the arbitration at
The Hague and won an award of $52,
169 in its favor. The money has been
paid by Russia into the United States
Treasury and Mr.. Peirce wants to be
paid a commission for his services, which
was to be "fair and just amount" Mr.
Perce claims he has a first lien on the
award and the restraining order was ac-
cordingly issued until further action OF
the court.
Senators Keans and Smoot called upon thu
President today previous to their depaTtur,
for home. They introduced Col. William
Young, of Utah, and urged his appointment
as a member of the isthmian canal commits
sion. They were promised consideration
Utah is arranging for two monster open az
meetings at Salt Lake City and Ogden, IL
April during the Presidents visit while Ell
, route TO Yellowstone park.
Hamilton Fish, recently nominated by tn
President and confirmed by the senate to b.
Assistant Treasurer of the United States a
New York, lunched with the President thi
afternoon and at 3 o'clock took the oath o
, Office at the Treasury Department.