Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
,..o.oonderca ~ the Alexandra Gazette.

At BEIRUT which states tnat flCo Co''
Msgelssen was shot at but not lnJureo'
This is contrary to advices from TURKISH
sources which declare that there was
not even an attempt at ASSASSINATION
The Secretary is also in receipt OF
letter from Secretary Barton, OF Boston,
oftbe BOARD of American Missions, who'
two DAVIS ago, asked for an interview
v;,b Mr. Hav to discuss the situation |
of the American missionaries at harPu'i
Mr BARTON now says that he IS informed
that the government has taken all pos
sible steps to protect these missionaries
ond that he no longer deems an inter-
low with the Secretary necessary.
The report of President Castro's acticn
in bounding foreigners who persist ID
presenting claims against Venezuela Is
believed TO be true at the State Depart
ment although no complaint mas ye'
heen received there on the subject from
American claimants nor any Official re-
ports in regard to the claimants OF otn i
nations Possibly the old time preJudace
AGAINST Castro's personality Is a iac'oi
;n the formation of this opinion, but 50
long as Americans do not prove u, 70 20
among the oppressed no action Will D0
taken by the department. oh
St Paups English Lutheran church
has accepted the resignation OF It's pastor,
Rev Frederick w. Moot, on the groand
that eirreconcilable differences nave
risen between the members OF the
church and Mr.. Moot" The nature OF
these differences is not made puolc.
Rev Moot was called to this pastorate
in October 1900, from Johnstown' new
York. His home is at Cobleskiil' new
York. A. o,o,o
Official denial is made at the otaIe
Denartment of the story that Minister
Beaupre, at Bogota, employed offensive
Iongnaoe in communicating TO ths
Colombian government the opinion OF
the state Department that amendments
10 the canal treaty might prevent its
ratification by the United States Senate
This oninion was based upon iniorma
tion gathered through repeated confer
ences of President Roosevelt and Secre
tarv Hay with republican leaders IN
the Senate. Minister Beaupre mereil
obeved his instructions when he inform
cd the Colombian government Oh Ihisi
which he did in positive but coufteou
I.rnare The statement that Secre
tarv Hav had called conference 0
members of the House and Senate IN
terested in canal legislation to discus
the future course of the department II
this matter is denied. Secretary ia.
savs that no such conference Is neces
sary. No word has been received IRON
Consul General Gudger at Panama i
confirmation of the reports OF an I'm
nending revolution on the isthmus'
such movement was in progress IL
.tated that he would hasten to iniorr
this government, not merely in the ID
forests of tie canal but because OF thl
nations international obligation 7
maintain free transit across the isthmu'
Admiral Walker, President OF III
, Isthmian Canal Commission. had col
r ference with Secretary Hay this morr
, inc IN canal matters, after which he an
nonnced that no decisive action was
, contemplation at present and tna' ID
department is still awaiting definite &C
vices from Bogota.
There were IL, S21, 900 United Stat,
coins of a total value Of $1,114, Ia
| minted at the United States minis du
y inc August. Cents, nickels and dlm'
r made up the greatest part of the nume Ell
d cal total. There were besides ., 400, 81
r. nieces minted for the Philippines col
sisting of pesos and subsidiary coin
and 200, 900 fve-bolivar pieces for Il
Il Venezuelan government. .,
Surgeon General Wyman OF u
Marine Hospital Service knows nothiI
of the reported new plague that is sa
n to beamenacet to Cuba. 'Iam sure, "sa
n he this morning." thatif some new Tor
of contagion should make its appearan
Il nv officers would notify me, and tn
g have done nothing of the kind yet.
d am investigating the matter. " :,
# Collector Stanahan, of New YORK, b
forwarded a report to the Treasury u
partment on the rescue OF Hugh lhom
is son. the boy who was recently "shan
IF haied," taken aboard the French ba
h sMarechal de Gontaut' and released
the revenue cutter Gresham after mi
night chase down the bay. The CO
y lector says that no resistance was offer
Is and the officers of the bark were courteo
g and offered every facility. After II
" inquiry in which it was shown that b
had not been subjected tophysical abus
although he was being compelled to
he on a foreign cruise against his will, t
1t French bark was released from detentl
/. and allowed to proceed on her voyag
the boy being permitted to return hon
BY a change made today in the L
partment of Agriculture, Chief Gle
d Andrew Geddes is placed upon furloul
( without pay and is succeeded IN ON
r bv Col. S. r. Burch, formerly CHI
,t clerk in the Bureau of Animal lndustr
: Col. Richard l. Eskridge, died
Manila Hospital, August 20. He
II tired for disability in 1900.
st Frederick Rose, sixty years old, col
f. mitted suicide at his home on Linec
- avenue today by shooting himself. d.
" pondency, resulting from business
al verses and illness, prompted the suiciC
oil No RACE.-Again yesterday, as ant
. ipated in the Gazette, the cup defenC
Reliance failed to register her third v
ms tory over Lipton's challenger beeau
a r. ,,;nd d;ad IN nothing and the til