Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., April 6.


Congressman Rixey and his family,
who have been here since the opening OF
Congress, have returned to their home
at Brandy, Culpeper county.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children have
returned to the city. The yacht trip
was too severe for them and they aban-
doned the trip to Port Royal, S. @.
The residence Of Bernard r. Holmes,
at Takoma Park, was visited by dis
astrous fire last night. The building
was practically destroyed. Loss, about
So, 900.
The State Department has received
the following dispatch dated yesterday
from Consul Generol Maxwell at Santo
Domingo: Government warships fired
three shots into city last night One
struck German consulate.
United States Minister Powell at Port
au Prince cabled the State Department
today as follows: "Old Cabinet re-
turned. New one Lespinasee, finances
Hyppolite, interior; Claude, justice
Devac, agriculture; Bonamy, foreign
affairs, Celestine, war;"
John L. Corbin, % years old, en-
ployed as a brakeman on the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, was caught between two
freight cars in the warehouse of the
Adams Express Co. today and was pain
fully injured.
n Jews from Berlin that Maror Otto
Won Etzel, military attache, and Herr
A. Scheck, forestry attache, have been
detached from the German Embassy be-
cause Baron Won Sternberg, the Ger
man Minister, declined to call on their
wives causes little surprise among the
members of the diplomatic corps, in this
city. 1t is no secret that since Baron
Won Sternberg went to Washington he
hasbeenIat swords points with the mem
bers of the embassy staff as it existed dur
ing the regime Of Ambassador Holleben.
However. in the minds of many, it /;
said. the fault lies with the attache:
themselves, and not with Baron vor
Sternburg, who ever since he arrived, il
is stated has shown spirit of friendll
ness, which the members of the staff, with
the exception ofthe third secretary, Conn
Won Montgelas, refused to reciprocate
Count Quadt, the first secretary
and counselor, it is alleged, was en-
ragged when Baron von-Sternberl
was promoted from the post 0
Consul-General at Calcutta and made
Minister to the United States. Coun
Quadt was at that time charge d affaire'
of the embassy, and the sending out o
Baron Won Sternberg to conduct negotia
tons in the Venezuelan controversy tool
that duty out of the hands Of Count
Quadt. The Countess Quadt, it is said
declared that she would not call OF
Baroness Won Sternberg, and Baron vol
Ritter, second secretary of the EN-
bassy, it is added, joined with Coun
Quadt in demonstration of almost open
hostility to the German Minister, as die
Herr and Frau Scheck and Major Vol
Etzel TWAS a condition of affairs which
could not continue, and the diplomatic
corps predictions were fulfilled whel
orders from the German Foreign Oflic'
ostensibly sent the members of the EN-
bassy staff named on leave.
The fine weather of today caused {
large attendance at the Bennings races
Associate Justice William r. Day of thu
United States Supreme Court, who is con
valescent from pneumonia, has gone TO AZ
lantic City TO recuperate. He is accompanied
| by Mrs. Day and his sons.