Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c., Oct 8.


Washington, d. c., Oct. 8.
The State Department this morning
received cablegram from Shanghai,
signed by Conger, Goodnow and Seaman,
commissioners on the part of the United
States. that the commercial treaty privi-
lege for the open door in Manchuria at
Moukden and An-tung, has been signed
by them and by the Chinese commits
siOners.
The treaty signed today makes certain
concessions demanded by the United
States. Among them are the following:
Recognition of Americas rights Of
residence throughout the Empire for
missionary work.
Ooening of new localities, Moukden
and Antung, in Manchuria. to the trade
of the world.
Right to carry on trade, industries and
manufactures in all open ports Of China.
Article ". considered to be the most
important of the treaty, abolshes the
likin tax, or duty levied on goods IN
transit between the provinces.
Article XIV insures the Chinese
Christians the free exercise of their re-
ligions and protests them against the
Injustice of native officials.
The final article provides for the open
ing of the aforementioned places in Man
churia to the trade of the world under
the same conditions that prevail respect
ing the other open ports in China.
This news relieves the administration
of considerable anxiety. To a great ex-
tent it takes from the United States any
care regarding the Russian evacuation
of Manchuria. England and Japan will
be left to fight out with Russia their own
interests. The treaty, as originally
drafted, provided for the opening of the
Port Of Ta-lung-kao, but on the sugges-
ton of the Chinese government that that
port was of slight Importance and also
closed by ice 10 navigation during a
large portion of the year, An-tung was
substituted to the satisfaction OF both
sides. The commissioners who signed
today for the United States were Min
lister F.. II. Conger, Consul General John
Goodnow at Shanghai, and j. +. Sea-
man, of New York, an American possess
ing an extended knowledge of Chinese
affairs.
President Roosevelt shook hands four
hundred times this afternoon. 1t was
the banner "grip day at the White
House this season and ought to hold the
record for some time to come. At noon
100 grocers attending the convention
of the new England Grocers' Association
filed by him and they had scarcely
passed out into the rain-swept yard Of
the White House before three times as
many druggists put in an appearance.
Later in the afternoon the President
shook hands with the officers of the
Brazilian warship Constant. This war
ship was sent by the Brazilian govern
ment as a return compliment for the
visit that one of our ships made to
Brazil during the recent presidential
Inauguration.
Mr.. J. T. Ellyson, chairman of the
Virginia State democratic committee,
was in the city last night and spoke
most encouragingly of the democratic
outlook in that State. 1t is generally
believed that the first legislature under
the new constitution to be elected next
month will be largely democratic.
The Navy Department has been in
formed of the collision yesterday be-
tween the submarine torpedo boat Shark
and the torpedo boat Dahlgren, but
none of the details has yet been received
The Dahlgren will be locked at Green
port. L. l., near the scene ofthe accident.
She is reported to be leaking too bad
ly to proceed to another port, but the
vessels pumps are said to be controlling
the water.
Justice Pritchard, of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, today
issued bench warrant for the arrest of
State Senator Geo. E. Greene, of Bing-
hampton, n. Y, indicted last Monday
in the postal fraud cases. VIM. Dore-
mus, indicted with Greene, appeared in
court and gave bond in the sum of $lO,-
900.
President Roosevelt held a conference
with Prof. J. w. jerks, c. A. Conant
and H. H. Hanna, the commission
which had been abroad inquiring into
the matter of international monetary ex-
change. Secretaries Shaw and Hay were
present at the conference this afternoon
and entered into the discussion of the
problems involved.
Prof. Langley and Mr.. Manley will
hold conference today in regard to the
future plans regarding the airship.
At this mornings session of the annual con-
vention of the Retail Druggists B. E. Pritch-
ard, Of Pennsylvania, was elected president.
Joseph Folk, the prosecutor of boodlers IN
St. Louis, took lunch with President Roose-
welt today. During the meal the President
and his guest discussed the cases that made
Mr.. Folk famous aud the latter urged the
President 20 recommend in his message to
Congress an extension Of the extradition
! treaties so that they shall include the crime
Of bribery. Mr.. Folk cited the case of several
indicted st. Louisans who are now enjoying
life and ill-gotten gains abroad because our