Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Dec. 80.


Minister Bunua-Varlla, after visiting
acting Secretary of State LOOMS this
morning, explained the action of the
Panama canal company, in rejecting the
vote of Colombia at the last meeting, in
Paris. held recently. He said the stock
in question, amounting to 5000, 600
francs, had been given to Colombia in
return for an extension Ofthe concession.
The company, however, held that the
stock was compensation for cOnsidera-
ton. and since Colombia was no longer
the grantor of concession the company
held the transfer to be void. The COM
pany's position, he said, was strength
ened by the fact that the ownership OF
the stock is now in litigation.
Simon Wolf, of this city, representing
various Jewish societies, called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt this morning in regard to
the alleged threatened massacre at
Kishenef. No details of the conference
were given out, but it is known that
nothing further will be done in the mat
ter bv the administration so long as a
hypothetical case is made out. Reports
from our consular and diplomatic agents
in Russia are all to the effect that there
have been no recent anti-semitic demo-
STATIONS, and there is no authentic
information that fresh outrages are
contemplated. 1t is the feeling Of the
administration that the Russian govern
ment is not blind to the situation and
will take all proper care to prevent a
renewal of Jewish prosecutions.
There are so many conflicting reports
concerning the craftsmanship Of the re-
publican national committee, that a
statement ON the subject has been author
zed from the White House 1t is an
n1unced that President Roosevelt has
fTered the Craftsmanship 10 no rne, for
the good reason that it is not his to offer.
He has assured Senator Hanna that he
would be pleased to see him continue at
the head of the committee, but Senator
Hanna has not yet said what he will do.
Especial emphasis is given to the denial
that the place has been offered to Secre-
tary of War ROOtto ex-Gov. Crane, Of
Massachusetts.
When General S. b. NJ. Young retires
on January next and General A. r.
Chafiee succeeds him as Lieutenant Gen
eral. the President intends to promote
a number of brigadier generals and i'm
mediately retire them as major generals.
Through this process several colonies
will in like manner be raised to the star
grade aud retired, and others will be pro-
NOTED to remain on the active list.
Senator Burrows who is chairman of
the Senate committee on privileges and
elections, which is conducting the in
vestigation of the charges against Sena-
tor Reed Smoot, of Utah, says the com
mittee probably would meet on Saturday,
January 9, for the continuation Of the
inquiry.
BY an executive proclamation issued
last Monday the President directed the
Department of Commerce and Labor to
take over all public property Iof the for
mer government Of Hawaii coded to the
United States and used in connection
with the lighthouse service in the island.
The President by executive order of
December 20 also directed that the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor take
charge of the lighthouse and buoyage
within the limits of the naval reservation
at Guantanamo bay, Cuba.
Cards have been issued for the first White
House reception of the season, which will be
held on January 7, in compliment to the dip
omatic corps A mot transferable" en-
trance card is inclosed in each invitation.
A cablegram from Rear Admiral Lamber-
ton. commanding the south Atlantic squadron,
dat Port Of Spain, states that he has sent
the Detroit TO Santo Domingo, and the rest of
his ships will go to join the north Atlantic
feet at Culebra today.