Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. J

that the portfolio of Secretarw of War
has been rendered to and accepted by
w. H. Taft, civil governor of the Philip
pine Islands.
The international Typographical
Union inaugurated the last day OF Its
convention by resolution calling TOR
suffrage in the District of Columbia. A
resolution was adopted endorsing w. ;.
Wandby. of Rochester, n. Y, for the
nosition of commissioner of labor to sue
coed Carroll d. Wright. Sympathy was
extended to the union telegraphers.
Belya Lockwood's plea for an endorse
ment of the women suffrage was killed
Inv unanimous vote. A resolution was
presented providing for committee OF
2 to take charge of the discussion OF the
taxation in the official Journal. Max
Havs. of Cleveland, offered an amend
ment that the investigation of the dis
cussion should include trusts and social
ism. Delegate Hayes is socialist
and for this reason many members OPP
posed his amendment. 1t was pointed
out by several speakers that the amend
ment did not commit the |. L. u. to
socialism and twas carried 60 to %. The
proposition was finally carried 70 TO rs.
Resolutions of sympathy for the textiie
workers of Philadelphia were adopted
and $500 appropriated from the general
treasury for their benefit. The report of
tho committee on an S-hOur day was
presented and approved. Jan. !, 1902
was the date set for the general inaugural
ton of an S-hour working day in the
printing craft. f. J. Bracken, of Column
bus, o., of the newspaper writers union,
was unanimously elected 4th Wee Presl-
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of 4th Vice President Sullivan, OF
Boston. p. S. Muernberger, of Chicago,
was chosen delegate to the A. f. l.. Al
noon the convention adjourned sine die
The next convention will be held IN St.
Louis.
The apimosities engendered in the
course ofthe investigation Of the post
office scandals brought two officials TO
the point of a personal encounter at
hearing before pOstOflice inspectors re-
Gently. C. b. Terry, of the supply
division of the Postoflice Department,
charged that John NJ. Masten, assistant
superintendeut of the railway mail ser
vice. had removed him from the tenn
porary roll, Just when he was to have
receil ed his permanent appointment, IN
order to make room for a woman friend
of Masten. He further alleged that
Masten had informed him that through
his efforts his pay was to be raised from
5000 to $500 annually, and that for ser
vices rendered by Masten in that con-
nection Terry should pay him 500.
He made these statements in Masten' :
hearing before the investigating post
office inspectors. Masten had once be-
fore in the course of the hearing, inter
ruped him to call him a liar. Terry
warned him not to repeat the remark.
Masten took no heed and again broke
in abusive language. Terry seized a
chair and made for bis antagonist, but
the inspectors disarmed him before dam
age could be done. The principals are
both Indiana men. Terry on order OF
the Civil Service Commission, has been
reinstated and is now ON the permanent
roll.
Today the newly created general staff
of the army assumed control of affairs at
the War Department. Lieutenant Gen
eral Samuel b. NJ. Young, is chief OF
staff. There is an apparent unanlmity
of opinion among army officers stationed
in Washington that the law creating the
general staff is the most important legis-
lation ever accomplished in the interests
of the army at large. Early this morn
ing the so-caled general council of the
general staff held meeting in the office
of General Corbin for the purpose OF ar
ranging the new methods of military adj
ministratiOn.
Naval Constructor Gilmore tele-
graphes the Naval Department from
Bar Harbor, Me-, as follows :; "Exami-
nation at present discloses nothing to
prevent Massachusetts, proceeding to
New York when bulkheads shored and
minor leaks in bulkheads temporarily
stopped. This report preliminary and
in my name by direction Senior Ofhcer
present" I
DIR. Thomas Herran, the Colombian
charge d affares, and Mr.. VIM. Nelson
Cromwell, general counsel for the Panama
Canal Co., had a long conference this
morning on canal matters with acting
Secretary of State LOOMS. In the Opin-
ion of Mr.. Cromwell the reports hat
have been circulated indicating the de-
feat of the treaty are not justifable.
United States Minister d. E. Thomp-
son at Brazil informs the State Depart
ment that the Brazilian government
has appropriated 5000, 900 for an ex-
hibit at the st. Louis Fair.
Joseph S. Donnelly, l9years old, who
resides at 1921 C street, northwest, fell
through a skylight from the fourth to
the first, today and had narrow escape
from death
Consul General Richard Guenther ,atFrank-
fort reports that the latest statistical esli-
mates for the German Empire place the pop
ulation on July /, 1908. at 5S,549,OO0 against
81, 7OS, 600 and 81, S62, 600 on July !, 1907 and
1901 RESPECTFULLY. From these figures 1t APP
pears that the population has increased SAL
900 or about 10 per cent. in the last year.
August w. Machen has returned to this city
from Detroit, Mich, where he went to attend
to some private business. He secuted the
insinuation that he bad any intention Of erad-
ing trial and said he would do all in his
power to hasten the trial,
The Treasury purchased from March % TO
July 81, 9,7ll, 5O6.96 ounces of silver at cost
of s., l45. 762 SO on account of the Philippine
coinage.
KILLED IN ELEVATOR. = Edward