Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-04

tent on the first day. While the tables
were surrounded a gentleman entered
and mildly requested those standing
nearest to him to make room for Gen.
Miles. The general and few members
of his staff entered, ate their lunch
standing and in few minutes retired.
Then in the same quiet way request
was made that room be given the Presi-
dent. In minute Mr.. Roosevelt, sur
rounded by his body guard, entered,
those nearest pushed back and he also
ate light lunch standing as did all the
other guests. Soon after he retired
some one in a rather clustering man
ner asked the crowd to "make way for
the Governor of Minnesota" a man
standing near said, ono, to h with
him." and another in penetrating
voice asked, "Who in h is the Gov
ernor of Minnesota ?" This was received
with shout and the incident closed,
the line having been drawn on COVER
nors. The Washington party can not
say too much in praise of the pleasures
of the trip and of the courtesy shown
them by Mr.. P. V. DeGraw, eastern
press representative of the exposition,
and of Mr.. J. H. Maddy, assistant gen.
eral manager Of the B. & o. Railroad.
The exposition will be on Monmouth
scale. The grounds are almost twice
the size of the Chicago fair grounds and
the expenses, it is said, will amount to
nearly s5O,OOO,OO0. Most of the fair
buildings have been completed and an
army of men is now at work erecting
other buildings and preparing the
grounds. The managers say everything
will be in readiness for the opening on
the FIRST of May next.
There is reason to believe that the
United States proposes to adopt to-
wards Salvador the same methods OF
collecting debts as were employed by
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
AGAINST Venezuela. One or more war
ships will probably be sent to collect
the $500, 900 which Salvador owes the
United States and if the present temper
of the State Department continues an
armed forced it likely to be landed with
instructions to take possession OF such
property as seems likely to yield SUI
ficeint income to pay the debt Con-
siderable feeling is displayed at the
State Department over the refusal OF the
Slavadorean government to pay the Judg-
ment awarded against it and in favor OF
the United States by the recent
arbitration tribunal. Although Judg-
ment creditor, the United States through
the State Department has twice listened
to representations by the debtor and still
is convinced that its claim is just. Now
it is informed that Salvador will not pay,
and despite its reputation as a most pa
tient creditor, it is intimated that steps
will be taken to force collection. The
Pacific squadron visited Honduras and
Salvador several weeks ago and Is eX-
pected to arrive at San Francisco May
7. 1t consists of the armored cruiser
New York, the protected cruiser Boston,
and the Marblehead and Ranger, two
unprotected cruisers.
Tie most interesting decision handed
down in the U. 5. Supreme Court
TODAY was in the case Of A. ID. James
United States marshal for the western
district of Kentucky versus Henry Bow
man. in which section 55O7 of the re-
yised statutes of the United States u
prevent bribery at elections, was declared
unconstitutional.