Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-22
The majority, however, have only the
80 cents.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Washington, D. O., August 22.
Further confirmation of the fact that
the Colombian Congress objected rather
to the form than to the substance OF the
Panama canal treaty, and that it is still
endeavoring to perfect an arrangement
that will be acceptable to the United
States while at the same time preserving
the rights and dignity of Colombia, IS
conveyed in a dispatch from Foreign
Minister Rico received by Mr.. Herran
TODAY. It is dated Aug. 18th and is
couched in most cordial terms. 1t says
that the Colombian government is very
anxious to bring about satisfactory ar
rangement for the completion OF the
canal by the United States and is doing
all il can to that end. 1t is learned
that there were three reasons assigned
by the Colombian government for that
disapproval Q) that Colombian soye-
reignty over the canal zone was I'M
paired (2) that there was no previous
understanding on the part Ofthe Panama
Canal Company with the Colombian
government as to the sale of its prop
erty, and (9) that the injudicious action
of the American Minister, Mr.. Beaupre,
in presenting dispatches asserting that
no amendments of any kind would be &C
cepted by the United States, contributed
to the result.
The local bookbinders' union, through
President Robert d. Barrett and Secre-
tary James A. Stockman, today issued
a lengthy statement treating in detail
with the case of w. A. Miller, the as
sistant foreman in the government print
ing Office, who was expelled from the
union, dismissed from the service on
that account by Public Printer Palmer,
and reinstated by order of President
Roosevelt. Miller's personal character
is bitterly attacked. The charge is made
that he was twice before dismissed from
the government service, once for decelv-
ing the Public Printer by the claim that
he had served his apprenticeship the
second time for making one OF the
young women in the service believe that
he was a single man. They further
charge that Miller was first married in
1871 and that he married a second time
before he had been divorced from his
first wife. Cruel treatment of his first
wife is also alleged. A large part of the
statement is devoted to discussion Of
MilIer's conduct in Office. He IS de-
nounced as incompetent and the asser-
ton is made that he resorted to many
mis-statements in placing reports on the
work in his Office to members OF Con-
gress and others. In general way the
statement reiterates the various charges
previously made public by the union.
/, The Comptroller of the Currency an
nounced today that the Groesbeeck
National Bank of Groesbeeck, Texas, was
closed by the cashier on the goth instant
by direction ofthe president of the bank,
as a result of the failure of the Citizens
National Bank of Beaumont, Texas.
National Bank Examiner J. w. Hert-
ford, has been appointed receiver. The
failure of this bank is due to the same
causes which led to the closing of the
Citizens NationalBank-large excessive
loans to r. Oliver, who was president
of both associations, and to enterprises
in which he was interested.
1t is said that President Roosevelt will
soon appoint commissioner to investi-
gate the scandals in connection with the
sale of Indian lands.
1t is reported here that no agreement
on a financial measure acceptable to the
republican leaders of both houses OF
Congress has been reached, and as a
result the President has entirely aban-
doned his intention of urging any
specific financial legislation on Congress,
as he would have done in his message
when the special session assemblies, had
such an agreement been reached.