Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
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Correspondence Of the Alexandra Oa1ette'I
Washington, d. c., July IA.
The failure of the Federal District
Attorney and the Federal grand jury to
present more postoffice indictments is
causing fresh anxiety and annoyance to
the Postmaster General. For more than
three weeks the Department officials have
been expecting additional presentments,
Int they do not come. No adequate ex-
PLANTATION is forthcoming from the Dis
trict Attorneys office, and the Depart
ment officials seem to be entirely IN tne
dark IS to the causes of the non-action.
II il impossible to learn definitely against
whom the delayed indictments are ex-
pected to be brought, but there is good
reason to believe that one case Is that OF
LAormer Assistant Attorney General Iyner
or procuring the abstraction OF oifcial pa
pers from department safe. Whetherthe
grand Jury returns any more indictments
or not il seems to be agreed that at
least a halfdozen additional employees OF
the postal service will be punished for
connection with the irregularities, either
through sins of commission or omission,
by being dismissed.
A circular of instructions to internal
revenue officers and all others concerned
has been issued by the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue calling attention to the
gross irregularities and violations OF law
that now exist in the handling and sale
of manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes by jobbers and dealers.
A practice generally prevails OF exposing
these taxable articles for sale separated
from the packages bearing the stamp,
denoting the payment of the internal
revenue tax. This is a serious violation
of the, law and regulations which 1t Is
the purpose of the commissioner to rem
edy. Jobbers and dealers are given un-
til November /, 1903, to get their stock
on hand in order, after which date all
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars and
cigarettes found on the market exposed
for sale not protected by the taxpaid
stamps will be seized and the holders
proceeded against in accordance with
law.
First Lieut.. William McCue, of the
First Infantry, recently arrested IN
| Chicago on charge of bigamy, having
married young lady in San Francisco
on his return from the Philippines al
though having a wife in Cincinnati al
the time has been committed to the Gov
eminent Hospital for the insane here.
He was examined by the post surgeon at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, and found to be
hopelessly demented. His Cincinnati
wife turned over to the War Department
several letters she had received from him
while was in the Philippines which show
clearly that he was insane when he wrote
them.
Commander Underwood, in charge Of
Tutuila, writes the Navy Department OF
his visit to other islands of the Samoan
group under American control. lie finds
the people contented and that the few
complaints of famine are baseless. Among
other places he visited the Mormon set
Element at Faleniu where he found five
Mormon elders. They had % acres
cleared and planted and were teaching
the natives not only to read and write
but to till the soil.
Postmaster General Payne denies in
the most emphatic terms the statement
that he is in bad health, but believes his
sea voyage to Boston, which will begin
next Wednesday, will restore his shat
tered nerves and that he will come back
prepared to resume the management OF
the postofIice investigation. The i'm
preston is growing here, notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Payne's assertions, that he will
be forced to give up his place. His i'll
health Will be given as reason, but
there is also thought to be surface in
dications that the President would not
be averse to accepting his resignation.
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger, of New
York, said this morning that his resignation,
which was handed to Secretary Root last
March, was entirely due to the Ill health OF
! Mrs. Sanger. IL is understood that Colonel
Sanger, in his letter Of resignation, requested
that his successor be appointed as soon as con-
venient. and that the delay has been because
IF Secretary Roots desire that Col. Sanger
remain his assistant as long as possible. The
selection of Gen. Robert S. Oliver to be
Colonel Sangers successor is highly approved
by officers of the army on duty at the war de-
partment. 1t is thought probable that Gen
eral Oliver will assume his new duties at the
war department about August 1.
Judge Anderson, on the petition Of John +.
| Mccormick, has appointed three receivers to
wind up or continue the business Of the pub
LEGATION called the News. The order does not
render any decision with regard to the ques-
ton of partnership between Watson and Lap
ham. which is reserved for future consldera.
ton. Watson, who is still in Jail charged
with embezzling District money, is reported
to have lost nearly $4,000 since he became in
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