Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, ID c.. May z.


At Il conference at the Arlington Hotel
this morning between Minister Bowen,
representing Venezuela, and Ambassador
Herbert and Minister Won Sternberg,
representing Great Britain and Germany,
it was finally agreed that the protocol
providing for reference Of the question
of preferential treatment to the Hague
shall be signed at the British Embassy
at 6 o'clock tonight. Among its pro-
visions are the following: The question as
to whether or not Italy, Great Britain and
Germany are entitled to preferential
treatment in the payment of their claims
against Venezuela shall be subject for
final decision to the tribunal at the Hague
The Emperor of Russia shall be invited
to name and appoint from the members
of the permanent court OF The Hague
three arbitrator to constitute the trl-
bunal which is to determine and settle
the questions submitted to it under and
by virtue of this protocol. None Of the
arbitrator as appointed shall be sub
iect or citizen of the signatory powers.
The court shall meet on the first day of
September, 1908, and shall render its
decision within six months thereafter.
The court shall decide how, when and by
whom the costs of this arbitration shall
be paid. Any nations having claims
against Venezuela may join as party
in the arbitration provided for by this
protocol.
1t is said here that Secretary Shaw
returned from his recent visit to the
President chagrined and disappointed.
He went West with the intention of re-
moving from office William Penn Nixon,
Collector of Customs, and Assistant
United States Treasurer Williams at
Chicago. He returned with the in
formation that neither man will be dis
tur5ed in his position for the present.
The President has had some difficulty in
restraining Secretary Shaw's efforts to
reorganize the Treasury Department,
and has intimated wish that the Sec
rotary abate his activity at least while
Mr.. Roosevelt is absent from Washing
ton. Notwithstanding this, Secretary
Shaw proceeded with an investigation OF
both Williams and Nixon and had
succeeded in collecting mass of intor-
nation which, he thought, would aid
him in obtaining their removal. 1t is
understood that when he presented his
proposition, the President not only
coldly received it, but emphatically de-
clined to accede to Mr. Shaw's wishes.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. Mr. II. A. Taylor, is seriously i'll
with an attack of intestinal indigestion.
During his absence and that of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, Mr.. Shaw, Mr..
Robert B. Armstrong is acting Secretary
of the Treasury. This is the first time
since his appointment that he has acted
in this capacity.
The Monitor Arkansas, which was a
feature of the St. Louis show last week,
is held up in the Mississippi river by
reason of low water. Her commander,
Lieutenant Commander Vreeland, wired
the Navy Department from ST. Gene
We've, Missouri, this morning that the
channel up which she came was checked
five miles below that point and that the
new channel was II feet deep. He says
he will be compelled to await rise or
securing out of the old channel. The
Arkansas draws about 13 feet of water.
No more free delivery routes will be
established until after July lst The
appropriation for the fiscal year has
been exhausted and other routes cannot
be put into operation until after
July LIST.
Eulogies on the life and good deeds of
the late Bishop Hurst were pronounced
at his funeral this afternoon by his con-
feres on the board of bishops of the NJ.
f. Church. Previous to the funeral,
which was held at the Methodist Church,
private services were held at Cedarcroft,
where the bishop died last Monday. The
family and few intimate friends then
accompanied the remains to the church.
The services at the church were in charge
of Rev. Mr.. Bristow, pastor Two of
the favorite hymns of the departed
Bishop were sung by the quartet choir
of Metropolitan Church after which adj
| dresses were maze Dy DlsnOp FOWler, Oh
Buffalo, and by Bishop McCabe, Of
Omaha, who succeeded Bishop Hurst
last December as Chancellor of the
American University. The interment
was made at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Major-General Baden-PCwell, who re-
Gently returned to England from visit
to this country, cabled Adjutant-General
Corbin today as follows: Newspaper
reports of my criticisms of the American
cavalry entirely untrue. Letter follows"
The distinguish English soldier was
reported to have said that the Amer
lean cavalry were inferior to those of his
country in physique.
Another important piece Of news in connec-
ton with the investigation of the irregular
practices in the PostOfice Department has de-
veloped. 1t was learned that 5000 glass
front coupe automobile, bought for Post
master Van Colt, of New York, has been
added to the mass of evidence tending to
establish the charge of extravaganza against
the salary and allowance division of the de-
partment under the management Of George
w. Beavers, who resigned his post shortly
after the investigation began.
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