Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
n. - 1

lCorrespOndence OF the AieAanuf'" p''~e''''I
Washington, d. c., August ii.
The Weather Bureau issued the fol-
lowing bulletin this morning The
hurricane that appeared east OF the
Barbadoes August Sth is approaching
Cuba from the Caribbean Sea and will
probably recurve northward near the
Florida Peninsula. Vessel interests
have been warned of dangerous storms
in gulf south Atlantic and Cuban waters
during the next As hours. Hurricane
signals have been ordered for east Gull
and Florida ports.
limited States Consul Jewell at TT. de
France. Martinique, cables the State
Department under yesterdays date as
follows: Terrific cyclone visited the
entire island midnight Saturday great
damage to crops and fruit; many houses
in Fl de France unroofed; trees TWO
feet thick uprooted. One killed. Con
snlate intact At Trinite seven killed,
MANY houses destroyed. Smaller towns
damaged New villages Tivoli, Fond
LaHave. Fourniols, and Reculee DEE
troved rendering 5000 sufferers OF last
wear catastrophes again homeless. Re
norris interior island indefinite. Great
encouragement. "
The real work of the international
Typographical Union convention began
at the second session which met at 9;3O
this morning at the Columbia Theatre
the first thing being consideration OF the
report of the laws committee. The con-
vention decided to postpone till Thurs
dav any debate on the proposition 10
make the Especial defense fund per-
manent. The amendment OF the laws
committee that no apprentice should be
allowed to use typesetting machines un-
less he is an applicant for membership or
already a member of the Union created
lengthy discussion. The law further
provides that apprentices shall be allowed
to work machines for their last three
months and that their salary shall be
fixed by the local unions. The amend
ment was adopted. At 1870 the busl-
ness of the morning was suspended, many
matters pertaining to the laws having
been considered, and the convention adj
iourned for the day In the afternoon
the delegates visited Mount Vernon
Arlington and Alexandria.
Lewis E. HamiltO g., formerly lieu
tenant in the regular army, walked into
police headquarters this morning and
surrendered on a charge of passing false
pay vouchers for $75 on the clerk at the
Raleigh Hotel in this city several
months ago. When at the Raleigh he
passed under the name Of William r.
Murray, and the false vouchers were
made out in that name. 1t is under
stood that he played similar game in
other cities. aggregatiDg about 5000
He resigned from the army by cable
from the Philippines last winter, ms
conduct there having been under inyes-
tigation by the War Department.
Consul General Guenther, of Frank
fort Germany, reports the discovery by
Edward Mollard, a Frenchman, OF
new metal called "selium." The dis
coverer claims that selium costs about
lip as much as aluminium and is light.
er and stronger. 1t does not rust, and
is therefore suitable for use in shipbuild,
ings. for the manufacture of pipes, and
for railroad construction. On account
of its cheapness-as it is capable OF
fine polish, it would be desirable FOL
manufacturing cooking utensils it
hardness is not quite that OF iron, bu'
greater than lead or zinc.
President Roosevelt has approved the
recommendation of acting Secretary OF
the Navy Darling, that the sentence OF
dismissal made by a court martial in the
Philippines in the case of Lieut.. Com
mander Fidelio 5. Carter, U. S. n, be
disapproyed, and that the officer in lieu
of this sentence be reprimanded.
Religious feeling is running high in Bacoor
in the Philippines, and report on the arrest
of PRESBYTERIAN congregation there has beer
submitted TO the War Department by Richard
| C1mpbell. of the Insular Attorney General
o0;ce II seems that the civil authorities Of
the town arrested the entire native cOngrega
ton. twenty persons in all, including two
preachers and the woman in whose house the
! services were held, on charge Of breaking
the ordinance relating TO illegal assemblagC
in suspicious places at unusual hours OF the
night. The two preachers were sentenced to
sixty days' imprisonment and fined 80 pesos
and the others got ten days and ten pesos
! The victims of this persecution have been
ordered released and an investigation is in
progress.
Word has been received here that the native
clergy of Ilocos province will enter protest
against the appointment of any foreign bishop
especially Of an American bishop. They de-
clare that they will have Filipino bishops OF
! thew will "insurrect."