Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra uSIe''e'
Washington, ID. c., March 81.

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Washington, ID. c., March 81
race upon which millions and pos
s;blv the whole future of Venezuela de-
nends is believed to bein progress today
The course is from La Guayra to caracas
and the contestants are Senior Pulldo, the
Venezuelan Ministert to Washington, ana
representative of the Seligman bros,
bankers of New York. Details OF the
event and its results are being awaited by
Minister Bowen with interest and some
anxiety. He believes that whichever OF
the contestants reaches the ear OF Presl-
dent Castro first will decided the cues
ton as to whether Venezuela shall
fight out her case against the
powers before the Hague court of
arbitration, or pay her debts to them
now by mourning increased responsible
ties to another creditor. Minister Bowen
has made an arrangement with the allies
to give them 80 per cent OF the customs
receipts. Under the Seligman plan he
calculates that about 40 or so per cent OF
those receipts would be taken. Minister
Bowen also believes it exceedingly desir-
able that that the Hague court should
render decision as to whether pre-
MUM should be placed upon the plan OF
collecting claims by force, which would
be done by giving preferential treatment
to the claims of Great Britain, Germany
and Italy. This principal and several
millions in money are therefore at stake
in the race which is in progress today IN
Venezuela.
President Roosevelt is about ready to
start on his two months tour OF the west.
Today he is winding up his correspond
ence, signing papers and attending to
the many details necessary on the eve of
Journey. The only persons who gain
ed an audience with the President today
we're, Cabinet members, Senators and
chiefs of bureaus who called on import
ant departmental matters. The presi-
dental la'ty is scheduled to start
promptly ut 9 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing from the Pennsylvania depot. The
fl st stop will be at Pittsburg at $50
o'clock in the evening. The train will
b one of the handsomest ever placed on
tracks by the Pullman Company. 1t
will consist of six cars, electrically
lighted, every one of them fitted up with
all conveniences that modern ingenuity
can suggest. The Presidents car will,
as is always the custom, be the last OF
the train. 1t is named the Elysian, and
is fitted with an observation parlor, three
staterooms, a dining room, two sections,
kitchen and servants quarters. The
President will take all his meals on this
car. President Roosevelt announces
positively that he will do no hunting on
his coming trip, and will not even take
his rifles and fowling pieces with him.
The races at Benning were much more
largely attended today than on yester-
day. the weather being fine. The wind
has considerably dried up the track
which is again getting in good condition.
The killing of William Wheeler, who
was shot in Georgetown last week, by
policeman Sawyer, while trying to es-
cape from the officer, will be investigat-
ed by the coroner tomorrow morning.
Minister Quesada for Cuba and Secretary
Hay for the United States this morning con-
structively exchanged notifications of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. The copy ratified
by the Cuban Senate had not yet arrived, but
both signed the copy ratified by the United
States Senate and agreed in writing to recog-
nize that act as an exchange of notifications.
They will sign the Cuban copy when it ar
riveS