Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra 1aSet'e'l
Washington, ID. c., July 10.


rCo,,esnondeuce of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, d. G., July 10.
IT Is said at the Papal Legation that
the news of the death of the Pope Will
likely be held up at Rome for several
hours or until official notification OF the
fact be made by cable to the heads OF
governments throughout the world. Not
until after these messages are all sent,
il is stated, will the formal announce
ment of the demise of the pontiii
be issued to the public at Rome. =,
The Secretaries of War and Navy had
q conference this morning for the purpose
of determining the personnel of very i'm
portant commission Of officers OF the
army general staff and Navy general
hoard This board or commission will
consist of officers selected because OF
their high military attainments. They
will consider all military propositions
affecting the army and the navy, both
in peace and war.
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
yania. may not be member OF tne
House committee on rules of the next
Congress, as Speaker Cannon is likely to
nut one of his own friends in the place,
perhaps Hemenway, of Indiana, who
il to be chairman Of the committee on
appropriations. Mr.. Cannon wants the
majority of the members of the com
mittee on rules to be men in his closest
confidence. and who will carry out his
policies perfectly. Mr.. Dalzell ano
Mr.. Cannon have not been close friends
and have not always pulled together.
Mr.. Grosvenor, who is understood to be
close to Mr.. Cannon, is expected to re-
main on the committee.
The American Chamber of Commerce
of the Philippine Islands, under date OF
Manila, July 8, has sent the following
cablegram to President Roosevelt: eve
congratulate you and the American peo-
ole upon the completion OF the PACING
cable which is truly a monument to
American industry and enterprise. May
your administration speedily accomplish
abolition of tariff and temporary admls-
sion of competent labor, without which
the Philippines cannot prosper"
Secretaries Root and Moody have again
refused TO allow the closing of their de-
partments at 9 o'clock on Saturday after
moons during July, August and Septem-
Der. The law says seven hours shall con-
stitute a days work for government
clerks, and to close earlier than o clock
on other than legal holiday would be to
violate the law.
The heat affected Postmaster General
Payne greatly this morning and he was
forced to leave for his home at noon
without going over his mail. 1t is Mr..
Payne's intention to cruise on revenue
cutter along the northern coast for
week or ten days, leaving the city next
Wednesday. If there is no decided
break in the heat wave his physician
and Mrs. Payne may prevail upon him
to extend his vacation to include the
army and navy maneuvers, which will
occur the entire month OF August MIR.
PAYNE announces that he looks for nc
final action this week upon any OF the
cases before the department.
The Postofiice Department today is
sued a fraud order against the American
Street Car Transportation Company, Of
Brooklyn, of which Thomas w. Bollani
IT.. is President. The company advertis
ed to sell for one cent each tickets good
on any electric or elevated street car in
the United States. This they proposed
T. do by an "endless chain" scheme.
Consul General McWade at Cantor
reports to the State Department tina
Fantal Ting of Kwangtung has beer
appointed governor of Kwangsi in place
of Wong Chilchum, degraded.
Ambassador Clayton telegraphed the
State Department from Mexico today
that he $50, 900 in silver the first install
ment of the award in the Pious FunC
case has been shipped to San Francisco
The bureau of iusular affairs of the wa
| department has invited bids of $3,0OO0OO o
| the certificates of Indebtedness Of the govern
ment of the Philippine Islands, authorized b!
the act Of Congress, providing coinage
system in the Philippines. The certificate
| will he issued in coupon form, in the denomi
nation of 81 zoe they will be dated Septem
| Der l, 1908, bearing interest at the rate of
per cent per annxm, payable quarterly, anc
| will be redeemable in one year after date o
issue in gold. Bids will be opened OIL
| August %.
General orders covering the details of the
annual encampment of the National Guard O.
the District we're issued this afternoon. The
annual encampment will be held at a point
known as the George Reinfelt Farm, 'abou
one and one-half miles south of Marshall
Hall, Nd. commencing July % and ending
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