Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c., August "a.

washington, " W. @h"S
Secretary LOOMS returned to his
desk this morning from weeks trip IN
Ohio.
Commander Underwood, U. 5. N, IN
charge of the station and Island OF lu-
tuiIa Samoa, reports to the Navy De-
partment under date Of July 81 that the
curing of copra has been delayed by
daiIy rains and is the cause of consider
able anxiety. He adds that the first Is
sue of newspaper printed for the bene-
III of the natives, and presumably IN
their language, is about ready and a
copy will be sent the department by the
next mail. This is the first news journal
the Tatuilans have ever known.
F. FINS Fox, editor of q daily and
weekly newspaper at Ardmore, |. l.,
has filed charges with Attorney General
Knox against Ben. H. Colbert, U. 5.
Marshal for the southern district OF the
territory. The charges include the AZ :
legged use of his position for the further
ance of the political ambitions OF his
friends; taking prisoners out of jail IN
order to give them a chance to vote;
threatening to imprison an Indian II
he did not vote according to the
marsha's directions; connection with a
land company engaged in shady deals
with the Indians; continued neglect OF
duty and absence from the sessions Of
the court and from the territory. The
complaint says of Colbert: ''Soon after
his appointment he took an active in
terest in the gubernatorial election OF thu
Chickasaw Nation and used his Office
to intimidate BYE force of arms th'
opponents of his candidate for governor
and by false representation induced TN
government of the United States to u.s.
its civil powers in the furtherance OF hl
political schemes, which caused not onl.
tbe expenditure of a large amount o
money but which necessitated the taking
away of a large number OF deputy mar
shals from their posts Of duty" COLDER
is accused of reappointing as a deput'
marshal a Chickasaw Indian named Be-
Collins, who had been removed iron
that position for misconduct in Office
Collins is said to have expressed pleasur
at the news that President McKinle,
had been shot. An affidavit to this Ell
feet. it is said, was on file in the attor
new generals Office when the appoint
ment was made.
The members Of the local bOokbinders
union. who are pushing the charge
against w. A. Miller, the assistant fore
man who was reinstated by order o
President Roosevelt after he had beef
dismissed because the union had expell
ed him, have lost patience with Pubic
Printer Palmer. After Miller's rein
statement they preferred additiona
charges against him with Printer Pal
mer. This was more than four weeks
ago but Mr.. Palmer has taken no action
This afternoon the bookbinders callet
on Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Cortelyou and submitted the same charge
to him, with the request that he trans
nit them to the President They com
planned that they could get no actor
and hoped that President Roosevelt
would expedite the case.
The President and Secretary Roo
have hit on new plan by which they
hope to force confirmation of the pro
motion of General Wood to be a majo
general. Since the last Congress ad
iourned more than 80 veteran colonel
have been made brigadiers anC
retired, and more recess appoint
ments of the same kind will b.
made before the next Congress meets. |
all of the appointments were sent to tn
Senate together, rs is usually done
that body might confirm all of the brig
adiers, and then refuse to confirm Woo
as a major general. The rejection o
Wood under such conditions would throw
him out of the army entirely, as there
would be no vacant place in the list o
brigadiers that he could step back into
To prevent this the President has decides
to send the name of his friend to thu
Senate first and alone. This will pu
the influence of 80 or 40veteran colonel
behind Wood. They cannot be mad
brigadiers until be has been made ma
jor general.
The officials of the District Of Colum
bia we're treated to a genuine surpris'
today. Assistant Attorney Robb for tn
Postoffice Department handed down al
opinion which holds that the District i
not part of the United States Govern
ment, but separate municipality, an
is therefor no more entitled to use tn
postage ranking privilege than Is thu
city of New York, or Cincinnati, or an.
other municipality. The question wa
raised by District Commissioner West
who differed with his colleague Macfar
land. who had used the U. S. frank OF
some mail arranging for the holding o
Fourth of July celebration under Dis
trict a suspices. If Robb's point is sus
tanned, the decision will cost the Distric
government thousands of dollars annual.
for postage.
BISHOP C0NsECRATED. The c0nse