Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-09
From Washington.
[Cori espondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 3.

fCOri espondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, d. c., Aug. 9.
1t has Just developed that the Treas
ury Department and the Department
of Justice entertained opposite ideas as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing employees
to engage in active politics. Recently
II. Smith Wooley, assayer Of the mint
at Boise, Idaho, requested permission to
attend the republican State convention
as a delegate from his district. The re-
quest was denied, Secretary Shaw in
forming Mr.. Wooley that it would not
be at all advisable for him to 60.
About the same time that Mr. Wooley
made his application Robert Crimson,
U. S. Marshal Of idaho, put in a similar
application to the Department of Justice.
Attorney General Moody, it is said, re-
piled to Mr.. Crimson, saying that there
would be no objection to his attending
the convention in his "private capac'
ity."
People from Baltimore say that Chair
man Murray Vandiver, of the Maryland
democratic State committee, has started
all of the machinery of his splendid
organization throughout the State at
work on the campaign and declares that
there will be no let up from now until
the election day. Mr.. Vandiver says
he does not see how it is possible for
Maryland to give less than 20, 900 ma
jority for the ticket.
An inventory of gifts to the ships Of
the American navy, just completed by
the department, shows that these trih-
utes aggregate Sl10, O40 in value. They
have been presented by the States and
the municipalities after which vessels
have been named, and in some cases by
friends or relatives Of the officers on
duty. Silver services represent the
greater part of these gifts.
Baron Hengel-Muller, the ambassador
to this country of Austria-Hungary,
travelled all the way from the New Eng
land summer home of the embassy to
Washington to present to the President
a book of statistics, sort of Austrian
census returns, gift from his majesty
the Emperor of Austria.
The exhorbitant charges made by the
telephone company and the need of
cheaper better system to be conducted by
the government were the principal topics
of discussion at today's Cabinet meeting
Secretary Morton, of the Navy Depart
ment, was designated by the President to
make thorough investigation OF the
telephone business within the District and
20 make an estimate of the cost ofinstall-
ing a service for the governments use.
While walking in his sleep last night,
Harry Smith, who lives at 7l2 o street
northwest, fell from the third-story into
a pile of coal and wood and received
compound fracture Of the hip.
Visitors at the democratic congress
sional committee headquarters today we're
Representative Jones of Virginia, En-
rich. of Illinois, who predicts demo-
cratic success in that State, and Hum
phrey, of Mississippi, who is going to
New York to Join the river and harbor
committee of the House on an inspec-
ton tour. The committee will leave
New York tomorrow morning, after in
specting New York and Brooklyn Har-
bors; then to the New England Har-
bors. thence to Buffalo, up to the
Lakes to Duluth, down the Mississippi
to St. Louis. The trip will consume
two or three weeks. Chairman Cow
herd of the congressional committee is
expected here from New York tonight.
An order was issued by the Postmas-
ter General this morning removing the
four. pound limitation on certain classes
Of mail matter. First class mail matter,
addressed for delivery in other countries
than Canad, Mexico and Cuba, Will be
accepted to any weight. This charge
was made as a result of the statement OF
leading banking houses of New York
City, Belmonts, Kuhn, Speers and
others, that weight limitation seriously
interdered with their shipments OF Sc
curities abroad. These often reach