Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-11
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Washington. ID. c., Aug. IL.
Secretary of The Navy Morton, accom-
panied by Mrs. Morton and their daugh-
ter and niece. Misses Pauline and Jean
Morton, and Attorney General Moody
aud Chairman Foss, of the House naval
affairs committee, left Washington today
for an extended cruise on the Dolphin,
during the course of which they will
visit the principal naval stations on the
New England coast. AT Newport they
will be joined by Speaker Cannon and
Miss Helen Cannon. They will be in
Boston on August II to attend the
launching of the Cumberland. which
will be chrisiened by Miss Jean Morton.
The Attorney General will leave the
party at this point to spend his vacation
mt his home in Massachusetts. The
cruise will occupy about two weeks.
Representatives Foss, of Illinois, and
Curtis, of Kansas, were early morning
callers at the White House. Mr.. Foss,
who is chairman of the House naval
affairs committee, came to pay his re-
spects" before he left on a cruise with
the Secretary of the Navy, and Mr..
Curtis visited the Presidents office 10
say that Kansas sis going 40, 900 or
so, 900 republican this fall" Mr. Foss
predicted majority of at least IS, 900
in his State. "The republicans of Hi
nois are united and the democrats are
not" said Mr.. Foss.
Although it is now late in the after
noon at Constantinople no word has come
to the State Department from the Porte.
1t seems very probable that he is still
pursuing his regular tactics, promising
satisfaction, and then waitinga few days
before renewing the same illusory prom
ise
A fraud order was issued by the Post
Office Department today against the
United States Cereal Company, of New
York city. 1t was managed by Jno. X.
MacKnight The company did a ccm-
mission business in wheat and other
grains and is charged with having issued
circulars declaring fictitious dividends.
Prominent negroes of this city are IN
augurating a movement for the creation
of claw and order" fund for the pro-
lection of persons attacked by mobs.
The men behind the movement desire to
incorporate Claw and order" building
and loan association with a reserve fund
Of $40, 000 Law abiding citizens of the
United States are TO be protected by the
new organization. A reward ranging
from $3.50 to $500 is to be paid for the
arrest and conviction of The leader of any
mob which destroys the life of an Amer
lean citizen" The heirs of any man kill
ed by a mobo or of any officer killed while
protecting a man from mob violence are
to receive a sum not in excess OF $500.
Edward Lewis, of 1910 10th street north
west, is in charge of the new association.
Theophius Roessle, of the Arlington
Hotel in this city, who died yesterday
in Paris, carried lie insurance aggregat-
ing $3.50, 900. lie recently applied for
800. 600 additional but the risk was re-
fused by the company.
Secretaries Taft and Shaw, Postmaster
General Payne and Patrick Egan, for
mer Minister to Chile, lunched with
the President yesterday. Mr. Egan fer
merly was an anti-imperialist, and sup
ported Bryan four years ago. He has
announced that he will support Mr.. Roost-
welt this year, and the luncheon yester-
day was given in his honor.
information was received by the State De-
partment this morning that the Russian tor
pedo boat, which yesterday put in at Chefoo,
China, bringing information Of naval en-
gagement of Port Arthur, has asked permis-
sion TO disarm and remain in Chefoo harbor
until the end of the war; The Chinese gov
eminent. so the State Department Is inform
ed, has the request under consideration. L.
:. Minister Lloyd Griscom, at Toxic, cables
the State Department under tOday's date that
il is officially announced there that the Rus-
sian squadron at Port Arthur emerged yester
dav and that battle ensued throughout the
entire day with the combined japanese fleet
He SAYS the results have not yet been ascer-
tanned at Toxic. United States Consul Fow-
Ter, at Chefoo. reports to the department by
cable that Russian torpedo boat has ar
rived there from Port Arthur and reports that
a fierce engagement took place there yes
terday.
VIM. III. Thompson, treasurer for the st.
LOUIS Exposition Company, today called on
the President to invite him to visit the expo
sition at some date in the near future TO be
fixed by himself The President declined the
invitation with regret, on the ground that II
is an unwritten law that the President should
not go on such trip during Presidential
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