Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-05
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
washington. ID. c.. Aug. 3.


Washington, d. c., Aug. 5.
President Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor today said that he
had received two replies from the mem
bers OF the executive committee in an
swer to his letter asking vote on the
federation giving its sanction to the
strike of the twenty-five thousand Fall
River. Mass, textile workers. Both
REPLIES are favorable, he said. President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison will
both vote to sanction the strike. 81 am
confident that the executive committee
will favor it." President GOmpers said.
THE strike is just and right" he de-
cared. "How can the employers hope
to better conditions by reducing wages
The federation will stand by the textile
workers to the end"
Minister Bowen, at Caracas, cables the
State Department that he has filed a
very vigorous protest with the Venezue-
Ian Government regarding the appoint
ment of receiver for the asphalt mines.
He has not yet received an answer.
Minister Leishman, at Constantinople,
has cabled the State Department that he
failed to receive his promised interview
with the Sultan yesterday and chat mat
tiers in regard TO American claims for
damages are in the same status as be-
fore. The European squadron is now at
Gibraltar, and it is understood that 1t
will remain there for some time pending
any emergencies that may arise IN
Turkey.
Panama is looking for coat of arms
and first class national flag. In orGer
to get the best samples of each, the
government has authorized a cOmpe'
tition for designs. According to j. w.
! Lee. of the U. S. Legation at
Panama, prizes of 5000 each will be
awarded for the best flag and best coat
OF arms offered.
The naval chaplains will probably
make an effort to obtain legislation which
will give them the restricted promotion
now enjoyed by the army chaplain
The Acme Printing Company, OF
Milwaukee and West Allis, Wis, has
had fraud order issued against it by
the Postoffice Department 1t adver-
tised never failing method OF beating
slot machines in which 800 weekly was
Guaranteed. The price Of the secret was
SIS. which when sent secured a paper
bound book entitled "My Silent Part
ner."
Canadian engineers are trying to drive
American competitors out of the Domln-
ion. according to a report received at the
State Department from u. ). Consul
General Holloway, at Halifax. Chief
among the men that the Canadian engi-
neer's association would have discharged
is William f Tyre, chief engineer OF
the Grand Trunk Pacific. Other men
high in the ranks of the Canadian roads
are also under fire. Mr.. Holloway
writes that the members of the Amalga-
mated Association of Engineers, which
is pushing the anti-American crusade,
declare that they will drive every Amerl-
can out of the Dominion. They claim
that the employment of Americans is in
direct contravention of the alien con-
tract labor law in operation in Canada.
The Treasury Department has been
notified that the steamship Doric
from Yokohama is bringing another
large consignment of japanese gold yen
supposed to be about$4S, 600, 600, in pay
ment for goods purchased in this coun-
try. The Doric is expected to arrive at
San Fransico on the 9TH instant On the
following day another shipment of one
million dollars in Australian gold is ex-
pected. Both of these amounts are to be
transferred through the Treasury by tele-
graph to New York as soon as they ar
rive.
Mrs. Roosevelt left for New York at
10 o'clock this morning. She will JON
her sons Theodore and Kermit in the
city, probably at the home OF MI
Douglass Robinson, and they Will then
proceed to Oyster Bay.
Representative Slemp, the only repub-
lican member of Congress from Virginia,
called on the President yesterday to in
troduce Edgar Allan, jr., and }. f.
Griffith, of Richmond.
Pauline I. Higgason has been APP
pointed postmaster at Brook Hill, Hen
rico, county, Va, vice Buckner M.
Randolph, deceased.
Chairman Cowherd, of the democratic con-
gressional committee, is planning an active
campaign in Rhode Island. He was in CON
ference today with Representative Granger
and State Chairman Quinn. Mr.. Quinn is Of
the belief that the democrats have good
chance to carry the State for the congressional
! and the electoral ticket