Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-18
From Washington.
[Corl espondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. d. c., Nov. Is.

of retired officers. Rear Admiral Up
shur. retired, has discovered by the story
of another retired officer that Civil En-
eineer Peter 5. Asserson, retired, Of
Floral Park, X. l., has some visiting
cards on which he is labelled "Rear Ad-
miral," that being the rank with which
be was retired. Rear Admiral Upshur
has therefore made complaintto the Navy
Department protesting against this al
legged assumption Of false title, aud
he intima!es in bis protest that Mr.. AS
serson might well he tried before court
martial for conduct unbecomiDg an Off
Ger and gentleman, to say nothing OF
being destructive OF good morals and the
maintenance OF discipline in the service.
Secretary Morton will look into the
matter upon his return from New York
but it is hardly possible that Mr.. AS
serson will be hailed before a court to
correct the engraving of his calling cards.
1t was also Rear Admiral Upshur who
less than year ago complained to act
ing Secretary Darling that another civil
engineer, retired as rear admiral, was
in like manner usurping the higher title.
Mr.. Darling upon that occasion said
some trenchant if somewhat sarcastic
words aud it was supposed that the re-
tired officers and Rear A iIniral Upshur
in particular would drop the matter
In spite of this Pay Director A. 5. Kenny
only last week petitioned the department
to change his designation as such in the
"social register" TO "Paymas:er Gen
eral, retired" Secretary Morton refused
to do any such thing and the chances
are that in the present case he will in
form the complainant that the time Of
the department is occupied with affairs
Of far greater importance.
United States Minister SOrsby, at
LaPaz, Bolivia, has reported to the
State Department the terms of a treaty
recently concluded between Bolivia and
Chill of the settlement of the disputes
between those countries regarding the
territorial definition. Bolivia now con-
cedes the Pacific coast territory Occu-
pied by Chill since the Bolivia-Peruvian-
Chilean war flS79.S0 to Chill definitely
and in return receives these concessions
The concessions granted to Chill by the
treaty of 1894 are ahrogated aud Chill
will now enjoy only the advantage
accruing under the most favored nation
clause Bolivia is given absolute free
dom in her customs tariff.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw this
afternoon issued a general call upon ma
tional banks throughout the country for
25 per cent. of the government deposits
held by them, 10 per cent. to be paid
into the U. S. Treasury on or before
January Is, and 10 per cent. on or be-
fore March l5 1t is estimated that this
will bring in about s25, 10000
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
appointed National Bank Examiner
Parker as receiver of the Berlin Ma
tionaI Bank Of Berlin, Wisconsin, upon
receipt of a telegram announcing that
owing to withdrawal of deposits the
bank has been closed. The latest state
ment of the resources and liabilities of
the bank was submitted and shows
liabilities aud resources amounting to
S269. 405 each. Loans and discounts on
the assets side aggregate 1888, 444.
The largest items among the liabilities
is the deposits, with 1871, 057.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Hitch
cock and Attorney General Moody are
at sea today as to whether there is reg
ularly constituted commissioner at the
head of the bureau of pensions. Mr..
Ware tendered a briefly worded resigna-
ton to President Roosevelt early in the
week and received the Presidents &C.
ceptance. Since that time Commissioner
Ware has expressed determination to
remain in Office the rest of the year, but
Just at present he has resigned and his
resignation has been accepted. There
is grave doubt as to the legality Of his
official actions during the past three
days. 1t is not impossible that should
questions be made, they would be de-
clared void.
TOday's Cabinet meeting was unevent-
ful. Most of the time was devoted TO a
general discussion of current events.
Members of the Cabinet were requested by
the President to submit for his consider
alton at once any recommendations they
desire embodied in his annual message
to Congress. 1t is said that the tariff
question will not be touched upon in that
document.
The formal letter of instructions to the
banks, covering the call will be issued
probably tomorrow. The call includes all
banks except a few active repositories
where the amount of the deposit is
relatively small as compared with the
amount of business handled for the gov
eminent. As a result from the call the
working balance Of the Treasury will be
included to about $50, 900, 600.
Luther Conant, it,, Of New York, was
today appointed a special examiner in
the Bureau OF Corporations Department
Of Commerce and Labor
There was another large attendance at
Benning today 10 witness the races.
The announcement is made by the
physicians attending Col. w. G. p.
- IAN