Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette

Correspondence OF the Alexanurla UaIette.I
Washington, d. c., May %.
The closing argument for the defense
IN the Tyner- Barrett postoffice conspi-
racy case was made this morning by
Attorney A. 8. Worthington. He will
be followed this afternoon by Holmes
Conrad for the government, and the case
is expected to go to the jury before the
adjournment of court. There was large
crowd present at the trial today.
Representative Rixey and bis family
left on Monday for their home at Brandy,
Culpeper county, Virginia, where they
will spend the summer.
President Roosevelt arrived in Wash
ington from Groton, Mass, this morn
ing at 1926.
Secretary of Labor and Commerce
Cortelyou accompanied by Commissioner
General of immigration Sargent, will
leave this afternoon for an extended
tour of inspection taking in the i'm
migration station along the Canadian
border. They will go from here to New
York and thence by easy stages to Mon
treal and probably as far north as Quebec.
They will be gone week or ten days.
The Census Bureau today Issued a
compilation of statistics relative to en-
ployes in the executive civil service of
the government, showing that the total
is $50, 383, of whom 137,0 are males
and 13, 322 are females; 1876, $50 native
born and IA, 808 foreign born. The
figures show that there are 10 govern
ment employees who are more than 80
years of age, and 32S who have served
the government 40 years or more. or
Che entire number 80, 600 receive salar-
les less than 1920 year. Those work
ing without any compensation at all
number 1898.
Consideration Of the expansion OF
missionary work was placed before the
General Conference Of them. =. Church
in session today, in report from the
committee on foreign missions. Many
radical changes we're made. The reso-
luton was adopted after spirited ar
gument The mornings session was
entirely devoted to the consideration OF
the report and time was extended to
permit its adoption. The Rev. E. b.
Tredway, of Maryland opening the ses
sion this morning with devotional exer
cises. Just before adjournment letter
was introduced urging cooperation Of
the NJ. P. Church with the Information
Federation of Churches was presented.
. A dispatch from Ambassador McCOr-
mick at St. Petersburg to the State De-
partment announces that the Foreign
Office has informed him That newspaper
correspondents will not be allowed with
the Russian troops at the front, but they
will be permitted to remain at Mukden
or Niuchwang.
Bids were opened at the Navy Depart
ment this afternoon for the construction
of the new naval hospital at Annapolis.
They were John Gill and Sons, of Cleve-
land, O., 1920, 900, and Henry Shenk
& Co Erie, Pa, 1922, 900. The award
will be made later, probably to the
Cleveland firm.
Eight fraud orders have been issued re-
Gently by the Postofice Department against
concerns in Denver, San Francisco, New
York, Chicago and st. Louis which adyer.
tised themselves to be the manufacturers of
vitality restoratves. Papers carrying this
class of advertising, but not identified with
the association, will be also notified to discon-
tinue the advertising Of the fraudulent con-
Germ. Should1any case arise in which the re-
quest is not complied with, the Offending
newspaper will be excluded from the mails.