Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-03
From Washington.
[Cori espondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 8.

Washington, IL. o., Aug. 8.
President O'Connell of the interna
lional organization of machinists, who
have their headquarters here, will have
a conference tomorrow with President
Roosevelt in regard to the establishment
of Saturday half holiday for the ma
chinists who are in the employ of the
government. These are said to number
neary II, 900, one half of them being in
the employ of the Navy Department
President O'Connell will also consult the
President relative to fixing a straight
wage of 81 per diem for machini5ts en-
ployed at the Washington navy yard.
w. ID. Bynum, of Indiana, once q
democrat, then a gold democrat, now a
republican and who is at present mem
Der of commission appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to codiiy the laws of the
District, called at the White House this
morning to tell the President that lndi-
ana would turn in majority for the re-
publican ticket of at least 20, 900. 81
regard the State just as safe as Pennsyl-
yania," said Mr.. Bynum. Mr.. Bynum
will take the stump later in the campaign.
Mrs. Roosevelt will leave Washing
ton for Oyster Bay on Friday morning,
and will remain at her Long Island
home during the rest of the summer.
BY the time Mrs. Roosevelt reaches the
little village by the Sound, it is probable
that her sons, Theodore and Kermit, who
are now "doing" the Worlds Fair will
have ended their outing and returned
home.
Mad Boar, Fearing Boar and Eli
Shotwell, Indians from Pawnee, Okla
homa, paid President Roosevelt call
today. They are in Washington press
ing claims for pensions. In the troublous
days of the SOS these Indians were
government scouts. Fearing Boar, the
eldest and latest of the trio, was in
Gen.. Clusters illfatcd band and but for
an accident which cut him off from the
main body, would have been massacred
with the rest on the banks Of the Little
Big Horn.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, who
is to manage the eastern bureau Of the
republican national committee this fall,
had conference with the President to-
day. Senator Scott has just returned
from western trip and came to assure
the President that he would carry
the cattle and the corn States by big |
maiorities. After his talk with the Pres
ident he said 81 don't see how Parker
can carry West Virginia, any way yon
figure it. They can't take the Legislature |
away from me if they spend four million |
dollars in the effort. | will have thirteen |
hold,over senators and am bound to get |
Ten or a dozen more"
Unless receipts increase to remark.
able degree during the remainder Of the
season at the st. Louis fair the insular
government will find itself at the close
Of the Philippine exhibit with defcien
" to meet which will seriously cripple |
Is treasury and perhaps prevent expen-
litures at home very much needed at
he present time. They are now taking
N an average of $4,000 per day, but
With an expenditure already made OF
,ver 81, 200, 900, this means deficit of
about $50, 900 to $40, 900 per month.
On account of the war between Russia
and Japan more that half million bar
rels of flour were sent to Japan from
Pacific coast ports in the United States
in the II months ended June 80, in ex-
cess of the shipments in the previous
year. Statistics published today by the
Department of Commerce and Labor
show that the exports of this commodity
from Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for
oriental ports in the year ended June
30 amounted to 1888, 7O4 as compared
With l, $50, 6O6. The increase is assign
ID solely to the war.
Secretary Metcalf today received a
elegram from assistant Secretary Muir
ay, who is at the. head OF the federal
commission which is investigating the
zen. Slocum disaster in New York.
tating that the commission has finished
ts work in New York, temporarily at
east, and will leave for this city. Secre-
airy Metcalf expects the commission,
his evening. Sessions of the commits
ion will be resumed here Monday.
Several dispatches have been received
y the State Department from Minister
lowell, in Hayti, indicating very dis
urbed condition of affairs in that coun-
ry.
Fraud orders were issued by the post
flee this morning against the World ;
'upply Co., of st. Louis, the Hub Trad /
ng CO., the New England Express and
lacking Co., Fitzgerald and Co., and
ostoflice box 1902, all the same concern,
{ the Essex street station Boston.
The monthly report of the Department
f Agriculture shows the average con-
ltiou of cotton on July 25 to have been |
1.6, as compared with So on June 25, {
904.