Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-19
From Washington.
fCor. espondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. c., Aug. 10.

terests of his constituents. he went 10
Alexandria yesterday to take part in the
firemen's parade with his company, the
Park View engine company, of Ports
mouth, and was much pleased with what
he saw. He says Virginia will send
solid democratic delegation to the next
Congress and that Mr.. Wysor will defeat
Colonel Slemp in the Ninth district.
Commander Osterhaus, of the cruiser
Cincinnati rrports TO the Navy Depart
ment from Chefoo that Z Japenese de-
stroyers entered that harbor this morning
and departed Immediately.
Consul General Fowler, at Chefoo,
cables the State Department this morn
ing that two japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyers entered the harbor there yester-
day while several japanese remained
outside. On their return they ran
across a steamer, nationality unknown
to Fowler, and seized her.
Conservative opinion in the diploma
tic corps has for some days appeared scep'
teal regarding the diplomatic triumph
supposed to have been achieved by the
sending of feet to Turkish waters.
Even in the official statement given out
by the State Department regarding the
situation after it had been announced
from the same source that the United
States had obtained all of her demands
there was no specific statement of those
demands nor of the reply which had
been received from the Porte. Ameri-
can schools in Turkey have always been
regarded by that country as menace to
her well-beiug. This is not so much on
account OF the teachers sent thither by
this country as of the numerous hangers
on, persons who profess a conversion to
Christianity or interpreters who have
been long enough in the United States
to obtain a quasi-American citizenship
and return to Turkey IN fnrthor thei'pV-
litical schemes nnder cover OF positions
in American Missionary schools. A read.
ing of the foreign relations publications
for the past half century shows that
Turkey has protested against this state
of affairs repeatedly and when forced
to the wall gave promises, later broken
or Indefinitely prOtracted in fulflment,
Just as no donbt they will be in this
case.
The Peoples National Bank, Swan
ton, VT, today closed its doors by order
of the Comptroller of the Currency.
National Bank Examiner Frank L. Fisk
has been appointed receiver. The re-
sources and liabilities OF the bank as
shown Ivy its last report dated June 9
were $25S, $50 each.
Most OF the time at today's Cabinet
meeting was consumed in discussion of
the Panama Railroads relations with the
government. At present, Secretary of
War Taft explained, the governments owns
69-70ths of the stock in the corporation
but as it hes a minority on the board of
directors, cannot influence its business
policy. The road has contract with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which
by its terms gives that carrying concern
a monopoly ofthe Pacific freight business.
This contract the government would alb
rogate at once, if it could, but until the
next election of directors which takes
place on April 10, 1905, it is pOwerless
to move.
Early this morning a fire broke out in
the Mt. Vernon Hotel, on Pennsylvania
avenue between Sixth and our.and-a-
half streets. Thomas L. w. Evans, of
Philadelphia, while descending the fire
escape, fell and broke his left leg and
was seriously injured. Daniel II.
Nichols, the proprietor, was burned
about the hands and face in attempting
to extingush the blaze.
The Comptroller of the Treasury,
Tracewell, has rendered an opinion to
the effect that when an executive order
has been issued granting Saturday
half holiday to per diem employees in
any branch of the government service
those employees are entitled 10 be paid
for the whole day. They are not, how
ever entitled to holiday with pay on
Labor or Inauguration Day in the absence
of an order from the President, but it is
understood that the President will at
once take up the question of granting
these employees aholiday on Labor Day
with pay and later on, consider the
question of Inauguration Day.
Among the physicians who recently
passed the medical examinations here
and were licensed to practice medicine
and surgery in the District of Columbia
was Dr. Edgar Snowden, of Alexandra.
An impression obtains in official and diplO-
matte circles today that Russia is seriously
contemplating the addition Of China to the
war zone IN the hope that the interference
of other European governments will stop
conflict that is draining her resources and
threatening her with humiliating defeat.
This has been greatly strengthened by an in
terview at Bar HarbOr, given by Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian Ambassador. IN which he
demands European intervention for the osten-
siblespurpose Of preventing further violence
of the neutrality of China by Japan. On
high authority it csn be stated that Japan is
convinced of her ability to prove among other
thing that Port Arthur only means Of com.
munication with the home government was
through the wireless station Of the Russian al
Chefoo and that the captured Russian de-
stroyer was also violating neutrality by con-
veying dispatches and papers Of such import
ance as would not have been entrusted TO
neutral vessel.
White House employees are very busy pack
ing up records stationery and typewriters for
transportation tomorrow to Oyster Bay. The
Draai1apt will lava Uacb;rotop on q rrivate