Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-18
From Washington.

correspondence OF the AltAhhutld on~etOe'l
1t is rumored in naval and other cir
Giles that Admiral George Dewey would
welcome appointment as Secretary OF
the NAVY to succeed Mr.. Moody when
the latter becomes the Attorney General.
No intimation of that sort has come
rom the Admiral himself, but it is said
by those who profess to believe the story
that the fact that he is ranked by the
Secretary's civilian at all social func-
tons at which both may be present, has
proven disquieting to him. Outside OF
possible legal difficulties there Is the
further objection Of political expedIency
to such an appointment and altogether
il is placed beyond the limit Of possible
Ties. !,
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
| Miss Carow accompanied by Assistant
secretary Barnes left here last night to
attend the wedding of the Presidents
niece to Mr.. Thee. ID. Robinson, at
HYDE Park, n. Y, which took place to-
day. The utmost secrecy was main
tained regarding the Presidents trip.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will spend
Sunday as guests of Attorney General
and Mrs. Knox, at Valley Forge, Pa.
General James N. Tyner, once assis-
tant attorney general for the Postotiice
Department, will institute suit against
President Roosevelt if the latter ignores
his letter on June IL. The grounds OF
the suit will be along the lines OF defa-
nation of character case, and unless
there is word from the White House
soon the case will be filed. 1t ispointed
out by General Tyner aud his friends
that he was acquitted upon May %; that
he waited until June IL for some word
to come from the Executive Mansion ie-
calling the accusations made by the
President in his message upon the post
office situation and that none came.
Finally the general wrote letter 10
President Roosevelt and after waiting
a sufficient time for it to reach him gave
CODY to the papers upon June ii. 80
far no reply has been reached.
Consul General Gummere cables the
State Department from Tangier this
morning that it has been arranged that
the cash ransom for the release of Perdi-
carts and Varley shall be paid to Rails
ouli today. He intimates, however
that there is great deal of doubt as to
Raisoulrs good faith and that until the
captives shall have been delivered in
Taugier the entire situation will remain
problematical. Consul General Gum
mere at Tangier cables the State Depart.
ment that the negotiator to Rsisouli
has returned to that city saying that the
Sultan's terms will be accepted. he
desires that the money and his released
followers be delivered at Taudant where,
he says, the captives will be delivered.
The American and British consuls
have objected to this plan and suggested
as a substitute that the sheriff of Wazzan
act as an Intermediary for the money
and the prisoners. A special courier
bearing this message has been dispatch
ed to Raisouli and the consuls are now
awaiting a reply.
John Duffy, bookbinder in the gov
eminent printing office, whose home is
Woodburn, Mass, committed suicide in
the night, his body being found by his
boarding house keeper this morning
hanging by two neckties from a clothes
rack.
Orders have been issued for the trial
nv cnurt-martial of Second Lieut.. r. r.
Hogen, U. S. Marine Corps, for drunk
ness at Annapolis. He was only ap'
pointed about three weeks ago.