Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-01
From Washington.
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for the removal OF the President and his
immediate Office force 10 Oyster Bay
which takes place tomorrow. The start
from Washington will be made at ten
a. M, the President, Secretary Loeb,
Assistant Secretary Barnes. two stenog-
raphers end two messengers and secret
service guard, travelling in private car.
The President will arrive at his home
town about 4:30 where the citizens OF
the village have prepared to welcome
him with anvils, bands and fag-armed
school children. President Roosevelt
.sill remain at Oyster Bay until July 20,
The day after the committee of nOti6ca-
ton calls TO officially inform him that
he is the standard bearer of his party.
lie plans to remain in Washington be-
tween two and three weeks after the 18th
of July. Then he will return to Oyster
Bay for about month, at the conclusion
of which he will return to the capital to
remain until the day of election when
he will make another flying trip to Long
Island to cast his vote for the republican
ticket.
Minister Powell at Hayti has cabled
the State Department that the Haytian
government has made most abject apol-
ogy to the French government on &C
count OF the attack by certain of the
palace guards upon the French minister,
and that the French government replied
that the most acceptable form of apology
would be the proper punishment OF the
culprits.
Paul Morton, of Chicago, who has OBJ
tanned a nine mouths leave of absence
from his duties as Second Vice President
of the Santa Fe Railway System in order
to serve in President Roosevelts Cabinet
for the remainder of the present term,
vas sworn 10 as Secretary OF the Navy
this morning shortly before ten o'clock.
The oath was administered in the Secre-
tary's Office by Mr.. E. p. Hanna, solicit
tor for the Department. There were
present at the time the retiring Secretary
Mr.. Moody, Assistant Secretary Darling,
Confidential Secretary Goss, Solicitor
Hanna and Stenographer Moses, besides
your representative. Mr.. Morton was
then presented to the bureau chiefs and
chief clerks of the department. He then
entered at once upon his new work, his
first official duty being to attend the reg
ular Friday cabinet meeting at the White
House. Secretary Moody had already
been sworn in as Attorney General to
succeed Mr.. Knox, the ceremony taking
place at the Department OF Justice. j.
II. Graves, the appointment clerk, ad-
ministered the oath at 9:15. The prin-
cipal officials of the department witnessed
the ceremony, which was preceded by a
short speech from Mr.. Knox, in which
he wished the utmost good fortune for
his successor. Representative Metcalf,
who is to succeed Mr.. Cortelyon as Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor, has not
vet arrived. He will be sworn in as soon
as he reaches Washington.
Paul Morton, the new Secretary of the
NAVY. was welcomed at his first Cabinet
meeting today, Mr. Moody whom be sue
ceeded and who in turn stepped into the
shoes of Attorney General Knox escor-
ling him to the White House and intro
ducing him to the older members Of the
Presidents council. Mr.. Moody also
came in for his share of hand shakes and
most of the time of the meeting was de-
voted to anecdotes and social amenities.
As Victor II. Metcalf of California, who
is to succeed George B. Cortelyou as Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor, did not
reach town in time to attend the meeting
Mr.. Cortelyou was present in his old ca
pacity. Mr.. Metcalf is expected in
Washington some time this afternoon and
will be sworn in as the head of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor tomor-
row morning.
President Roosevelt today promoted
Major Theodore A. Bingham of the En-.
gineer Corps to a brigadier general and
ordered his immediate retirement. Maj.
Bingham served as superintendent Of
buildings and grounds and as the Presi-
dents military aide in Washington for
several years. Recently, while superin-
tending harbor work at Buffalo, he was
struck by falling derrick that crushed
his leg and rendered amputation neces-
sary.
Senator German and a number Of the
eastern political leaders and delegates
to the democratic convention will meet
here today for final conference before
the departure for st. Louis of the east
ern democrats.
The statement is made here today by
a man who is believed to know what he
is talking about that Mr.. Bryan has
tacitly agreed that if ex-President Clev-
land is nominated at st. Louis he will
not bolt the ticket, but that he will not
hurt himself in giving it support.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service, in
his annual report submitted to the Sec
retary of the Treasury today, says that
his department effected 4l9 arrests dur
ing the twelfth month. The total
amount of counterfeit coin and notes cap
tured during the year was $50, 77O.l5,
S44, $50 being in paper and the remain
der in metal.
Andrew Weldon, on trial for killing
his mother-in. law, was acquitted here
today.
Cathedral Struck by Ligh timing.