Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-14
|. Grant S administration

land during Gen. Grant S administration
and cost $27, 900
The designations of Allison Ayles-
worth and H. V. V. Smith, respectively,
chief clerk and disbursing agent OF the
Dawes Commission, have been accepted
by the Interior Department The men
named. who we're adversely criticised by
Charles ]. Bonaparte in his recent re-
port on the affairs of the Indian Terri
tory. on account of their connection
with business concerns engaged in land
operations, filed their designations ap-
parently before the report was made
public. Although their successors have
not been officially announced, it was
learned today that William o. Beall has
been assigned to Aylesworth's position
and Reese Evans to Smiths place.
Both men have been promoted from
minor places.
The War Department received the
following cablegram from Manila this
morning from General Wood: "MJor
General Wood reports attack on recon-
noitering forces of Cottabato by strong
party of Moros made hostile by the pas
sage of the anti-sla7ery law. The Moros'
position shelled and Moros fanked. Out
works tqken. Strong and we'll construct
ed cannon captured. Twenty-one old
Spanish thirty-three laDtakst, also large
quantities of ammunition and supplies.
No casualties on our side. ="
The special committee OF the House
to investigate the connection of members
with the postal irregularities alleged in
the Bristow report, held an executive
session this morning. The committee
will meet again this afternoon. owe
are simply considering documentary evil
dence at this time" said Representative
Mccall, the chairman. GLOW long this
will take, | do not know" In reply to a
question he said that the scope of the in
vestigation would not be determined at
this time.
Mr.. Rixey today recommended the
appointment of Mr.. Allan 2. Hume as a
naval cadet at Annapolis. Mr.. Hume
is a son of Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alex
andria county and his many friends
will be glad to hear of his appointment.
Senator Daniel today offered resou-
ton in the Senate directing the Secretary
of War to ascertain the cost of complet-
ing the retaining wall around James
town.
The treaty between the United States
and the sultan of Sulu, dated August
20, 1899, whereby that official and the
dattoes under him enjoyed certain an
nuities from the United States govern
ment and were allowed to continue the
practice of polygamy, has been abrogated.
Explaining the matter Secretary Taft
saws: 1.-The conditions in the Island OF
Jolo, the utter failure Of the Sultan and
the dattoes to live up to their agreement
and the taking up Of arms against the
United States by nearly all the dattoes
who signed the document, entirely
Justify the action Of the government in
abrogating the agreement"
For the first time on record the Gov
eminent of the United States has applied
to the Supreme Court for writ of man
damus against a federal judge. A
petition for such a writ was filed today
by Attorney General Knox to compel
Judge Francis j. Wing, of the Northern
Ohio district, to take what the Depart
ment of Justice holds is legal action
with regard to a number of Chinese ex-
clusion cases. 1t is maintained that
Judge Wing, in holding unconstitutional
that part of the Chinese exclusion law
that provides for the deportation of alien
Chinese after trial before a Uuited States
Commissioner, is proceeding contrary to
the holdings of the Supreme Court itself
and that he is blocking the way for the
deportation of Chinese who are unlaw-
fully in the United States.
L. S. Minister Powell, at San Domingo, re-
ports to the State department another engage
ment between the government forces and the
insurgents at MacOris, in which the govern
ment was victorious. He says, however, that
the insurgent leader escaped.
According to advices received from Frank
fort, Miss Ina Milroy, of Detroit Mich, has
Just passed the required examination at the
University of Berlin and has been granted
diploma. For the first time in history a w0-
man has earned the doctors degree at this