Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-21
From Washington.

ing 0enclJ tnlo mchth vi PA","OO' -
and in reducing the Treasury working
balance from $50, 100000, its normal
figure to $34, 900, 900. Because OF this
situation there has been some aPprehen'
sion in financial circles that the Secretary
of the Treasury might find it necessary to
again call upon the national banks LOT
some of the government money held on
deposit by them. 1t is stated, however,
that the Secretary has no such intention.
Most of the extraordinary expenditures
incident to the beginning of new fiscal
year, it is claimed, have already been met
aud from now on the receipts and ex-
penses, it is said, will begin to equalize
themselves. By the beginning of Sep
TENDER, FIVE weeks hence, it is hoped
that the $l9, 600, 900 deficit created this
month will have been wiped out. Be-
sides this situation, which indicates that
there is nothing about the Treasury fl
nances TO cause any uneasiness, Secre-
tary Shaw hesitates to call in more money
from the banks now within so short a
time of tho period when the usual de-
mand for money to move crops will
arise. Any money he might receive from
the banks now he would have to put out
again in about six weeks when the big
grain crops begin to move. For this
reason, unless some unforeseen emergency
should arise, there will be no call on the
banks for part of their government de-
post.
The twenty-eight union bricklayers
who struck against the principle OF the
'open shop" at the Washington Bar
racks are still out, while the non-union
colored man, whose employment caused
the rumpus, continues his work on the
walls unassisted. Capt Sewell has sent
a full report of the matter to Gen. Nc
Kenzie, chief of engineers, and will await
instructions before taking on new men IN
place of the strikers. In view OF the
Presidents action in the case OF Miller,
the non-union book binder at egovern-
ment printing office, it is believed that
the policy of emploing workmen without
regard to their relation to labor organiza-
ton will be maintained. So important
is the question, however, that Capt.
Sewel did not feel justified in proceed
ing further without authority from the
War Department. To a delegation of
bricklayers who called on him yesterday
in reference to the strike his advice 10
them was to have their bylaws changed,
that was much easier to do than TO alter
the constitution of the United States,
which says that man shall be given a
position when he has passed the exami-
nation, and there is a vacancy 10 be filled.
General Alexander Mckenzie, Chief OF
the Engineering Corps, U. S. A., this
morning made the following statement
regarding the strike at the Washington
Arsenal The matter of the so-called
strike of bricklayers at Washington Bar
racks is being given a prominence, in
my opinion, not justified by the facts.
All employees in mechanical trades
and skilled labor are secured by the
government under civil service rules and
regulations and when vacancies occur
vacancies are to be filled under civil ser
vice rules. In the present instance IT
is understood 25 bricklayers have quit
work. The only thing to be done in the
matter is for the officer in charge TO Sc
cure substitutes as required by civil SER
J vice law, as in the case of any other
vacancy, and if such can not be obtained
to report the facts to his superior and
await instructions. OF course if work
men can not be obtained in the manner
provided by law the work will have to be
suspended"
James Leonard and Samuel G. Stewart,
local liquor dealers, filed apetitiOn in the
Supreme Courtof the District this morn
ing asking that Timothy Healy, presi-
dent of the Firemen' Union, be restrain
ed from issuing an order to go on strike
and also ask that Chr. Heurich be not
allowed to join the combination OF
brewers. A strike was ordered at Heu-
rich's brewery at noon, at which time
the fremen walked out The case will
be heard on Monday by Justice Wright.
Mr.. Heurich was informed yester-
day that unless he agreed to meet
the members of the Brewers Associa-
ton in conference by noon today
the firemen employed at his place
would walk out. Non-union men have
been employed to take the places OF the
strikers. An attempt is being made to
force Heurich's brewery into a combina'
ton of other concerns for the purpose Of
raising the price of beer.
The following report OF an outrage
upon Americans was received o>
the State Department this morning from
Consul Kaiser, at Mazatlan, Mexico, un'
der Yesterdays date: 1.-TWO Americans
were shot down in their Office in Aguas
: Calientes de Vaca, this State, by off,
Gals. Have wired the governor request
ing promptinvestigation."
A letter from U. S. Ambassador
Choate, at London, just received at thu
State Department, announce that through
his informal representations to Lore
} Lansdowne a proposed discrimination IN
, tariff against stemmed tobacco has beer
partially averted and a saving of ont
million dollars effected for American ex
porters of this article.
J Senator Martin was here yesterday
, attending to some of his public duties
He is much pleased with the result o
the st. Louis convention and says hl
7 will take the stump and make severa
e speeches during the campaign, which will
e OF en- in Virginia about the first OF Sep
TENDER. Senator Martin says that il