Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-08-16
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Ganette.l

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, d. c., Aug. Is.
The bureau of construction and repair
of the Navy Department is working on
the plans for new type of battleshlp.
The peculiar feature of it will be the
battery of great guns, II in number and
each of greater caliber than 10 inch, and
secondary battery of rapid-fire guns
not greater than three inch in caliber
and no intermediate battery. The de-
signs will follow a recent idea OF naval
exerts, strengthened by occurrences in
the present war, that the five, six and
eight inch rifles present no special adj
vantages. 1t is asserted that the rapidity
with which the big guns are handled
has grown so thst-a l3 inch gun can be
fred in 80 seconds and the intermediate
calibers lack the power to penetrate
armor. At the same time the battleship
must RELY upon its machine and small
calibers to repel torpedo Attacks. This,
OF course, marks a radical change in
views from those which prevailed when
the Kearsarge was built with no guns
greater than six inch, OF which she
carries % in her main battery. This
in turn was a revulsion from the Massa-
cbusetts type which had IL inch, inch
and 6 inch guns.
Host of the time Of today's Cabinet
meeting was consumed in discussion Of
the Presidents letter of acceptance
which is expected to appear about Sep
tember TO- Postmaster General Payne
and Secretary Wilson remained nearly
an hour after the other members had
left. Secretary Wilson has just re-
turned from western trip and he de-
voted some time TO an account OF MS
trip.
No attempt will be made on the part
ofthe ImmigrationBureau toprevent Mrs:
MAVERICKS admission to the United
States. The statement is made on the
authority of Commissioner General OF
immigration Frank P. Sargent. "Mrs.
MAVERICK is an American woman" he
said. "She will be received by immi-
grafton inspectors and treated with all the
courtesy due her. 1t would be a very
foolish act to say the least, to deny her
admission, after all that the American
people have done to secure her release.
The officials at New York have been
aware of the attitude of the admins
tration on the questions for some time
and will carry them out when the &C.
casion arises"
Secretary Shaw will leave tonight for
Squire! Island where Mrs. Shaw is
spending the heated term. On Saturday
the Secretary will leave for Chicago to
consult with Representative Tawney,
manager of the speakers bureau for the
republican national committee, relative
to his itinerary. Secretary Shaw does
not know exactly when he will begin to
speak, but expects to make his first talk
in Montana.
United States Consul General Good
now, at Shanghai, cables the State De-
partment that the Tastai of Shanghai
has Informed the Russian Consul General
there that the two Russian vessels now
at that port must either disarm or leave
the harbor at once. The Russian Con-
sui General replied that they are in need
of repairs to make them seaworthy:
The japanese Consul has demanded
their disarmaraena.
The governments newspaper, the Daily
Consular Report, issued by the Department
of Commerce and Labor, is taking on all kind
OF airs. From the appearance OF today s
sheet society editress has been employed,
and as its pages have already burned with
graphic stories from its high-priced cores
pondents and learned scientific experts, the
only parsonage now lacking on its stan Is
frst-class circulation swearer. Etiquette OF
Mexico" is the first contribution of the new
society writer who is evidently some lady In
the family Of William Headon, United States
Consular agent at Pueblo. Mr.. Headon, how
ever, by signing his own name, very ungal-
lantly takes all the credit from the eiiuslon.
After telling what terrible time the new
conner in Mexico always has before he or she
is able to break" into society, Mrs or miss
HeadOn continues: There is one piece OF
etiquette entirely Mexican, nor can Imagine
whence derived, by which it is ordained that
all new arrivals whatever their rank, foreign
ministers not excepted, must, in solemn PRINT,
give notice to every family of any cOnsidera'
ton in the Capital that they have arrived,
and put themselves and their homes at the
disposition of the residents, failing in which
etiquette the newly arrived family will remain
unnoticed and unknown.
Quite a number of applications from women
who want to be letter carriers have been re-
ceived and are under consideration by the
Postofiice Department. The only objection is
that they will have to wear trousers.
United States Consul Fowler, at Cheioo,
cabled the State Department today that It is
reliably reported that the Russian cruiser
Palada was sunk on the night Of the 10th OF
August.
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