Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-29
From Washington.
, or. espondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. c., July 20.

President Roosevelt left Washington last
month, was of considerable length, there
being large amount ofroutine business
TO transact, besides general discussion
of the recent development in the Russian
japanese war with respect to the seizure
of cOutraband goods shipped from the
United States. There was manifested a
disposition to 90 slow about making pro-
tests to st. Petersburg in the case of the
Arabia until all the facts should be as
certained After the meeting Postmas-
ter General Payne remained sometime
with the President, and it is understood
brought up the matter of the protest OF
people in Mississippi against the depart
ments action in declining to name a
postoffice in that State, "Vardaman,
after the Governor. 1t was Secretary
Metcalfs first appearance at the Cabinet
meeting.
Realizing that their strike is failure
and that the administration is determined
to have all government work performed
ON the "open shop" principal, the strik-
ing bricklayers at the Washington Bar
racks today sent delegation TO inquire
of Captain Sewell, the engineer officer
in charge, the terms upon which they
might return to work Capt. Sewell in
formed the committee that if the men
made immediate application they would
be given emergency positions which
would in time be made permanent
He said that the eligible list of the
civil service commission was not ex-
hausted and that he needed men, there
fore he could take those who should first
apply. There are 25 bricklayers, only
three of whom are white, now at work.
They are all n0n-union men. About
ten will be dismissed whether the strik-
ers come back or not as they are incom-
petent. The remainder will be retained
TAYLOR. the non-union negro bricklayer,
whose employment caused the strike, is
to STAY at work. The committee will
} report to the bricklayers' union tonight
and it is expected that the strikers will
all be at work by the first of next week.
George Friedrich Hertzog writes the
President under date of Berlin, July II,
E warning him against the evil porteEts OF
the times. He says it is his desire to
T indte word to accomplish ga work
pleasing God" and says that last Febru-
ary he prophesied evil for the whole
world, but apparently no heed WAS paid
E to his wisdom. He calls upon every
body to mediate in the present war in
the Orient upon penalty of dire disaster
= to the whole universe. He says that
l crops will be bad, the summer intense in
its heat and signalized by drought, while
5 the winter to come will be one of intense
, cold. He says that he has personally
observed the weather ever since 1880,
and he knows what must accompany
war; He points to alleged conditions
during the Crimean war and every other
q war which has occurred since that time
, upon any portion of the globe. AT the
State Department it is aid that the
same individual communicates with II
regularly, about four times year and
that he formerly wrote from New Jersey.
! One of the first matters TO engage the
Presidents attention during his stay in
Washington is the selection of an officer
, of the navy to succeed the late Rear AID
miral Henry G. Taylor as Chief of thu
E Bureau of Navigation. This billet is
D considered one of the most important in
the department, and there are many Of
ficers who are applicants. Robley ID
Evans is said to be anxious TO become
chief of the bureau, but because OF hi
$ action in the court martial cases of pay
: masters Nicholson and Biscoe, when re-
Gently in command of the Asiatic sta
ton, it is doubtful whether he will b
= selected. Secretary Metcalf of the De.
e partment of Commerce and Labor is q
t relative of Paymaster Nicholson to whom
Admiral Evans administered severe and
harsh reprimand, and it is believed viii
use his influence to prevent Evans's ap
i pointment. Other officers who are men
e toned as likely successors of Admira
+ TAYLOR are Capt. Bowman McCalla
Capt. ]. E. Pillsbury and Capt. VIII
liam Swift.
A further report from General Ok
q transmitted by the japanese foreign of
e flee to the legation here states that &C
J, cording to the statements of cap
!, tured Russian officers General Kuropat
kin was present during the recen
: battle, and that Russian general
s Sakaloff and KondraviIch were wounded
f The Russian casualties are reported a
. about 1000; the japanese, 1000. !
number of prisoners were taken by tn
u japanese, also quantity of munition
# 1t was announced today that AttOrne.
# General Moody has accepted, to tax
- effect September lst, the resignation O
JamesS. Easby-Smith, attorney in charg
t of pardons, and has appointed in hi
g place Peyton Gordon, Assistant Distric
s Attorney for the District of Columbia
and that District Attorney Beach ha
appointed Mr.. Easily Smith in Mr.
n Gordon's place.
Rear Admiral Lyon has been selecte'
. to succeed Rear Admiral Terry as tn
a commandment of the naval station a
! Honolulu, II. |.
: Blown up with Dynamite.
: A dynamite bomb or internal machin
4 which was placed in the doorway of Pog