Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-28
From Washington.

United States against Machen, the Croft
brothers. Diler b. and Samuel A., and
George +. Lorenz. indicted Jointly Tor
conspiracy to defraud the United States
in the sale of letter box fasteners to the
United States POstOhice Department,
will be taken before the u. >. supreme
Court on motion of certiOrari, January
1G. two weeks after the first meeting OF
the court since the Christmas holidays.
Notice will be served on the other side,
however, next week. The judgment
of the trial court was that Machen aud
his alleged co.conspirators were to serve
a term of two years in the penllenllary
and pay a fine Of $4,000 each. 1t
vas carried by the defendants to The
Court of Appeals which affirmed the de-
cisiUn of the lower courts.
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambas-
,ador and dean of the corps, celebrated
today the fitch anniversary OF his en-
GRANGE into the diplomatic service OF the
Gar This afternoon a reception was
held at the Embassy, attended by most
IF the diplomatic corps and many
society people. A small dinner is
planned Tor this evening at which Count
Cassini will entertain his official staff
and a few intimates friends. The
Countess Cassini, whose recent illness
confined her to her room, was able to
assist in the days celebration.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, visit
ed the White House today to present
the claims of A. r. Campbell, of Wheel
ing, for the authorship of the Postofiice
Department.
A large number of applicants are after
the vacancy on the U. S. District bench
@ used by the death of Judge L. H.
Hammond, of Memphis, Tenn. Repre-
sentative Sims, of Tennessee, called at
the White House today to present the
claims of Samuel w. Hawkins, OF Hunt
ngton, for the place. Mr. Hawkins has
been prominent in Tennessee politics TOR
many years and once received the repub-
lican nomination for governor.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, who has
been offered his choice of a position on
either the Panama Canal or the Inter
state Commerce Commission, called at
the White House this afternoon but did
not give the President his decision on
the matter. 81 have not had time to
talk with the members of the two COM
IN ssions nor to read up the laws that
rperate them" said Senator COckrell.
81 have been too busy trying to clean
up the work that ] have on hand and
it will take about all can do to clear
my desk before the fourth of March.
| hope, however, to be able to settle the
question Of my future work by the
middle of January"
President Roosevelt, it is said, has de-
cided upon the successor of Judge Fran
els J. Wing, the Federal Justice OF the
Cleveland, Ohio, district bench, who
Las resigned to leave office on February
first. A rumOr is being circulated this
Aft noon that the man to be named is
tx representative Robert Taylor, OF
Youngstown. Senator Foraker had a
consultation with President Roosevelt
this afternoon, and, it is said, agreed to
The appointment Of the man suggested
y the executive. The President told
Senator Foraker that he would announce
the appointment within day or two.
The French Mission to Morocco has
failed The Stale Department was so
advised this morning by Hoffman Phil
lips, Vice Consul aud Acting Consul
General at Tangiers. He was immedi-
ately directed to remain neutral and in
case personal danger seems imminent 10
inform American residents of such fact
without delay.
The japanese government has in
formed the State Department that the
lrnrbor of Keung had been ruined and
that the shipping OF the world is notified
this effect The harbor is situated on
he extreme coast of the island of For
mDsa.
The Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General has been flooded for the past week
with requests for sets of the Louisiana Pur-
chase memorial stamps issued during the eX
position at ST. Louis. In all cases the money
has been returned with the information that
the issue ceased December 1, when the fair
closed No Louisiana Purchase stamps are
now obtainable from the Postofiice Depart
ment.
The contract for the construction of the
new postoflice building at Providence, Rhode
Island, was let by the Treasury Department
this morning to Horton Hemenway, of
Rnston a. S45Q 2gO The work il 10 be COM
pleted by December |, 1906.