Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-11

From Washington.
(Corl espondence Of the Alexandria Gasette'
Washington, ID. c., Oct. III.


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., Oct. III.
Upon the representations of Post
master General Wynne, the Cabinet this
morning decided that the protest Oh
Dodwell & Co.. of Tacoma, regarding
the seizure of u. S. mails on thesteamer
Calchas last July should be taken up by
the State Department. The first step
will be request 10 the Russian foreign
office for the facts as to the seizure,
whether the mail taken was addressed
to the japanese government or to indi-
yidual citizens of Japan. In the former
case it is not probable that this govern.
ment will pursue the matter any fur
ther. If, however, private mail is
proved to have been con6scated by the
Russians, steps will be taken for It's re-
covery and for the prevention OF SINH
lar occurrence in the future. Officials
OF the State Department are inclined to
hold that official mail addressed TO the
government of one of the belligereDts
NAV rightfully be regarded as contra
band. but there is no question, in in
ternational law or precedent, as to the
inyioIability of private mail destined
for citizens of belligerent.
Additional information tending to
show that u. S. mails regardless Of their
character were seized and con6scated by
the Russian authorities at the time OF
the capture of the Calchas was received
by the Postoffice Department today and
turned over to the State Department.
The latter is now preparing its case
against Russia. Lengthy instructions
in the premises will be sent to Ambassa-
dor Mccormick at St. Petersburg this
afternoon. If the information that comes
TO the Postofiice Department is correct,
Russia has committed a breach OF
neutrality and Of her treaty obliga-
lions towards the United States.
President Roosevelt received a call
today from three prominent colored re-
pubicans of BaltimOre-Rev. ID. Ernest
LYON, Minister to Liberia, Harry l..
Cummings, who seconded the Presidents
nomination at Chicago, and Hiram
Watty, councilman from one OF the city
wards. "The race issue that has been
brought into the campaign by the demo-
Gratis will have the effect of solidifying
all the colored votes in the republican
column" said Minister Lyon. even
the old time colored democrats, like Mil
ton Turner, of Missouri, are going 10
vote for the President this year."
In the u. S Supreme Court today,
this being the first business day of the
new term, motions in not less than thirty
cases were submitted. On account Of
the illness of counsel the cases of the
Western Union Telegraph Go, versus
the Pennsylvania Railroad, involving the
right of the latter to tear down poles and
wires of the former along the line of the
railroad, we're temporarily passed, to be
restored to the docket later In the
case of U. S. Senator j. r. Burton Of
Kansas, convicted of having used his
high Office to advance the cause of a client
before the Postoffice Department, motions
will be submitted next Monday for a
writ Of certiorari and for advancement
of the writ of error case already pending.
Arguments in minor cases were begun
at 1890.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
boen advised by the president of the
First National Bank, Claysville, Penn
sylvania, that he closed its doors this
morning in consequence of run yester-
day. National Bank Examiner G. w.
Robinson has been appointed receiver.
The resources and liabilities of the bank
as shown by its last report of condition,
dated September 6, were 1901, 747.1l
each.
Advices have been received here by
The bureau of information to the effect
that the town of Binan, Laguna pro-
vince, PHILIPPINE Islands, has been des-
troyed by fire and 10000 people rem
dered homeless. Col. Allen, of the
PHILIPPINE Constsbulary, sent large
quantity of ratiOns TO the suffering
popuIace. Among the buildings destroyed
were the Filipino scouts hospital and
several other army structures.
Among the subjects discussed at
the Cabinet meeting this morning was
the proposed new Chinese exclusion
treaty, now in course of negotiation be-
tween Secretary Hay and the Chinese
Minister.