Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-06
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Garette'I
Washington, D. c., April o.

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Washington, d. c., April b.
Before leaving the city last night Secre-
tarv of War William H. Taft settled the
controversy between the chaplains of the
regular army and the representatives OF
The Young Mems Christian Association
70 the satisfaction of the former, without
leaving the latter any room for COM
nIaint In brief Secretary Taft has re-
fused mandatorily to direct that the
Yonno Mems Christian Association
shall have control of army post ex-
changes. vet neither does he direct that
the association shall be kept out of the
post exchange buildings by commanding
officers. On the contrary he practically
leaves the entire matter to the post
commanders. .u
The rumor that ex-Secretary of War
Elibu Root has been practically deter
mined upon for temporary chairman OF
the republican convention at Chicago,
was verified at the White House today.
Senator Plat, of New York, had con-
ference with the President during which
the matter was taken up and after he lett
the President Office said that he thought
the programme would be carried out.
Senator Plat as well as Senator Depew,
who was at the White House later, did
not take much stock in the suggestion
that Gen. Horace Porter is being groom
ed by the republican machine for the
gevernorship of New York. "He is a
splendid man." said Senator Depew,
.'but will not appear as a candidate.
The q. S. gunboat Helena, which
has been ia mud dock at Yin Kow,
Manchuria, eli winter, has arrived at
Shanghai, according to 2 cablegram
received from her commander, Capt.
Mason, this morning.
Secretary Hay and Senior Quesada,
the Cuban minister, this morning signed
treaty for the extradition of criminals
between the two countries represented.
The new treaty is very broad in its pro-
visions and was practically drafted by
the State Department
The Navy Department today gave out
copies of kilograms from the members OF
the court Of inquiry that investigated
the Missonri-Illinois collision, each en-
phatically denying that he bad received
any telegram from any one in Washing
ton concerning the subject ofthe inquiry
previous 10 the finding. These denlals
were called forth by the publication in
the Army and Navy Journal of New
York. last Saturday, that two such mes
sages had been sent from Washington by
"high authority" intimating thai
their purpose had been to influence the
finding Of the court.
The House Committee on ways and
means today endorsed the recommenda-
ton of a subcommittee and authorized
favorable report on the bill which re-
leves the grower of tobacco from pay
ing an internal revenue tax on leai
tobacco of his own raising.
Bids for the construction oftbe "Aca=
demic Group" of buildings Of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis were
opened at noon today at the Navy De-
partment. There were only three bids
and as these were hardly competitive
there is some doubt whether or not the
department will accept any OF them.
The Noel Construction Company OF
Baltimore, for instance, submitted TWO
bids, one for the entire construction and
the second for the entire construction
with the exception of the granite work.
The Hallowell Granite Works of Halo
we'll. Maine, bid upon The granite work
alone, while John Pierce of New York
bid upon the entire work with the excep-
ton of the equipment. The bids have
not yet been figured out by the depart
ment, but upon their face they seem to
exceed the estimate, a condition which
has occurred at nearly every bidding
contest since the construction of the new
academy was begun
A resolution will be introduced in
the Senate this week, fixing April 20,
for the date OF adjournment of Congress.
Bishop Spaulding, Of Peoria, Ills, a
member of the late anthracite coal strike
commission, appeared before the House
committee on labor today.in support OF
the Foss bill to create a national arbi-
tration tribunal to settle differences be-
tween labor and capital.
Captain r. Bentley Mott, artillery
corps, at present military attache at
Paris, has received the prize of the |
United States Cavalry Association for
the best paper on a cavalry topic in the
competition of 1903. The subject of
his essay was the French cavalry school
at Saumur, and its application to our
army. Captain Mott is son of the late
DR.. A. r. Mott, of Leesburg, Va.
1t is reported here that the late Gen.
w. II. Payne, Of Warrenton, who died
last week, left each of his six children
upwards of $40, 600. |
Mr.. Rixey has secured the passage of
a bill for pension for Mrs. Sarah Her
man. He has also secured the passage
BY the House of a bill increasing from
sl2 to $24 per month the pension of
August Henning, formerly Of Alexan-
lria, but now of Fairfax county, Va.
The BenniDg races continue to grow
in interest and are largely attended every
lay.
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