Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-05
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Washington. ID. c., May 5.

Washington, d. c., May 8.
Cornelius n. Bliss of New York
has not been offered and has not accepted
the craftsmanship of Metropolitan nat
ional committee. This announcement
coming with authority from the White
House today disposes, at least for the
present, of the rumor that Mr.. Bliss
came to Washington to receive the
tender of the place mentioned from the
President. 1t is believed to be the
Presidents intention to invite Gov.
Murphy of New Jersey to manage the
republican campaign this summer and
fall. Mr.. Bliss will, it is believed, con-
tinue as treasurer of the committee, q
place that he has filled to the entire
satisfaction OF the party managers.
The following consular appointments
we're made today: William +. Wright,
of Pa, to be Consul General at Munich
James II. Woman, now at Munich, to
be Consul at Three Rivers, Canada Leo
Bergholz, now at Three Rivers, to =
Consul at Dawson City u "A. Dent,
recently appointed Consul at Dawson
City, has rendered his resignation and it
has been accepted.
The blockade at the port of Monte
Cristo by the Dominican government is
recognized by the United State as et-
fective and will be so observed. The
information in regard thereto comes to
the State Department through the navy
and it is 10 the effect that single gum
boat of the Morales government is
stationed in the entrance 10 the harbor
and that no merchant vessel can pass
without subsection to its fire. Comman-
der Dillingham; of the Detroit has been
instructed by the Navy Department to
recognize the blockade.
A surprise was sprung on the govern
ment in the Tyner case this morning
when Hayes Morgan, formerly "fraud
ORDER clerk in the Postoffice Depart
ment, testified that he himself was the
author of some of the letters complained
of wherein Tyner is charged with favor
ing get-rich-quick concerns. He said
that the practice of the legal branch OF
the Postoffice Department had always
been to give concerns against whom
charges of fraud had been made achance
to reform and bring their operation with
in tAs letter of the law. He had so in
formed the postoffice inspectors who had
interviewed him previous to the indict-
ment of Gen. Tyner, but, strange to say,
he was not called upon to testify before
the grand jury. After leaving the assist
ant attorney generals Office he said he
had been offered position as postoihce
Inspector by Fourth Assistant Postmas-
Ter General Bristow, but had declined.
Gen. H. c. Payne, acting chairman
of the republican national committee,
today issued a call for meeting OF the
committee at the Coliseum, Chicago, at
2 p. M, Wednesday, June 10. AT this
meeting the national committee will
hear and determine such contests as may
be presented for its consideration, and
prepare the temporary roll of delegates.
The Treasury Department expects to
issue the warrant for $40, 600, 900 to j.
p. Morgan & Co. in payment for the
Panama Canal. Secretary Shaw who is
now in New York consulting with the
Morgan House on the details will return
to Washington tonight.
The United States Court OF Claims to-
day decided that duties collected on goods
from the United States at Manila and
other ports of the Philippines during
the instruction, and which were levied
by executive proclamation for the support
OF the military government and rot by
warrant of any general statute, were en-
tirely proper and cannot be recovered by
the firms and individuals from whom
they we're collected. The Court held
that the President acted within his mill
tary powers in assessing the duties, mas
much as a state of war actually existed
at the time.
A suit for Sc, 900 damages against the
W., A. & Mt. V. Ry. Co. was filed to-
day by James S. Cotton. The plaintiff
alleges unlawful ejectment.
Mrs. Mary Wolfe, 80 years of age, living at
4Ol III street n. W., in a III of dependency
swallowed the contents of bottle of carbolic
acid last night. The Emergency Hospital
ambulance responded to a hurry call and
carried Mrs. Wolfe to the hospital, where she
died at 1880 this morning. Mr.. Wolfe, hus-
band of the suicide, conducts tailoring es-
adjustment at the above number
Ex-Governor Frank S. Black, of New York,
has been selected to make the speech nomi-
mating Mr.. Roosevelt for President at the re-
publican national convention. Among those
who will make seconding speeches are Harry
). Edwards, of Macon, Ga.