Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-15
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.


Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, d. c., July 10.
Mail advices from Guatemala received
here today reports that United States
vice and acting consul, General Edwin
James. has resigned his position owing
to i'll health. William Owen, a native
of Washington, but for many years a
resident of Guatemala, has been appoint
ed to gil the post temporarily, pending
the return of Consul General Winslow,
who left for home several months ago
on sick leave. George Hamilton, an
American citizen, who was short time
ago convicted in the lower courts of
Guatemala of forgery, has appealed bis
case and was able to prove to the salts
faction of the appellate court that he
had been illegally convicted. He was
released.
According to reports received here the
local boards of health of New York, Bos-
ton, Chicago, st. Louis, Baltimore, Gin
cinnati, Cleveland and several other
cities have taken up the matter OF Sc
curing the proper ventilation of churches,
halls and places where the public con-
gregste in large numbers. They declare
that the breathing Of vitiated air is
responsible fer many diseases and much
bad health.
The republican congressional campaign
committee will open headquarters in New
York next week. A literary bureau will
be maintained by the committee in this
city, an entire floor of the Union build
ing having been secured. Many Gov
-ernment documents and extracts from
the Congressional Record will be used by
republicans as well as. the democrats in
the education of the American voter.
The mail out of Washington will be laden
with such matter between now and the
casting of ballots in November next.
Secretary Hay was informed by the
Austrian Ambassador of the intended
visit to Washington of the South Austrian
trades society during the months of Au-
gust or September. The freedom and
the welcome of the city has been assured
by the District Commissioners who we're
apprised of the society's visit this morn
ing.
The District Commissioners have re-
ceived many letters of protest against
the action OF the Excise Board of the
District of Columbia in refusing the
Pennsylvania Club a license to sell
LIQUOR The petitioners ask that the
matter be reconsidered.
Edward H. Shuster, a clerk in the In
terror Department, fell through trestle
on the Cabin John Railway last night
and broke four ribs.
Ellis H. Roberts, Treasurer of the United
States, in discussing a published statement
by former Congressman w. ID. Bynum that
the gold standard cannot be said to be firmly
established until provision is made by law
for the redemption Of silver dollars in gold
says he does not consider the danger practi-
cal one. 81 don't see" said he "how there
can be any complication of circumstances by
which enough silver dollars or silver certiti-
Gates could be secured TO make demand on
the treasury for gold which would be at all
dangerous Experience shows that there is
more call for silver dollars and small notes in
the ratio of the supply than there is for gold
or can be for gold. think Mr.. Parker is en-,
tirely right in saying that the gold standard
is firmly and irrevOcably fixed. 1t is no thanks
to him that this is so, but it is rather due to
the policies Of the republican party, aided by
a providence which has uncovered large gold
supplies. II might be we'll to authorize the
redemption of silver dollars in gold, to make
our legislation symmetrical. but this authori-
zation would not bring about any consider
IL Ill kanlu
They are not available. If the dollars should
be presented, the circulation of silver certiti-
Gates would be reduced. These are the bills
of small denominations. This would cripple
the retail operations of the country and create
a demand to bring silver back into circulation.