Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-14
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Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington, d. c.. Sept. IA.

correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, d. c., Sept. IA.
Officials of the State and Navy De-
partments were much disturbed this
morning over the publication OF the in
tention of the United States to send a
warship to Nicaragua with Minister Mer
~ aboard to protect Mr. William 5.
Albers, the American citizen who has
been thrown into prison for an alleged
insult to the President OF Nicaragua.
1t appears that the order tosend a vessel
to Nicaragua was given by the President
and it was greatly desired 10 maintain
the strictest secrecy about the intentions
of the government. While there is abb
solutely no doubt that the United States
will send either the gunboat Princeton
or some other war ship to Nicaragua, no
confirmation is vouchsafed by the State or
NAVY Departments. Because of reports
received here from agents of the govern
ment in Nicaragua the President has
decided that drastic action is necessary
to uphold the dignity ofthe United States
and to protect Mr.. Albers and his broth
er both of whom are still in Nicara-
guam prison without cause. The matter
is considered very serious by the govern
ment and the Nicaraguan authorities will
certainly be made to render justice to the
American citizens whom they have in
prison. There is reason to believe that
Minister Merry has urgently asked that
warship be semitic support any demands
he NAV make upon Nicaragua and that
his recommendation has received the IN
qualified approval OF the President and
the authorities at the State Department.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, has is
sued a circular letter enlisting the aid OF
the federation members for the striking
shirt waist and launder workers at Troy,
New York, 700 of whom have been on
strike for 6 weeks, having refused to use
machines in the stsrching process at
reduction from 4 cents to 2 co9ts per
dozen collars. President j w. Smiley,
of the Troy local union, asked the aid
of all the union men in pressing the
strike. The national organization has
approved the strike and endorses the aP-
peal.
10 the further investigation into the
leak OF the cotton reports of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the officials
will have to proceed without the direct
testimony of John Hyde, formerly chief
statistician of the bureau of statistics
Special Counsel Beach in charge of the
cases has received from Mr. Hyde, who
is now in England under the treatment
of physicians and visiting relatives, an
affidavit, setting forth what he knows OF
the case. This statement was made at
the request of Mr. Beach when Mr.. Hyde
wrote to Secretary Wilson some time ago
that his return to America would be de-
layed until he could consult with his
physicians. Further then its going into
details and answering certain questions
which the attorney desired information
upon. nothing is made public in regard
to the affidavit. 1t is believed that Mr.
HYDE will not be urged further to return.
The State Department has cabled u
s. Minister Beaupre, at Buenos Aires
asking for information about the report
co intention of the Argentine government
to establish a prohibitive tariff on parts
of agricultural machinery necessary for
repairs. He has also been instructed to
do what he can to secure modification
of the proposed tariff.
No action has been taken by the Civil
Service Commission in the case OF Will
liam R. Lieb, assistant United States
Treasurer at Philadelphia, Pa, accord
ing to Chief Examiner Higgins. Papers
were filed. however, sometime ago,
charging pernicious activity in politics
in direct violation of the civil service
rules and the collection of campaign
funds from government employees, both
of which were preferred by the Civil Sell
vice Commission, but the case was ap-
parently dropped. The new charges
which have been forwarded to Oyster
Bay charge Lieb with the violation OF
President Roosevelt's order prohibiting
federal officeholders from taking part IN
politics and alleged that the assistant
treasurer had created public scandal by
his activity in political matters in Schuyl-
kill county.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
today decided that the manufacturers of
patent medicines composed largely of
distilled liquors must after December /,
1905. take out license as rectifers and
liquor dealers, and that druggists and
others handling the goods in question,
must pay the license required by law OF
a retail liquor dealer. In letter OF in
struction lust sent 10 internal revenue
collectors. Commissioner Yorker calls
their attention to the existence OF large
number OF compounds on the markets
that sell as medicines but are chiefly
composed of distilled spirits.
1t is said here that nothing has yet
been done about appointing an assistant
to Mr.. Talley, who was appointed U. ;.
District Attorney for the Eastern district
of Virginia this week, but it is probable
that Virginia republicans will urge Mr..
Talley not TO make an appointment OF
an assistant at this time, so that in case
Judge Lewis is defeated for governor his
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