Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-11
From Washington.

the far East is expected to occur within
week. Boron ROsen, the Russian Am
bassador, was at the State Department
this morning arranging for the tele-
graphic exchange of the notices that the
peace treaty of Portsmouth has been
ratified by the Car and the Emperor of
japan. The Baron said that he expect
ed this to occur within very few days.
This telegraphic interchange must take
place within fifty days Of the conclusion
of the treaty at Portsmouth according to
the terms of the document itself. The
treaty was signed by the plenipoten-
tiaries on August 29th and the rai-
fication must therefore take place before
October Is. When this is done peace
will be established and the two hereto
fore hostile armies in Manchuria may
begin to fraternize and to prepare for
their withdrawal end return home. In
order to complete the formalities there
will be later in the White House here
in Washington probably a month from
now the ceremony of the exchange OF the
written documents signed by the Gar
and the japanese Emperor. The treaty
bearing the signature of the Gar Will be
handed by Baron Rosen to Minister
Takshira and thBt signed by the Mikado
will be handed by Minister Takashira to
Baron Rosen and with this done in the
presence of President Roosevelt who did
so much to bring about peace, will be
the final act in the RussO-Japanese war.
Just how long it will take the Irish to
emigrate from the Emerald Isle TO the
United States is a question raised by the
report of Consul Moe, of Dublin TO the
Department of Commerce and Labor on
the immigration to this country during
the three months ending June 80. OH
Gals are asking if the day is coming
when Ireland will be depopuIated
waste of greenness. During the quarter
more than 10000 persons left Ireland,
and all but 1000 came to the United
States. OF course there were large
number of births, some $4,000, but
there we're $4,000 deaths and when the
number of emigrsnts is considered the
incubation is shown to have decreased.
He reports that the number OF persons
receiving indoor and outdoors relief dur
ing the quarter exceeded that OF the
second quarter of 1904.
Representatives from II Occidental
republics and the japanese Empire visit
ed Mt. Vernon today and stood with I'M
covered heads before the tomb OF Wash
inpton. On an excursion down the Po-
tomac to Indian Head on the revenue
cutter Window, the party of delegates to
thel Pan American Sanitary Convention
stopped at Mt. Vernon. Questions OF
sanitation were discussed only inform
ally and will be taken up at length to-
morrow. Surgeon General Suzuke, OF
the Imperial japanese navy, has receiv-
ed much attention from the convention.
Today he was its guest down the river.
Tomorrow he will probably address the
convention, having been introduced Mon
day. Yesterday he inspected the !abora-
tories of the Marine Hospital Service.
Mayor Mccarthy and Chairman Will
liam II. Curtis, of Richmond, who have
been in Washington for the purpose OF
completing the arrangements for the
present visit to their city, have returned
to their homes.
Mrs. Lucy G. Lee, of Manhasset; l..
l.. known as "the woman in blue,
who was arrested Monday at the White
House while endeayOring to see the
President, was sent to the Garfield Hos
pital this morning for treatment. Last
night the detective bureau communicated
with her husband in New York and 1t
was at his request that she was taken to
the hospital. The police surgeons had
examined her and did not find her men-
tai condition such as would warrant
them committing her to a government
institution.
The Chicago Press club, to the num-
Der of 100 members, called on the Presl-
dent this morning, en- route to Baltimore
and New York.
President Roosevelts record as peace
maker was Endorsed by resolution at this
mornings sessions.
Robert Bacon, of New York, the new
Assistant Secretary of State, took the
oath of office this morning.
Percival Dodge. Secretary Of the United
States Embasy at Berlin. has cabled to the
State Department that the engagement Of
Prince Eitel Friedrich second son of the Ger
man Emperor, to Duchess SOPHIE Charlotte,
of Oldenburg, has been officially announced