Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-09
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. ID. c., March 9.

Specldi lnNcStlSdttO" VI wv
made against J. NJ. Masten, who was
chief clerk to the First Assistant Post
master during Perry Heath's admins
tralion. n. w. Baker, who represents
the Dew time clock manufacturers,
charges that Masten showed fayoritism
10 contracting for the Bundy time clocks
now in use.
The executive committee Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will meet here
ON Monday. All matters OF moment to
the organized labor world will be con-
sidered the most important being that
of the street railroad mems strike 10
New York city. 1t is expected that the
street railroad men adopting the tactics
of the weavers at Fall River, Mass,
will, through their international union,
ask the executive committee to authorize
agents to 90 among the union labor
people of the country seeking contribu
ton to msintain the strikers during the
time they are out. The executive COM
mittee does not believe it good policy to
assess members OF the federation to
aid in big strike movement. lis coun.
teuances. however, the unions involved
in sending out agents with proper
credentials of the federation to solicit
funds.
According to information received by
Minister Takahira from Toxic, the Jap
anese expect to take Mukden today. ln
anticipation of this event, says the dis
patch, Field Marshal Marquis Oyama
has issued an order strictly prohibiting
his troops taking quarter within the
walls Of that city. lie has done this
''for the purpose of respecting the sancl'
ty of the place whence arose the imper'-
al dynasty of China and to preserve
peace and tranquility among the Chi
nese Inhabitants of Mukden." The
dispatch further says. "Marquis Oyama
reports to Toxic that he has beaten the
enemy in every direction; that the Rus.
slams began retreating Wednesday morn
ing with The japanese in vigorous pur-
suit"
With the tears streaming down his
bulet-scarred cheeks, Geronimo, the aged
Indian chief, today begged President
Roosevelt TO stake the ropes from
the hands" of his people. Geronimo and
his tribe are prisoners of war at Fort Sill
Oklahoma, and may not leave without
permission of the Secretrry of War. A
special permit had to be secured before
thew could come to the Inauguration.
1.-The ropes have been on my hands for
many year," pleaded the old Indian at
the Presidents Office this afternoon,
"and we want to go back TO our home in
Arizona" "When you lived in Ari'
iona" replied the President, speaking
to the interpreter who in turn re.
peated the Presidents meaning to
Geronimo, "you had bad heart and
killed many of my people. J have
appointed Mr.. Leupp, the Indian Com
missioner to watch you. | cannot grant
the request you make yet awhile. We
will have to wait and see how you act. >
After the interview was over and Geroni-
mo and his fellow chiefs had left the
Presidents office, the old man wanted to
20 back and "speak again to the father. "
But Mr.. Leupp told him that he could
not do so and if he had anything more
to say to the President be would have
to write it.
The expected dismissal of the present
Isthmian Canal Commission OF which
Admiral Walker is chairman will, it is
authoritatively stated, take place with
in the next week or so. The President
will completely reorganize the commits
sion. His plan is to appoint two or
three persons Of wide experience In the
organization and conduct of large BUSH
ness enterprises, who will constitute
sort OF board of administration. Under
this board will be appointed three or
four first class engineers whose duty
will be solely TO make the plans Tor
completing the canal. Chief Engineer
Wallace will then be given free han to
execute the work. The engineers will
be made the board OF administration.
President Roosevelt will thereby be COM
plying with the provisions of the
spoo1er Law, of 1902, which says that
''the work shall oe done through COM
mission of seven members "
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations this morning by strict party
vote decided to make favorable report
on the SantO Domingo treaty. The in
strument has been very freely amended
in committee and added to for the pur-
pose of making it certain that it shall
not be used as a precedent for similar
action in other places. The report oil
the Committee was not presented to the
Senate this morning because of the an
nouncement Of the death of Senator Bate.
Secretary Hay this morning in con-
versation said 81 shall like, if possible,
to set at rest the confused, misleading and
harmful reports concerning the negotia-
ton not only of the Santo Domingo pro-
tocol now under consideration by the
Senate, but also the instrument signed at
Santo DomingoCity on January q, which
is sometimes referred to as theDillingham-
Sanchez agreement. 1t has been asserted
aud persistlently repeated that the
Department of State bad knowledge of
the existence of the agreement Of Janu-
uary 81 prior TO the announcement in
the public press that such an instrument
had been signed at Santo Domingo city.
1t has been further asserted that there was
an Intention and purpose on the part OF
the President and the Department ofState
which looked to the hasy carrying into
effect of omeimpOrtant arrangement with
the Dominican government, without
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