Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-05
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. ID. c., April 8.

ICOrrespOndence OF the Alexandra Gazette.I
Washington. d. c., April 8.
"Asia for the Asiatics - "the Philip
pines for the Filipinos;" "Japan as the
conservator of Monroe doctrine for the
far East :" these are the cries adopted
by the Hong Kong Junta of Filipinos,
irreconcilables who make their homes in
Hong Kong and refuse to revisit their
native shores. Interesting news dealing
with the recent activity of the Junta has
reached Washington via the Philippines.
According to these reports the Junta
has been in communication with promi-
nent Japanese in the Mikado's country
in order to sound their sentiments. The
purpose OF the Junta is said to be trans
fer of the islands to Japan, by either
peaceful or warlike means. Peaceful
means are first to be exhausted and the
Junta urges Japan to begin negotiations
with the United States for the purchase of
the archipelago, promising success of such
a plan because of the alleged disposition
of majority of Americansto get rid ofthe
islands. The counter proposition looks
forward TO seizure of the Philippines
under some pretex, after the termination
OF the war with Russia. Japan is ex-
horted to preserve Asia for the Asiatics
and to prOmulgate Monroe doctrine for
that part of the world In case of war,
the Junta proclaims, the FilipinOs them
selves will be found fighting on the side
of the japanese. The members OF the
Hong Kong Junta are all well known to
the American authorities, most of them
having been expelled from Manila. The
principal members are E. G. Romero,
Mariana Ponce, Felipe Agoncello, Sixto
Lopez, Jose Maria Basa, Mariana Marty,
Pascual Ledesma and Francisco Olson.
Commissioner Garfield of the Bureau
of Corporations left today for Topeka,
Kansas, to begin the investigation of the
Standard Oil Company's method in the
Kansas oil fields. Before leaving he
said it would be impossible to state the
time necessary to complete the inquiry,
because it is to be very thorough and
details will not be sacrificed to haste.
The preliminary work has been compile
ted and the commissioner will find every |
thing ready for him 10 take hold in per-
son. Yesterday, Mr.. Garfield got back
from a very long fishing trip to the Gulf
of Mexico.
japanese Minister Takahira called on
acting President Taft this morning to
announce his early departure for the
South. The minister's wound from his
recent operation for appendicitis has been
troubling him, and his physicians have
advised a change of climate for time.
The minister told Mr.. Taft that so far as
he had been advised there were no new
developments in the peace situation be.
tween Russia aud Japan. His country
had as yet received no official overtures
for peace, but stood ready at any time
10 enter upon formal negotiations if re-
luested by Russia.
The State Department received mes
sage from Minister Powell at Port.au-
Prince, Hayti, this morning, saying that
1t was reported there that the revolution
sts had again become active at Monte
Cristi in Santo Domingo. He adds that
he Brooklyn, which was sent on his
request TO protect American interests in
Hayti in event of an expected uprising,
las proceeded to Monte Cristi to join
Admiral Sigsbee at that port Monte
Cristi has been in control of the, revolu-
iOnists for some time under arrangement
If armed neutrality between them and
he Santo Domingo government.
A. A. Lipscomb and Thos. NJ.
Fields, indicted jointly for the alleged
of $l5, 900 from the
Washington Benevolent Endowment AS
ocistion, appeared in court today. The
Title Guarantee and Trust Company, OF
Scranton, Pa, qualified as Fields bonds
nan. Mr.. Lipscomb gave bond in the
UNI of $1,000, w. w. Stewart becom.
ng his surety. He will be arranged on
friday.
The United States government,
Trough Secretary of War Taft, has call
d upon the governments of France,
treat Britain and Germany each to
commend a civil engineer to serve on
he consulting board of engineers for the
'anama canal.
The Belgian Minister has received no
dvices that his government will protest
gsinst the receivership arrangement for
anto Domingo, recently entered into
etween President Morales of that Re-
ublic and President Roosevelt.
Arguments were resumed today befOre
he Interstate Commerce in the cele-
rated differential case, in which New
'ork and Boston contend for the aboli-
ION of the freight rate diferentisl in
ivor of Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The rain of today considerably inter-
erred with the attendance upon the
aces at Benning but still fair sized
rowd was present.