Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-30

Iiantly, it is said at the State Depart
ment, and will probably make splendid
showing of ORIENTAL wealth. K is the
purpose Of the Chinese government IN
sending this commission, first to learn
American commercial and industrial con-
ditions aud secondly, TO impress upon
Americans that all Chinese are not cool
les and lsundrymen.
Officials OF the State Department do
not think that the outlook for second
Hague conference is particularly bright.
The call for the conference came from
the Car of Russia, and, as that country
is not now in any position to make plans
for the meeting, it will probably be in
definitely postponed. When the confer
ence does occur, however, Joseph h.
Choate. the American Ambassador, for
merly American Ambassador to Great
Britain, will head the delegation repre-
senting the United States. Further than
this selection the President has made no
advance towards completing the person
mel of the American mission.
Orders we're issued at the Navy De-
partment today detaching Rear Admiral
Geo. c. Reiter from the command OF
the Philippine squadron and sending
him to Washington for duty. Captain
James H. Dayton, at present the Presi-
dent of the Board of Inspection and Sur
vey, will be ordered to succeed Admiral
Reiter in the Philippines. Captain Day
ton will be promoted to the rank Of
rear-admiral before he reaches his new
post of duty.
The end of the calendar year, which
marks the halfway mile post of the gov
ernment's annual journey, finds this
country in fine humor. The revenues
have increased to record breaking ex-
tent aud the expenditures have de-
creased. 1t is the belief Of Treasury
official that, were it not for the Panama
canal construction, the deficit in the
Treasury would be entirely wiped out.
1t was S24, 900, 900 on the first OF last
July. Ii stands now at less than &c.,
600, 600 A falling Of In customs duties
and internal revenue tax is looked for.
This, with the canal appropriations, may
at the end of the fiscal year, June 30,
find the tire lsury accounts somewhat les:
Than $40 OOO. 900 to the bad. The estimate fol
the yearly deficit is $s.OO0.COO. In reaching
this result the departments estimate for Gus
toms duties for the fiscal year was placed al
S25. 600 900, the excess Of the duties of las
wear. Seventeen and half millions Of dol
lars of that excess has already been received
The estimates on the excess Of internal reye'
nue. receipts over last year was eight MILL
dollars. Only one and a half million dollars
more will make this an actnality. The canal
is giving the Treasury officials much concern
They do not lelieye any ole can at present
give an accurate idea as TO its cost.
Dealers in music al inst uments IN Chlnf
have scratched he words MADE in U ;. A .
of the instruments on account Of the boycott
saws Consul General Summons. of Niuchwang
and then notify the trade that They come
from England" The sales are increasing
WIN. Barrett Ridgely, Comptroller of thu
Currency, was married this afternoon at 81
Johns Church. to Miss Katherine A. Deer
ing. daughter Of the late Captain Geo. A
Deering, U. s. N.
The State Department believes that the re
cent trouble between Colombia and Nene
zuela will soon be amicably settled. Presi
dent Castro, of Venezuela, recently broke OF
relation with Colombia because general o
his army, who had become political refugee
had escaped arrest in Colombia. The i'm
preston here is that Castro will recede from
the position he has assumed in this matter