Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-10
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazeite.l
Washington, D.. c., August 10.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.]
Washington, d. c., August 10.
The State Department today received
a message from Consul General Rogers
at Shanghai stating that the Chinese
chamber of commerce was unable to
control the boycott situation. He cabled
a few days ago that the Shanghai cham
Der of commerce was anxious to counter
act the movement. Mr.. Rogers said in
today's adyices that the student element
is exercising a dominating Influence and
the Chinese officials are not very active
in their efforts TO protect American inte-
rests. He adds: "All our interests are
more or less affected, and other foreign
ers are growing apprehensive." Appre-
hensiOn among Europeans and other
foreigners is taken to mean that the anti
American agitation may possibly lead to
a demonstration against all foreigners
caused by the well known dislike for
them among the masses in China.
Assistant Secretary of State LOOMS
was at his office in the State Department
today for the first time since he departed
Immediately after the dismissal of
former Minister Herbert w. Bowen as
a result .of the Bowen-LoOmis episode,
to attend as special ambassador the cere-
monies accompanying the removal OF
John Paul Jones remains from France.
Mr.. LOOMS will probably remain in
Washington a day or two and then will
go to his home in Ohio, where he will
spend month with his family. While
Mr.. Loomis's vindicatiOn by the Presi-
dent over his connection with the I'M
fortunate Venezuelan charges has been
marked in character, it is understood
that further honors will be accorded
the Assistant Secetary of State in the
nature of executive expression in Mr..
Loomis' integrity. Whether this will
take the form of permanent ambassa-
dorship is as yet uncertain.
Chairman ShOnts and Colonel Ernst,
OF the canal commission, with Mr.. Ross,
tie general purchasing officer OF the coCl-
mission, sailed from Colon for New York
on August 8th. Governor MagoOn tel
egraphed that much good resulted from
the visit of Chairman ShOnts to the
isthmus.
Average condition, oats 90.S on
August ], as compared with 92.l last
month, S6.6 on August l, 1904, 70 .
on August |, 1908, and ten year ave
rage Of S3.7.
Professor Willis l.. Moore, head of the
Weather Bureau and president Of the
National Geographic Society, this morn
ing received a cablegram from Honnigs-
vaag, Norway, reporting the return OF
the IXiegler- Fiala-Peters arctic expedi-
ton. The message read; "No record.
Conditions unfayOrable. Considerable
scientific work"
"Give the people of Santo Domingo
control of the customs and the incentive
to revolution is irresistible. Mr. Col
ton is now collecting the duties under
the tentative arrangement and the country
is more peaceable than for many
years. President Morales recently in
terviewed his chief rival. Demetrio
Rodrigues, and they are friends.
If there was the income of a custom
house with which to finance trouble there
wou!din all probability be fight in no
time" In these words Minister Thomas
C. Dawson, now on leave from his post
in Santo Domingo, characterized the sit
uation in that turbulent country.