The Redwood gazette., 1905-03-01

cor, Count Cassini, and his daughter,
Countess CasSini, have been guarded
for several months by secret service
men developed upon their recent visit
to New York city. The Russian am
bassador went to their hotel in car
riage. The secret service men followed
them in another carriage and remained
all day about the hotel. Count and
Countess Cassini attended perform-
ance at a Broadway theater, where the
secret service agents were just as much
in evidence as they had been about the
hotel earlier in the day..
The explanation is given at the state
department that information was re-
ceiyed four months ago that Japanese
in this country harbored designs to
kill or harm the count and countess,
and at the request of the Russian gov
ernment, but against the wishes of
| Count Cassini, secret service men were
detailed to guard the ambassador and
his daughter against attack.
A Remarkable Book.
l
| ington is in the library of the navy de-
| partment, and it is volume of consid-
erable interest and value. The book
is about two inches long, one and a
half inches broad and one-third of an
inch thick. 1t was published in Lon
don in 1888 and contains an exhaustive
account of the sinking of a British
man-ofwar, the Royal George, off Spit
head in August, 1882 The binding Of
| this remarkable book consists of two
oaken boards, sections of the cabins
Wainscoting of the i'll fated ship. 1t
is understood that the original binding
was torn off and the oaken binding
put on by an officer who secured the
board from a section of the Royal
George at the time it was raised and
removed from Spithead harbor.
Naval Hospital Estimates.
In his annual report the surgeon
general of the navy. Rear Admiral P.
f. Rixey, has submitted the following
estimates:
For improvements of the hospital at
the navy yard, Washington, 100000
naval hospital, Sitka, Alaska, $4,000
renovation of present hospital at Nor
folk and additions, $200,00O; renewal
of present hospital buildings and erec
ton of quarters for medical staff, ma
val hospital, Pensacola, $4,000; acqni
19sition of additional land adjacent t
naval hospital, Yokohama, Japan
$4,000. Recommendation also is made
for a naval hospital at the naval sta
ton. Charleston, and one at the nava
station, Olongapo.
Capitol Enlargement.
Few questions to come before con
gress at the December session are o
greater Importance than that involves
in the proposed enlargement of tn
capitol. 1t will be recalled that tn
senate last spring. instead of author
izing the enlargement of the capito
for which the house had second tim
voted, established joint commissio
to investigate the subject. Its repoI
is nearly ready OF the two plans CHIEF
ly under consideration that invofvin
the smaller extension will probably b
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front of the capitol will be brought ou
just far enough to give the dome
solid base instead of having it rest o
a portico on it's east front, as now.
New Swiss Minister.
DR.. Leo .Nogel, a lawyer and seer
! tary of the Swiss legation at Berlil
: who has been appointed minister
the United States, was, it is said, Sc
retary of the Swiss legation at WaSl
ington about ten years ago, and, a
? cording to the practice of the SWls
! government, is now eligible for prom
ton to the higher grade Of minister.
Mr.. Fernand du Martheray, tt
present Swiss minister to the Unite
. States, was appointed in Februar
1903, but is now away on leave Of q
y sence, and the affairs of the legatie
are in charge of Mr.. Ernst Probst, sc
: retary of legation.
Emperor Williams Gift.
Emperor Williams gift to the Anne
. lean people of a bronze statue of Ere
erick the Great will be unveiled by t
2 Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, t
German ambassadress, on the espl
: made Of the army war college, No
- 10, in the presence of the president, t
= cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the
preme court, the admiral of the nav
the chief of staff of the army and
ficers of the army and navy in Was
- ington. The principal address of t
: occasion will be made by Preside
Roosevelt.
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