Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-03

of Louisiana waters and interference with
rights of Louisiana citizens. | protest
and ask prompt action at your hanos 70
stop Winona's practice and for release oil
boats taken in charge by her.
n. G. BLANCHARD.
Secretary Shaw's answer is as follows;
"Hon. n. G. Blanchard, Baton Rouge,
La
Gas authorized by Law, revenue cut
ter Winona has been detailed to assist
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice in maintenance Of quarantine es-
tablished by State of Mississippi. The
State of Mississippi having established
quarantine, please advise if in your
opinion the act of Congress approved
February fifteen, eighteen ninety-three,
has been violated, and if so, wherein.
I'll. NJ. SHAW"
State Department officials declare that
there is absolutely no thought on the
part of the United States government to
agree to a Chinese exclusion treaty OF
the character telegraphed yesterday
morning from the Pacific coast and which
purported to be the text of treaty now
being considered by this government.
This document was copy of a treaty
proposed some eight months ago by
China, but rejected at the time by the
State Department on the ground that 1t
contained many provisions Numerically
opposed to existing Chinese laws in
force. Since the time this treaty was
proposed by China several other prop
ositions have been made by the Peking
government, none of which, how
ever, have been accepted by the State
Department. In speaking today of the
prospects for a Chinese exclusion treaty
high official of the State Department
expressed most pessimistic views. de
said that while the administration was
anxious and willing to make treaty
With China which would more clearly
interpret the present exclusion laws and
would particularly set forth what classes
OF Cinnamon were entitled to admission
into the United States there seemed to
be no prospect that the Senate would
ratify such treaty, no matter how
broad its terms. According to this official
the trouble with the existing exclusion
law is that it is no. sufficiently clear as
to what Cinnamon should be admitted
while it set forth explicitly the classes
that were not entitled to admission.
The State Department would like to see
this matter cleared up, but in view OF
the known antagOnistic attitude of the
Senate in regard TO any exclusion treaty
whatsoever, it is not anticipated that
any effort will be made in the near future
to make such treaty with the Chinese
Government.
The POstoffice Department had decided
to cooperate with the Marine Hospital
Service in the effort to prevent the spread
of yellow fever in the South. A circular
has been printed by order of Surgeon
General Wyman setting forth the best
methods of screening against and de-
stroying mosquitoes.
The National Bank of Fredericksburg
has been made government reserve
agent.
Today's Treasury statement was: Receipts,
s.. 727. 899; expenditures, $2,040,0O0:
The State Department today received
letter from the charge d'affaires at Vienna
giving particulars Of the arrest in that city Of
Paul Kekic, a wealthy Croatian, from Cleye
land, Ohio, who is charged with counterfeit
ing. The letter conveys the information that
the prosecuting attorney holds Kekic to be
the leader of gang of international counter
feiters. who made their headquarters IN
Kekio'o Ciavoland restaurant. -Four of the
gang were convicted in Cleveland and three
in Croatia. Two of the latter are said 10 have
turned States evidence, duplicating Kekic.