Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-31
From Washington.
Correspondents Of the Alexandrla Gazet'e'J
Washington. ID. O., March 81.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.I
Washington. d. c., March 81.
The report emarating from st. Peters
burq that President Roosevelt has been
asked TO me late between Russia and
Japan is officially denied at ths White
House this afternoon.
Minister DaN son at Santo Domingo
CITY has cabled the State Department
that he has received the Presidents IN
structions regarding the agreement Tor
the temporary receiyersbip OF the island,
and that he has transmitted them to
President Morales.
senator EIkins, of West Virginia,
chairman Of the Senate committee on IN
terstate and foreign relations, had con-
terence with the President this morning
after which he stated that he would call
his committee together on April IL 10
discuss railroad rate legislation and that
if would meet of and on during the
spring and summer II is the Presi-
dents desire that the subject he so thor
oughly canvassed by the committee that
Congress. when it meets in extra sslon
next October, will have plenty of infor-
nation at hand upon which to base
proper legislation.
Mr.. Elliott Danforth, Of New York,
the prominent democratic politician, is
quite i'll of typhoid fever at Provi
dence Hospital in this city.
The fine weather of today attracted
another large crowd to Bennipg to wit
ness the races. The Spring Hunters
Steeplechase will be the attraction there
tomorrow. Five other events are on the
card. Some OF the best horses from the
prominent hunt clubs of Maryland, Vir.
einia, Pennsylvania and the District oil
Columbia have been entered.
While the ministers OF the Balti-
more Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church were in execu-
tive session this morning at the
Foundry Church, the Laymen's assocl-
alton held its ninth annual meeting in
the Sunday school room. Resolutions
were introduced by Judge A. ). Taylor,
of this city, recommending admission OF
of Laymen to the conference in equal
numbers with the ministers. The reso-
lutions stated that the Laymen "believed
that when editors, agents, college and
seminary teachers and pernumeraries
are admitted to the annual conferences,
Lavmen should have the same right
granted Them" The resolutions propose
that the proposition shall be submitted
to the next general conference The
resolutions were submitted to the COM
mittee and a favorable report will
probably be made by tina: body.
The French Ambassador, M. Jusser-
and. had half hours conference with
the President this morning. Following
Immediately upon the publication OF
report from St. Petersburg that President
Roosevelt would be asked to act as
mediator between Russia and Japan, the
call was considered significant. 1T such
request were to be madf 10 the Presl-
dent it is more than likely that the
French Ambassador would be the trans
hitting agent. Whether not he ex'
tended the invitation at this mornings
call was not disclosed. On leaving The
President, the Ambassador was very dis
creetin his replies to questions asked him.
"Hss the President been asked to medi-
ate between Russia and Japan? only
wish il were so, said the Ambassador.
He did not indicate to me that he had
received such an invitation. ! have
nothing to do with the alleged peace
negotiations.
Jiu-Jltsu, the Japanese art of self
defense, is endorsed by the special board
of army and navy officers appointed by
the President to investigate and report
upon the need of better physical train
ing at the United States Military and
Naval Academies.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans assumed
command Of the north Atlantic fleet at PEN
saeoIa. Florida, this morning. The ceremony
was very simple consisting merely of the
lowering of Rear Admiral A. 3 Barkers flag
on the Kearsarge the raising of Admiral
Eyapg's flag on the Maine, which Is to be the
new flagship of the feet. and the customary
salutes from all the vessels present.
The fact that malaria is spread by mosquitoes
is moi new discovery. The Asiatic Society,
according to a dispatch received at the State
Department from It. S. Consul Hasiead NJ
Birmingham, England. has just dug up a lot
of Singhalese medical books written in the
fifth century which record no less than 67
varieties of mosquitoes and 424 kinds Of ma
larial fever caused by the insects This an
nouncement was deemed of such importance
that the news Of the ancient discovery was
cabled to London from Colombo, Ceylon,
where the society was holding It's meeting.