Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-12
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. c., June IL.

Petersburg that Russia will not ciothe
her commissioners with full powers to
negotiate terms of peace, the feeling here
that the end of the war is in sight still
continues. The President Is grained
over the favorable reception accorded
his note, not only by the belligerents
but also by the world at large. ne
was in particularly joyial mood on his
return last night from his visit in Viz
qinia. His first words to Secretary Taft,
who greeted him at the White House,
were "Are you still sitting on the lid z,
The secretary assured him that the lid
was still down. Then followed an hours
talk between the President and his
principal adviser. Ii was intimated at
the White House this morning that no
further official statements would be
issued regarding the peace negotiations
until the japanese reply to the Presl-
dents note should be received in 81.
Petersburg, and the Russian reply in
Toxic. it is expected that notice Of the
receipt of these answers by the two
governments will be sent by Ambassador
Never and Minister Griscom today.
Russian Ambassador Cassini, German
Ambassador Won Sternburg and japanese
Minister Takahira each have appoint
ments with the President for today.
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassa-
Dor, today laid before the President Rus
sia's formal answer to the Presidents
Identical note of June Sth. 1t is 10 the
effect that Russia assents to the Presi-
dents proposition and will appoint
Observation-Disclosures to discuss with plenl-
potentiaries appointed by Japan terms
for peace. The formal answer OF Japan,
of like character, already having been
communicated TO the President, negotia-
tons are assured. The place of meeting
of tho peace ENJOYS is now under con-
sideration by the two governments. The
above information is official
Russia's reply as presented by Count
Cassipi was not in written form. He
WAS instructed to make known orally to
the President Russia's assent and her
purpose to appoint plenipotentiaries.
Under the circumstances, the President
will delay the publication of Japsn's
note until consent to its publication shall
have been given by the japanese govern
ment.
European diplomats here believe that
some point in Manchuria, rather than
Washington or any European capital,
will be chosen by Japan as the place at
which the peace negotiations with Rus
STA shall be conducted. They point out
that here as well rs in Europe the nego-
tiators would be constantly under pres
sure to disclose the details Ofthe negotia-
lions and they think that Japan
would greatly prefer some point that
would be removed from such influences.
This is known 10 be the view entertained
at the British Embassy here.
Before leaving Washington this morn
ing for West Point, where he is TO adj
dress the graduating class of the Military
Academy, Secretary Taft examined Ira
Atkinson, secretary of the Barber AS
phaIt Company, of Philadelphia, in the
Bowen-Loomis inquiry. Yesterday the
Secretary examined at the War Depart
ment Clyde Brown, treasurer of the New
York and Bermudez Asphalt Company,
of New York and Caracas. 1t is under
stood that bis testimony bore upon the
matter of the $4,000 check that Bowen
charged Mr.. LOOMS with receiving from
the company. The secretary was at his
Office at eight o'clock, and after taking
Mr.. AtkinsOn's testimony proceeded to
the station where he boarded the ten
o clock train Mr.. Taft will speak at
the Union League Club in New York,
tomorrow night, at banquet in honor
of Ambassador Choate, and on We'd
nesday he will 60 to Oxford, Ohio,
where he will address the gradu-
ating class of Miami University.
Mr.. Clyde Brown brought with him the
books of the New York and Bermudez
Asphalt Company, as well as the check
for SIS. 1000 which Mr.. Bean, the cOmpa-
nv's agent in Caracas, had paid to MIR.
LOOMS. The books showed that this
check was paid as a matter OF exchange,
Mr.. Bean having given it in exchange
for 6, 500 pesos which were current in
Venezuela at that time and which Mr..
L0Omis desired to have turned into
American money. Mr.. Browns testi
mony and that of the books entirely
corroborate Mr.. Loomis's explanation of
this transaction. Mr.. Atkinson was
named on Saturday by Mr. Unwin as
one of those who, he thought, had
"whispered' to him that certain check
made out in the name Of Mr.. Bean for
$40. 600 was really intended for Mr.
LOOMS. Mr.. Atkinson positively de-
MED that he was one of the "whisper-
els" and also denied any knowledge of
the check in question or of any other
transaction in which Mr.. LOOMS was
interested with the asphalt company.
The Secretary of the Treasury an
nounces that payment of the second in
stallment of public deposits, So, OOO,-
600, called from depository banks will
not be required on July l, the date
named in the call, but may be made at
any time on or before July Is. The
secretary's purpose in pOstpOning the
date is to separate the payment from the
payment of interest falling due on July |.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British Am
bassador, today exchanged with acting
Secretary of State LOOMS at the State
Department ratifcations of the treaty
recently entered into whereby the United
States, in common with all other powers.
waves its extra-territOrial rights in Fan
g;bar and esrees IN the trial of its citizens