Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-27
The President and the

welt purchased the Virginia home aud
who happened to be passing through
the city.
The last official act performed by the
President before he lett today for Viz
einia was the formal receiving OF Minis
ter Pardo, the new representative 70 thiS
country from Peru. The introduction
was made BY Secretary OF State Root
the usual expressions of good will being
exchanged between the President and
the minister.
The United States government,
through Secretary of the Treasurer Shaw
and Treasurer Treat, have been sued 10
the District Supreme Court by c. W.
Wood. trustee, for the heirs OF ). Il.
Montgomery, who was at the time OF his
death at st. Louis, Missouri, one OF the
wealthiest steamboat men of the South.
The claim is for the value of 20 steam-
boats seized by the government in 1864.
Montgomery had been in the Conieder'
ate service but it is believed that he re-
signed in 1868 and operated his steam
boats, valued at $Z0O,OUO.
The bureau of navigation has Just re-
ported to Secretary Metcalf OF the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor that
one of the means of encouraging the sea-
men TO save their money by sending 1t
to relatives was the establishment OF
postal station with registered letter aud
money orders facilities 10 the shipping
commissioner Office in New York.
Six months shows this record OF business
done Registered letters, none; money
orders, 28 measly ones, and all OF these
weren't send by seamen. Commissioner
of Navigation f. T. Chamberlain is dis
couraged. The chagrin comes in the
mention of the fact that British seamen
paid off at the British consular shipping
office transmitted 81, 552 to their homes
during single week in October.
Consul Sharp, of Kobe, Japan, in
report to the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, quotes high japanese officials
as making an estimate OF the future i'm
portance of ports on the Pacific. In
America, Panama is placed first, follow
ed by San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver
and Portland in order. In Asia. Hong
Kong, Shanghai, Osaka, Manila and
Dalny are to be The figuring ports and
to rank in importance in the order men
toned, so the japanese reckon. Lack OF
factories, a large field for inland trade
and the torrid climate will prevent Ma
Mia from becoming first Glass tradal
port, they say.
President Morales is reported to have
been wounded after he left SantO Do
mingo city yesterday, according TO a
dispatch received by the Navy Depart
ment from the commander of the Scor-
pion, now at that port The dispatch
confirms the reports received yesterday
bv the War and State Departments re-
carding the Morales fight, and conveys
the report of his being wounded only as
rumor. Advices received here by the
State Department this morning from
Santo Domingo indicate that govern
ment has been practically established at
the capital, the complexion of which is
The same as before Morales abdicatiOn.
Vice President Caceras has been called
to the presidency according 10 the con-
stitution. Morales is with band of
revolutionists in the interior. The au-
thorities believes that Vice President
Caceres, who il now at Monte Cristi in
the north, will sail today for Santo
ID ,mingo city on board the Ward liner
Cherokee, which touches first at Monte
Cristi On board this ship Col. Geo.
Cotton, Collector OF Customs, is pas
senger returning to SantO Domingo. Al
though Secretary of State Root has re
ceiyed no additional advices from Santo
Domingo this afternoon, it is quite evil
dent that he views the situation opti-
unsteady.
President Castro is in temporary
trouble again with Colombia. Recently
under his declaration of friendship for
the whole world, he announced forth
coming resumption of diplomatic rela-
tons with his neighboring republic.
Now he has Withdrawn the Venezuelan
consul from Caracas. According to the
State Department adyices from Bogota,
the present trouble arises from row
Castro had with an officer namedMOntilla,
who has been in command of section
of the country bordering on the Colom-
bian frontier. Montilla fed to Cucuta,
town in Colombia over the line.
Castro instructed the Venezuelan con-
sui at Cucuta to demand Montilla's ar
rest and delivery to Venezuela by the
Colombian authorities. The BOgOta
authorities ordered Montilla's arrest and
incarceration at the capital of the
province pending extradition. During
the normal delay and according to the
dispatches, without fault or connivance
of the Colombian officials, Montilla es-
capped. Castro recalled the consul at
Cucuta and ordered the consulate at
Bogata closed. 1t is not believed by the
Venezuelan experts in the State Depart
ment that the incident will assume
seriOns character
Thomas 5. Ryan has had erected in
his home at Eighteenth and streets this
city, one of the most magnificent private
chapels in the United States. The
chapel was formally dedicated and the
first mass said in it on Thursday last,
date of Mrs. Ryan's birthday. A priest
from Georgetown College comes over
each morning TO say mass.
The War Department has received the
proceedings and findings Of the courts
martial which recently tried Lieut..
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