Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-10
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington. d. c., March 10.

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Lieutenant Governor Willard, Of Vir-
ginia, was here yesterday and had a
conference with some of his friends re-
garding his candidacy for the governor
Ship Of his State. Among those present
we're several from Alexandria.
1t is stated here on high authority
that the President has definitely decided
to appoint Mr.. L. p. Summers, of
Abingdon, Va, to the position OF
collector of internal revenue in the
Alexandria district, which position
is now held by Mr.. Park Agnew. Mr..
Summers is strongly endorsed by Rep.
resentive Slemp. it is understood that
Mr. Agnew will send in his resignation
to take effect on May LIST.
Official announcement of the fall OF
Mukden was received at the japanese
Legation at l;20 this afternoon in dis
patch from the foreign Office at Toxic.
The dispatch reads: "Our troops occu-
pied Mukden at 10 a. M, Friday. Our
enyeloping movements during the past
lew days proved entirely successful, and
the bloodiest battle of the war is now
progressing in various places about Muk-
den." A second dispatch to the Japa-
nese Legation today from Toxic says !;
"a detachment Of our troops has occu-
pied Fushun and is now attacking the
enemy in the heights north Of that
place"
Thomas NJ. Fields, at one time
prominent lawyer and society man here
was arrested today in Chatham, New
York by local detective, on warrant
charging enlightenment and forgery.
Fields while acting as receiver of the
Washington Endowment Association APP
pointed $4,000. The case was not
brought to the attention of the police,
however until a charge of forgery was
preferred by A. A. Lipscomb, formerly
a friend and brother attorney. Detec-
tive Tyser, the arresting officer, this morn
ing informed Major of Police Sylvester
that Fields was under arrest and would
be brought to Washington.
Funeral services over the, remains of
the late Senator VIM. B. Bate, OF Ten
nessee, were held in the Senate chamber
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Every Sen.
ator now in the city was present as well
as large number of Representatives.
Among Others especially invited by reso-
Iution of the Senate were the President,
the members of his Cabinet, the Justices
of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic
corps, the admirals of the navy, and the
lieutenant general of the army. Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the
Senate, officiated, assisted by Rev. Sam
uel H. Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist
and Rev. +. j. Prettyman, pas
tor of the Mount Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church South, of which Senator Bate
was member In the galleries we're
number of Confederate veterans who had
served with Senator Bate in the civil
war; After the services the remains
we're left in the Senate chamber where
they will lie in state until their depar-
ure for Nashville this evening. They
will be taken in special car of the
southern Railway on the train leaving
here at 10. 80 and will be accompanied
by the Senate and House special COM
nittees, Senator Bates widow and other
of the family who are now in
W Washington.
President Roosevelt announced at the
cabinet meeting today that the policy
# the administration for the present at
east would be to retain in Office present |
without regard to their
ength of service. This will apply to all |
department. of the government and is
contrary to previous statements said to
AVE been semi-0fficial Postmaster
General Cortelyou who made public the
after the Cabinet meeting
aid that the policy would apply es-
,ecialy to the Postoffice Department.
lie made the statement owing to errone-
,us reports to the effect that the Presi-
lent would dismiss thoselwho had served
light years or more in apLointive offices.
mother policy announced by the Presi-
lent at today's meeting is that hereafter
Ie will not appoint to brlgadier generals
n the active service any colonies with
ivil war records who have served 40
ears or more. Under the law such
Ulcers are entitled to retirement as
rigadier generals, and they will be so
etired. The Presidents purpose is TO
get into the grade of brigadier
eneral younger set OF men.
Seventy-four indictment and six con-
lotions is the record to date Of the fede-
al government in its prosecution of the
and fraud cases in the Pacific Coast
tates. Sixty-nine of the persons in
icted or convicted are residents of
)regon, being former nmentof-
cials, lawyers OF business men.
'hree are residents of California, one
f Kansas and one OF Arizona. Five
nen have been tried and convicted
{ conspiracy and are awaiting sentence.
Llbert II. Tanner, Senator Mitchelps
NV partner has been convicted OF
erjury. There have been returned fifty
wo indictments for conspiracy; three
DR. perjury two for subordination OF
eJury one for receiving money for