Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-31
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

Washington, d. c., July 81.
The State Department has received a
mail report from Vice Consul VIM.
Hossett, at Kingston, Jamaica, regard
ing the arrest there of DIR. Franklin
Clark, of Boston, on the charge of TAX
ing photographs of the military fortifica-
tions at Port Royal. Consul Hossett
writes under date of July 10 and says
that the arrest took place on the previ-
Gus Monday. DIR. Clark is now in Jail
awaiting preliminary investigation. Re
issuuable to obtain bail, which was fixed
at 81, 900. Consul Hossett says that he
wrote to the prisoners father, +. w.
Clark, at 7 Congress street, Boston, but
up to the date OF writing had received
no reply. He says that he is doing all
that he can to investigate the facts and
expresses the opinion that it is clearly
the case of an indiscretion committed In
ignorance of the local laws. He hopes
to convince the military authorities of
this fact and to speedily secure DR..
Clark's release. DR.. Clark is young
man of 26. graduate of Harvard, who
was travelling in the West Indies on his
vacation.
1t has become known here that Secre-
tary of the Treasury Shaw, whose inten-
ton to leave the cabinet has been pre-
viously announced, will sever his con
nection with the affairs Of the Roosevelt
administration next February. 1t is also
understood that at that time he will be-
come the head of one of the largest OF
the New York trust companies.
The number of fatalities as a result OF
the explosion on the U. s. S. Benning-
ton is now 65. The death OF George H..
HAllel, appren ticed seaman, being re-
ported to the Navy Department from
San Diego, CAL, today. Hallet's mother
lives in Bakersfield, Cal.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
HAYS this morning had a conference
with Assistant Attorney General Nc
Reynolds to discuss with him the case
of Prof Geo. T. Moore and other alleged
Irregularities in the Department of Agri-
culture. Mr.. McReynolds will give
careful attention to the records pre-
sented with a view TO deciding what
further steps, if any, shall be taken.
Auditor J. j. McCardy of the Post
Office Department will again emphasize
in his annual report the desirability Of
reducing the life Of postal money or
der. Despite the eternal vigilance Of the
department, gang of cOunterfeiters in
the east has repeatedly raised orders after
their issue but before their payment. As
the crime cannot with certainty be de-
tected until the paying Office audits its
books with the PostOfiice Department,
Auditor McCardy would shorten the time
during which money order is good AT
present it must be paid if presented with
in a year of the date of issue. The au-
ditor would reduce the time to three
months
Proceedings were begun this morning
in the District Supreme Court by the
Columbia Scientific Academy, Of New
York city, against Postmaster General
Cortelyou to compel him to rescind
fraud order directed against that con-
Germ. The petitioner claims that the
order is wrongful and without duo war
rant at law. Several thousands OF dol
lars are held in contracts as money or
ders directed to the concern.
The japanese Charge d Aflaires, Mr..
Hioki. was at the State and War Depart
ments this morning accompanied by
Colonel Tschibani, ofthe japanese army,
the newly appointed japanese military
attache to this country. Colonel Tachi-
bani was presented to acting Secretary
of State Adee and to Lieutenant.General
Adna R. Chaf1ee, Chief of staff.
Rev. Newberry D. Halstead, superin-
tendent of the St. Johns Homeland, at
Northport, Long Island, who left his
post under circumstances that gave rise
to some alarm, and who was subsequent
ly located in this city, has returned
to his post at Northport. He arrive
ell in Washington, Thursday and
visited his sister, Mrs. Ellis Platt,
The explanation is offered that Rev.
Halstead suffered a sunstroke in New
York and that if his actions were
believed to have been unusual
they must be a tributed to that fact
He has entirely recovered and left for
New York Sunday night, accompanied
by relative.
Today's Treasury statement Receipts
So, O94, O57, Expenditures, S2,O7l, OOO
A payment of nearly three million dol
lars from the Central Pacific Railroad to
the government is responsible for the
unusual aggregate Of receipts.