Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-25
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington. ID. c.. August 20.

succeed Mr.. Z. p Thompson, who Is to
he transferred as Ambassador to Mexico.
While no official announcement has yet
been made of the appointment of Mr..
Loomis, it was learned today that the
billet has been offered to him and that
he is now contemplating trip to Brazil
for the purpose of looking over the
ground with a view to Sscertaing il the
position would be acceptable. Should
Mr.. Loomis 60 to Brazil in the imme-
date future. as is now his intention, it
would he as special commissioner Of the
United States to inquire into the trade
relations of that country with this. 1t
has been definitely known for the past
three months, or since the LOOMS
Bowen controversy, that Mr. Loomis
would be transferred out Of the Dapart-
ment and given an ambassadorial posi-
ton at some place acceptable to him. AT
the present time the only place open to
Mr.. Loomis is Brazil, and, is understood,
the President has offered him the place
with the understanding that eventually
he will be transferred to better place
in Europe.
The State Department is growing
rather anxious over the lack OF news
from Nicaragua regarding the imprison-
ment there Of the Albars brothers,
American citizens, who represent Phil
adelphia fruit concern. Because of his
efforts to obtain the release of these men
United States Consul Donaldson, at
Managua, incurred the displeasure of the
Nicaraguan government, which cancelled
his exeauator. The State Department
has cabled to United States Minister
Merry to make Immediately a cable re-
port on the situation, stating whether or
not the two Americans are still in Pris-
on. and if they have been given trial.
In the matter of the tobacco seizure at
New York by special treasury agents As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Rey-
nods said today "In fact that the
duty on this tobacco was paid at Tampa
and that the tobacco was then shipped
to New York is not in itself evidence Of
any violation of the law, although it Is
an unusual proceeding. When ! heard
of it | instructed treasury agents at
New York to make the seizure If they
found upon examination that the to-
bacco had not paid the proper duty.
The charge is that some of the so
called filler packages contained enough
wrapper tobacco to make the entire
package dutiable at the higher wrapper
rate. If it paid only the duty on filler
tobacco at Tampa, the government will
take steps to protect itself" Mr.. Rey-
nolds had received report from New
York to the effect that about one half Of
the los packages seized should have
paid the wrapper duty. fit is shown
that this payment was eyaded by fraud
ulent methods, prosecutions will follow.
If it was due to tax methods of inspec-
tons, there will be shake up among
treasury department officials at Tampa
and perhaps other points.
The District police officials have de-
termined hereafter to accept not less
than $40 collateral from Automobiles
who violate the speed regulations and
are arrested for the first time, and not
less than $40 after the first ohense.
With collateral half this amount, viola
tors deposited their money at the police
stations and forfeited it by their failure
to appear in Police Court the next day.
Such deposits have had'small tendency
to stop the high speeding of machines.
Numerous accidents have occurred. The
accident at Newport in which Vinson
Walsh, well known to the police on ac-
count of his fast driving of a machine,
is said to have had something to do with
the adoption Of higher collateral.
Representative John Wesley Gaines,
of Tennessee, is in town TO take up the
tobacco average errors with the Depart
ment of Agriculture. He wants the
grand Jury to investigate the facts in the
case. The mistakes in the June report,
later corrected with the explanation that
they occurred through unfamiliarity Of
the officials, at that time, with the tobacco
work, he believes were wilfully made
He has a letter from Secretary Wilson
showing the miscalculations.
The State Department has received a
cablegram from the United States con-
sui general at Yokohoma to the effect
that the steamship Australia, owned by
the Spreckels of San Francisco, has been
seized by the japanese. The reason is
not stated, and no details are given.
The annual report of Chief Wilkie Of
the Secret Service was submitted to Sec
rotary Shaw today. 1t shows that the
arrests number 592, Of which IL related
to counterieits of currency, 81 to altered
obligations, S44 to the counterieiting of
coin. The others were in connection
with various violations of the federal
statutes. In geographical division Of
prosecutions Pennsylvania led with "a,
New York had II, Ohio 80, California
80 and Missouri %.
Bids we're opened at the Bureau of
Insular Affairs this afternoon on 81 500,
600 temporary certificates of indebted
ness of the Philippine Islands. The
highest bidder WAS Fiske d Robinson,
of New York, l0I Ga; the next highest,
Riggs National Bank, of Washington,
ID. c., 10l. 537.
Miss Frances p. Paul has been APP
pointed postmaster at ,OuObine, Rock
inghsm county.
The tenth annual convention of the
Fairfax County Sunday-SchOol AssOcia-
ton was held yesterday at the Jerusalem
Baptist Church, Fairfax county. The
rr;nc;Dal address yVas delivered nv Rev