Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-26

the receipt of Ambassador Cassini's letter
of recall which he will present in person
next week. Baron :Rosen, Russia's new
representative at Washington, who ex-
poets to arrive July 6, will hand his Gre
dentials to the Presidenta few days later.
This was a day of farewells at the
White House. Nearly all the heads OF
bureaus ard departments in town drop
ped in to say good bye to the President
curing the forenoon, and number of
foreign representatives called to conclude
their business with the Chief Magistrate
for the summer.
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Madden has issued instructions
to all postnasters that after Sep
TENDER LIST, all periodicals contain
ing advertisements printed on sheets
of paper which they advertise, such as
glazed, waxed, oiled tissue, wall and
other papers, the periodicals shall be as
sessed as fourth class matter instead OF
second class, since otherwise the revenues
of the department will suffer by the trans
mission of commercial matter at second
class rates.
State Department officials were much
concerned this morning to learn OF the
renewed illness of Secretary of State
Hay. The gravest fears are entertained
that lie will never be able to resume his
place at the head of the department.
Should his present indisposition con
tinue he will probably retire from the
Cabinet in the fall. 1t that case it is
said hat Mr.. Joseph Fl. ChOate, until
recently the American Ambassador at
London, will be chosen to succeed him
AS The head of the State Department, al
though Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, the
present American representative at Lon
don, is also mentioned in this connec-
ton.
The State Department has issued a
commission to John Barrett, formerly
Minister to Panama, as Minister to
Colombia, in accordance with the formal
announcement made some time ago.
George Jarvis Bowens, of Virginia, has
has been appointed consul at Guadeloupe.
Although it was announced from Paris
several days ago that the text Of the
French note to Germany in relation to
the Moroccan situation had been COM
municated for information to the other
powers it is declared al the State De-
partment that it has not reached this
government.
Thornwell Haynes, OF South Carolina,
has been appointed consul at Marking,
China. He has been in the consular
service since 1900 when he was ap-
pointed Consul at Rouen. In March OF
this year an order was issued trans
ferFing him to the position of scom
mercial agent at Vladivostok as successor
to Richard I. GIeenar, colOred, of this
city. Before he could start for his new
post the Russian authorities issued
orders compelling the Withdrawal of all
foreigners from Vladivostok in antici
patton of putting that place in state OF
siege.
The National Association of Ele-
cutionists opened its 18th annual meet
ing here to today, at the Carnegie pub
lie library. Professor Robert |. Fulton,
of Delaware, Ohio, president OF the
association, made his official address re-
counting the growth of the organization.
The session will cOntinpe until Friday.
The Department of Justice makes the
announcement that Assistant Attorney
General Purdy has been placed in charge
Of the railroad rebate cases, including
that against the Atchison, Topeka and
Saute Fe, and that he has left for Kansas
City to begin prosecutions, in accord
ance with President RoOsevelPs di-
rectiOns.
Upon the result OF the investigation
into the 1921, 900 contract awarded |
to the LaDston MOnotype Machine
Company by Public Printer Palmer
may depend the retention in office Of
that official.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British Am
bsssador handed the President today a
formal letter from King Edward, relative
10 the retirement of Ambassador Choate
and the induction into Office of Ambassa-
ior Reid.