Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-16
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c., June 10.

Commission will be held in Washington,
the active deliberations of that body will
DE conducted probably at Newport, h. l..
Jnasmuch, however, as the signing OF
the convention will take place in the
CAPITAL of the United States, the docu-
ment will be known in history, actually
as well as theoretically, the Treaty OF
Washington. The commission will hard
" get together here before August The
plenipotentiaries are yet to he named.
MANY details will have to be worked out
preliminary to the m 7eling. 1t will re-
auire a month for the japanese repre-
sentatiyes to reach Washington. There
will be a number of social functions, chief
among which will be state dinner at the
White House. The Russian Ambassador
and the japanese minister will give elabo-
rate entertainments in honor of their re-
spectiye plenipotentiaries. Having been
we'll dined and wined and having laid
the groundwork for their negotiations,
The commissioners will then proceed as
has been provided to "some summer re-
sort in the North" where they will get
down to serious business. A squadron
of warships will take the commissioners
to their new meeting place. They will
probably embark at Annapolis, the near
est point to Washington that can accom-
modate war vessels of a size comparable
with the dignity Of such an important
BODY. Before departing from Washing
ton on their return home the plenipoten
tionaries will again he entertained at the
White House and by the Russian Embas-
sy and the japanese Legation. The
opening and closing sessions of the com
mission will probably be held in the
diplomatic room of the State Depart
ment. 1t is presumed that Marquis Ito,
as the head OF the japanese peace COM
mission, will preside over the conferences.
Gen. O. H. Ernst, the chairman OF
the United States delegation on the In
ternational Waterways Commission, re
turned here today from Toronto where
the commission was in session Wednes-
day. All the members of both the
Canadian ard American delegations
we're present and Gen. Ernst says that a
GOOD start was made in arranging the
nrelimiparies for the work of the COM
mission. 1t was decided TO begin the
preparation of data regarding the princl-
n4I problem before the commission;
namely, the regulation of the water level
of Lake Erie especially with reference to
lis effect on the st. Lawrence river, the
use of the waters at Niagara, etc. Sim
liar data will also be got together
with regard to regulating the use of
the water at Saut Ste. Marie.
The next meeting OF the commission
will be held on July 9TH, in Ottawa,
when the oc aston will be taken by the
American Commissioners to pay their
respects to the officers of the Canadian
government. Later American head
quarters will be established at Buffalo
and similar opportunities will be given
for popular representations from com
munities on this side of the border
John Eisenrng, the French tinsmith
who was reported as having been taken
down with yellow fever at Panama in the
list made public yesterday, Is dead.
This makes five deaths from the disease
this month. Gov. Magoon, in reporting
the occurrence this morning, announces
three additional cases. This makes
thirty-four cases on the isthmas since the
beginning of the month.
Captain George w. Kirkman, 25th
Infantry, who was twice tried by court
martial ats Fort Niobrara, Nebraska,
during the early part of this year and
sentenced to dismissal from the army
and total confinement of three years
in military prison, must submit to the
findings of the court. President Rose
welt today approved the sentences award
ed. Capt. Kirkman will serve his con-
finement at hard labor in the United
States penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Capt. Kirkman's infatnatiOn
for Mrs. Louis b. Chandler, wife of
Lieutenant Chandler, of Kirkman's reg
iment, was the indirect cause of his
martial. Chandler was instru-
mental in bringing the charges, based
on Kirkman's elopement with Mrs.
Chandler to New York, where they sep
arated and Mrs. Chandler was obliged
to make her way back to Nebraska as
best she could During Kirkman's con-
fnement at Fort Niobrara during his
second trial, Mrs. Chandler committed
suicide at hetel in Omaha.
Major General G. l.. Gilleipie, assist
ant chief of the general staff, will be re-
tired at his own request tomorrow. Brig
adler General George NJ Randall, who
sailed yesterday from the Philippines,
where we has been commanding the
department of LuzOn, will be advanced
to the rank of Major General. He will
succeed Major General John G. Bates in
of the department of the north,
General Bates becoming assistant chief
Of staff to fill the vacancy caused by
General Gillespies retirement.
The situation growing out of the Mo-
roccsn affair, has developed until it has
assumed a most threatening aspect
News from Paris is to the effect that
both the French army and navy are be
ing rapidly prepared for general mobili-
zation. Officers are being summoned
back to their regiments and ships. and
feverish activity prevails at the War Of
ice and Admiralty. While the ques-
lions are still under diplomatic discus
,ions which is reported to be taking
favorable turn, fear of dangerous compli-
cations is not yet over and there is
possibility OF war between France and
Germany.