Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-17
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.I
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Washington, ID. O., June IL.
The President has affirmed the judg-
ment of court martial at Fort Preble,
Me-. that tried Fist Lieutenant Frederick
c. Smith, Artillery Corps, in so far as
he was sentenced to dismissal from the
army and confinement for one year. A
fine of 81, 200 was RENTED. Smith was
charged with making fraudulent claims
against the government, unbecomlng
conduct disobedence of orders and en-
bezzlement
For the first time in the history OF the
Military Academy, representatives OF
the Chinese Empire have been admitted
as cadets in the institution. The two
Young Cinnamon, Ting CHA Chen aud
Ying Hsing Wen, with Louis Bargain,
of Honduras, and F. Thomas Plaza, OF
Ecuador, under special act of Congress,
will receive instructions with the class
of l45 candidates who were received as
cadets on June 10.
Cardinal Gibbons was caller at the
White House today, Rev. DR.. Stafford OF
St. Patrick's Church, escorting him to
the executive office. 81 came 10 CON
graduate the President upon his mag
ni(icent achievement in bringing about
peace between Russia and JAPAN" said
the Cardinal. "He is an angel OF peace
AMI deserves the thanks of the entire
world"
1t is stated that the diplomatic room
of the State Department will not be the
scene of the Russo-Japancse peace nego-
tiations, because the room is required for
the ordinary current business of the de-
partment. 1t is suggested that the read
ing rooms set apart in the Library OF
Congress for the use of the Senate and
House would probably be the scene oil
the negotiations.
The President has written to the chair
man of his personal investigating COM
mittee," saying: "This committee is to
investigate and find out what changes
are needed to place the con iuct of the
executive BUSINESS of the government
in all its branches on the most economi-
cal and effective basis in the light OF thu
best modern business practices -"
The Bowen-LoOmis case is nearing an
end but instead of closing it up today as
he had hoped to do Secretary Taft has
been informed that the final witness
cannot be here until Monday. He is
Mr.. Porter bOOkkeeper OF the New
York and Bermudez Asphalt Co. To-
day Messrs. LOOMS and Bowen were
again before the Secretary making state
ments and counter statements.
The Attorney General today au-
nounced after conference with the
President that w. w. Cotton, of Port
land, Oregon, would be appointed to
succeed Judge Bellringer, OF the federal
district. Attorney General Moody an
nounced that on Tuesday statements
will be made public by the President
and himself relative TO the investigation
of the Atkinson, Topeka and Sante
Fe Railroad Company, for alleged re-
bate giving t, the Colorado Fuel aud
Iron Company. The statements will
explain the reasons for the withdrawal
as special counsel of Judge Herman, of
Cincinnati.
Governor Magoon, of the canal zone,
wired the commission today that he has
completed the organization of the Su-
preme Court of the District of the Canal
Zone, and has appointed DR.. Facundo
Nuts Duran, a, Panamanian citizen, chief
Justice, and Lorin c. Collins, ofChicago,
an associate justice. These gentlemen
with II. A. Gudger, formerly consul
general at Panama, the present justice,
comprise the court as constituted by law.