Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-25
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lCorrespondence Of the Alexandra Oazete' j
Washington. ID. c., May 20.

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tCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. c., May 20.
The appointment was announced to-
day of Morgan Treat to be U. > Mar
shall for The eastern district of Virginia
u s. Minister Russell, it is under
stood. left Bogota only yesterday IN re-
sponse to the instructions of the fresi-
DENT 10 come TO Washington to give tes-
timony in the Bowen-Loon.is contro-
yersy. 1t will therefore probably be
near the end of June before he can ar
rive here.
It IS officially denied at the POstoftice
Department that Estes G. Rathbone,
former director Of posts in Cuba, Is IN
any way connected with the postal SER
vice at this time, either directly or in
directly. This denial is called forth by
a press dispatch from Denver to the efiect
that Mr.. Rathbone had been inspecting
The postoffices in that city and Omaha.
It is stated that Mr. RathbOne has a
position with a trust company at
Tonopah, Nevada, and that his presence
in Denver and Omaha in connection
with the business of that concern may
have led to the erroneous report that ne
VAS there on business for the Postoffice
Department.
Marcus Braun, the United States inn
migration inspector, who got into trouble
with the Hungarian government officials,
has been transferred to another field and
the Hungarian police officer who in
rerferred with his mail has been dismiss
ed from the service and punished. This
ends the incident which has been the
subject ofdiplomatic negotiations between
This government and that of Austria
Hungary for several weeks.
The International Waterways Com
mission, consisting of three representa-
lives of the Dominion of Canada and the
same number from the United States,
met for the first time this morning. I'm
me9iately after assembling in the rooms
of Gen. o. II. Ernst, the chairman oftbe
American delegation, the commission in
body called upon acting Secretary OF
State LOOMS in order that the foreign
members might be formally presented.
An informal conference was later held
with Gen. Ernst presiding. Beyond a
eneral interchange OF views ii is not ex-
pected that anything will be accomplish
ed by the commission until after the re-
turn of Secretary Taft.
Stormy scenes marked the session
today of the Southern Industrial Parlia-
ment. The resolutions committee after a
four hours session last night drafted set
ofresolutions which it was intended should
be offered the parliament for adoption
this morning Secretary Murphy caused
the first wrangle by stating that after
conference with number of southern
representatives in Congress and several
prominent men he believed 1t was mad
yisable for this parliament to go on
record in reference TO many subjects OF
current importance, and suggested that
such action be delayed for year. Del
egates quarreled in their efforts to dis
pute about DR.. Murpby's position. The
time having arrived at which the dele
gates should leave to call upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt a motion to adjourn
was adopted with the parliament in
much disorder. The resolutions will be
considered later.
In significant speech this afternoon
at the opening session of the annual
convention of 2nd and 9rd class post
master General Cortelyou expressed the
administrations disapproval of organi
cations of postal employees when their
purpose is other than for Improvements
in the service, or except when they are
fraternal or beneficial in character.
"Wi!h any other purpose in view" he
said they are detrimental to the ser
vice, to their members and to the public.
At today's session of the International
Police Association the old officers were
reelected, with Major Richard Sylves-
ter of Washington, as president. Hot
Springs. Arkansas, was selected over
Richmond, Virginia, as the next place
Ol ulCcVlus'
A statement compiled by the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General shows that
New York heads the list of states in the
number OF free delivery post offices with
100. which is more than there were in
the whole Uuted States thirty years ago.
Pennsylvania comes next with "a offices;
then Ohio with Is.
Spencer Trask, the New York banker,
testified this morning in the Crawford
postofIice trial to having been introduced
TO the defendant by the Countess di
Brazza and to the subsequent financing
of the Postal Lock and Device Company.
He said CrawfOrd's reputation at that
time was excellent and he was very well
thought of in business circles. Thomas
McGregOr, formerly chief Of the supply
division, now serving two year sentence
in the Baltimore pententiary, gave tes-
timoDy relative to Machen's influence in
the purchase of various devices and ma.
terials.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her children will
go to Oyster Bay for.the summer about