Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-30
From Washington.
[Correspondence.of the Alexandra Gazei

prevails IN some QuTtciS "" WV ." 49,
of the early conclusion of peace between
Janan and Russia finds little support.
There is a general belief that Russia
would be glad to end hostilities, provid-
ed she could do so on her own terms.
And il is that provision which makes
the diplomats here skeptical OF any
successful conclusion to whatever peace
negotiations may be now in progress.
Willie they d. not deny the possibility
that such negotiations may be on foot IT
i .letlared that if that were the case the
fan would in all likelihood be COM
mnuicated here, and careful inquiry
has failed TO disclose any diplomat at
this capital who has received lntor-
nation or instructions on the subject.
Tie general opinion is that when the two
beIigerents are ready to discuss peace
thew will do so without any Intermediary
and that the negotiations will be con-
Quoted between st. Petersburg and Toxic
direct. AZ for the place at which the
final treaty of peace will be signed,
opinions differ, but the majority senti-
mont seems TO point to Stockholm rather
than Washington. 1t has been asserted
with a great deal of confidence that
Ambassador Jusserand's recent call on
the President was for the purpose OF
discussing peace preliminaries. This is
most positively denied at the French
Embassy, where it is declared that The
ambassador in the absence OF instructions
from his government could not breach
such subject to the President.
China is preparing TO build q great
navy. Sir Robert Hart, the director
general If the customs, has submitted a
plan whereby the revenues of the en-
pire from customs and internal taxes
will be increased from about $50, $780,
600 to $244. 900, 600. With the addi-
tional money thus obtained Sir Robert
proposes to build 20 iron clad battle
ships, 20 armored cruisers and l2O tor
pedo boats, all TO be constructed within
ten years. Our foreign representatives
who have reported this news OF the great
project to the State Department advise
American contractors TO put in bids for
constructing the ships and furnishing
the war materials that will be needed
by China.
President Roosevelt has promised TO
visit New York on May SOth TO attend
the dedication of the monument erected
to the memory Of the victims OF the
Slocum disaster.
President Roosevelt told number OF
Senators and Members of Congress this
morning that he expected to call the
extraordinary session of Congress for the
consideration olrailroad rate legislation,
or or ABOUT October 10Th.
Friends of Senator Beveridge, of In
diana, who are in Washington, charac-
terize as untrue a story printed this
morning in New York weekly society
journal that he is engaged to Miss Alice
Roosevelt. Following the general prac-
tice regarding such reports, the White
House declines TO either confirm or
deny il.
Senator Kean, Ct New Jersey, after a
call at the. White House this morning
announced that John Doscher would
succeed John Rotterdam as assistant
collector of the port of New York at
Jersey City.
The Department Of Commerce and
Labor announces that exports TO China
from the United States in the first eight
months of the present fiscal year broke
all previous records, and indicate the
total during the twelve months ended
June goth next, will reach the unprece-
dented figure of 40 million dollaS, while
TO the Orient, as whole, the total will
probably approximate 100 million dol
lars in value. Our exports to Asia and
Oceauia in the eight months ended with
February. 1905, amounted to 1872, 52S,-
4I2 practically equal to the total shown
by the full II months OF the fiscal
year 1904.
DIR. Jose de Jesus Paul, the special
representative from Venezuela who is in
this country to arrange terms with the
creditors of the republic, called upon the
President this morning. Wayne Mac
Veagh, who for number of years has
been prominently identified with Vene-
zuelan troubles in court, called soon
after DR.. Paul arrived. When Dr. Paul
came out he asserted that there are no
differences of importance between the
two countries. "All the trouble has
been caused by Minister Bowen" said
DIR. Pau, "and that is purely personal
matter between him aud President
Castro believe that President ROose
welt will solve the problem by recalling
Mr.. Bowen in the near future. am
given to understand that he is even now
considering the matter very seriously 1t
called upon another matter altogether
said Mr.. acVeagh, when he emerged
from the Presidents office.
Naval officers rdicule the confession"
of Rosseau, who is counting notoriety by
from his own knowledge,
the explosion that destroyed the battle
ship Maine seven years ago. They say
the hallucination that an internal ma
chine intended for Spanish warship
was fastened to the Maine one night
through blunder could only be possessed
by a mailman or some pervert unfamiliar
with Havana harbOr.
The Washington Jockey Club could
hardly have chosen better weather for
the races at Benning than that WHICH
has prevailed since the opening last
week. The attendance is very large
arerv day and all seem 10 eniny the