Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-15
From Washington.

ICorrespondence Of the Alexandra Gazetle.J
Washington, ID. c., May ID.
George A. Post, chairman Of the rail-
way appliance exhibit of iheluternatlonai
Railway Congress, poiutedly snuboed
the secretary to the President because
Mr. Loeb declined to permit Mr.. Post
and his assistants to see Mr.. koose'e"
when they called at the White House 10
"rge the President to visit the exhibit
Fridav afternoon. The display was
held over a day for the return OF MI
Roosevelt, but Mr.. Loeb took the
nosi.ion that the President was TOO
busy. Mr.. Loeb called up Mr.. Post on
the telephone Saturday morning. Mr.
p, at sent back word by the messenger :;
nSay to Mr.. Loeb that | am at breakfast
If ne wishes to call me up in hall au
hour | will talk with him."
Secretary Paul Morton will virtually
sever his connection with the Navy de-
nartment when the President leaves
Washington for his summer vacation.
After that, while Mr.. Morton may retain
The title of Secretary of the Navy for &
few months longer, Assistant Secretary
Darling will really run the Navy De
parlment during the summer.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey returned to
Washington yesterday from New York.
Apparently the Admiral has recovered
from the illness, which Mrs. Dewey de-
scribed as violent, and which prevented
him from fighting the battle OF Manila
Bay over again at the dinner Of the
Founders and Patriots of America on
Saturday evening. No physician attend
eG the Admiral during the illness, II
was rumored that the cause Of The Adj
miraps eillness" was that Mrs. Dewey
WAS greatly perturbed because her name
was omitted from the list of guests at
the dinner, and that she had, in tit OF
pioue. persuaded the Admiral to remain
away.
Responses received from the governors
of Southern States in answer to invita-
tons to send delegates to the Southern
Industrial Parliament, which will be held
in this city next week, indicate that five
or more delegates will represent the
governor of each of the Southern States,
while boards of trade, municipalities,
railroads. commercial and industrial as
sociations, banks and similar institutions
will send representatives. The meeting
will be held in the assembly room OF the
Georgetown Law School.
The expected decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States regarding the
New York franchise tax law was not
rendered today. The next decision day
of the Court will be Monday, May ",
on which date adjournment will oe had
until the October term.
The jury in the caae of Thomas Nj.
Field. a prominent Washington lawyer
who was indicted on charge of embez-
element of about $4,000 from the
Washington Endowment and Beneficial
Association, today returned verdict OF
guilty. An appeal was immediately
noted by the lawyers for the defense and
the case will be taken to the Court OF APP
meals. of the District. The maximum
nenalty that can be inflicted in the case
is 10 years. H.
The executive committee Of the Pana-
ma Canal Commission, held a meeting
this morning. The committee made a
formal call upon the President this after
noon TO receive their final instructions
before leaving for the isthmus. They
will leave here for New York at mid
night.
A party of sixty government officials
and invited guests left Washington this
morning to attend the graduating exer-
cises of the senior class of cadets,
revenue cutter service, OF Arundel
Cove, Maryland. A larger party OF
guests went from Baltimore. Arundel
Cove is the Annapolis of the revenue
cutter service, and after graduation the
cadets are given commissions as third
lieutenants. This years class is COM
posed of seven young seamen and with
in few weeks all will be given active
assignments on the cutters of the service.
The 3rd-annual convention of health
officers of the various states and territories
met at the New Willard Hotel this MOI n
ing, Surgeon General Wyman of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice presiding. National control OF lep-
ROSY and methods of the transmission OF
typhoid fever were the topics discussed
today.
Herbert w. Bowen, recently relieved
as United States Minister to Venezuela
on account OF charges which he is al
legged TO have made against First AS
sistant Secretary OF State LOOMS, for
mally reported to President Roosevelt
this morning. Ee was with the Presi-
dent for only q moment. He was told
that the matter was in the hands OF
Secretary Taft, and Minister Bowen at
once proceeded to the War Department.
On reaching the War Department Mr.
Bowen was given by Secretary TAFT a
copy OF the responses which Mr.. LOOMS
has prepared to the charges against him
self as well as a copy of all the state
ments that have been filed in Mr..
LOOMS behalf by his friends. Among
these it is understood are statements
from officers of the asphalt company deny
ing that Mr.. Loomis was given a check
for $40, 900 in return for services rem
dered that company, which is the grave
amen of one of the charges. Mr..
Bowen was requested to examine these
papers carefully and to prepare his
answer thereto. When this is done
he will submit his response