Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-17

Senators Foraker and Dick as the most
distinguished guests, will be gl'en TO-
morrow night in the New Willard.
Representative Bourke Cochran, OF
New York. discussed corrupt political
practices generally in an ADDRESS before
the House committee on elections 81
President and Vice President today. he
appeared in support of his bill providing
for publicity OF campaign contributions
and for the investigation, by special
commission of the expenses incurred IN
presidential campaigns since looO.
After denouncing campaign contrbu-
lions by corporations, as larceny oil cor
poration funds, he exhorsed the commit
fee to consider his bill as ''the first step
in an attack on corruption"
Bva strict party vote the House COM
mittee ON merchant marine and hshe,'es
lodav directed that the ship subsidy
measure. drafted by the congressional
merchant marine commission, be favor
ably reported to the House Efforts OF
the democrats to amend the measure
we're defeated by party votes. Mr..
Grosyenor will make the majority report
on the bill, and Mr.. Luking the minor
ity report.
The nomination Of John r. Carter 10
be postmaster at Birmingham, Ala,
vas sent to the Senate today. Also the
following nominations: To be Com
missioner of immigration, Robert
Watchotn, of New York, at the Port OF
New York 10 be Surveyor General OF
Louisiana, James Lewis, OF Louisiana.
The State Department was today OF
ficially notified that the Chinese govern
ment makes sweeping denial OF the
charges recently filed with the powers by
Russia TO the effect that China has been
violating her neutrality obligations in
the present war in the far east. This
was in answer to an inquiry TO the
Chinese government transmitted through
the. United States Minister at Picking.
China's answer will be communicated to
the powers by Secretary Hay, and it is
expected that as result Russia will ieel
called upon ID present the evidence upon
To present the evidence upon which she
bases the charges.
Judge Mccartney resumed his testi-
monv at the opening Of the Smoot hear
ing this morning with the statement that
there was a disposition among the Nor
mons to turn the Judiciary OF the State
over to the gentiIes with the exception
Of some district judgeships The church
officials, he said, tried to keep entirely
out OF politics but were continually
nagged By the politicians. He was :hen
followed by Il. W. Young, graduate OF
West Point and for seven years in the
regula. army. He said he was demo-
crat. a Mormon, a grandson of Brigham
Young aud president of one OF the four
stakes" into which Salt Lake is divided
b the church. He is not a poygamist
aud believed the sentiment OF Mormons
was decidedly hostile topolygamy. Since
1890 there have been no teachings OF
DO ygamy and the policy of the church
- rs to discourage the practice.
Postmaster General Wynne has ac-
cepted the offer made By President
Roosevelt to appoint him Consul Gene.
raj at London TO succeed II. Clay Evans
after March 4.
A committee of City Superintendent
of Mails commence meeting at the
Postofice Department today for the
purpose of recommending rules to the
Postmaster General for uniform methods
of handling mails in city Postoffices,
lisciplining carriers and other city
postal employees, granting carriers
annual leave and similar matters.
Seung MAIN zee, young Korean editor,
who "a come to this city to enter George
Washington University, makes the assertion
that il is Japan's intention 10 dominate Korea
in the same manner in which Russia held an
iron hand over the hermit kingdom. Under
the Russian regime, Mr.. zee was thrown into
prison as he opposed the views Of the cODser-
vative government, aud was held for six years
before release suffering all manner Of hard.
ships. For seven months" he said, Il
wore the 'cangue', a wooden collar weighing
about twenty pounds, and part of the time
was made to sit in the stocks. My companions
were taken out into the yard, beaten, torirr'
ed. hanged or beheaded. Finally on August
last. DIR. Allen, the American Minister was
instrumental in bringing my case to trlal ana
was released. Mr. zee declares that before
The murder of the late Queen, the Korean
Emperor was a progressive man. but he has
5 cretly aided the Russians, because he has
always feared assassination at the hands OF
lie japanese,