Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-30

ancy. OF the total membership OF ~,
there are 81 republicans; of the thir-
teen new members. but two are democrats.
One ofthese is Isdor Rayner OF Maryland,
The other new democrats is James b.
Frazier Of Tennessee. One of the inter-
esting characters now returning TO bis
old place in the Senate is Thomas d..
Carter, of Montana, who made his exit
ia March. 1901. There will probably be
two absentee Senators next Monday,
Joseph r. Burton of Kansas, and John
H. Mitchell, of Oregon, both of whom
have recently been convicted OF otfenses
against the government.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock turned over to the Treasury
today 1888, Sic IS, the amount of money
orders purchased of the postofice, but
which have never been called for by the
PAYERS. This amount has been accum-
uIating since money orders came into
use. According to recent law the un-
called for gain must be turned into the
Treasury.
Three football games here and the
races at Benning gave amusement to
thousands of people today, including
many Alexsndrisns, who came over to
witness the sports. The day is rather
cold, but there are many ways of keeping
warm.
The little men of the football team
from Washington and Lee University
had no trouble in rolling up score OF
II to 0 on George Washington Uuiver-
sity at Van Ness Park this morning.
The latter's line was lameptable weak
and SLOW.
Chekib Bey. the Minister from Turkey,
saws that his master the Sultan and his peo-
ple as a whole have been previously misun-
derstood and maligned by the entire world
The Sultan is a peaceable ruler, tolerant oil
all religious faith and to say or TO even hint
that he has ever directly or indirectly insti-
gated the massacres Of Christians in Turkish
territory is TO do him great injustice. The
trouble between Turkey and the six powers
has been greatly exaggerated, says Chekib,
and he ought to know. "Of course hitch
has occurred somewhere" he admitted, but
such bitches often occur between the most
friendly nallOhS ne naval utmOnslTdtlOii
does not amount TO anything. Almost all the
powers have warships in the neighborhoOd
of Turkey the greatei part Of the time, so their
simultaneous appearance is not at all signih'
cent In Turkey absolute religious freedom
is allowed and the average Mussulman will
never speak on subjects in which religion en-
ters, preferring to leave such top cs uncom-
mented upon. You cannot recall a single
instance in which Christians were massacred
because of their religion. In the newspapers
GU will frequently see what is termed ian
Armenian massacre" which is purported TO
lie the murder Of a number of Armenians by
our people, whereas the contrary was the fact
and those very Armenians who are suppOss d
to have been killed, did the killing themselves
and then fled to America or some other for
eign country. | repeat there is no danger
for foreigners of any nationality or any reli-
gion in Turkey"
Newspapers which publish the results of
church euchre parties where prizes are given
may be excluded from the mails by Post
master General Cortelyou. This is to apply
only to such affairs as charge an admission
fee. Parties where the card players are not
required 10 present tickets do not come under
the ban. Should the new ruling be enforced
literally all accounts of church and society
fafes, fairs and whist parties where prizes
are drawn would be b FRED from the mails.
The Attorney General for the Postotiice De
partment says that the rule will not be made
to work injury to any worthy enterprise, but
adds that it will be best for the press to re-
fran from printing lists Of prizes Of affairs
where admission fees are charged.