Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-25
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gaze

OF the husoldP duu JaPohCoS
views. has retained from New Hampshire
where he has been making the final ar
rangements for the reception of the
Observation-Disclosures. Mr.. Peirce confirmed
The announcement that the ENJOYS will
be the guests of the State of New Hamp-
shire during their visit to Portsmouth.
Their hotel Accommodations and their liv-
ing expenses Of all kinds will be delray-
ed BY the State. The United States G "
eminent besides. providing the place OF
meeting for the negotiations will bear
all the expense of transporting the rep
resentatives Of the two governments
from New York to Oyster Bay, from
there TO Portsmouth, and during the con-
ference from the Portsmouth navy yard
to the Hotel Wentworth. There is no def
mite idea as to how long the conferences
will last, but the impression prevails that
they can be concluded in month or six
weeks. Baron Komura, the chief plen-
ipotentiary for Japan, arrived In New
York this morning where he was met by
Kagora Takahira, the japanese Minister
to this country, who is the other pc ace
representative of that country. M.
Witte, chief Russian peace envoy, cannot
arrive in New York before Aug. End.
The exact date of the presentation OF the
enyoys to the President at Oyster Bay
cannot be set until after Whites arrival
when his pleasure will be consulted. 1t
will probably be the 4th or 9th OF Aug.
ust, Assistant Secretary Peirce will
then perfect the final arrangement for
the meeting of the ENJOYS. He will ac-
company them to Oyster Bay and make
the presentation to the President.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy, in
charge of the contempt proceedings
recently brought against the Atchison,
Topeka and Sante Fe Railroad, will
soon leave for Kansas City for the pur-
pose of pressing the governments action
United States District Attorney }. A.
Van Valkenburg, of Kansas City, has
been in Washington consulting with
Mr.. Purdy about the matter,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who
was overcome by heat and indigestion
while in conference with the cotton men
Yesterday, was not at the department to-
dav. From his home it is reported,
however, that he is improving, that the
attack is not serious, and that he expects
to resume his duties tomorrow.
1t is understood that Attorney Cen
eral Moody, with the approval OF the
President. has selected the man to take
the place of Assistant Attorney General
Day, who resigned recently to become
the auditor of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society. Announcement OF the
appointment will be made shortly by
MIR. Moody at his home in Brocton,
Mass. The new assistant will be law
yer of first rate ability, eminently pre-
pared to carry on the trust batting cam
paign inaugurated by Mr.. Day.
The first hanging that ever occurred
in Biibid prison, the bastile of Manila,
is reported in recent mail advices from
Philippines. Previous execution have
been effected by means of the garotte,
but this form of inficting capital punish
ment was legislated out of existence
year and half ago. The victim of the
first hanging was Pfudensio Magpog,
who paid the penalty for the murder OF
Yasaburo Yamana, japanese fisher
man whom Magpog with three com
panions muyderd while fishing.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Hays made the following announcement
TODAY "a revised estimate of the acre
age planted to cotton this year as com
pared with that planted last year will
probably be made and given to the pub
lie at II O'Clock tomorrow, July 70" ,
Capt. Drake, the senior naval officer
now at San Diego, telegraphed the Navy
Department late last night that the
Bennington was hoated at $50 p. NJ.
Yesterday and is now alongside the dock.
He SAYS that when the Iris arrives he
will make a thorough examination of
the hull of the Bennington and that be
will make as thorough examination of the
ship today as is possible under the cir
cumstances. Capt. Drake says that the
bodies have now all been recovered and
that every member of the crew is ac-
counted for
At the suggestion: of District At
torney Beach, the grand jury now hold
ing special session for the purpose OF
considering the "cotton report leak" was
brought into open court this morning
and instructed by Judge d. Thew Wright
as TO their authority and duties "ln
event." said the court, "thlt witness
refuses 10 answer any proper question,
the matter will be at once brought to
the attention of the court, when measures
will be taken to compel the witness 10
answer" Several were examined today,
among them being Prot. Hays of the Ag-
rioultursl Department.
As a result of the new regulations
governing Chinese immigration, a
higher percentage of Chinese were adj
mitted to this country in June than in
any preceding month in some time.
According TO the Department of Com
merce and Labor 81 applied for admis-
sion and only II were deported. There
we're 1l2,3l5 immigrants during the
month as compared with 70, 443 in the
corresponding month of 1904. From,
Europe there came 100, O75, 20, 900
being from Russia
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
De Graw has been informed that mon
ster newspaper combine has been formed
TO convert weekly newspapers in sections
well supplied with rural free delivery
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