Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-08
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept. s

at Constantinople, expresses the belief
that be will be given bis first audience
by the Sultan of Turkey in few days.
He says the health of the Sultan is daily
improving, and that he has notified the
French and British Ambassadors be
will receive them in day or two. Mr..
Leishman believes his audience. which
will constitute an official recognition OF
the his new ambassadorial rank, will be
given very soon. Mr.. Leishman is the
first United States Ambassador TO Tur-
key. Although be has been in Con-
stantinople for many weeks now, he has
not yet received any official recognition
from the Sultan, and it has been a
source of considerable speculation IN
official and diplomatic circles as to
whether it was the SultaD's intention
ever to recognize him as an Ambassador.
For many reasons the Turkish govern
ment regretted the elevation OF Mf.
Leishman from a Minister to an Ambas-
sador. The Sultan did not desire 10
have the diplomatic representative OF
the United States in Turkey an Ambas-
sador, and consequently entitled TO have
persona, audience with the sultan
Neither was Turkey anxious to incur
the additional expense of having an
Ambassador 10 this country.
A letter has been received at the Of
fee of the Governor from Commissioners
Koiner, who has been travelling in Eng
land and Europe for the last three
months in interest of immigration. MIR.
Koiuer has landed at Montreal, Canada,
and is making q tour of the provinces
with view to acqusintiug the farmers
of that country with the many adVan-
tages to be gained in this state. Mr..
KOiner writes that he has secured the ser
vices of several good agents in England,
Scotland and Ireland, as we'll as In
Europe, and be expresses confidence
that they will send a great many desir'
able men during the fall aud winter.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
announces that the old case against the
Union Pacific Railway Company, in
volying payment of elevator allowances
to Peayy q Co., will be reopened in The
United States Court rooms in Chicago
September IL.
The government purposes to wipe out
the nt-Mexican junta at st. Louis II II
eau be done with any shadow OF law.
Officials of the administration are indlg-
nant over the existence in this country
of body men who have been hsrrasslng
the friendly government OF Mexico. As
soon as the Department of Justice re-
ceived the complaint of the State De-
partment, machinery looking to a quick
but thorough investigation was set in
motion.
Foreseeing shortage of mine props,
due to the rapid devastation of the forest
10 the bituminous coal regions of West
ern Pennsylvania and West Virginia,
the forest service OF the Department of
Agriculture has inaugurated campaign
for forest planting in this section. The
Fl. C. Frick Coke Company, which
owns many farms in Westmorelapd and
Fayette counties, Pa, has already adopt
ed the suggestions of the service.
The Department of Justice this morn
ing received telegram from Marshal
Daniels, announcing the arrest OF ~
Mexicans and other residents of Arizona
90 the charge of organizing an insurrec-
ton against the Mexican government.
The hearing will be held in Douglas this
afternoon.
The Navy Department has been ad'
vised by the Union Iron Works that
the new ba.ilesbip California will be
ready for her officia trial by the first OF
October.
Beginning today the State Department
will maintain strict secrecy with regard
to the case of Paul 0. Stensland. the
defaulting banker Of Chicago, IT., Acting
Secretary of Stale Adee said today that
no intimation of the plan adopted for
bringing Stensland back to the u. ). from
Tangler, Morocco would be maze public
10 order to prevent his return home for
trial
It is the understanding in army circles
that the new paymaster general Will be
Col. Culver S. SnifieD, at present chief
paymaster OF the depart nent OF the east
with headquarters in New York. The
present psymaster general, Brig. Gen.
Francis S Dodge, will retire next Tues
day by operation OF law.
Guy Chase Van Alstyne, WHO'S known
in this city as broker, has been sued
by his wife for divorce Mrs. Katherine
lP. Newman, o hersise known as Mrs.
Katherine p. Allison, is named as core
spondent.
# is now said that Attorney General
Moody will 10 to the Supreme Court bench
this fall; that Secretary Of the Navy Bona
parte will succeed Attorney Gen. Moody; that
George Won l.. Myer, ambassador to -,
Petersburg, will enter the Cabinet as the
head of the Navy Department; and that Sec
rotary Cf War Taft viii remain in his present
position.
Brig. Gen. Robert NJ O'Reiey, surgeon
general Of the army, has been detailed fOi
another tour of four years service at the head
| Of the medical department, his first tern
| having expired yesterday.
II has been decided BY the War Depart
ment to publish as a government document
| the history of the Filipino uprising as II Is
| told in the documents captured or otherwise
| obtained in the Philippines. The work hsi
been put in type after several years OF worb
by Capt. j. r. NJ. Taylor, 18th infantry
| Many Of the original papers were written u
| Tagalog and bear the signature of Aguinaldo
Nipple said to be Forger.
Philadelphia, Sept. S.-That Nipple
the suicide wrecker of the Real Estst,
I rust Company, WAS forger to the
| amount of oyer $3.50, 600. was the chic