Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-21
From Washington.
/ correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington. Aug. II

correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, Aug. Il
Today's news from Cuba, especially
with reference TO the danger in which
American residents OF the Island are
placed, is so disquieting that forcible ac-
ton by the United States government
may be taken at any time. The State De-
partment has requested Charge d. Affsires
Sleeper at Havana for full report on
the situation as it appeared this morn
ing. This report is snxiously awaited.
Should It develop that lives and prop
erty, not only of Americana, but OF Ma
tiyes, are really endangered, and that
the Cuban government is unable to cope
with the disturbance, one or more war
ships will be dispatched to the nearest
available port where marines will be
landed and sent against the revolution
lists. According to officials OF the ad-
ministratioD, 1t would not be necessary
for the United States to wait until Presi-
dent Palma has requested Intervention.
1t is regarded here that ample authority
exists for this government to intervene
at any time, on its own volition, should
it consider the crisis sufficiently grave.
Minister Wilson, at Brussels, Belgium,
and Consul General Howe, of Antwerp,
Belgium, have locked horns on the sub
iect as 70 whether there is demand in
that country for American cattle. Early
in the summer the consul-general sent q
report to this government that there is
annually in Belgium a ready market for
100. 900 American lean cattle for feeding
purposes. Now Minister Wilson states
10 formal report ne is informed BY a
representative of the Belgian sgricultu-
raj department that there is practically
no demand for American lean cattle,
"since the 1900 or 10000 cattle
furnished annually by Holland and
France meet all the demands of the Bel
gian market, and that there is no evil
dence of a desire in Belgium for modi-
fication in favor of the United States of
regulations governing the importation OF
cattle which now accord An apparent
preference to Holland and France"
The commission appointed by the heads
OF the department OF commerce and Ia
Dor, agricultural department and the
treasury department to formulate rules
and regulations under the pure food act
has sent TO the leading manufacturers a
SYLLABUS OF the questions to be discuss
ed at a conference between the inter.
ested parties and the commission in New
York, September 17-22. The sugges-
tons which the commission desire to re-
ceiye are divided into twelve groups.
These relate to the definition and nature
of the original package prepared for ex-
port, to the collection of samples, hear
ings and publications, use of colors,
flavors and preservatives, misbranding OF
foods and drugs, mixtures and limitations,
proprietary foods, drug adulteration and
misbranding, confectionery, establish
ment of guarantee and inspection of i'm
ported foods. Among the most impor-
tant of these is that relating to the ma
ture and procedure OF hearings before
the Secretary of Agriculture for both the
manufacturer and the importer, and the
method of publication after judgment
has been passed upon the products.
Commissioner II. B. F. Mcfarland
returned to Washington yesterday from
Europe. Mr.. mcfarland said yester-
day that compared with the cities he
saw land he visited all the European
oapitalo), Washington he'd moro natural
beauty and more beautiful parks and
trees and more Of them, and on the whole
was the most beautiful, although Paris
has greater show places, like the Champs
Ulysses and its surroundings. Even
Paris, he said, taken altogether, the back
streets with the boulevsrds, was not as
beautiful as Washington and particularly
did not have as many city parks or trees,
and had comparatively few beautiful
trees.
Chas. l.. Magee, secretary OF the Ma
tional Red Gross Association, is sending
out kilograms today to the presidents of
the u local State organizations urging
them to issue appeals in their respective
districts for subscriptions to aid the
sufferers from the earthquake in Val
paraiso, Chilli. Contributions from States
where there are no regular organizations
of the Red Cross will be received by
Chas. II. Keep, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. Charge d'Affaires Vega of the
Chilean legation was a caller at the State
Department this morning. He said
that from information he had received,
from his knowledge of the country, and
from the publications made, he is in-
clined to believe that the reports OF
damage have been greatly exaggerated.
This, he thinks, is particularly likely to
prove true with regard to the reports OF
the destruction of entire towns and vii
lagos outside of Valparaiso and Santiago
He notices that the newspaper accounts
make no mention of damage done at
number of towns much nearer to Val
psraiso than some of those which are
reported entirely destroyed and he there
fore thinks that the latter stories are
prsbably not true.
A Week of Crime.
Last weeks statistics show that So
officials were murdered and 43 were