Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-22
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, May %.

Inlb CDuutIl tAptiiH III wv ~ fN'
of Commerce and Labor state that the
price of this metal recently attained the
highest position since the Secreten cor
ner in 1888. This is said 20 be due to
the extraordinary use of copper tor
electrical purposes. Aluminium Is the
only similar medium thus far discovered
to act as as substitute for copPerin this
field, but it's price and output threaten
no competition with copper. The de-
partment says that many railroads are
arranging for the electri6catiOn OF sub
urban divisions, and that thus another
element will be added to the consump-
ton. The worlds production OF copper
ia now placed at 700, 600 tons, Of which
397, 900 tons were mined in the United
States in 1905. The production in
Spain and Portugal, other prominent
sources, is 90 the decrease, while the
Mexican production has more than
doubled since 1900.
Some annoyance has been caused to
the three members of committee OF the
Society of the Friendly Sons Of It.
Patrick, of Philadelphia, by the publ
cation of statement to the effect that
the committee recently called upon the
President at the White House 10 petition
him to appoint to the Naval Academy a
great grandson of Commodore Barry OF
revolutionary fame. Rear Admiral
Melville, who was a member of the
committee, has issued card stating
that this publication was incorrect.
Its immediate effect was to elicit
strong letter to the President from a
resident of New York calling attention
TO the fact that Commodore Barry died
bachelor and without an issue. Now
Admiral Melville states in his card that
the committee while presenting the petit
ton requested the appointment not for
great grandson OF Barry, but for a great
granddaughter. There was no intention
TO misrepresent the facts or to deceive
any one, and the committee, resident at
the horne of Barry and fully acquainted
with the family history, knew just what
it was doing, so says Admiral Melville
in his statement.
Dominican possibilities were much
discussed ct the State Department today
additional rumOTs of the most trust
worthy character arriving from the West,
Indies indicating that formal reyolu-
lionary invasion is being planned by
former President Morales. Morales is
now in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies
and it is from this island that the in
yasion will be directed, il there is TO be
one. The whereabouts Of General jim
inez, the guiding spirit of the undertak-
ing, is uncertain, but it is understood
that he is not far from St. Thomas. Adj
dtional complications larise from the re-
ported dissatisfaction of the Dominican
popuace with the Caceres adminlstra-
lion. The DOminicans are said to find
his rule more irksome than that Of Mo-
rates and to be in a receptive mood for
the return of the depOsed president.
As is we'll known the revolution is a
permanent institution in northern Sant0
Domingo, and the State Department I'm
derstands that should there appear of
the coast of the republic an expedition
from ST. Thomas or any other neighbOr-
ing island, the northern and central
part of the republic would be in tur-
mol of disturbance The part this gov
eminent would play in any general Do
minican scrap at this time is fairly well
defined 1t is believed that the DOmin-
leans, having once driven out Morales
and elected to stand by Caceres, will have
to play or pay; this government will not
stand for another change of administra
ton while the treaty is pending. Ameri-
can ships now in the vicinity of Santo
domingo will fend off any floating revO'
lntionary expedition, according to orders
already in the hands of Commander
Switzerland. rhe four hundred marines
Yesterday rushed south by the cruiser
Columbia will probably reach the West
Indies in two or three days. Such
force of Americans could whip all the
revOlutionists in Santo Domingo.
James A. Garfield commissioner of
corporations, has practically completed
all the subdivisions of his report Oh the
Standard Oil Company except that on
competition and methods. The sub
divisions completed deal with produc-
ton and refining, control Of pipe lines,
organization and foreign trade and con-
ditiOns. The commissioner has not de-
cided whether there vii! be several
separate reports on one complete report
on these subjects He declines to say
whether he will submit all to the Presi-
dent before Congress adjOurns or not,
but it is understood that, if necessary,
the final reports may be completed by
that time
The State Department this afternoon
received a dispatch from Ambassador
Won Meyer, at st. Petersburg, stating
that the Russian government had in
structed the governor Of the province in
which BaiOum is located, to use every
effort to apprehend the assassins of U.
:. Vice Consul VIM. n. Stuart, who
WAS shot and killed day before yester-
day The dispatch adds that Mr.. Stuart
was shot from ambush near Manzidjani.
He died within an hOnr The State De
psrtment also received this morning a
brief dispatch from U. 5. Consul Hee-
nan, at Odessa, near Batoum, reporting
Sluarl's death, but giving no details.
1t was authoritative!y announced to-
day that the cOnterees on the statehood
bill have come to a tentative agreement
which will be perfected within week
and reported to both Houses. 1t pro-
,;das f,r ;D,no adiata statehood for OLA