Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-07

tant Secretary of the Navy Newberry,
who recently called down shame upon
the members of two trial boards 10 Gen.
Funston's department that he dissolved
it at once, and reported the fact to the
War Department. Gen. Funston con-
cludes by saying: at is evident that
the officers who composed the court. or
a majority Of them, are not qualified to
perform the important duty devoived
upon them, and the court is hereby dis
solved"
Governor General Ide of the Philip
pines today cabled the Bureau of lnsular
Affairs Of the War Department as fol-
lows with regard to the cholera situation
in Manila: "W. Fl. Hart died Of col
era July 4th. There is a decided i'm
provment in the cholera situation. For
the "a hours ending q. M, July 9TH,
18 cases. Daily average dropped about
one.half. No further increase in prov
inces. Practically all cases above men
toned we're found dead" 1t is stated
by the Bureau of Insular Affairs officials
that this is the only report of death by
cholera of an American which has been
received since the reports of the recent
outbreak of the epidemic.
Two cablegrams we're received by the
Navy Department this morning from
Commander Templin NJ. Potts, COM
msndant of the u. s. naval station at
Guam, telling of the ground ing in the
harbor there on reef of the army trans
port Thomas.
Saxony is almost as proficient in rails
ing matrimonial trouble as the United
States, according to Consul E. l.. Har-
ris, of Chemnitz. About 81, 900 msrri-
ages were contracted in that kingdom in
1905, and nearly four in every 100 were
annulled, so he reports. at is difficult
and costly to procure divorce" says
the consul, "else the number would be
greater. II is clsimed that the indirect
cause OF the great majority of domestic
troubles is the increased aggravated con-
ditiou which surround the struggle for
existence in commercial and industrial
life"
Sir Joseph George Ward. premier end
postmaster-general of New Zealand, had a
conference with Post master-General Cortel.
YOU at the POstoffice Department today on
matters of interest TO the respective postal adj,
ministrations. Sir Joseph was accompanied
by Mr.. Gray, the permanent head OF the
postal administration in New Zealand, and
Mr.. Wilson, Of the same department. Mr..
Cortelyou assured his visitors Of the deep in
terest felt by the American postal admins,
tration in the several suggestions that lad
been made looking to improved service be-
tween the two countries and states that for
several months he hid been giving serious
consideration to the general subject. After
the conference the visitors were shown
through the department and were particu.
larly interested in the workings Of the dead
letter Office and in the exhibits in the postal
museum. Sir Joseph and his party leave this
afternoon for San Francisco, from which
point they sail on the 18th for home.
The Navy Department this morning re
ceiyed dispatch from Rear-Adnirai W. ii.
Brownson, on board an overland train at
Bauf, Canada, bound for Puget Sound,
Washington, telling OF the sudden death last
night on the train from heart disease OF
Naval Constructor Joseph w. Woodward, u,
S. n. Captain WOODWARD was member OF
the naval board Of inspection and survey and
was bound for the Pacific coast to attend the
trial trip Of the newly constructed battleShip
Nebraska. His death will be great loss to
the navy,