Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-26
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, April 26.

Correspondence OF the AieAnh"iia oaDe'uc'l
Washington, April 26.
Tue Senate committee on pOstOffices
today decided to report in favor of the
confirmation of the nomination of the
Presidents Assistant Secretary, B. f.
Barnes, of New Jersey. to be postmaster
of this city. The committee also de-
cided that il would hold no investigation
OF the charges filed against him by
Senator Tillmsn in connection with his
participation in the forcible election OF
Mrs. Minor Morris rom the White
House. This section was taken by
party vote.
A dispatch to the Bureau OF Construc-
lion, Navy Department, from Naval
Constructor John q. Tawresy, states
that no damage was done by the earth
quake to government ships. but that the
commercial steamer Columbia sank on
the Union Iron Works drydock and the
dock was wreck. Shear boOms fell on
the steamer Puebla. The vessel sank and
has been raised The two American
Hawaiian steamers fell of the block in
The building slips. The contractors for
the cruisers South Dakota aud CalfOr-
MIA request additional time for their
completion.
The Dowager Empress Of China has
cabled an offer of $40, 600 for the relief
of sufferers at San Francisco. This offer
was declined by the State Department
as were other offers from foreign govern
ments and rulers. The Empress cabled
credit OF $2S, 900 to the Chinese minis
ter for the direct relief of Chinese in
San Francisco. This contribution was
accepted, OF course, by the minister and
will be distributed by him through
Chinese channels for the assistance OF
his fellow cOuntrymen.
Viscount Aoki, the first Japanese
ambassador to the Uni'ed States, called
at the State Department today in COM
pany with Mr.. HOiki, the frs. secretary
Of the embassy, and was presented to
Secretary Root.
President Roosevelt will shortly re-
ceive Viscornt AOki and the latter will
present his credentials and formal adj
dresses will be exchanged
The War Department today received
an additional list of dead at San Fran
cisco, from Maj Gen. Greedy, He says:
"This does not increase the grand total.
Investigations proceeding regarding those
injured. Hope to furnish quite complete
report on 18th. s.
President Roosevelt today sent TO the
Senate the nomination of Julius Jacobs,
of California, TO be assistant treasurer Of
The United States at San Francisco
Jacobs is the Incumbent, and of the of.
icials who was reported missing after the
earthquake
There is deposition among members
Of the Senate committee on pOstotice
aud post roads to ignore any charges
that may be made against B. F. Barnes,
for postmaster at this city.
The House committee on naval affairs has
placed an item of 81 100000 in the naval APP
preparation bill for submarine boats for the
nary The naval hill has heen completed
and will be reported to the House very short
ly. The submarine boat appropriation
aroused a good deal Of discussion in the com.
mittee, but II was determined that, in view of
the activity of several foreign governments
In supplying their naves with submarines,
the United States navy should not be back
ward in its investigations. at least. In order
to silence the clamOrs Of the submarine boat
companies who wished specific appropriations
for their boats, the committee decided to APP
rropriate MOI ey for the Science" The
selection Of boats is left TO the Navy Depart
Hent
VT. Noonan. general superintendent Of
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Rail-
road. today told the Interstate Commerce
Commission. in its investig alton of Goa aud
oil business in this country, of wholesale
Ownership Of coal mines along his road by
the Iselin family, of New York, also the
owners of the railroad. Without quibbling
Mr.. NOOnan said that the road or its officials
owned the mel ,rity of the common stock of
the Rochester and Buffalo Coal Company.
which ships One.half of the total number of
ears moved over the road, and that they con-
trolled the Jefferson Coal Company and the
ShamOkin Coal Company, both large shippers.
A motion for rehearing of the Chicago
Trac, ion cas-, 5, decided on March " in the
l.. S. Supreme Court. was submitted IN the
u. 5. Supreme Court today, On behalf Of the
street railroad companies involved. brief
ia support Of the motion was submitted by at.
toneys.
Senator Martin laid before the Senate ON
Tuesday resolution adopted by the Virginia
legislature, thanking Congress and the Presl-
dent for the return of Virginia battle flags
captured in the war between the States,