Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-07
From Washington.


From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
United States Minister Hicks, now at
Santiago de Chile, cables the State De-
partmept today that the suffering
throughout Chile, and especially at Val
paraiso, is intense as a result of the recent
earthquake. Minister Hicks makes an
earnest appeal that the people OF the
United States Immediately respond to
the calls for aid made in behalf of the
Chilsans.
1t is recommended by the court OF in
quiry appointed by the Secretary OF the
Navy to investigate the collision of
Newport, r. l., on July 3lst, 1906, OF
the battleships Alabama and Illinois,
that Captain Samuel P. Comfy, com
handing the Alabama, and Lieutenant
Alfred w. Prossey, who was officer OF
the deck on The Alabama when The col
lision occurred, be tried by court mar
tial. Secretary Bonaparte now has these
recommendations under consideration and
will announce his decision IN a day or
two. The court of inquiry exonerated
from all blame Captain Herbert Wins
low, commanding the battleship kear-
sarge, which also became involved, on
the ground that he was avoidably alb
sent from the bridge OF bis ship at the
time. but recommends that Midshipman
Row G. Smith, the deck officer of the
Kearsarge at the time OF the collision, be
reprimanded. The court puts all the
blame for the collision on the officers OF
the Alabama.
United States Ambassador David 4
Thompson, at the City of Mexico, de-
clares in au official report made by him
to the Secretary of State that ali reports
of bitter anti-American feeling in
Mexico are utterly false and without
any truthful foundation. He further
states that there is no dissatisfaction in
Mexico against the administration OF
President Diaz, as has been declared in
certain inspired statement emanaling from
a coterie of disgruntled Mexicans who
have established a revolutionary Junta
in this country tor the purpose of work
ing up anti-Mexican enthusiasm.
Secretary Shaw today issued the follow
ing important notice TO all depository
banks. al am advised that many banks,
scattered throughout the country, are
loaning their surplus funds through
brokers and Others in New York on call
at high rates OF interest. Money loaned
on call is well nigh universally for spec
ulative purposes. recognize the RICH
of any individual to speculate in stocks
or lands, and the legal right OF any bank
to loan money to at appropriate rates OF
interest, at home or abroad, on ample
security, even with knowledge that il is
being used for speculative purposes. !
am not willing, however, that Govern
ment money shall be eDticed away from
the locality where it has been deposited
for the purpose of being used ia this
way. Public deposits are made in aid OF
legitimate business as distinguished from
speculation whatever its nature. De-
pository city banks are expected to loan
at regular rates or not at all and they
must not be tempted to act as agents in
stead OF correspondents for other deposit
tory banks in making call loans at high
rates. If you have more money than
your community can appropriately abb
sorb. please return it to the Treasury,
for il can be promptly placed where it
will do much good. This does not apply
to banks with large reserves regularly
on deposit with city correspondents"
The Poslofiice Department issued a
fraud order today against W G. Gun.
ningham OF Minneapolis, Mimi and land
companies with which he was connected.
Advertising to purchase farms. Gun
ningham required his wonld-be patrons
to send him listing fee of from " to 50.
The inducement held out to get this
fee is Characterized by the pOstoffice Of
ficials as an "absOlute fraud".
The semi-olficial peace parleys that are
in progress between the Cuban govern
ment and the insurgent leaders were in
terrupted yesterday, VIXEN a detachment
of so government troops encountered a
band of General Guzman's insurgents
near CsmsrOnOs. A sharp fight ensued,
with the result that the government
troops were routed. leaving large part
of their force dead or wounded.
The Department of Justice this after
noon directed the District Attorney al
Valdez. Alaska, to Immediately released
the five japanese fisherman captured On
Saint Georges island the other day as
zeal poaching suspects. The evidence
was not strong enough to sustain the
charge.