Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-02
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received this morning from st. Peters
burg saying that word had been received
from Moscow over the long distance
telephone that the city was quieting
down; the streets we're resuming their
normal condition, aud that the barri-
cades and other distractions throughout
the city were being removed by the au'
thorities. The American consulate has
moi been disturbed. A cablegram was
also received from Odessa which was
equally reassuring and satisfactory. That
CITY. while still under nominal martial
law" is quieting down and the Ameri-
can consul reports he is "quite safe at
present." On Saturday dispatch was
sent the State Department from st.
Petersburg saying that the executive
counsel of the labor commission had met
and decided to call of the strike on
January 1st
mo evidence that the mail was tam
pcrei with designedly in the Frankfort
postoffice or elsewhere was found" This
is the official statement made today by
Postmaster General Cortelyou today
after reviewing the report of inspectors
into the charges brought by friends of
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky that part
of his mail had been diverted into the
hands of his political opponents. The
postmaster general said that the inves-
LEGATION showed that the mistreatment of
the mail had been due 10 the careless
ness of clerks in the Frankfort PostOf-
fees. The letters complained OF found
their way into Gov. Beckham's mail, he
having initials almost the same as the
Senator. One letter was opened by
mistake and others returned unopened.
The War Department has received 8
dispatch from Col. George r. Cotton, the
American collector of customs FIR the
Dominican government, in which 1t is
stated that serious condition exists in
Santo Domingo. Col. Cotton has just
arrived at Santo Domingo city from this
country. Al the time of the sending
by him of his dispatch President Morales
was still believed to be about twenty
miles from the capital. Col. Cotton re-
ports that the Dominican Congress is
converting and will impeach Morales.
Trouble is expected in the Monte
Christi district where Morales is partic-
ularly strong.
Announcement was made at the State
Department today that the first official
act taken by President Roosevelt in the
New Year was the signing ola proclama-
ton granting to certain products OF
Switzerland the benefit of the reduction
on duties as provided by section 3 of the
Dingley tariff act. Under the terms OF
the proclamation a material reduction
in the duties is made on crude oil, argols,
oil paintings, distilled liquors, ETC., i'm
ported into this country by the Swiss
government. This action WAS taken by
The administration as result of the I'M
collected reduction in duties on certain
American products made by Switzerland
and which took effect on January
LIST, 1906.
The State Department this morning
received dispatch from one of its Dip
lomatic agents in Ecuador telling of a
revolution against the government which
has developed in the city of G1ayaquil.
The dispatch states that the troops and
police of that city have joined the revO-
lutionists under Col. Terana. Telegrapbic
communication between Guayaquil and
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, has
been interrupted. No further details of
the trouble were given, but it is not
supposed at the State Department that
the revolution is of any magnitude but
rather of an incipient character.
The immigration from Russia to this
country for the past year fell off more
than one half as compared with the
previous yeas.
Announcement was made today that
the President will appoint Huntington
Wilson, of Illinois, TO be Third Assist
ant Secretary of State, vice Herbert II.
d. PIERCE appointed minister 10 Norway.
Mr.. Wilson is row first secretary of the
United States legation at Toxic.
The u. S. Supreme Cour; today
sustained the courts below in the
case of james b. Howard VS.. the State
of Kentucky, thrice convicted of the
murder of Gov. Goebel Howard APP
pc aled because one juror was said TO
have conversed with person not a
member of the Jury. The appeal was
not sustained and Howard loses. He is
under sentence of life imprisonment.
Presidents Roosevelt presided at the
first Cabinet meeting of the year. All
the members were present and cOngraiu-
lated the President upon the suspicious
opening OF the New Year for himself and
his administration and the meeting
ended in a general exchange of felcita-
tons.
The u S. Supreme Court today, in a de-
clsiOn by Chief Justice Fuller, held that
Dowd and Brury, the soldiers at the Pitts
bury arsenal, who shot to death Crowley,
who was fleeing from them, being charged
with the theft of some copper from the arse
nal. must be tried in the Pennsylvania State
courts The decision fully establishes the
right of State authorities to try United States
soldiers charged with any crime committed
in times Of peace on territory subject TO the
control of the State
James W. Moore has been appointed post
master at RectOrtOwn. Fauquier county, Va,
vice Thomas Thornton, removed.
A report was current both in New York
and Albany last night that Senator Depew
was seriously i'll and that he would shortly
tender his resignation as a United States
Senator. Such reports have been current be-
fore-but few resign
A dispatch by wireless telegraphy was re-
ceived by the Navy Department this morning
from the floating drydock Dewey. Every
thing was proceeding slowly but satisfactorily.
The State Capitol.
The State Capitol, built more than l25
years ago, and which has for the past
eighteen months been in the hands OF