Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-05
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, Sept. 5.

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1t wss nade clear at the Navy Depart.
ment today that the President had nc
intention of maintaining two separate
bstll,sbip fleets for the Atlantic and
Pac &c seaboards. Acting Secretary New
berry authorized the announcement. He
further explained that no return route
had been selected for the battleshiI
fquadron that is to visit the Pacific
coast. The ships Can not reach their
destination before May aud not until il
has been decided how long the ships will
remain will the question of returning
via Suez or Magellan Straits be taken
up.
News was received by the War De-
partment today indicating the dangers
of customs collecting in Santo Domingo.
There was an attack along the Haitien
border by smugglers on three native
frontier guards. Both carbines and
small arms were used. The guards re-
turned the fire of the attacking party,
with the result that one of the latter was
mortslly wounded.
Attorney General Bonaparte is cousid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY today of curtsiling
his vacation, which be is spending at
Lenox, Mass, to hurry back to Wash
iugton for an investigation of the reasons
which led TO a refusal by Judge Lands
of the formers suggestion tina. immunity
be granted to the Chicago and Alton
Railroad in return for its services in en-
sbling the government to convict the
Standard Oil Company, Of Indiana, for
rebating. The Attorney General would
have preferred to attend to the matter
from Lenox, but admits that be can't
find out the nature OF the new evidence
District Attorney Sims has secured
against the Alton.
The following Virginians employed in
the Treasury Department have been pro-
NOTED: Miss Fannie E. Cranston, Of
fee of the Treasurer of the United States,
from $720 to $500; Eppa II. Willis, Of
fee of the supervising architect, from
1850 to $3.50
Richard H. Poillon has been desig-
mated Superintendent OF the Revenue
Cutter Service in Sante Domingo and
will be the personal representative OF
General Receiver Pullism in all matters
OF detail relative to the active manage
ment of that service.
President Roosevelt appointed Mety
Tiger chief ofthe Greek Nation today as
successor to the late chief, Pleasant Por-
ter. The appointment is the first one
made under a new law empowering the
President to name the chief of the FIVE
civilized tribes.
1t is reported TO the Navy Depart
ment that the japanese authorities have
made every provision for the reception
and entertainment of The United States
cruiser Chattanooga and her officers
when Yokohama is reached for coaling.
The vessel is on her way back to the
Asialic station, after having cruised up
the coast TO Vlsdivostok to pave the
way for the arrival there of Secretary Of
War TAFT.
The new 10000 ton battleship will be
designated the "New York"and the pes
eut cruiser "New York." which is named
after the city, will be called the Saratoga.
This was practically decided upon by
the Navy Department today. The old
Saratoga, under authority of the Presi-
dent, received today, has been con-
delnned as useless and will be broken
up. The old ship has such historic
record that the department officials feel
that the name ought to be preserved in
the navy. They also think that the
biggest battleship in the navy should be
named after the Empire State, and home
Of the President.
District Attorney Baker will probably
decide to have an early trial of the men
now under indictment for al alleged vio-
latiOn Of the law against bucket shops.