Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-16

the President is said to have accused
Secretary Cortelyou. then postmaster
general, With being unfair, unjust and a
stranger to the square DEAL" Mr..
Ekstrom is in Washington now plead
ibg for Reinstatement. He admits hay
in9 written the lister, but asserts that
he did not Intend to be impairment and
IL very sorry indeed that the President
regarded his missive 10 that light.
Oonstaniin Brun, the Minister Of Den.
mark to this country, has had the high
compliment paid 10 him by his home gov
eminent of being designated 10 represent
it at the coming peace conference At the
Hague. While no decision has yet been
| announced, il is understood that the
British government is considering the
proposition Of sending Ambassador Bryce
a. one OF Its representatives. A similar
bonor has been offered by the Brazilian
government 10 It's Ambassador here, Gem
hor joaquin NabucO, but hiss been de-
cliBed on account OF the slight deafness
| from which the diplomat suffers.
Herman do I.sgercnniz the appointed
minister from Sweden, who is TO become
the successor Of A. Grip, who was recall
ed last summer, 10 expected to arrive in
Washington next week. The minister
has been commander of the Salvation
Army Of Sweden and slso won renown
throughout Scandinavia as a statement
and diplomat.
Attorney General BoBapsrte has or
dered .Narmsn M. Ruick, the United
States District Attorney tor Idaho, 10
como 10 Washington for the purpose oil
explaining the details Of The indictment
Of Senator DOrab, who has, according to
dispatches, run tOul OF the timber laws.
! .'Wben Mr. Rulck comes we viii know
good deal mora about the case than we
do nov" said Attorney General Bona
psFte today after The Cabinet meeting.
"At PRESENT our idess about the case are
little vague and so I'd prefer not to
discuss the matter"
Charles A C0naui, the financial ex'
pert who has Just returned from Cuba
told President Roosevelt iedsy that The
Cubans are we'll satisfied with conditions
under American rule.
Approximately seyenty-GVe watships.
among them number OF the worlds
greatest sea-fgh!ing monsters and repre-
seuiipg eleven nstlons, will participate
| Ia The opening ceremonies OF the James
town Td.Ceniennisl Exposition on
Hampton Roads April &c. The only
batlIeship, however aside from the nine
teen that will be in tue Atlantic teet.
under Rear Admiral Evsns, ia being sent
by Brazil. England, France, Germany,
Italy and Japan are the only foreign
powers represented, Russia having at
last moment decided not 10 participate.
The reason for this Is not made clear by
government officials. Austria Hungary
| will moi be represented and neither will
Spain lake part 10 what is calculated by
gOeernment officials 10 be the worlds
greatest naval pageant. Great Britain
| will lead the list Of foreign nations 10
number Of ships participating, they be
| iDg four RTmored crniseTs under CON-
mand of rear admiral. Although
various reports from London have stated
that the Dfeadnought wOuld be sent 10
America, the officials here have no in
| formation 70 that effect and certain 1t ia
that II the great monster comes across,
ii will not be ill late in tue summer.
Rear Admiral Evans hos arrived al
Hampton Roads with his baitleship
sqladrons and several other vessels.
SILL several other cruisers, gunboats,
torpedo boats, torpedo boat destrOyers.
monitors, etc, are on their way TO Hamp'
| ION Roads from different stations on the
Atlantic, and with The wafships tina.
we're at Norfolk, Newport News and in
that vicinity before Admiral Evans ar-
rived, it ia expected that there will be
fully 90 Americans warshins present at
| the opening of the big naval and military
show the latter part OF next week.
President Roosevelt, 1t is stated at the
State Department, has been 20 much
interested 10 bringing about restora.
ton Of peace 10 Central America that he
has entered into personal communics-
ton not only with President Zslaya,
of Nicaragua, bat President Figuers,
Of Salvador, and President Cabrera, Of
uuatemals. The conference at Annapolis
| suggested by President Zslaya between
himself and President Flgnera will be
preliminary to tho later congress al
| Hhich permanent peace bssIs is hoped
10 be arranged. Zslsya wants that to
bs held 10 Washington and II Is expect
ed that this city will be selected. The
cruiser Boston has gone to CoriOtO fol
the purpose OF bringing President ZeiayS
TO Amspala 10 meet the President Of
Salvador. 1t Ia expected that the con-
ference between these two executives
will tske place this week.
Rev. Father A. Z. Doyle of the Blu
resu Of Iudlsn M.ssIOns, called al the
White House today for the purpose o!
p,eoentiOg TO Mrs. Roosevelt copies Of two
famous paintings of this years OF Paris
Salon. One ia a picture OF President
Roosevelt and the other OF Queen Alex
audra IMPLYING democratic simplicity
and Queenly dignity, as Father Doyle
remarked. The Marquise Cecile Went
| Worth, az American artist, executed the
| paintings.
Charles Mccarthy, 20 years old, was found
\ dead OF 1912 Seth street this morning. DEATH
resulted from natural causes.
Florence NJ. Young. aged "a years, waI
found dead In q chair in the kitchen at hel
home, as NJ street southwest. this morning
| The gas was turned on. IL Is not known
whether death was premeditAted.
Charges Against Il Minister.