Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-19
From Washington
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July 10.

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The Navy Department has received
a letter from a man in Californis, noting
that the government can fine the Stand
ard Oil Company 800, 900, 900 and sug
costing that the money be used in con
struetiDg five battleships to be named
Rogers, The John Doe, The John d.
Rockefeller, The Judge Lands and The
Millionaire.
The Dutch are rejoicing because one
nations loss is anOther's gain. Accord
to U. 5. Consul Frank b. Hill, at Am
sterdam, the result of the decrease in The
trade in American canned meats has SET
part of the world to eating Dutch cheese
with such hearty appetites that its I'M
portation jumped away up the last year.
While the State Department has moth
ing bu, contradictory dispatches regard
ing the reported abdicatiOn of the En-
peror of Korea officials there are dispOs-
ed to accept the statement as true. Con-
sul General Thos. Sammons, at Seoul,
telegrsphed that he had been informed
of the abdicatiOn, but dispatch from
Toxic says that while there are TumOrs
Of that event having taken place the
japanese foreign office has not yet been
advised. There is no doubt that the En-
peror, if he has resigned, has been forced
cut by the japanese.
After waiting for years for an oppor-
tunity, the federsl government is deter
mined to give The States OF the Union IN
object lesson in the punishment OF
Isnchers. The Department Of Justice
admits that it is lending every influence
in its power toward the Identification Of
The members Of the mob that lynched
Frank Bailey, a negro, al Usage, Okla.
Tuesday night, with view of having
thm tried on charges Of murder. As
Oklahoma is still territory, the federal
authorities will be unhsmpered. The
Department of Justice has approved the
clans of District Attorney Embry AID
acting Attorney General Russell has
given him the services of two speci'
assistants. The mob hanged the negro
for assauIting a RAILROAD brakeman who
iecled him from train,
Postmasters attention: If you sec a
postoiiice inspector, forget it Immediately.
DO not pass the word along to the neigh
boring postmaster that yoa have had a
call from one of the postal services gum
shoe men, Postmaster General Meyer
will have your official scalp if you do.
The head of the postal service has had
to issue an order calling attention of the
thousands of poslmasters Throughout: the
county of the prevailing practice OF
uuintentionslly tipping of brother post
masters when an inspector arrives once
a year to go through Offices which ban
die money orders. When au inspector
strikes a community it has been the
practice of many postmasters to call up
their nearest official neighbor and say
something ike this: "Better look out,
inspector just csst eagle eyes over my
establishment. Guess you're next on
the list.".
OF high standing in life, Andrew
John, the big Indian Chief of the
Seneca Nation of New York, who died
here, made his ply steal size ttlt even
after death. 1t had been the intention
TO have the interment in the Indian
burial grand at Cattaragus, n. y, Sat
urday, with all the pomp commensurate
with his rank in the Six Nations, but
no casket large enough could be found.
A specially constructed coffin, over 6
f ct long and thirty inches broad and
high has come from New York and the
burial will be on Sunday, under the
direction of the local lodge of Red Men.
Mrs. Matilda Younger, member of an
old Virginia family, and prominent in
social circles in this city was arraigned
in the Police Court this morning on a
charge of shoplifIiug. Judge Mills
dismissed the case, completely exonerat-
ing Mrs. Younger.
William r. Davidson has been appointed
postmaster at Sterling, LoudOun county, Va,
vice George johnson, removed.