Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-07
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, Sept. z.

Washington, Sept. 7.
Having made an express reservation
a. the time of the signing of the AL
geciras treaty regarding Morocco TO the
effect that the U0ited States would un-
dertake no responsibilities in connection
with the operations of that convention,
this country is not particularly concern
ed in the troubles of France and Spain
10 the effort to restore order 10 the land
of the Moors. So far as the State De-
partment has been advised no a meriCan
interests are involved and no American
citizens are in danger.
Because of the fact that no additional
details have been received other officially
or unofficially about the reported whole
sale deportation of Hindoos from BelliDg
ham, Washington, the opinion prevails
here that the story OF the labor Troubles
at that point have been considerably ex-
sggerated.
The report on the operations of the
rutsl delivery service up to September
/, 1907 shows that there are 81, 961 routes
iu operation, served by 81, 1872 regular
carriers.
Serious defects in the management and
the equipment of the warships are ex-
posed in the September number of "The
Navy" a month journal published in
the interests of the Navy League. Com
meuting on the recent maueuvers, the
leading editorial written, 1t is believed,
BY a retired admiral, says, in part:
"The rsnge-fuder crews we're mad
equately drilled. The rsnge-6uders are
in tops which vibrated so that it was
difficult to read the ranges at time with
less error than five hundred yards. They
are exposed to the full force Of the wind,
which makes it very difficult TO get read
ings. After the ranges are found there
is no way of getting them to the
guns except by very crude, hastily pro-
vided means. In short, the feet is as
i'll. prepared to control fire today as it was
in the Spsnish-American war. The
coming towers were not used on any OF
the ships, since they are poorly designed
and inadequately equipped. Our sup
erstructures, from mast to mast, are
tumble of great, tall smoke stacks and
venlilators, cranes, useless bridges, and
mssts which serve for nothing but signal
hoists."
Manchuria is threatened with famine
like conditions this winter, according TO
q report that Consul F. D. Fisher, of
Hardin, has sent to the State Depart
ment. The usual wet season, May and
June, brought no rains, and the ex-
tremely hot experimentation 12O
degrees-thst has prevailed since July l,
has withered the crops aud dried up the
fields.
There is now In the Treasury of the
United States, subject to the order OF
the Governor of Virginia, $50, l46. 40, to
be used for rifle practice purposes. This
Includes the construction of rifle range,
if the State authorities shall see fit to do
80. Besides this, there is an additional
amount, $50, 9O5. sc, available FOR arms,
equipment and camp purposes, the same
payable upon the order Of the Governor
OF the State.
Government proof readers William A.
Peter, it,, and Vim. F. Dorsey, have
paid fines of $37 each assessed by Pub
lie Printer Stllings because they passed
the word cemetery" for seminary" in
an educational report.
Bank Examiner Moxley, of Chicago, con-
fsrred today with acting Attorney General
Russell relative TO the case Of John W. Walsh,
Of Chicago, under indictment on the charge
Of violating the national banking laws IN
connection with the Chicago National aud
several other banking concerns. The Walsh
case may be brought to trial this winter, it
&c beliaved