Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-26

President Cleveland. Permit me to ADD
to this message the expression oil my
own emotion and sympathy In the loss
of the illustrions ttatssman whom l had
the honor to know personally"
Jacob Sleeper, the American charge
d'affsires to Venezuela, who withdrew
from the Legation at Caracas with MS
family, report ID TO the State Department
today his arrival on the gunbost Mari
eta at Curacao yesterday. He an-
nounced bis readiness to proceed on his
way home, and, ct the request OF the
st to Department, orders were csbled to
tue commander of the Marietta ny acting
Secretary of the Navy Admiral Pills.
bury for that ship to proceed at once to
Guantanamo. Mr.. Sleeper aud MIS-.
Sleeper will be put ashore there and
they will make their way by boat to ha-
ysna and proceed to Washington by way
of New York. Mr.. Sleeper stated that
Lieutenant Francis Ruggles, the mllltsry
attache to Venezuela. who withdrew
from Caracas with Mr.. Sleeper also is at
Curacao with bis family. John Brewer,
vice consul at Caracas, who 10 nephew Of
Minister Russell, will remain Indefinite
", or until further developments, as Gus
todian of the archives of the embassy
and consulate, but without diplomatic
authority. American diplomatic inter-
esls in Venezuela will be looked alter
in way by the Brazilian minister there.
In order to meet the increasing pres
sure of business In the Office OF the
com ptrolltr of the currency, Congress,
at its recent session. made an appro
prialion of $4,000 for the pay o. a
second deputy comptroller, the present
deputy receiving $500. In so doing
Congress furnished TWO questions for the
legal experts of the government to de-
eide. One OF these srises from the
fact that there is no law creating the
Office of second deputy comptroller,
beyond the mere appropriation. 1t was
also left uncertain whether the presl'
dent or the secret9ry of the treasury
should make the appointments TO the
new position. The solicitor OF the
treasury decided that the language OF
the appropriation bill was sufficient
authority for the creation of the Office
aud that the president should make
the appointment. The mat. was,
however, considered of 30 great
importance, in view OF possible
| ntipstiop in the future in case
acts of the new deputy should be ques'
toned, that it was REFER to the attor'
ney general for an Opt 80. Thst OFF,
cial today sustained the decision OF the
solicitor of the treasury. The curious
situation results that, under the prOvi'
sions of the original banking sc', the
secretary of the treasury appoint, the
first deputy, while the second, and less
important deputy, would be commission
| ed by the president himself. Because
technical knowledge is absolutely essen
lial the new deputy will be chosen from
among the men who have had years Of
training in the Office. The choice Is
said to lie between w. J. Fowler, chiei
of organization division, and W. W.
EIdridge, chief of the issue division,
both of whom have seen twenty years
service under the various comptroller'.
The family of Minister WI reached
Washl ngton last night from China.
It is said that the president 10 his
me sage to Congress next winter will
ge legislation substituting governor
for the three District of Columbia Com
missioners. He has reached the con-
clusion that the present system is IN
satisfactory and does not result In the
greatest good for the people OF Wash
inpton. He had better let we'll enough
alone.
Twenty-eight public Fairgrounds will
be opened to Washington children on
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The
play grounds are all in charge of regular
teachers or physical directors.
With the arrival today of SecretarV
Elmer Dover, at the headquarters Of
the republican national committee the
work of constructing the foundation fol
the presidential campaign was begun
| For about three weeks, Dover will super
wise this task, consisting principally O
correspondence. Theu headquarters vii
be closed here and Offices opened il
New York and Chicago. Frank B.
Kellogg, the "trust buster" from Min
neapolis, arrived with Dover. He is OF
his way to Oyster Bay to confer 20
morrow with the President, Secretsr,
| Taft and other republican leaders.