Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-13
From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandris Gazette
Washington, Aug. IL.

Correspondence OF the Alexandris Gazette.
Washington, Aug. 10. :
One hundred and twenty-five butch
ers. NEST dressers, end packers, employ
ed By the Washington packers went onl
on strike this morning.
Notwilhst anding its obligations IN.
der international law, the United
Sstes will probably not 20 very Isl
out of its way in Efforts to suppress
the alleged revolutionary movement
AGAINST President Castro OF Venezuels
Of which Senior Don August F. Pulido'
former charge d'sffaires for thst country
10 Washington, said to be the leading
spir t. Nothing would please TIE
American government quite 30 much 81
the deposition of OastsO, If 1t could &c
brought about by the Venezuelsns them.
sslyep. but international comfy would
probably require this country, ost'nsibly
at least, to exercise care TO prevent tht
sailing Of any armed force from i'll
shores t. stack Venezuela. 1t cOulc
not, however, prevent the raising o.
subscriptions in this country to fund,
the precise object OF which need no
necessarily be exploited, and these arc
points nearer Venezuela that the Ameri'
can coast from which filibustering ex
pedition might be launched.
To settle smicably, il possible, the
threatened strike Of ssitchmen on thu
Delawsrs, Lackswsnna & Western Rail
road, President Hswley, of the ns
tiousI organization Of switchmen, ant
Vice President Harshbsrger, OF Scran
ton, today petiiioned the good offices q
Chairman Knapp, of the Interst'te Com
mtrce Commission and Commissioner o
labor Neill, forming the board OF media
ton constituted by the Efdman act a
short conference was held this morning
and pendiug inve tlgslion Of the matte
the two representatives of the sSitchmet
will remain in Washington. Chairman
Knapp promised the swlchmen thst ht
would take the matter up with Pres den
Trutsdsle.
| In contrast with condit ons prevailing a
| West Point the bOart Of visitors 10 the nhVa
academy at Annapolis reported TO the Navy
| Department today that its investigat ons dl(
| not disclose any evidence Of hazlng.. INT
| board is very favorably impressed with th'
| discipline maintained at the academy.
| Broken hearted over his political downfall
With the unpleasant prospect OF sssassl II atloI
should he return to COustantincple to coliec
the several months back pay due him iron
| the Sublime Porte, Mehmed Ali the Syrian
sulks in an upper room Of the little red bricR
house on Calvert street which until yesterday
was the legation Of the Ottoman Empire
| Mehmed denies himself to callers and refuse
| to be comforted Happy as a boy with a new
| toy pistol. Mundji, the Turk, who yesterda,
received from the discredited Mehmed the
seals and other paraphernalia Of the legation
| trolls about the lobby of the New Willard
| telling all corners how it happened and incl
| dentally how pleased he il.
The question Of exact Interpretation OF I'M
| uine-hour law and its observance by certalI
western railroads in the employment OF rail
| read telegraphers has been officially present
ed 10 the board of mediation, constitute
| under the Erdmau "ct, by President Perhan
| Of the Order Of Railway Telegrapheys. Ih
matter is an entirely amic4ble difference, an'
/ the board has been asked to define certain
/ DO tions of the law by both the railroads anC
| The telegraph ers. President Perham was II
conference with Chairman Knapp and Com
I mi lioner Neill the greater part OF the morn
| ing on the matter.