Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-09
From Washington.
lCorrsvpondencs Of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, July 9.


lCorreVpondencs Of the Alexandra Gssetts.l
Washington, July 8.
The Turkish govsrnment is 10 search
of over $50, 900, 600 which it believes
has been placed by Abdul Hamid, the
deposed sultan Of Turkey, 10 banks iu
the United S.stes, Great British, Ger
msny and Fraocs and within short
-ime lessl sieps will be taken 10 those
countries with view Of getting posses
lion of The money. This information
pss given out Today by the Turkish en-
ba,sy here through it's councillor, Rag
nib Rais Bey. He slated that bis gov
ernment had not been offered list
of American banks in which some
If this money was deposited but ex-
plaioed that an American had noti-
fed his government that for 8 stiP-
ulated amount the American would fui-
Dish the Torkish government with in-
formation which would enable 1t 10 Be-
sure any money deposited in American
bsnks. "My government is proceeding
10 the matter with determination and
cautiou." tad the counsellor. "When
the new government took possession it
found but several million dollars. That
the deposed sultan bad at least $780,
900, 900 10 addition there csn be no
doubt. It is an assured fact that some
OF this money has been deposited in New
York banks. The Turkish government
has not yet determined Just what steps
it will be necessary to take to get pos
session of the money here aud in foreign
countries bat action will be taken in q
few days"
Senator Flint, of California, today iu-
troduced a bill! 10 the Senste providing
for statehood for Atizola. Heretofore,
in measures which have been presented
to Congress this subject hss been always
associated with statehood for New Mex
ico as we'll. Those favoring the sdmis-
sion of Arizona IS state have found
this embarrassing aud it is now proposed
&c separate The two territories and try for
statehood for each independently. No
action will bs taken on Mr.. Flinrs bill
until next winter.
40 investigation of the civil service lie
called for in a resolution introduced by
Mr.. B)rah, in the Senate today. 1t
calls upon the Seuate committee on
civil service aud retrenchment, of which
Senator Oummius is chairman, to make
thorough investigation and authorized
the committee to employ such experts
and clerks aud to spend such money as
NAV be necessary 10 the work.
Economy is the waichward If the Tsft
administration. A notable evidence of this
feet is apparent in the official estimates for
1911 for the Interior Department, made
public today by Acting Secretary Pierce
The amount estimsted for the next fisCal
yesr IS $l75 GA 952 go, as sgsiDs'
1884, 2lO, 102 As appropriated for 1910
~ Congress, net decrease Of So, $50,
l49 So. Compared with the estimates
for the present fiscal yesr the 1911
figures are less by IS. $50. 1913 Is. Ger
tain of the fixed appropriations show an
increase over the estimates for the pIevi
GUS year, but this is more than covered
by heavy reductions in others.
Maj. J. w Lopg, U. S A, retired,
was run down BY su automobile at l7tb
and [ streets this morning. He died
three honrs later at the Emergency
Hospital.
The Wright brothers will probably
make fight in their airship at Fort
Myer tomorrow.