Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-11
From Washington.
Corraspondsnas Of the Alexandria Gazetts.
Washington, February II.


Two gunneis on board the bs.tleship
Virginia were Seriously bur; by 'he ex-
pio.ioo o! cbsrse the bre.ch c! ona
of tee smaller uos while fitiog salute
81 erjay, accnid Dg 20 q wireless DIS
pst n received today al Gusn ansmr.
With the declaration that the Fair.
banks episode at Rome will ErAcipsts
Q world religious cor &C., B shop
q. Hartzsll, head Of tle NJ tood!st
Episcopal Cturch iu AiricS, today dis
cassed the re:usal OF :e Pipe to receive
Fairbanks after TIE former vice president
had address d Methodist organ cation
In Rome Bishop HaI z Il called at The
Wni House 10 pay h;s respe:t' t.
Pr sdeut Taft on toe ere Of his depa'-
tare to orgaaz, tac d. ssi rar7 ~nrk CT
American Ms.hodisn amo z tee 20 600
600 Mosauedans ia Northern airlce,
waeye he hss DC, lsburlIg for twenty
i've years. Discussing the Fairbanks II :
:ident, as be left 20 Va t, II uie,
Bshtp Gar zaIl ssid: ''FJg the Pops
t1reu re all whe are rece!gsd by hin
t, reiuse to speak TO any Protestant or
ganization 10 Rome, even il active mem.
bers OF such organ za'!ops means woIid
wide challenge to Piotes!anism which
will be accepted. L; will hasten the day
when al! Prcteslaut government will re
ouire tina. Greek and Roman Ca holic
governments stal extend the ssre rsli'
gious libutes 50 Pfo!estaois ard
their flags which Greek and Roman
Catholic people e'j1r under Pso:eslau'
asgs.
a pod for too ornamental diplomat
and consular fficsrs Of The Ua't. d
States abroad ia III nj king toda' 1t t.
Sac Department 5 crstsry RGox
dett rmiued 10 ooCst along the c: mue :
cisl activity Of the county, snd be hh'
arrived at the conclusion that the dipl' :
nsiic service mig jos os we'll be ~
ling fer orders Tor railroads and bat T.
ships and such, as IuEuriating sod 10
pretty. S'nt hls department lore
OF c!srks ia pcriug over the records
diu;uus.s AID consular fpr:sentaire-,
sn within shu,t ime hose r:calci -
officials who tsve not trn-i IL tas
uper mum Der of orders tor Ane'ic-'
goods will receive a little cote from III
secretary advising ihem that the watch
word of tae department. j1st now il
"get tu'y." Tue las inspection, ss
is called, of tho consular service W.
made early ia 1903, SCI Secretary Knox
,hirks the ssrv CO needs silrrirg up
again. Wneo lie ri ug OF each cousui
hes been worked cut; according II ih'
result, Shown IN h!s record, letter,
graded in strsug b sccosci g to the "a Ia,
slli be iGr"ar1"d.
Chief Juslcs Melville W, Fuller t. :.
isy celebrated h:sSsvebiy jeVsn b birtt-
day a: his homo in this city. He hss
held his position Tor over twenty years.
William s. Turnsr, prloting cleik q
the 5ena'e, resigned To-Day. HiS retire
ment was due. it wSs said, TO the tac'
that be Lad taken an iute!es! in certain
legislation to al extent that offended
several senator's.
The river ard hasbor bill, carrying
| sbolt $40, 900. 900, which will Be :
o ,ried ID the II ,ass this sf erGooD,
makes app,opr atoms 10 The following
am: ais for river and BARRIERS: Maine
Oamden harbos $50 600; Pencbecot
nay $SS. GOO D;st :ics OF ColumnIs-
Potomac rive: u. w, shiog'on, SEQ, 600;
Poomac river below WISH cetop, ga.
600. Anacas,;a river, $4,000. VI :
gi, a-Hsnp!on Roads, har5or, Cape
Charles City, $40. 600; Brocis, Yo's:
| Mattspoui, PamuukV, 0ecoqaan and
| Carriers CEsek, $50, 900; Norfolk barber
general improvements, $l0,OOOi H;t-
! pi;al Point $4,000; Rsrp1hsuock river
SIS, coo; Urbans crssk IS. 500, JAMES
! river, 500 0C0.
Announcement was made today Of The cleo.
| ton as publisher of tie New York Sun, oil
| Rich nrd Y. Oulahau, who, tor a number Of
years, has been the manager OF the suns
| Washington bureau. lie was recen ly elected
as vice president of the Grid ron Club.