Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

Corresnondence of Alexandra Gazette
Fruits and nuts valued at ASS million
dollars have passed through ports Of
he United States during the last ter
Years. OF this amount, $50 million
represents the value OF imports from
roreien countries, 156 million exports
a foreign countrie II million receipts
from noncontiguous territories OF the
United States and million shipments
% those territories. The value OF fruits
md nuts imported into and exported
rom the country in the fiscal yeal
which ended June so, 1910, was II
-ound terms 50 million dollars, Of
which about one-third represented ex
ports.
Secretary of State Knox has been ap
pointed an honorary president OF TN
Fourth Pan American Conference, ac
cording 10 an official notice which wa
issued today at the State Department
me message. which is signed by thu
Diesident and secretary of the confer
.pces +, as follows: Il have the homo
% inform YOUR excellency that thu
fourth conference in its opening session
appointed you honorary president.
sincerely congratulate your excellency.
(signed) Antonio BermaiO, president
Episiana PorteIa, secretary. The onl!
other honorary president is the minis
fer for foreign affairs Of Argentine t.
whom the courtesy is extended b!
reason of the holding Of the confer
cnce nj Bnenos Ayres. His action o
the conference is taken as an asSur
ance that the rumored anti American
demonstration will meet with no sym
pathy in the conference.
The corner stone Of old st. Matthews
after resting in the ground for 73 years
has been removed and turned over t(
Monsignor Lee 1t is supposed to con
tain some interesting relics, jewels
etc. 1t will be opened today.
The State Department directed Con
,ul Moffat at Bluefelds today to ac
rtain whether Doctor Lawrence
Bargain an American citizen, is helC
4 prisoner hy the Madrz forces anC
compelled to treat the wounded a
the Bluff. Information to this ettec
has been received in press dispatches
from New Orleans. II the report II
found to be accurate peremptory de
m ,nd will probably be made Of
Madriz for the release OF Doctor Bur
geim. The State Department also IN
structed Consul Olivares at Managui
10 keep vigilant watch over William
Pittman, the American who is I'M
prisoncd there as q captive OF war
Pittman's brother was also informed
by the department today that this IN
struction had been issued and tina
Pittman. within his prison limits, wa'
being cared for by the American Con
sui.
Charles II. Bosworth, twenty year.
old, cripple, was instantly killed to-
day, when he fell from the rear steI
OF a Chesapeake junction car at Dean
wood, d. c., and struck his head OF
the steel rail.
The TreasurvD epartmentt today award
ed "A gold medal 10 George Freelh, OF
Rcdona. Cal. for heroic daring in res
cuing : japanese fishermen from drown
ing nj Ocean Park, Cal, December 10
1906. \ silver medal was awarded Il
William f.. Lester, of the Marine Corps
for gallant conduct exhibited upon the
overturning of boat containing him
selfand cOmrade in the Potomac rive
April l.. 1910.
President Montt,of Chile, left Santiago
today. according to dispatches received
from Charge DierrepOint, to embark To-
Europe by way of Panama and New
York. When he arrives at New Iorl
he viii bc met by IN official designated
by the State Department to extend the
welcome Oh the part of the UniteC
States.
The president has commissioned Dan
icl il. kingsford, of New York, to sue
coed Kingsbury Foster as superlnten
dent Of the Assay office in New York ,th'
change 10 take effect August /.