Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.


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correspondence Of Alexandria Gazettel
Infnrutei Al charges made by men
who deserted at Annapolis, the officers
and crew 81 The Monitor Ozark, re-
nlrned ,cre today from the practice
cruise of the District of Columbia Naval
Militia. with story of complete sue
cess. broken only by the drowning Of
two negro sailors Wednesday afternoon
off Indian Head Members OF the crew
were engaged in boat races Wednesday
Nhen the boat in which the two negroes
were rowing capsized Two white sail
ors sprang from competing boat and
tried 10 save them, but were exhausted.
The rescuers nearly lost their lives and
were unconscious when hauled aboard
a barge. The dead are; Cicero Slmms,
coal passer. and Ernest 5. Trotter, fire
man. Their bodies were not recovered
The charges OF overwork, poor food
and mistreatment told by the deserters
we're denied by all on board. The
citizen sailors apparently were all de-
lighted with the cruise and the only
possible ground for complaint, 1t was
said. was slight accident TO the water
condenser which made it necessary to
use brackish water for short time.
Not a man was in the brig" during
the cruise: the boys in the stock hole
reported that they had enjoyed them
selves and Round Robin, originating
in the coal pit" was signed by practl-
cally everyone on board denouncing the
deserters. 1t was stated that only five
men left the ship and that ef these,
Allen LLOYD was the only regular MEM
her OF the militia. the other four being
on probation. The officers were SO
bitter in their denunciation Of the de-
sertcrs that there was no prospect OF a
reconciliation. They asserted that
these five men had expected pleasure
trip and we're so disappointed when they
found they bad to work that they ran
away. Ii was stated that formal charges,
preparatory to court martial, would be
filed against Lloyd. The others, being
only on probation, are not label to
courtmartial.
The State Department today inform
ed the Mexican government of the APP
pointment of the social commission to
represent the United States at the cen
tennial celebration of the Independence
Of Mexico. which will be held at the
Civ Of Mexico next month The dele
CATION will consist of Senator'S Oyerman
Guggenheim and acknowledgements
tiyes Howard, DENLY and Foster, jus
tice James w. Gerard, of New York !;
General Harrison Gray Otis, of Los
Angeles; Charles Alexander Rock, OF
Pennsylvania, and Hobart j. Stanley,
of Vermont. The delegation will leave
Washington on August 81, arriving at
Mexico City September 3. In addition
President Taft has designated former
GOV. Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts, as
special ambassador.
The comptroller of the currency TO-
day declared a final dividend OF 12%
per cent in favor Of the creditors OF the
Peoples National Bank Of Frankenville,
New York. which failed in January
1905. This makes the total of diVi-
dends paid to creditors of tho bank SIN
per cent. Dividend checks will be dis
tributed by the receiver during the
coming week. The capital OF the bank
at the date of failure was $50, 600.
Claims were filed by creditors with the
receipts aggregating $61, SOP on which
inclusive of this final dividend creditors
will receive S53.877.
Over half million dollars of coun-
terfeit noted and coins were captured
by the United States secret service dur
ing The last fiscal year ended June 30,
1910. according to the annual report OF
Chief John +. Wilkie issued today
The number Of arrests of cOunterfelters
296. is the smallest with the exception
of the one year 1907, since 1900.
Resolutions drawn up by the mem
bers of the American Group Of the
lnterparliamentary Conference as set
ting forth the American policy on the
question Of world peace were today
submitted 10 the State Department by
Representative Richard Barthold,
chairman of the American delegation.
The former approval of the State De-
partment is asked on the resolutions
which are to be presented before the
convention OF the Parliamentary Con
gress to held al Brussels, from Aug
- TO Sept. ,. The most important
provision in them is a clause providing
for the creation OF an international
legislature and an international execu-
1.-Two nnmnr for the enforcement Of in