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

Washington, February ii.
Two gunoeis on board the bsltles6ip
Virginia were seriously hurt by The ez-
pohoo OF chsrse 10 the breach Of one
of toe smaller suns while 6iog salute
es erjsy, accord pg 90 q s.relfs, dis.
pat \ rec-ivsd today a Gusn ansmp.
With the declaration that he Far.
banks episode at Rome will FrAcipst t,
world vide religious cor &C., B shop
J. O. Hsrtz'll, hssd Of tle NJ toOdisI
Episcopal Oturch in Airics, today dil-
cussed the reiusal OF tle Pope to receive
Fairbanks after tAs ioTmsr vice president
had address d 8 Methodist organ cation
In Rome Bishop Hsf Il called at the
Whi House to pay his respect t.
Pr sdeut Taft on the eTe Of his depsI
tlFe to oreanz3 the N sci rarg Tork of
American Me.hodism amo z toe 20 900
600 MobaDedans 10 Northern Aimee,
acre he hss DE u lsbOfiug for twenty
dys years. Discussing The Fairbanks II :
.ident, 90 be left tie Wa t. II use,
Bishop asr 1ell ssid: "FOT the Pope
u rqu re ell whe are recsiyed by him
to refuse to spesk TO aOy Protestant or
gsni2ation 10 Rome, even il active mem
bers OF such organ 'zaiops means G world
vide challenge to Piotes'anism which
will be accepted. L, will hasten the day
when all Protestant government will re
quife tina. Greek and Roman Ca hole
governments stall extend the ssme rel
glous libut'es 50 PfOlestaois ard t
their flags which Greek AID Romar
Catholic people e'jjr under Pfolestao'
6sgs.
A pod for too ornamental diplomat
aud consular fficers CT The Uotrd
States abroad ia 10 NJ, king todAs 1t t.
Sac Department Secretary KUox +
determined to boost along The C mme =
cisl sttVity Of the country, and be BIZ
rived at the conclusion that the dipl' =
msilc service mig JOS os we'll be ~
ling fer orders for railroads Snd BATH
ships and such, as luSuriaIIug snd 10
i pretty. s st his department lore
Of Clerks is poriUg over the records
diplomats aod consular Teprssen aive-,
an within short ime hose rscslci -nt
officials who have not tiTn-d 10 the
uper mum Der of orders for Aneiic-r
goods will receive 4 l'tile note from tn
secretary advising them that the ws'cb-
word OF the department. j1st now !.
uget tu'y." Toe las, inspection, ss I
is called, Of the consulsr service Wa
made early ia 1903, sli Secretary KoOx
thinks the CO needs silrrirg up
again. Wheu tie n, og of each consul
bss been worked cut, according t. ibf
resultI shown 10 his record, letter,
graded in strsug b sccOTci & to the "a la :,
vii be for @ar1ed.
Chief Justics Melville W. Fuller t.
Jay celebrated his seventy Ieven b britt
day a. his home in this city. He has
held his position Tor over twenty years.
William B. Turner, printing cleIk q
the Sena E, resigned today. His retire
meDt was due, it wss said, 10 the facl
that be lad taken an Interest In certain
legislation to al extent that offended
several senator's.
The river ard ha,bor bill, carrying
sbott $40, 900. 900, which will DO r
o lrted ID the Ii )lss this sf trGooD,
makes sppIopr atoms 10 The following
am u lis FOREVER and BARRIERS: Maine
Camden harbor $40 600; PencbscOt
nay $S9. 600 Dht of Oolum nIs-
Potomac rivef a. Washington, $3.50, 600;
Poomac river bslOw WsshioetoD, s24.
600. AnacostIa river, $4,000. Vi
gin a-HaDptou Roads, hsIbor, Cape
Charles City, $4,000 Brocis, YOrE,
Mattspon', Psmunkv, 0ccoqaan and
Carriers Creek, $50. 900; Norfolk harboT
general improvements, &c. 600; H1t-
piial Point SIS, 900; Rspp1bsuock river
SIS, coo; Urbsns cr,ek IS. 500, janis
river, 500 0C0.
Announcement was made today Of the cleo
tion as publisher of the New York Sun, OF
Rich lrd V. OulahaD, who, for a number Of
years, has been the manager OF the Suns
Washington bureau. He was recen ly elected
as vice president of the Grid ron Club.