Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandra Gazette


Within ten days the army board OF
engineers that is toapportion the recent
$50. OO0.0 600 appropriation hopes to
start west on its tour of inspection, ac-
cording to statement made by Col.
Biddle. chairman of the board today
The board is now engaged in an ex-
haustiye study OF the data at the rec
lamaton Office here relative to the va
rious projects.
The question Of the accessibility ofthe
United States to Jews induced to flee
from Russian persecution to this country
bv the American jewish Aid Society
again came up today in the Department
of Commerce and Labor through the
news that another shipload OF Russian
Jewish immigrants is destined to arrive
at Galveston, Texas, next month.
Secretary Bressler Of the Jewish AID
Society and Representative Bennett OF
New York called upon acting Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor Cable with a
delegation OF prominent Jews to feel
out the attitude of the department on
the admit.ance Of the immigrants.
Secretary Gable told them that every
ease must be considered by itself, but
that he was strongly of the opinion
that insomuch as each immigrant
would probably present an Identified
ton card made out by the aid sOclety's
agents in Russia it argued that they
came at the instigatiOn of the society
and that if, together with this, the
testimony Of the immigrants showed
that they had received and from
America to come and had been prom
Used employment after their arrival
that they could not be admitted under
the immigratiOns laws. The secretary
told them that he would be glad to
have test case on this question taken
up in the courts, so that the matter
might have a final decision upon which
To base future action. This is the
second shipload Of Jews to arrive re-
Gently 1T Galveston, and it is admitted
by the aid society that this is only the
beginning Of the migration Of Jews
into the south OF this country as they
plan il.
Fortress Monroe, which yesterday
was gay with anticipation over an un-
usual military spectacle, is today en-
in unrelie,ed gloom. Col.
has informed the relatives Of
the IL men who were killed by the
premature explosion of the big 12-inch
gun in battery De Russy of the fatal
accident and will await their replies
regarding the burial of the men. The
bodies will be shipped at the expense Of
the government TO the homes, if it is
desired. Otherwise they will be buried
at the military cemetery nearby. Col.
sent the following official
message to the War Department late
last night: In reference to accident
at target practice the following further
particulars are reported: Accident due
to premature discharge Of gun number
one, battery De RuSsy; breech block
blown to rear, discharge occurring be-
fore rotation Of block had begun. y y
Despite the accident in battery De
Russy the guns Of the other batteries
continued firing their allotted rounds
and the entire practice, with the eX-
reption.of the one battery, was over be-
fore the fact Of the accident became
known. OF the two targets which were
towcd at range of 5000 yards one
was smashed to bits and the other was
hit number Of times. Forty-three
shots in all were fired and the artillery
officers estimate that at least 80 per
cent of these hit. Had the targets been
which they were designed
10 represent, the vessels would have
been hammered to pieces by the heavy
proiccliles and sunk before they had
proceeded Il dozen yards
The attitude of the United States
toward The so-called blockade Of Blue
fields by the Madriz faction and to-
ward the warning sent out by the
Norwegian government TO vessels under
It's register navigating those waters was
to the Bluefields Steam
ship Co. and several other American
firms today A copy Of the dispatch
was also handed to w. 7. de Munths
lie Morgansterbe, the Norwegian
charge. The firms to whom the COM
was made had all made
inquiries Of the department as to what
would he done. Several have charter
I'd Norwegian vessels lying at the docks
n New Orleans waiting to sail as soon
Is assurance could be received OF the
Of the government. Acting
Secretary Of State Wilson in his COM
said Official reports just
received from. Bluefelds seem 70 in
licate that the reported action Of Nor
way may have been based upon err
.oneous information. The resigna-
ion Of Vice Consul Clancy, who acts
llso as Vice Consul for Norway at Blue
ields and who is supposed to have
,iven the Norwegian government an
erroneous impression regarding the
blockade was accepted by the State
Department today.
The proposed increased rates of the
Western Trunk lines will be suspended
until November l next as the result
# an agreement reached today between
'hairman Knapp of the interstate
commission and Chairman
V. B. Hosmer and a dozen members |
e tho XNas,a,n TrunE lines oortanoiftaa