Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF Alexandria Gazette

Jerome A. Quay, American Consu
a, Florence, Italy died today. The
Sta Department was informed biz
death in cable from Ambassador
Leishman at Rome. Quay was ap
pointed to the consular services or
! March IS, 1906, from Pennsylvania
Previous to his appointment he wa:
Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
State Reformatory. He was born IL
llS3S.
Bv a decision of the Comptroller
of the Treasury today, the State o.
Missouri receives $50, 500 upon Span.
lish war claim. The War Department
land Missouri authorities disagreed
over the amount due the state fol
mastering in the Fifth and Sixth regi.
ment of Missouri volunteers. Mis-.
souri, claimed S14S,744 was still due
but the Comptroller cut it down the
Iamount awarded.
If the United States wishes to main.
tain credit balance in export as
above imports it must increase its
foreign trade in manufactured goods.
This is the warning sounded in the
annual report OF the Bureau Of Manu-
features OF the Department of Com,
merce and Labor made public today.
This country, says the report, cannot
hope with its increasing home con-
lsumption to continue its vast business
| in the expectation OF raw materials and
food stuffs.
With the object Of providing better
mounts for the army officers who are to
compete in the coming horss show in
New York General Wood has ISSUED in
structions for the selection and training
of the best hunters that can be obtain
| cd ut the remount dcpots at Fort Reno,
| and other places. The horses SO Sc
lccted will be trained by the officers Of
the mounted service school for the
horse show events. Each officer will be
provided with about five mounts. II
| is expected that a much better showing
will be made this year by this method
of selection. The American officers
made good showing in competition
with foreign army officers last year but
their mounts were not up to the
thoroughbred standard
A $4,000 bond issue has been pro-
vided by the Staunton City Council
and approved by Mayor H. Fl. Way
for the purpose of repairing Baldwin
street, which was affected by Staunton'
recent caye-ins. A hole $50 feet long
and 50 feet wide extends diagonally
across the street. Recent sinking has
Joined two of the large cavities.
| Work ofarching the cavities and filling
them in has already started. The i'm
mense hole in the private property o
C. L. Wilson is also being arched
This hole is nearly $50 feet deep. Nc
further sinking is liable to occur.
Right Rev. John Wordsworth, Bish
CD of Salisbury and noted English
prelate, is in Washington and during
the morning paid visit to the Cathc'
dral grounds and Mt. st. Adams.
Bodolfo Espinosa, who resigned as
minister OF Nicaragua at washington
at the outbreak Of the Estrada revolu,
ton, and Sebastian Salinas, the last
Madriz envoy to the United States,
have been arrested at Managua charg,
ed with creating disturbances and SEN
fenced to punishment from the country
for six months, according to cable
grams received at the State Department
today from Colonel Olivares. The two
men will be taken to Corinto on the
west coas: and placed on north bouno
steamer. Except for this incident 1t i:
reported that conditions are quiet In
Nicaragua under Estrada's rule.