Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF Alexandria Gazette

FROM w ASHINGION.
Correspondence Of Alexandria Gazettel
While an audience Of 1000 persons
we're emerging from the Academy OF
Music in Washington Wednesday night
Benjamin Johnson, a New York negro.
near the playhouse entrance, whipped
a revolver from his pocket and fired
several shots into the body OF woman.
The crowd was thrown into panic,
and in the stampede many were
trampled under foot. Johnson was ar
rested. The woman was taken to the
hospital. Jealousy is supposed to
have caused the crime.
Congress will be asked next winter
10 amend the immigration laws so that
the officials OF the Department OF Com
merce and Labor may issue certificates
Of Identification to every Chinese now
in this country, according to state
ment made by Commissioner OF lmmi-
Grafton Keefe today Although the
officials realize that this would give GER
ti6cates to thousands who are not
legally entitled to the privilege OF per-
manent residence the department is
willing TO make the sacrifice in order
that those not possessing certificates IN
the future may be deported.
Amor Smith. surveyor OF the Port Of
Cincinnati. o.. visited the Treasury
Department today and conferred with
Assistant Secretary Hilles regarding
the case Of Frank Couden, cashier IN
Smith 5 office, who is under suspension,
as the result OF one phase OF the famous
Warmer defalcation case. Assistant
Secretary Andrew is in Dublin, N. H.,
today. having gone there TO present the
Coudcn case OF Secretary MacVeagh.
Army officers who have government
autos for their private use must pay
for their keep and repairs" accord
ing delsion Of the Comptroller OF the
Treasury Tracewcll today. Tracewell
said that every officer is entitled to a
mount and forge, with bedding and
shc'ted and horse shoeing but that he
Gould not find that any OF these pro-
visions applied 10 an automobile.
The Navy Department issued orders
today for the withdrawal OF the marines
from Bluefelds, Nicaragua, where they
have been stationed since the attack on
the city by the Madriz FORCES several
months ago. More than one hundred
men were on shore. They will be re-
turned TO the Canal Zone where they
were previously stationed. Conditions
in Nicaragua are reported today to the
state Department as being quiet and
orderly and it is probable that within
a few DAYS. the American naval forces
will bc entirely withdrawn.
The Pacific mail liner, Manchurla,
with Prince Tsai Hsun, brother OF
the regent Of China and head OF the
naval commission, en- route for the
United States, on board, was quaran-
tined today at Yokohama, according to
advices received at the State Depart
ment from Ambassador O'Brlen at
Tokyo. The period during which the ship
will be kept under quarantine is not
known. but it is believed that the Man
churia will be held for from five to
ten days.
The National Red Cross Society to-
dav announced that it will come TO
the aid of the fire fighters injured IN
the northwestern forest fires and will
paw all hospital bills. Il. p. Blcknell,
the national director OF the society,
after consultation with the Forestry
Bureau said that the charges probably
would be about 81 900 and that they
would be paid from the contingent
fund OF the society. The government
had no money available for the pur-
pose.
Thirty-four applications to organize
national banks were received by the
comptroller Of the currency during
August. OF the applications 20 were
approved, 4 rejected and the others are
pending. Twelve National banks with
a total capital of SO, 105, 600 were au-
thorized to begin business. There are
.7.1S4 National banks with a authorized
capital Of 81 .O2l ,667, 1875.
President Gompers Of the A. F. OF l..
will leave here this evening for Kansas
CITY. where he will deliver Labor
Day address. On September Z, he will
confer with officials ofthe Bucks Stove
d Range Company in st. Louis, regard
ing the recent settlement of the long
standing war between that firm and
union labor
The Interior Department today let a
contract to the Warren Webster Com
PAM. Of Camden, n. j., for the con
struction OF central heating plant to
supply the various buildings Of the de-
partment, which will cost $2l 800.
The comptroller Of the currency
today issued a call for the condition
Of national banks at the close OF
business on September l.
VIII Question ROoseyelts Republic
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