Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

rCorrespondence of the Alexandra uazeue.l
Washington, ID. c., November IL.
The President today accepted the
resignation of Lieut. Col. John a.
Johnson, of the Adjutant Generals
department. The resignation, 1t is
stated. was on account of business
reasons. Colonel Johnston IS very
prominent in society circles in Washing
ton, and was one of the party that ac-
complained Generals Corbin, Wood and
Young to the German manoeuyers
recently.
Minister Bowen cables to the State
Department this morning from Caracas
that he had been notified by the
Venezuelan government that 1t had
occupied Coro and threatened the
blockade there.
Solicitor General Richards received
telegram from New York today asking
him to agree to postponement OF the
hearing before special examiner lngersoll,
set for November q at New York, in
the Northern Securities case, because the
records to be submitted at that hearing
are needed in the Minnesota case now
going on. General Richards agreed to
a postponement until November 20.
Judge Waddill and District Attorney
Allan of the Eighth district of Virginia
are in Washington looking after realty
owned Jointly by them. Judge Waddill
will likely ask Chief Justice Fuller to
consider the matter OF hearing the Vir-
ginia constitutional test cases from the
circuit bench.
Col j. S. Mosby went over to Alex
andria today to bid goodbye to his
friends in that city before leaving for
Nebraska on Saturday. Hehas succeed
ed in stirring up merry war among the
cattle men in Nebraska who have fenced
in most of the public lands in that State
for their own use, but he is performing
his duty and in this has the support OF
the President.
Officials here whose attention has been
called to the story related by Mrs. Dox-
hiemer, of Hoboken, to the effect that
she knew of plot to assassinate Presi-
dent Roosevelt year ago, says that her
statements have been fully Investigated.
While they are sure that Mrs. Doxhie-
mer is sincere they are satisfied that she
is suffering from Authorizations. She
declared that she was formerly an anar-
chist and that she had been closely fol-
lowed by members of that order since she
severed her connection with it. Care
full efforts were made to locate these men
but no one has ever been able to see
those she described
A horse attached to wagon belong
ing to George E. Croswell, confectioner,
became uDmanageable on Pennsylvania
avenue this morning and the driver, a
white man named Brown, about 40
years old was kicked in the stomach
and died shortly after reaching the
Emergency Hospital. Officer Samson
of the First Precinct finally captured the
horse.
Counterfeit currency to the amount of
S145, $50 and counterfeit coins to the
amount of S31, 223 were destroyed yes
terday by the secret service officials OF
the Treasury. In addition about five
tons of machinery, moulds of plaster and
metal, dies, plates, and other counter
feiting tools were disposed of Among
the outfits broken up were those of the
johnson Brothers, Brockway, Skoog
and Jacobs and Kendig, whose opera
ton last year in Philadelphia and Ian
caster, Pennsylvania, were conducted on
an extensive scale. Most of the ma
terial has been captured during the last
two years but some has been held for
various cause since 1881. Altogether
the stuff destroyed represented the cap
lures in no less than 1850 cases.
The Chicago, indianapolis and Louis
vile Railway Company, one of the
defendants in the complaint of the Rail-
road Commissioners of Kentucky which
alleges a combination of southern roads
under J. p Morgan and company for
the purpose of controlling the traffic of
ten southern States, today made answer
to the interstate commerce commission,
denying the allegations of the com
plainant. AS to the averments touch
ing the acquirment of the majority Of
defendants's stock by j. p. Morgan &
Co., in the interest of the l.. & n. Rail-
road Co. and the Southern Ry. Co.,
defendant "neither admits nor denies
the same, but leaves the complainant to
make profit thereof" Even if it be
true, the answer continues, no attempt
has been made to increase or control
rates or inaugurate changes of manage
ment or policy.
The fine weather of today attracted
another large crowd to Benning where
the Washington Jockey Club is holding
most successful meet First race, 81
furlongs, Red Damsel, II to |, won;
Prancer, 20 to l, second; White Owl
third. Second race, { mile, Lulu Mari,
20 to l, won; Sontag, 5 to l, second;
Alhambra, third
COL. SLEMP'S APPEAL HEARD.
Two petitions for mandamus in the
disputed election cases in the Ninth
Congressional district were fled yester-
day in the Court of Appeals at Richmond
by counsel for Col Campbell Slemp
The two petitions covered the counties
of Russell and Washington, and in the
case of Russell county, prayed for
mandamus to compel the commissioners
of election and the clerk to recount the
returns from all the precincts in the
county.
1t is alleged that the original returns
giving Judge Rhea 1,2l2 votes and Col.
Slemp S45 votes, are incorrect, because
the commissioners refused to count the