Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.J
Washington, ID. c., October IL.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., October 10.
Every seat and every foot of standing
room behind the railing was occupied
at noon today when the Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States
filed into the historic chamber and tool
their seats for the fall term. The plac'
of the late Justice Gray was vacant, t
be filled later by Justice Holmes, wheI
his nomination shall have been con
fined by the Senate The Chief justice
announced that no business would b.
transacted today, the call of the docket
going over until tomorrow in order tina
the Court might pay its respects il
person TO the President of the UnlteC
States. About twenty admissions tC
practice were received. The seats o
the justices are arranged alternately OF
each side of the Chief Justice according
to length of service. Justice Holme'
now being the youngest member Of The
court will sit on the extreme left, in the
place formerly occupied by Justice Ne
Kenna, whose place is now on the ex.
IRENE right of the Chief Justice. The
Others on that side are Harlan, the old
est member, Brown and White; those on
the left of the Chief Justice and count
ing from him being Brewer, Shiras and
Peckham. Immediately after the adj
iournment the members of the court
were driven to the temporary White
House where they were formally re.
ceived by the President. They wer'
attired in frock coats, having discarded
their judicial gowns before leaving the
Capitol
Sir Michael Herbert, successor of the
late Lord Pauncefote as ambassador Of
Great Britain to the United States, was
formally received for the first time by
President Roosevelt this morning at II
O'Clock, Secretary of State Hay perform
ing the introduction. The meeting took
place in the Presidents room on the
second floor of the temporary White
House, the President remaining seated
in his invald's chair during the ex-
change of the usual amenities. Sin
Michael was accompanied 20 the execu-
tive building by Col. Theodore Bingham,
U. S. A., where he found Secretary
Hay awaiting to present him to the
President.
President Roosevelt today received a
call from F. w. Reitz, former Secretary
of the Transvaal Republic. Mr.. Reitz,
was accompanied by Captain H. du Toit,
of the Transvaal artillery in full uniform.
Jamsetee n. Tata, the wealthiest ParseC
of Bombay, who is making tour of the
world, was another caller at the tempory
White House. During his American
tour Mr.. Tata is accompanied by a
representative of j. Pierpoint Morgan.
The War Department today was in
formed of the death of Maj. George b.
Walker, of the 18th Infantry of pneuI
monia at Fort d. A. Russell, Wyoming.
Maj Walker was born in Indiana and
appointed to the Military Academy from
that State in 1868.
The 10Th annual convention of the
Laundrymen's National Association
opened here this morning for a three
days session. Five hund ed delegat s
were present and several hundred more
will arrive before night. The coal
strike will be considered but no attempt
will be made to readjust rates to Il
higher schedule.
The Crown Prince of Siam spent this
morning in riding about the city and
sightseeing. This afternoon at one
o clock, accompanied by his suite in full
uniform, and Assistant Secretary of
State PIERCE, the Prince went to Annapo-
lis to visit the Naval Academy. He
travelled in a special train. At the
Academy he will be received with full
military honors. He will return at six
O'Clock tonight
James +. Smith, associate justice of
the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
has been selected by the President to
take the place on Philippine commission
to be made vacant by the resignation of
Prof. Bernard Moses.
and the Offices of j. p. Morgan for the next
move in the settlement ofthe strike. Ii is I'M
derstood here, however, that no matter what
arrangement may he effected between the op-
orators AMI the miners, he will appoint COM
mission to investigate the whole subject to the
end Of presenting the results to Congress for
its guidance in enacting legislation that will
prevent labor troubles of such magnitude and
such possibilities of public disaster in the
future. This was the reason for the confer
ence yesterday with Prof J. w. jerks, Of
Cornell University, one of the experts of the
industrial commission. The impression pre-
walls that the visit of Secretary Root TO New
York Saturday and his conference with Mr..
Morgan was at the instance of the latter in
stead of having been suggested by the Presi-
dent. II is quite likely that Mr.. Morgan out
lined TO Secretary Root for the Presidents in
formation his plans, whatever they may be,
for bringing the operators and minors tOgeth-
er. Concerning the result of Senator Quay's
visit yesterday nothing has yet been made
public.
Miss c. Georgiana Chamberlain, clerk in
the Pension Office, was found dead in her
room today. having taken poison.
The President this morning appointed
Harry L. West, of this city, wei known
newspaper man, 10 succeed the late John W.
Ross as a Commissioner Of the District Of