Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-09
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The indicst IONS are for Il long debate
on the isthmian canal DILL 10 tie Sen
ate. Prof. HeilpriL'5 discoveries and
disclosures have greatly streOlt leoed
ne Panama routes chances ard tle
advocates OF the NIcsrsgusn route i'd.
mil hey have not a Dejor t..
The President today seni to the Sen
ate be following uomlps ons: 10 be
j,r General Brig. On: John q.
BaI,s; Big. Geo. George W. D4vis.
O be B igadler General: Cjl. IheO-
dore F. WIT. Col. Frsnk ID. BALDWIN,
Col. Jesse Nj. Lee, Col William b. Car
or, Msj1r Tssker II. Bhss. To be Sur
g-ou General for period OF four year,,
with raDk of Brigadier General, CJl.
William II. ForwOod.
The House Committee on Approprl-
atoms today began hearings on the
General Deficiency bill, the last OF the
great supp y bills. 1t is the inteutlon
of Cnaumin Cannon TO report 1t early
oexL week.
Senator SpooDer neld half hours
conference with President Roosevelt
this morning on Cuban tArin mat
rers. The PresideUt reasseit ID bis
determination to ACCEPT no rebst, COM
promise and tJld his senatorial caller
nst II any concessions are made they
must come from the senators who are
friendly o the beet sugar iLter,s
The special train bearing the Liberty
Bell arrived at the Pennsylvania station
this morning. The special com mittee
accompanied the District Commits
sioners to the station and formally re-
celved the bell. Addresses were made
by Commissioner Mscfsrlsnd and Mr..
Wilson Brown. and the Marine Band
played several select oDs. the public
chools were dismissed at noon TO al'
low the 40 900 pupils an opportunity
t. view the historic bell. A detsch-
mel OF local minute men" acted as
guard OF honor during the day, end In
the afternoon the military band from
Fort Meyer joined the Marine Band as
musicians extraordinary t. the bell.
The general public h1oked to view the
old bell. Tue exercises 10 honor OF
the bell will close at 5 o'clock when
the special train will proceed TO Pnila-
delphie where the bell will be returned
| to its home 10 Independence Hall.
Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied by Miss
Alice and the younger Roosevelt chill
dren set sail on the Dolphin for Oyster
Bay this morning. Secretary Coitsl-
you escorted the patty ID the wharf
and saw the yacht start down the Po-
tomao. Mrs. Roosevelt will remain at
Oyster Bay until after July 4. when she
will return to Washington and stay
here until the President goes home for
the summer.
Congressman Bsbcock and Over.
street, OF the republican congressional
committee, who have been away on q
cruise, so that, updsturbed, they might
talk over the coming campaign, re-
turned last night. They spent one day
at Old Point Comfort. The discussion
was ettative one and no important
results will follow, save the calling Ct
the full republican committee which is
to meet here as soon as ell the members
can be brought together.
RepreseLtAtive Sballenburger, OF
Nebraska, who is member OF the
House committee on reform 10 the civil
service. has been asked by some of bis
colleagues 10 introduced resolution in
the House asking for detailed repoI I
Oh tee discharge of Mrs. Rebecca J.
Taylor, War DepartmeI clerk, who
was dismissed because 10 local paper
she published articles criticising the
administr. ton policy 10 the Philippines
1t is the intention OF the democrsti Ia
show that the rul,s OF the civil service
commission have been violated by thi:
discharge. Later in the afternoon Mr.
ShslleDburger Introduced the resolution
on the subject which 10 ID be referred
TO bis committee for report to tas
House.
The plumbers strike here Is ended
aud the men will return to work to
morrow. The agreement reach
allows two helpers to three workmeD