Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

correspondence OF the AicAdnufld ohDclt.J
Washington, d. c., October p.
Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis, the victim
of the mysterious assault which has
baffied the detectives since December 10
last. died at 4 o'clock this morning from
the result of the terrible injuries she re-
ceiyed on that date, Early in the
morning of the day mentioned Mrs.
Dennis was found in her chamber
unconscious and almost unacceptable
from beating she had received at the
hand of an unknown assailant. Revenge
was believed to be the motive, Tor her
pocket book containing large sum of
IN oney was found on her bureau and
81. 500 worth of diamonds were undis-
turbed beneath herpillow. Mrs. Dennis's
assailant had used a piano stool for a
weapon. All efforts of the detectives to
fird the person who attacked Mrs.
d .nnis proved unavailing and as the I'M
fortunate woman never fully regained
consciousness she was never able to aid
| them in the search.
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ship of United States bonds is made in
the annual report of the register of the
Treasury, made public today. He says
that at one time when the civil war debt
was being refunded great deal OF
foreign money was invested in bonds OF
This country. But conditions have
hanged. Home capital now seeks and
owns home securities, and the foreigner
is no longer our creditor, except in
very small way. Not one dollar of the
bonds issued TO maintain the expenses
of the Spanish war went abroad, but
since their issue the Spanish war bonds
have been purchased in open market to
the extent of 1915, 600 by insurance
companies in England, Germany, Hol-
land and New Zealand. On September
II, the date of writing the report, out OF
total of 1882, 924, $50 United States
bonds outsts lding but $40, 1922, $50 was
held by foreigners. Of this latter
amount $l2. j7S, 900 were held by in
surance companies and are on deposit
with the superintendent of insurance in
he various States of the Union. This
caves the individual foreign holdings
of United States bonds only SO, 444, $50.
Governor Taft has deciled to do moth
ing towards furnishing the Philippine
archipelago with new currency until
after Congress has had another oppOr-
tunity to legislate on the subject. Gov.
Taft wants the gold standard established
in the Philippines and he hopes that
Congress will yet see the wisdom of this
policy. The Governor wants Congress
to authorize the issue of silver Philip
pine dollar redeemable in gold and with
the guarantee of the United States at its
back. With this coin he believes that
the present debased currency in the
islands, and the Mexican and Hong
Kon dollars now q 'culating there, C; II
be driven out and replaced by the
Philippine dollar which will furnish
stable standard of value.
Inventors secured from the Patent
Office 423 patents for the week ending
Yesterday, of which GA were for trade
marks. Citizens of foreign countries
took out 81 patents for inventors and 6
for trademarks. Illinois led the United
States with So, and Germany, as usual,
headed the foreign list with 10.
Secretary Moody has returned from stump
ing tour through the West. He talked in
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
and Pennsylvania and says that he found
prospects of republican gains all along the
line. II think we will retain good ma
iority in the House of Representative" said
MIR. Moody. There is nothing in the Iowa
idea of tariff revision. The republicans of
hat State are loyal 10 protection, take them
as a body"
Arguments will be heard by the Interstate
Commerce Commission tomorrow in the case
of S. Marten VS.. the l.. & n. K. r., the charge
being that rates on lumber from certain points
in Tennessee TO Detroit are % cents hundred
pounds, while they are but 20 cents for the
longer distance from Nashville. The case
was heard in Nashville and Detroit. Ed
Baxter, Of Nashville, will appear for the
Louisville & Nashville
One lone car of anthracite coal was hauled
into Washington yesterday and the dealer
who captured the prize Immediately hung out
sign 1911 a ton" Other dealers in gen.
eral reduced their price from SIS to SO as
soon as the vote at the miners convention was
made public. Even at the general asking
price Of So, very little coal can be purchased,
f)r { e dealers have none in their bins. Some
soft coal is in the market at 81 a ton, and
wood still holds on around $40 cord.
The Navy Department has condemned and
will sell the old wartime side wheel gunboat
Monocacy which for many years has been on
duty in Chinese waters. She was built in
Raltimore i'm 1S63
The War Department today announced
the names of a number Of civilians recently
examined for commissions as second lieuten-
ants in the army and found qualified. Among
them are Joseph F. Ware, Harry l.. Jordan
and John W. Hyatt. Of Virginia.
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. The Pres
byterian Synod of Virginia, Maryland,
and West Virginia and the District of
Columbia convened in the First Presby
terrain Church in Norfolk last night
The Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. DR.. J. F. Woods, of Baltimore,
the retiring moderator. The board of
directors of the synod held a meeting
yesterday morning and discussed sites
for the proposed Presbyterian Or
phange which will be located at some
point in the State, to be decided upon.
Rev. DR. F. j. Brooke, Of Alexandria,
was elected moderator of the synod
and Rev. DIR. j. E. Cook. r. II. Jones,
and W. c. White were elected clerks.
The Paris police yesterday caught man
attempting 10 scale the Elvsee palace wall.