Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
To have Easter Monday to fall on the
18th of the month will long be remem-
bered by the children of Washington as
an unlucky combination. When the
Youngsters of the city awoke this morn
ing and found that the rain had been
falling all night and was still continuing,
thereby preventing the annual Easter
egg rolling at the White House, there
was much grief and disappointment
among them. The White House grounds
we're open to all who had the temerity
to venture upon the waterlogged lawns,
but there were none with sufficient hardi-
hood to risk pneumonia, rheumatism and
other kindred ills in order to maintain
the ancient custom of rolling and ''pick-
ing" eggs under the caves of the historic
mansion. By common consent and
force of the weather the usual Easter
celebration was postponed until next
year when brighter skies are hoped for.
In mail report of the recent accident
on board the Iowa off Pensacola, Ad-
miral Higginson offers the opinion that
the explosion was not of the she'll but
of the gun alone, as some witnesses mad
been found who declared they saw the
shell strike the target Moreover, there
were no grooves or indentatiOns OH the
pieces of the gun as is usual in the case
of bursting shell. The Admiral states
that the bodies of the three men killed
were buried at Pensacola with military
honors and that the ship had been
placed in the navy yard for temporary
repairs. He says that the injuries to
the vessel were so Tgreat that she will
have to be sent north for permanent re-
pairs.
1t is the intention of the Department
of Justice to proceed further in the mat
ter of action under the antitrust laws.
1t isunlikely, however, that an important
step will be taken before the Northern
Securities case shall have been heard by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
At the Interstate Commerce Commission
there is, as at the Department OF Justice,
considerable activity. The commission
is preparing to hand down a decision in
the cases involving the right of the rail-
roads to raise freight rates, as was recent
ly done, and will, it is believed, decide
against the alleged right.
Secretary of the Navy Moody re-
turned to Washington today and re-
sumed his duties at the Department.
He declined to say whether or not he
will support the idea of general staff
for the navy similar to that organized
in the army, which has been advocated
recently. The Secretary will 60 to
Newport News next Saturday for the
launching of the West Virginia.
In the Supreme Court today Attorney
Lewis Marshall moved that the case of
Whitaker Wright, the British operator
arrested in New York on extraditiOn
proceedings, be advanced for oral argu-
ment. The hearing was set aside for
next Monday when Marshall and Bar
rister Charles Fox, representing the
British government, will be heard.
The remains of the late Rear Admiral
George II. Belknap who recently died at
Pensacola arrived here this morning and
we're placed in a lot at Arlington
Services were held at 10 o'clock at st.
Johns Church, following which the
casket was escorted to the Georgetown
bridge by the Marine Corps Band, two
battalions of marines, one battalion of
engineers and battery OF artillery.
From that point only firing party
marched to the grave The escort was
under the command of Colonel Elliot, of
the Marine Corps.
Despite the inclement weather
a number of Alexandrians came
here today with their children to enjoy
the annual egg rolling, ETC., on the
White House grounds.
Jack, the White House mascot, is
dead. He was a black and tan terrier
and the best beloved of all White House
pets. He died of old age. Jack has
been a member of the Roosevelt family
for II years and the children, who have
grown up with him for playmate, are
sorrow stricken.
Cabin John Hotel and grounds were
sold today to Edwin III. Neumeyer, of
this city. The consideration was $685.
600 cash.
Senator Daniel, who has been here on
business several days, has returned to
his homein Lynchburg. The Senator will
be the orator at the Jefferson Day ban
quet in Newport News tonight.
Secretary Shaw has appointed John
H. Edwards, of Ohio, as his private sec
rotary, to fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion of Robert B. Armstrong.
Philip Tobin, seventy years old, drop
ped dead in the dining room today at the
restaurant of y. J.::Lewis, 100 Penn
sylvania avenue.
The inelement weather kept many people
from Benning today The Easter steeple-
chase was the feature. The races end to-
morrow.