Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-06

that he was Yesterday he would undOuDl-
edly have shot the President, for he had
carried the Smith and WessOn revolt
yer ever since he arrived in the
city from Minneapolis The President
was supposed to be protected by his
body guard at the church yet, at the
time Elliott grabbed rs hand, there was
not a detective within twenty feet OF
him. Two secret service men and two
plain clothes detectives from police head
quarters were in the vicinity, but none
was near enough to render immediate
assistance had such been needed.
Officer James Ciscle, the policeman
stationed at the White House door who
battled with EIIioi in the lobby of the
building and afterwards in the glass en-
closed van. was much more severely in
iured than was at first believed. The
surgeons at the Emergency Hospital eX-
tracted a piece of glass two inches long
by half an inch wide from his arm. 1t
had severed an artery, and though the
bleeding was promptly stopped at the
hospital and there is no more danger
from that score, the whole arm Is terribly
swollen and blood poisoning may set in
at any moment.
Solemn and impressive were the SER
vices held today at st. Johns Episcopal
Church as a mark Of respect to the late
Sir Michael Herbert, Great Britain S
ambassador to the United States. In tire
presence of the President of the United
States. members of the Cabinet, repre-
sentatiyes from all of the diplomatic EN-
bassies and legations in Washington,
high ranking officers in the United
States army and navy, the beautifully
simple burial service of the Episcopal
Church was read in the church where
once Sir Michael was in attendance every
Sunday. Rev. Roland Cotton Smith,
the pastor, ofiiciated. The church was
filled to its utmost capacity. Secretaries
Moody, Wilson, Payne and Cortelyou
were the only members of the Cabinet
nresent at the services. The church
was undeeoratod with the exception OF
one large beautiful wreath Of flowers,
sent by the Mexican minister, and the
crepe draping over the pew of the late
Sir Michael. There were no remarks
made to eulogize the late British ambas-
ssdor. the family and friends Of the de
ceased Sir Michael prelerring to have
the services as simple as possible.
A delegation of 20 members of the
National Retail Druggists Association
called on President Roosevelt this morn
ing to urge him to insert in his annual
message to Congress a recommendation
for change in the trade mark laws
that will prohibit the patenting of medi-
cines in.the United States. The drug
men claim that the trade in this country
is under a disadvantage because 1t can
not sell patented remedies as cheaply as
the same articles are sold in other cOun-
tries where patents of that kind are UNI
obtainable.
The State Department, like the foreign
Offices of every power concerned, Is
closely watching the situation in Man
churia and the promised evacuation on
October s. Meanwhile all commercial
treaties are being held up, pending Rus
sian action on Thursday. As usual the
State Department declines to commit IT.
self to any definite course based upon
hypothetical conditions. Unlike Eng
land and Japan its movements will be
entirely independent of any other power,
and should il appear that Russia had
aagrantly violated her promise, it Is
probable that nothing will be done here
further than to politely call Russia's at
tention to her failure.
Carpenters engaged in erecting stands
about the statue Of General Sherman,
to be dedicated October Is, have pro-
tested to Col. Symonds, superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds, that they
are not receiving full wages. The union
wages is SO. 80, and they have been paid
about SO day. Central Labor Union
has appointed committee to take the
matter up.
A strike is on at the Capitol among
the marble settlers at work on the mar
bic bathrooms in the Senate wing. The
men quit in sympathy with the marble
cutters who were shut out of work by
the marble manufacturers association.
If the strike continues the members OF
the Senate are confronted with the
horrible contingency Of finding their
bathrooms in disorderly array when Con-
gress convenes in November.
The Bureau of Insular Affairs today
received the following cablegram from
Governor Taft: Governor Belts reports
the surrender to Col. Bandholtz Of the
Constabulary of SO more rifles at LigO,
Albany, making 100 in all. All people
withdrawn from outlying barriOs re-
turned to their homes by order OF
provincial board. Trouble in the
province reported at an end.
For the first time in its history the
postal service has passed the billion dol
lar mark in its financial transactions.
The exact figures are 81, 026, 7Sl, 407. 81
for the year ended June 80. 1903. The
expenditures were Sl3S, 7S4, 4S7.97 and
the receipts s1S4, 224, 443. "a, creating a
deficit of$4, 500, O44.73.
With Its completion yesterday of tbs
investigation of the postal fraud cases,
the federal grand jury finished months
of hard work. 1t has been on the jol
since last April. During this period
more than 100 witnesses were examined
Altogether "a persons have been indict
ed as a result of the investigation, NO
counting those in New York. Angus
w. Machen, former superintendent o
free delivery of the pOstofiice, heads the
list with ii true bills against him
Machen's trial will begin the la,ser par
of this month. To his friends he con