Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-22
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. d. O.. Dec. y.


Washington, D. c.. Dec. %.
The Countess Cassiui, daughter OF the
Russian Ambassador, is i'll in her apart
menis at the Embassy with severe attack
of gastric fever which resulted from pto.
maine poisoning. The illness was caused
by oysters which the Countess ate al
a dinner party a week ago The present
trouble bids fair TO be serious and ylll
lay the Countess up for sometime.
Before the House adjourned yesterday
Mr. Rixev introduced bill to grant
Wan. +. Myers, of 1913 north Patrick
street. Alexandria, Va, late Of Company
G. Sixth u. :. Volunteer Infantry, war
with Spain, pension Of thirty dollars
per month. He now receives no pen
sion.
LAWYERS to the number of a half doz-
en- are at work on the petition whic !
WILL be presented to the Supreme Court
of the United States after the Christmas
holiday, praying for writ Of certiorari
in the case Of August w. Machen ct al,
against the United States. Charles A.
Douglas. who has been Machen's chief
counsel through his long fight for liberty
is engineering this last bit Of procedure
which stands between the former super
inlendent of free delivery and prison.
The writ of certiorari is the on y means by
which the Supreme Court can take Juris-
diction in the Machen case. The adj
verse decision of the Court Of Appeals
Of the District of Columbia lass week
was final, unless the lawyers represent
ing Machen, LoreBz and the Groils can
prove to the tribunal of last appeal that
within the immense record OF the seven
weeks trial and the yoluminous docu-
menls attending the appeal there he
questions Of law hitherto undecided by
the Supreme Court and as so far decided
in the present litigation OF deep preju-
dice to the defendants. Such points
Mr.. Douglas said today do exist.
Henry +. Robertson has been APP
pointed postmaster at Alden, Prince Will
liam county, Va, vice James A. Bowl
ing, deceased
Mr.. Rixey, who is urging the House
committee on rivers and harbors to rec
cmmend appropriations for improving
some of the rivers and creeks in his dis
trict has received the following letter
from Chairman Burton, Of that
committee: "Your letter of the
Sth in regard to Occoquan creek
is at hand. This subject will receive
careful attention. / have already looked
into the situation as regards Aqua, the
Lower MachodOc and other creeks. |
believe the first two are all that are in
your district. 1t is probable that a
general appropriation will be made for
some halt dozen projects. As regards
the improvement Of the Potomac below
Alexandria | fear | cannot offer any en-
enlargement in regard TO it. This is not
because the project is not deserving but
with the limited amount We are now ex'
pending do not quite see how we can
reach that locality. am inclined to
think what is most desirable in the river
is the widening of the channel, at least
that is the most pressing demand for
commercial purposes" Mr.. Rixey will
try and convince Dir. Burton that the
widening of the channel Of the Potomac
Is not only desirable but absolutely nee
essary
Cornelius n Bliss, who was treasurer
of the republican national committee,
during several presidential campaings,
said today regarding Thomas w. Law.
sons s., 600, 900 campaign fund story,
published in Everybody's Magazine:
William Mckinley Osborne, Mark
Hanna and John Moore are dead. !
have no desire to have an argument over
this. The statement is absolutely false. "
Mr. Eki Hioki, charge d'aiIaiers ofthe
japanese legation during the illuess OF
Minister Takahira, called at the State
Department this morning. He said that
his government had signiiied its approval
Of the proposal of this government for
the negotiation of an arbitration treaty,
but he was unable to say when the paper
would be signed.