Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. Jan. q.

the presentations to the court by Judge
Kumler of three affidavits, charging
Postofice Inspector Mayer and Gregory
with approaching witnesses in the wait
ing room before they were called to the
stand. The afidavits were made by n.
II. Baumgartner, Machen's brother-in-
law. cashier of the Westminster, Mary
land. Union Deposit and Trust Co., and
VIM. Sapp, a Toledo postal of1clal, VINO
were witnesses Yesterday, and Diller +.
Croft. son of Diller b. Croft, who, as a
witness vet 10 be called, has been ex-
cluded from the court ROOM. John Z.
Ecklof. cashier of the Saving National
Bank, of Washington, ID. C., was re
called for a short cross examination by
Judge Maddox. Harry Halstead, a
clerk ofthe Home Savings Bank, Toledo,
took the stand, and resumed his direct
testimony on Mrs. Lorenz's transactions
with the institution, involving checks
made by d. B. Croft on Warrington
banks.
Senator Quay left here this morning
for his Florida home at st. Lucie. His
absence will be of indefinite duration.
The Senator is still suffering from in
somnia and hopes that a life in the open
air may help him.
The House committee on labor today
decided to grant hearings on the bill of
Mr.. Sibley, prohibiting officers of the
government from entering into contracts
for prison made goods. Wardens of
State penitentiaries are against the
measure and are expected 10 come before
the committee to be heard in opposition.
Labor organizations will be heard in
favor of the bill.
Bills providing for the erection Of
monuments to VIM. Mckinley and
Alexander Hamilton, at a cost not to ex
coed 500, 000 each, in the city of Wash
ington, were introduced in the House
today by Representative S%palding, of
North Dakota.
Representative Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
author of the resolutions for an inquiry
into the abuse of government carriages
by department officials, today introduced
in the House a resolution calling upon
the Secretary Of War for a statement
showing the amount of money disbursed
in the promotion Of flying experiments,
whether through Professor Langley'sill-
fated "Bnzzard'' or otherwise.
Real estate agents have been bounding
Senator Hanna, who wants a house.
This memorandum was sent to one OF
them. "The Senator prefers that large
white house, south side of Pennsylvania
avenue, between the Treasury and the
State, War and Navy building. Can
YOU get it?" The house referred to is
the White House.
A report received at Berlin today
states that the negro rebels in the Ger
man colony in West Africa have cap
tured the settlement Of Etiros, near
Windhoek, the capital of the district.
1t is feared all the white residents were
slaughtered. Since the outbreak of the
revolt in German West Africa the En-
peror has summoned Herr BALM, head
of Hamburg-American line, to Berlin,
on several occasions, to obtain his advice
relative to the transportatiOns of troops.
The rea%ctionary journals are today max
ing strong protest againt the Kaiser
inviting the assistance of Balm in mill
tary matters, because he is a Jew.
The committee of the democrats APP
pointed by the caucus to prepare a reso-
luton of inquiry addressed to the Presi-
dent on the Panama situation did not
get together this morning. Senator
Carmack has been called to New York
and Senator Cockrell had to attend the
meeting of the military committee.
When the committee will hold another
session is not known.
Representatives of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers were heard
by the House committee on coinage,
weights and measures today, in opposi-
ton to the Shafroth bill, establishing
the metric system of weights and
measures. The opposition to the bill is
directed to its compulsory features. The
fact that the adoption OF the system has
been permissible for forty years and that
yet it has made no gains, is quoted as
evidence against it.
No amendments will be tackled upon
the Panama canal treaty j fthe admins
tration can prevent.
Alarge number ~ofimporters, representatives
Of cordage factories and of firms engaged in
furnishing supplies to the government and
people of the Philippines, appeared today be-
fore the Senate committee on the Philippines
to protest against the passage of Senator Frye's
bill requiring that all freight and passenger
traffic between the Philippines and the United
States must be carried in American VINES
ships, The bill has already been reported
and is on the calendar ofthe Senate, but the
interests affected claimed that this action was
taken without due consideration, and without
their knowledge. So far as can be judged
from the questions of the committee members
this morning it is unlikely that the committee
will revise its favorable recommendation for
the passage of the bill.
James Garvey, President Of the Local No.
80, Marble Workers Union, who was ar
rested last night on a warrant charging en-
bezzlement of funds amounting to from $50
to $40, was this morning held in $500 bail
pending a hearing in police court Monday
morning. Three months ago the local marble
workers went on q strike for an increase from
81 10 s. a day. The extra one dollar was 10
be used for the benefit of workmen who were
on a strike in various other cities. The
money was turned over to Garvey, but 1t IS
alleged that up 10 the present time none OF II
has been applied TO the use intended. Garyey
has been deposed as president and as the out.
COM of a conference between the members OF
the union and United States Attorney
M~ullowny, the warrant for his arrest was
issued.
Mr.. Thayer, by request, introduced a reso.
luton in the House today providing an amend
ment to the constitution so that the lands OF
the United States be divided among the peo-
pie so that every citizen be given eight acres
of fertile land for his own use.