Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-13
From Washington.
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! Ingalls,. of Kansas, has just been
placed in Statuary Hall, as one OF that
states representatives in the nations
hall of fame.
An Episcopal minister of Virginia has
written Senator Martin, asking him to
take steps to have the church in which
George Washington was married, in New
Kent county, restored by act OF Congress.
Ii is said that Mr. Arthur PAYNE,
clerk to Senator Daniel, is critically Ill
from stroke of paralysis. He was laken
to Atlantic City Thursday, and his
doctor entertains grave fears that his
malady may prove fatal. Mr.. Payne is
The son of the late Gen. William ID.
Payne, OF Virginia.
Ii is understood that the judiciary
committee of the Senate has agreed that
The Plat bill providing for the reduction
of Southern representation IN Congress
should not be reported to the Senate this
8 sssion.
tits said that the st. Asaph pool room
was caught Saturday to the tune OF sew
eral thousand dollars by receiving the
wrong winners Of a race and lost consid-
cradle money by paying off IN wrong
horses as veil as later the horses that
really won.
A small army Of campaign workers,
identified with the various headquarters
of the republican national committee
during the campaign, have wended their
way to Washington and importuned
Chairman Cortelyou to assist them 10
obtaining Office during the coming sd-
ministration. Mr.. Cortelyou is said to
have refused his Endorsement IN every
case.
The Smoot hearing was resumed this
morning. B. H. Wallis, ST., was the
first witness. He said that he had had
three wives, but only one at tihae. He
denied eluphatically that he was be-
lever in celestial marriages, but admit
ted that he was four times married 10 the
Temple TO dead women and was "seiled"
to his present wife "ior time and
eternity" At other times ne stood as
substitute for dead men marrledto hvlng
women. Attorney Tayler then went In
to the ceremony of the Endowment
House. Witness Wallis rose in hs
chair and said that the first Aaronic oath
was that the witness swore that should
he divulpe its secrets he consented 10
have his "throat cut from ear to ear
and his "toDgue torn from Its roots;
the second was that his "breast be cut
asunder and his vtals torn out"
the third, ''that his body be cut
asunder and his bowels gushed out. "
Each of these oaths, as the witness
spoke them, was accompanied by
suggestive gestures which were part OF
the ceremony. He said that other
oaths bound the participants to give all
their substance to the church, to observe
chastity, and one ofyengeance which ne
gave out as follows: II solemnly swear
never to cease to importune high heaven
to avenge the blood Of the prophets upon
the natous of the earth" Then fol-
lowed quotations from Revelation, sixth
chapter, ninth verse. About seven or
eight mo tns ago deserved formal notice
on his bishop OF his severance from Inc
church. The witness said that he took
the endowment VOWS as sort OF vaude'
vile performances huge joke. de re-
garded them as having no solemniLy aud
alleged that others also took them ds a joke.
George II. Brimhall, OF Provo, Utah,
teacher in the Brigham Young University,
was sworn. He said, 81 have two wives.
I married the first in 1874 and the second
in 1885. | have thirteen children, four of
them by my plural wife since 1870" WIT
ness testified that SmoOt was trustee pi
the university and also memoer OF its
finance committee. Witness was
polygamist before his appointment, but
could not say whether Smoot knew the
fact. He continued by saying he was
now livingiu Provo with his second wife,
his first having been in the hospital for
several years as patient.
Postmaster General Wynne today sign
ed the paper of dismissal of Frank h.
Cunningham, president of the Rural
Carriers Association, of Omaha, Ne
brasKs. He vas charg d with insubor-
dination and violation of the executive
order prohibiting political activity among
government employees. The Postmaster
General also dismissed James Keller, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, president of the City
Letter Carriers Association, on similar
grounds.
The Postmaster General today issued
a fraud order against an alleged get
rich.quick boOkmaking concern in
Chicago, known as Barrett, Collins q Co
According to advertisements contained
10 circulars issued by The company, ii
asked funds for the purpose OF It's busl-
ness on which three per cent. weekly
was promised in dividends.
The annual sale of unclaimed goods
from the dead letter Office is proceeding
this week at local auction room. There
are 6, 272 Lacksges of goods to be sold,
exclusive Of 1,09S lots consisting OF
books and jewelry. The articles range
from tooth brushes and hairpins all the
way through dress goods, toys, baby
saving machines and crockery, two black
snake whips and rubber boots. A first
class variety Christmas store could be
stocked with the goods.
The Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia this afternoon handed down
an opinion sustaining the verdict Of the