Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-18
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Senator Martin today secured an
amendment to the rivers and harbors
bill making an appropriation for widen
ing and deepening the harbor at Norfolk;
also two other amendments of minor
imoortance affecting rivers in lower Nlr-
ginia.
Senator Martin today succeeded IN
having passed by the Senate bill for
holding regular terms of the U. ,. dis
trict and circuit courts at Big Stone Gap,
Virginia.
Mr.. Rixey introduced bill in the
House today to pay Thomas j. Fannon,
of Alexandria, $111.0S, the value Of
goods taken from his store by U. ,.
troops when they passed through Alex
andria during the Spanish war in 1898
A bill has passed the House granting
a pension of S12 per month to NJ. Z.
Sanburn, of Occoquan, Virginia.
Mr. Rixey, after much trouble, Sc
cured an amendment to the general de-
fciency bill providing for an appropria-
ton of SO, 500 to complete the addition
to the custom house and postoffice build
ing at Alexandria.
President Roosevelt shook hands with
the members of the Harvard baseball
team at the White House this morning.
The young athletes were treated to
little talk by the President and went
away greatly pleased.
Petrifed milk is the latest achieve
ment of science. The new product Is
now being manufactured in Austria, ac-
cording to a report just made public by
the Department of Commerce and Labor,
and. contrary to what one might expect,
it is not used as food. Instead of being
sold in chunks for travellers and picnl-
GERS lunches, the petrifed milk Is made
into billiard balls, knife handles, pipes
and "marble ornaments. "
In the matter of the appointments at
Sandusky, o., the forces Of Senator
Foraker aud Senator Dick have fought
to a draw. The President today sent to
the Senate the nominations OF Charles
4. Judson to be collector of customs at
that point. James A. Melville, to be
postmaster. The outcome of the strug-
Gle has been looked forward to with
intense interest.
"'Ted" and Kermit Roosevelt the Pres
ident's boys who have been confined to
their rooms with an attack Of mumps
have nearly recovered and will 60 back
to school at Groton, Mass, in two or
three days.
U. S. Minister Bowen cables the State
Department from Caracas that the gov
ernments of Venezuela and Colombia
have resumed friendly relations and that
ministers and cOnsuls will soon be APP
pointed by either country The sever
ance occurred about three years ago dur
ing the revolution in Colombia when 1t
was asserted that Venezuela had armed
parties of revolutionists and sent them
across her borders.
President Roosevelt will touch the
button that starts the machinery at the
st. Louis worlds fair, in the East Room
of the White Honse. Members Of the
Diplomatic Corps, the Cabinet, the Su-
preme Court and the presiding officers OF
the House and Senate will be present on
the occasion.
After handing down decisions in a few
cases of minor importance, Chief Justice
Fuller, of the United States Supreme
Court, announced today that the call of
The docket would be suspended next
Friday and that on next Monday the
court will recess until May 16.
On account of the many republican
absentees the House committee or rules
today decided not to take up the state
hood bills until tomorrow. In the mean
time all appeal will be sent to absent
republicans to present themselves forth
with.
The thirteenth annual congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was convened here today, the date hav-
ing been changed at the last national
convention to fall near the anniversary
of the battle of Lexington, which oc-
Cured 129 years ago. Hundreds of
delegates were presentin Chase's Theatre
when Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of Senator
Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, the
president of the national society, called
the convention to order. In addition
to the election OF officers, which two
years ago caused much lobbying, heated
sessions and real interest to outsiders,
the present meeting of the daughters
will be attended with one notable incl
dent, the laying of the cornerstone to-
morrow afternoon of the Memorial Con
tinental Hall on Seventeenth street,
south of the Corcoran Art Gallery. Mrs
! Fairbanks made the address of welcome
to the delegates this morning. Mrs.
Maria Purdy Peck, of Davenport, Iowa,
responded tc the address of welcome.
Mrs. Peck was followed by Mrs. w. B..
Tulloch, chairman of the credentials
committee. who reported that the 43
State regents and S07 delegates were
entitled to sit in the convention. The
roll call showed 500 delegates present.
4 recess of one hour was taken to ar
range the seating of the delegates accord
ing to States.
The government of Korea has shut
down on foreign concessionaries, accord
ing to a report received from Minister
Allen at Seoul. Until the present war
troubles are over, Mr.. Allen writes, 1t
will be useless for foreigners to apply for
mining concessions or any other com
mercial privileges within the "Hermit
Kingdom"
Six of the witnesses summoned to give
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