Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-04
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, April 4.

this morning. They were admitted at niue
O'Clock and from that hour until late in
the afternoon the"egg rolling proceed
ed to the accompaniment of childish
laughter. No grown persons were admit
ted until after three o'clock. At that
hour the Marine Band appeared on the
rear porch of the White House and play
ed popular airs until FIVE. During the
day Archie, Quentin and Ethel Roose-
Welt circulated among the crowds with
their baskets of eggs in evidence. "Ied"
and Kermit saw the start of the games
but we're obliged to take train for Their
school in Groton before noon. President
and Mrs. Roosevelt came out on the
porch with several friends after the band
concert began and were given pretty
ovation of cheers by children on the lawn
below. An extra force of policeman and
gardeners were on duty to preserve the
peace and see that none of the egg rollers
tumbled down the steep terraces or fell
into the little round lake in the center OF
the grounds.
The charity bazaar planned by the
Countess Marguerite Cassini, the beauti-
ful adopted daughter of the Russian am
bassador. to be given on April 81 in one
of the large private gardens OF Washing
ton. for the benefit of the Russian Red
Cross Society, bids fair to eclipse any
thing of the kind before seen in the
capital. Already Paris and St. Peters
burg have been notified by cable of the
proposed fair, with the result that hun
dreds of gifts, for sale at the bazaar are
expected at the Russian embassy from
countrymen and Europeans in sympathy
with the red cross work in the Eastern
war.
General Americas V. Rice, former
Congressman from Ohio, died here
shortly before noon today after a pro-
tracted illness, aged 60 He represented
the Ottawa, Ohio, district in the forty
fourth and forty-fifth Congresses. He
was prominent in q. A. r. and pen
sion work, being at one time pension
agent at Columbus, o., and afterwards
employed in the pension bureau here.
A call was today issued for meeting
ofthe democratic congressional committee
On Wednesday. Plans for conducting
the coming campaign will be discussed.
In view of the announcement of Repre-
.entative James Griggs, of Georgia, that
he will not serve longer, as chairman
of the committee, it will be necessary
10 decide upon his successor. Continued
illness of his wife is the reason for
Representative Griggs' retirement from
the chairmanship. Representative Cow
herd, of Missouri, will most likely be
his successor. The republican majority
in the House now is "a. To organize
the next Congress the democrats will
have to hold all of the districts they
now have, and carry IS additional.
Miss Alice Roosevelt left today for
New York city, where she will visit
friends and relatives.
The Supreme Court today, in the case
of William r. Hearst against the anthra-
ute coal carrying roads, decided that the
Interstate Commerce Commission had
ample authority to compel the production
Of contracts from the defendants, and re-
manded the case to the commission for
further hearing. Mr.. Hearsts conten-
lions were upheld iu every respect. The
railroads will now be compelled to give
the details of their contracts with the
operators and with each other. The
title of the case decided is "the Inter
nef
Baird, Ell AL" The two defendants in
the case are officials of anthracite coal
carrying roads, who refused to submit
the records and contracts in question.
In the case of the Peoples Gas Com
pany, versus the City of Chicago, the
Supreme Court of the United States TO-
day sustained the right of the city of
Chicago to enforce the demand of the
city council for seventy-fve cent gas.
The appeal of the Peoples Gas Company
was dismissed.
The feature of the racing at Bennings
on Saturday was the fifth spring hunt
ers' steeplechase, which was won handily
by Tom Cogan, the professional riders
landing one, two, three. The fine
weather of today attracted large crowd
to the track.
Ambassador Mccormick at st. Peters
burg cables the State Department that
he regards any serious outbreak against
the Jews as improbable. Every effort is
being made to preserve the peace.
Representative Burton, chairman of
the House committee on rivers and har
bors, today introduced the river and har-
Dor bill which has been approved by his
committee. 1t appropriates 50, 600, 600.
The Supreme Court of the United
States today declared the constitution
atty of that act of the Ohio legislature
which gives sub-contractors a lien for
material furnished and labor performed.
1t also sanctioned the act of the federal
courts below in taking up the question
independently. although the Supreme
Court of Ohio, in another case, had al
ready declared the statute in question to
be unconstitutional.
Mr.. Cleveland Denial.
In a letter addressed to William L.
Abernethy, OF Chase City, Va, EXPIRES