Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-11-29
From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.i
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 20.

Like everything else that he does IL was
rush, hurry and strive from start 10
finish. Everything and everybody IN
the party reached the White House
this morning in good condition although
tired. What the President felt he ex-
pressed at every step along the way
He was charmed" delighted, "
"amazed and thoroughly pleased at
everything that was done for him. AL
though no trip of o president was ever
attended with more apprehension at the
start than was this, unless ii was the
trim which Abraham Lincoln made from
Springfield, Illinois, TO Washington prior
to his Inauguration, it proved that there
had been no occasion for this feeling
One of the precautions taken was to con-
ceaI the exact time at which the Presl.
dent would arrive at a given point and
this was worked successfully. AT the
fair itself eight companies of infantry,
troop of cavalry, a. number of marines
and five hundred local policemen, in
uniform and plain clothes, the Jefferson
Guards, under the guidance of regular
army officers, and the secret service men
of that section cooperating with those
who went from Washington and who with
these superinteuded the whole proceed
ing, guaranteed practical immunity from
danger and even annoyance.
The subcommittee of the House
committee on appropriations took up
the legislative, executive and Judicial
approximation bill today The bill
carries $29, 900, 900 for the Iext fiscal
year. The appropriation for the present
fiscal year made by the last Congress
is $2S, 100000
The wedding of Miss Nancy l.. 9.
Letter, daughter Of the late Levi Il.
Letter, the Chicago millionaire, and Sis
ter-in-law of Lord Curzon, Viceroy OF
India, to Major Colin Powys Campbell.
of the English army, was sOlemnized at
noon today at the home of the brides
mother on Dupont Circle. Owing to
the recent death of the brides father,
only the immediate members OF
the Letter family, a few very intimate
friends and several representatives from
the British Embassy attended the we'd
ding. Reverend Roland Cotton Smith,
Rector of St. Johns Church, conducted
the ceremony in the principal drawing
room of the Letter mansion. a wedding
breakfast followed, and Major and Hrs.
Campbell departed on their long honey
moon which will end with their arrival
at The eroom's station with his regiment
the Central India Horse, in India.
Miss Nancy Letter is the second daugh-
ter of l.. Il. Letter. Most OF her time
during recent years has been spent in
England and on the continent. In India
Miss Nancy met and became engaged
to Major Campbell. Major Campbell
is distantly connected with the famous
Scotch clan headed by the Duke of
Argyle. Major Campbell is about 40
years old. He is the son of Glasgow
clergyman, Rev. DIR. Colin Campbell,
who frequently conducted services tor
Queen Victoria Major Campbell is OF
medium weight slender, with blue eyes,
sandy hair and sandy mustache. His
army experience covers 20 years.
Speaker Cannon arrived at the Capitol
this afternoon, and met everal members
of Congress and newspapermen. "When
was out on the stump in the last cam
paign." he said, 81 sounded only Il
single note. Now that the election is
over am singing the same tune. 1t is
Let well enough alone. There is no hot
box. There Is no hurry. The newly
elected Congress will not organize for
year, and there is no time at the aP-
preaching session to consider questions
of tariff or tariff revision.
Hearings we're resumed this morning
before the interstate commerce commit
tee on the complaint of VIM. K. Hearst
against the Philadelphia and Reading
and other anthracite coal carrying reads.
The complainant was represented by c.
J. Shearp. Lewis f. Carr, counsel for
the Delaware aud Hudson, introduced
comparative figures of output and prices
of that roads mines for 1890 and the
years following 1900 as a substitute for
a previously submitted statement for the
latter period. Mr.. Shearn objected, but
the commission admitted the evidence
for its statistical value, subject to final
argument.
The Comptroller of the Currency this
morning gave out the following state
ment regarding the failure of the Citi-
zens National Bank, of Oberlin Ohio
1.-The Comptroller of the Currency yes
terday appointed National Bank Ex
aminer Levi L. Miller, receiver of the
Citizens National Bank, of Oberlin,
Ohio. which closed its doors yesterday
morning in consequence of a run on the
bank on Saturday last caused by the suit
entered against Mrs. Cassie /. Chad
wick, Of Cleveland, who was a heavy
borrower of the bank" The resources
and liabilities of the bank as shown by
its last report OF condition to the Comp
troller November 10, 1904, were $685.,
335. Is each.
Postmaster General Wynne announced
at the close of the Cabinet meeting to-
dav that after the first of the year his
department would take up the subject
OF guessing contests of all kinds and
would include those from the mails that
have lottery features. Attorney General
Moody, upon request OF the President
and Postmaster General, has rendered ali
opinion upon two or three sample cases
submitted to him. He holds that those
contests, conducted by newspapers and
magazines. are clearly in violation of
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