Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-23
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bration are much pleased with their trip
and with what they saw. Senator Dan
tel wanted to attend, but he did not
reach the city yesterday until nearly
noon on his return from berryViile,
whittier he went to attend the funeral OF
Mr. Daniel Cabell, his kinsman. Rep
resentative Rixey was disappointed at
being unable to be present, but he had
to be at the session of the House, as the
naval appropriation bill was under DIS
cussion, and he is the senior democratic
member of the naval committee. de
made a strong speech against the Dill
which, he thinks, carries too much
money for the navy, when appropriations
are so much needed for improvements
at home. The other Virginia Congress
men who were invited to attend the
celebration in Alexandria were unable
to dc so.
In the case of "policy king Adams,
of New York, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary by the ruling of the New
York court, the Supreme Court OF the
United States today handed down de-
cision which is against Adams, who must
serve out his term in the penitentlary.
The appropriation bill for the District
of Columbia, carrying $40, O5l, OH, an
increase of 81, 905, $50 for the current
years appropriation, was reported tothe
House today by Mr.. McCleary.
Mrs. Payne, wife Of the Postmaster
General, has been informed by the police
authorities that her maid, Mrs. Anna
T. French has been arrested in Brooklyn
and that all her Jewels, valued at 81, 800,
and sos of her missing $3.50 has been
recovered. The Paynes were completely
taken in by the woman as she was not
like most of servants" She did not
appear to care for amusements and re-
manned indoors most of the time.
When other servants would be at the
theater or attending dances, she would
be at church services. The police
traced her through a colored bellboy at
the hotel who disappeared at the same
time she did. He admitted that he had
spent two days at hotel with Mrs.
French and that she had left on Satur-
day morning for New York. Learning
that she had friends in Brooklyn, a
local detective started after her and
finally found her with relatives.
Although there has been considerable
gossip in naval circles that Admiral
Evans would be called home from the
Asiatic station because it was felt that
he was too blunt and aggressive in char
acter to be trusted in a situation wherein
he least mistake might involve the
United States in the conflict between
Russia and Japan, it is now learned that
this distrust is not shared by the Navy
Department. Recently be cabled the
secretary that he wished to remain in
the east after his tour OF sea duty ex-
pires some time next month, and to
this the department replied that he
might use his judgment in the matter.
The department is now hating between
The desire to increase the feet in the
Orient and the fear that any such action
would be misrepresented by other
powers.
In the case of the Spreckels Sugar Re-
fning Company, which contended for
the unconstitutionality of the war tax act
placing a special tax of quarter per
cent on its gross receipts, the Supreme
Court today decided against it, but held
that interest on deposited funds and GER
tain dividends collected by the plaintiff
company should have been exempted
from the tax.
In the case of the Northern Pacific
Railroad versus the heirs of j.. H.
Adams, the Supreme Court held today
that there is nothing in public policy
which prevents a railroad company from
making exemption from liability for
damages for injury condition of the
issuance of a free pass. Adams heirs
had recovered $l4, 900 for his death,
but the Supreme Court reversed the
courts below, because Adams rode on a
free pass issued on condition that there
be no liability for damages.
The Panama canal treaty will be rati.
fed by the Senate this afternoon with
about thirteen votes to spare. This
marks the finish Of one of the greatest
legislative contests in the history of the
country. 1t also means victory to one
of the big corporation lawyers, William
Nelson Cromwell, of New York, the
general counsel of the Panama Canal
Company, who has been the directing
force in the fight between the Panama
and Nicaragua adherents. For more
than FIVE years Mr.. Cromwell has fought
the battle for the adoption by the United
States of the Panama canal.
The Supreme Court of the United
States today in the case from the State
of Alabama involving the rights OF color
ed men to register, declined to take the
case under consideration on the ground
that no cause for federal interference had
been shown. This leaves the Alabama
with its provision against
the colored men in practical effect. The
court held that although it appreciates
the gravity of the case, it must be dis
missed. as it had not been shown that
federal light was denied. Justice Har-
Ian dissented.
Sixteen clerks of the Treasury Depart
ment began this morning the periodical
count of stamps in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. There are between $50, 000,-
600 and 500, 900, 900 worth of this
paper in all denominations.
William w. Foulke former civil SER
vice commissioner appeared before the
House committee on reform in the civil