Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-12

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rapuan minister, is young Lelsya' s
guardian in this country. He in fact
was the power behind the scenes IN Tie
entire affair. Miss Baker is the daugb-
ter of local physician and is lS years
of age. She is Frustrated over the affair
aud this morning declined to be inter
viewed. Her marriage to young Zelaya
was to have taken place tomorrow night.
Sarah Bernhardt has Just taken out a
hundred-thOussn dollar accident insur-
ance policy with one of the big Ameri-
can companies. The president Of the
insurance company, who is visiting
friends at the capital, made the an
nouncement today and added that the
corporation thought as little of the risk
that $50, OOU OF the 800, 900 had been
Immediately Charmed out" to foreign IN
surance companies.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw said
this morning that he did not contem-
plate taking any action toward the
further relief of the money market this
week, certainly moi within the next two
days.
Tie State Department today received
official announcement of the resumption
of diplomatic relations between Vene
zuela and Colombia. The differences
between the two republics were arranged
by an agreement reached at Caracas.
Representative j. Adam Bede, of
Minnesota, accompanied by several
militia officers from his State called at
the White House this afternoon to ask
the President to change the designation
of the naval yacht Fern TO that of
Gopher, in honor of Minnesota's nick
name. The President said he would be
glad to make the recommendation to the
Secretary OF the Navy. The Fern is the
boat given the Minnesota militia by The
Navy Department.
The Senate committee on appropria-
tions proposes to scrutinize the expendi-
lures, past and prospective of the
Panama canal commission very care
fully before recommending the passage
of the pending 1000, 900 emergency
bill. Secretary Taft and Commissioner
Shonts of the Panama canal commission
were before the committee this morning.
The SantO Domingo treaty, which
was seat to the Senate last session but
which then failed of ratification through
the opposition of democratic Senators
was called up in the Senate today behind
closed doors on motion OF Senator
Lodge. He asked for its reference back
to the committee on foreign relations.
Representative Sulzer, Of New York,
while at the White House today, declar-
ed that he would offer resolution in
the House this week, calling upon Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw TO explain
why he withdrew the money from the
banks and thus caused shortage in the
New York money markets.
Congressman Sulzcr of New York call
ed at the White House today to inform
the President that he was preparing TO
introduce two resolutions bearing on the
case Of Marcus Braun the U. ). imm-
grant inspector who was recently arrest
ed in Hungary and subjected to numer-
Gus indignities before released.
Andrew Carnegie was one ofthe Presi-
dents callers at the White House this
afternoon. al merely came TO pay my
respect" said Mr.. Carnegie.
The ways and means committee OF the
House today organized and tomorrow
will launch into a study Of the Philip
pine tariff, for purpose of reduction.
Daily hearings will be had, beginning
tomorrow, for the remainder of the week.
Sugar men will be the first witnesses
The tcbaccO interests will be given an
inning later on. General Wright, the
governor general, and Mr.. Welborn, the
secretary of agriculture of the Philip
pines, will also be heard. The COM
MERGE committee also organized and
considered several minor matters, ignOr-
ing for the present railway rate matters.
For the first time in a considerable
period the State Department today re-
ceived a message from Spencer Eddy,
who has been charge d'afaires OF
the American Embassy at 81.
Petersburg during the recent turbu-
lent days at the Russian capitol.
The dispatch was undated and stated
that Geographic communication with
the far Fast and points in the vicinity OF
st. Petersburg and Moscow had been re-
sumed.
Through the medium Of two California
congressman Kahn and Hayes who called at
the White House to talk Chinese exclusion,
President Roosevelt sends a message TO the
Pacific Coast people that he desires to make
it clear that he is just as much opposed to the
admission of Chinese coolies as he ever was,
but that he believes that the exempt class
Of Chinese should he given square deal"
If it be shown, however, that the exempt
classes upon coming into this country. he de-
clared. turn laborers, then he will favor the
taking away of the open door privilege so far
MS it concerns them
Some apprehension is felt at the Navy De
partment over the failure Of the gunboat
Wasp TO return to Newport, whence she soil
O. Sunday morning to succor disabled
brig reported in trouble rs miles of shore.
Eifty-ninth Congress-.