Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-08
might some one from the island of Borneo

apSroach the American Congress on
.milar mission. OF course, some one
can drop resolution into the basket
nroyjding for the recognition OF this dele
gate. But some can just as readily drop
q resolution in the basket providing tor
the resurrection of St. Paul. There is
no limit to tue possibilities as far as the
introduction Of bills and resolutions Is
concerned"
Min Yueng Tohan, Of Korea, former
minister of that country to France, and
brother of Min Yen Wban, member OF
the Korean cabinet who committed sui
eide as a protest against the japanese
protectorate, will be received by Secre'
tary Root Monday. The Korean visitor
will, it is believed, present All urgent re-
ouest for the interference Of this country
TO prevent the loss of sovereignty by
Korea. He will probably see President
Roosevelt as well as Mr.. Root. There
seems little likelihood of Mr. Minis mis-
sion here having tangible result. This
country has agreed to JaPan's program
in Korea from its inception at the time
when the result of the japanese war Was
beginning to be discounted. Edwin "
Morgan, the American minister to Seoul.
has Just left that capital being the first
of the foreign representatives 10 aban'
don the post. Any interference In Korea
would be hardly consistent with Amer
lean policy of the past year in that part
of the world.
An explosion in the engine and scrub
room of the Washington Gas Light
Company, early this morning, complete
ly wrecked the building, causing loss
of about $40, 900, and serious injured
Engineer II. c. Grady, and his helper,
Robert Dugan. AT the time OF the ex-
plOsion there were three men in the
building, Thomas Woods, and the two
others named Woods WAS blown from
the building. and landed out in n st..
HI Immediately returned to rescue his
fellow workmen.
Emily n. Dempsey fled suit for di-
vorce this morning against Patrick A.
Dempsey, head coach of the George.
town University Boat crew, alleging in
fidelity. Dempsey formerly lived in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. S. w. Woodward, of Woodward
& Lotbrop, is to make a special state
ment for the Committee on the Improve
ment,of Housing Conditions at the annu-
al meeting OF the Associated Charities
on Tuesday evening, December 18th, in
the Church Of the Covenant. Mr.. Wood
ward will have something special 10 say
concerning the summer study OF local
housing conditions which have recently
been completed in Washington under
the direction of his committee. Ii is said
that about 800 dwellings were carefully
studied by special investigator and
that the results have been embodied tn a
report entitled Neglected Neighbors in
The Alleys, Shacks and venemenls OF
The National Capital" 1t is expected
that this report will be printed in book
form as a means of arousing an enllghi-
ened public opinion to assist the COM
mittee in securing the condemnation OF
insanitary dwellings and the opening up
of hidden alleys into minor streets. Mr.
Woodward will briefly review the past
wears work of the housing committee
and explain in what way ali persons in
terested may cooperate with the commit
tee in the actire campaign which they
are waging this year. 1t is said that all
persons interested are invited to attend
the meeting, admission free.
Senator Martin says be wishes it un'
dertood that he is uuequivocally an adj
vocale of rate legislation. He not only adj
vocates giving to the InterstateCOmmerce
Commission the rate.makiug power, but
also the power to see that fair and
reasonable railroad service is given the
people.
The name of Colonel Granville Gaines,
of Fauquier county, is being mentioned
in connection with the position of adult
ant-general of Virginia, to succeed
General William Male.
There are 500 rural free delivery
routes in operation in Virginia. The
constituents of Representative Rlxey
have petitioned for the establishment Of
l22 routes, three of which petitions have
gone in during the past month. There
have been thirty-six petitions turned
down, and sixty-nine routes established,
four of which went into operation dur
ing November. There are seventeen
petitions still awaiting consideration.
The Census Bureau this afternoon an
nOunced that the quantity of cotton girn-
ed from the growth OF 1905 to December,
|, was s, 6S4, S42 bales, counting round
as half bales.
Jacob Sleeper, charge d'afiaires of the
American Legation at Havana, has
cabled the State Department that on
December nine suspected cases of yell
low fever developed, with one confirmed;
December 6 twelve suspected cases, with
four confirmed, and December 7 one sns
pected case.
The clerks OF the appropriation com
mittees of the House and Senate have
gone over the estimates of appropriations
r. required for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1907, recently submitted by Secre-
tary OF State Shaw, and have put them
in shape for the consideration o, the
committees. They have increased the
estimates from 1922, 1923, ISL to 1884,
296, 415. The increase is principally
due to the fact that the Secretary of the
Treasury's estimates provide only for
the estimated deficit in the PostOffice
Department, viz: Sl3, $50, SOC, without
taking into consideration The total that