Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-01

viii be the rough rider reunion at San
Antonio, which is scheduled to take
place on April 9TH, but the President
will make speeches, long or short, at
almost every pausi9g place. de will be
rendered a reception at Louisville anu
will make an address to the citizens ofihe
city, and will deliver imporiantsPeeehes
at Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.
After the Rough Rider festivities are
over at San Antonio the President will
20 on a hunting trip lasting four or five
DAYS in Oklahoma. While he is hunt
log for bear, peccaries, wolves &C., 1t is
planned for the rest of the party to re-
main at Fort Worth, Texas. On the
hunt the President will be accompanied
by a few friends among them being
Sherman Bell, Adjutant General OF
Colorado; Phil Stewart, Of Colorado
Springs, who is to be his com
panion in the Rockies, and one or
two of the Rough Riders. About
the 18th Of April the President will pro-
coed on his journey towards Colorado
and will reach his jumping of place on
the 18th. The exact place where the
President will last be heard from has
not yet been diyulged by Secretary Loeb,
but t is said to be near Glenwood
Springs. From the 18th of April until
the oath or 25th Of May, the public will
hear very little of the Presidents ma
neuvers. Mr. Loeb and his little office
force will have their headquarters either
on the train or at some little country
hotel and there will transact the ordinary
routine work of the White House.
President Roosevelt today officially
offered the position of chairman of the
new lsthmian Canal Commission to Theo-
dore p. Shonts, who since 1898 has been
president of the Indiana, Illinois aud
Iowa Railroad, commonly known as the
"Clover Leaf Route. Mr.. Shonts
visited the White House this morning
in company with Secretary Morton, re-
ceived the offer from the President per-
sonally and accepted it,
Hon. John Goode, who has been con-
fined to his room at the home OF his son
in this city, is out again, and looks
about as well as he did before his attack
OF grip.
A big crowd attended the races at
Benning today, this being the hunters
steeplechase day. The weather was fine.
The State Department was officially
advised this morning by Minister Bowen
at Caracas of The decision announced by
President Arnal, of the Venezuelan
Supreme Court, declaring that the French
Cable Company bad forfeited its fran
elise on account OF failure TO fulfill its
contractural obligations. Arnal decided,
however, against the governments claim
for damages. The company will ask for
a review eff the case by the entire court.
Secretary of the Navy Morton, who
was to accompany the President on his
western trip, has been obliged 20 cancel
the arrangement on account Ofan abscess
in his ear.
A. p. Gilmer, attorney general OF
North Carolina, is here today attempt
ing to arrange settlement Of the judg-
ment of $24, 700 recently allowed by the
Supreme Court of the Uniter States
against his State in favor ofSOuth Dako-
Ia. The action was on repudiated
war bonds which has been presented the
State of South Dakota by New York
holder of several million dollars worth
of southern bonds of similar character.
Today is the time set by tie U. 5.
Supreme Court for North Carolina to
finally act upon theJudgment.
The Navy Department was advised
tins morning Of the arrival Of the L. 5. 5.
Brooklyn at Guantanamo, Cuba, and her
departure Immediately thereafter for
Port au Prince, Haiti, in accordance with
the departments orders The vessel is
sent to Haiti to protect American inter-
ests in the event OF an uprising as pre-
dicted by Minister Powell.
The nexl annual conference OF the
Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church il was declared today
will be held in the Madison Avenue
Church, Baltimore.