Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-07-06
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON



Prosecution Urssd-B. Pickmap
Mann Of Sunderland place. In q fash.
ionable part OF Washington, has AK.
ed the District Of Columbia commits.
sioners to prosecute the driver of the
automobile In which President Roose.
welt went to Great Falls with his son
Theodore. few days ago The auto.
mobile was overhauled by policemen.
who evidently intended to arrest the
driver for speeding. but failed to do
SO when they ascertained who the pas.
sengers were. Mr.. Mann thinks tina,
IL the driver Is not brought into court
the policemen should be punished for
neglecting their duty. A Washington
policeman once arrested President
Grant for fast driving. and made him
deposit collateral.
will Erect Embassy-The German
government has purchased a splendid
site for its embassy here opposite the
property Of the new French embassy
overlooking Sheridan circle ON 8
street. In the northwest section of the
city. The property which is shaded
by magnificent trees and rises to a
considerable height above the street
measures about 30Oxl9O feet. On this
site will be erected a splendid stone
structure Of the style Of. Frederick
the Great. reproducing, perhaps. in
general outline the famous Sans
Soucf castle or the new castle at
Potsdam- Emperor William has TAX.
en- a keen interest in the subject. and
will personally approve the plans for
the building.
Cartridges for Uncle sam-The
government opened bids for $4,000.
600 .so-caliber ball cartridges for the
new army rife last week. The bids
OF the Winchester repeating arms
company. the Union metallic car.
fridge company and the u. s. car.
fridge company were identical in ev.
cry respect, even to the time of de-
livery. the price being $3.50 per 1000.
The Blake rifle company of New York
onered to furnish the cartridges for
1913 per 1000. but II would have had
to build a plant to manufacture them.
and Its bid was withdrawn at the sug.
gestion Of General Crozier, chief of
ordnance, as 1t is not the policy of
the war department to let a contract
where the establishment of a plant
Is contingent on the award. ONLY
100000 cartridges were ordered and
the contract was equally divided be-
tween the three concerns in the com.
bination at $42.50 per 1000. Exactly
the same cartridges are made by the
government at the Frankfort arsenal
at . cost Of $50 per 1000.
Secretary Hay Dead-News was re.
ceived In this city Saturday of the
sudden death Of Secretary Hay at his
summer home in Snnapee. N. H, The
signs Immediately preceding his death
were those Of pulmonary embolisms
Mr.. Hay was born in Salem, Ind, Oct.
=, 1888. and was the third son of DR..
Charles and Helen Neonard) Hay,
and grandson Of John and Jemima
(Coulter) Hay of Springfield, ILL.,, and
OF David and Mary CPierce) Leonard
OF Providence, r. /. For a number of
years Secretary Hay had resided in
beautiful residence. situated in La
fayette square. corth Of the White
House. John Hay, who will live in
history as one Of Americas greatest
Statesmen, had a most remarkable
and many-siGed career. He was more
than an exalted figure in United
States public affairs. for during the
last few years of his LIFE the ex-
igencies OF international politics had
brought him into Official relationship
with most Of the great powers, and
he has been world figure Of no or
binary magnitude. In most OF the
great events and movements that
have changed the map of the earth
and altered the policies of nations
during the last decade, Mr.. Hay has
had some Official or personal part.
Secretary Hays surviving children
are married daughters. Helen and
Alice; the former being Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney, and his son. Clarence.
now about 10. Mr.. Hay received the
degree Of LID. from Western Re-
serve college in 1894, from Brown
university in 1897. from Princeton in
1900. and from Harvard. Yale and
Dartmouth in 1901. The grand cross
of the Legion OF Honor was conferred
on him by the government OF France
In 1904.
Inquiry Wsnted-The attention OF
the Interstate commerce commission
Is called to a matter of very great
importance to the consumers OF coal
In New England. The New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad com.
pany has notified the Baltimore &
Ohio. the Pennsylvania and tie Read
Ing railroad companies that s..er mid
night. August 3. IL will refse any
more shipments of coal for points east
of Connecticut river and north OF
Hartford. and IL has given notice that
all rates on coal will be cancelled.
The only reason given for this action
Is that the New Haven road has more
business than II can properly attend
TO. and therefore hnes IL necessary
to refuse to take coal. This. hoxev.
r. n net regarded as the real reason