Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-11

prieeS. i ne lDpOItdht OhahbN SD"''o'
| in increasing the republican membership
of each important committee by one.
By so doing, the democrats were able to
retain their previous numerical strength
on the committee. The committees will
now consist Of two republicans to each
demo erat McCleaTy OF Minnesota, who
was his rival, for the honor is transfer
red to ways and means, of which Serene
Payne of New York retains the chair
msnship. Burleson, of Texas, and
Sullivan of Massachusetts are the new
democratic members of the ways and
means committee. Nearly all the chair
manships remain with those who
held them in the last Congress.
The change that caused the greatest stir
on the minority side was on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, and was dictat-
ed by Minority Leader Williams. he
removed Shackleford OF Missouri, and
Lamar of Florida, Hearst men, from the
committee and replaced them with Bart
lett Of Georgia and Russell Of Texas,
personal followers and in accord with
him on the railroad rate question.
The ways and means committee is not
changed on the republican side, with the
exception of the addition of McCeary,
and the appointment of William Alden
Smith, of Michigan. On tie democratic
side Underwood Of Alabama, takes the
place of Swanson, elected governor OF
Virginia, who is left Of the committees,
and Granger of Rhode Island, succeeds
Cooper of Texas, Heart of New York
gets his old place on the labor committee.
The German Ambassador who was
caller at The State Department this
morning expressed the view that the
reports from Brazil regarding the Pan
Their affair had been greatly exaggerated.
He said that he had received absolutely
no advices from his government on the
subject.
Charles Richardson, the United States
Charge dAffaires at Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, cabled the State Department to-
day a few of the details of the seizure
on Nov. 29th at ltajay, Brazil, ny Off
GERS of the German cruiser Panther OF a
deserter from the German army. Mr..
Richardson, who is several hundred
miles from Itsjay and whose report to
the State Department, as he admits, It's
largely based on rumor, believes that an
amicable settlement will be arranged of
the affair. He makes no mention in
his dispatch of the sending of Brazilian
aar ships in chase of the Panther. The
feeling at the Brazilian embassy in this
city today was not at all warlike.
On the contrary the officials there
seemed to think that the matter would
be amicably settled. No news had been
received at the embassy to the effect that
Brazil had sent her gunbOats after the
Panther.
In the U. S. Supreme Court this
morning former Senator Thurston, of
Nebraska, appeared before the court and
called its attention to the death of Sena-
tor Mitchell of Oregon, whose appeal
from his cOnvit ton in the federal courts
10 Oregon on charges of fraud in connec-
ton with land transaction, was pending
here at the time of his death. "In case
4O9," said Senator ThurstOn, 81 suggest
to the Court the death OF Senator
Mitchell" Chief Justices Fuller nod
ded his head and inserted upon the dock
ct the dismissal Of the appeal, which is
quashed by the deaf of the appellant
In his annual report to the Secretary
of the Interior, the Governor of Okla
homa, Hon. I. b Ferguson, makes an
urgent appeal on behalf Of statehood.
He says oklahoma is qualified for
and entitled to statehood. There are in
the territory of Oklahoma approximate
ly 500, 600 people. These people have
come from every part OF the United
States and represent the best energies
and highest possibilities of citizenship
peculiar to all of the States of the Amer
lean republic That the people Of the
territory are capable Of exercising in the
highest degree the rights of government
is a fact self evident to all who are con-
versant with the social conditions which
prevail here, where we have c0smo-
politan citizenship representing the best
standards of intellectual and moral de-
velopment. The sentiment now prevail
ing in Oklahoma is tor immediate Joint
statehood with Indian Territory. The
proposed State will be very rich in natur
al resorces and possibilities along all
lines of development. The Indian Ter
ritory has already demonstrated, even
under difficulties, great capacity for
progress. The population is largely rep
resented by that hardy, energetic class
of American citizens who do things end
develop common Sealths when given an
opportunity. The report, which oc-
cupies nearly hundred pages, contains
full discussion of the natural resources
of Oklahoma, her agriculture, mauufsc-
turers and system of government.
Fully 800 people were at the rooms
of Brown and TolsOn, auctOneers, this
morning, to participate in the first days
sale of the 5000 packages that had
fonnd their way into the Dead Letter
Office of the Postofice Department dur
Ing the last year. Two-thirds Of the
crowd we're women and so excited did
they become in bidding, that their rival
nv exceeded their p.'cketbooks in some
cases. THAT woman in the blue hat
with The white feather need not bid any
more" exclaimed Auctloneer TolsOn in
anger as the third time she refused to
take an article knocked down to her.
With all those women, the men stood
little chance.