Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-06
News Of the Day.

Californians have started movement
to exclude japanese and Koreans from
the United States.
Capt. Woodbury. Kane, club man,
yachtsmsn, and soldier died suddenly ia
New York yesterday in his apartment in
that city.
Fall River, Mass, cotton manufactu-
rers are opposed to the government cot
ton reports, alleging that the 'incom-
plete estim ltes" upset trade conditions.
Official announcement was made by
the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday that
on and after January no free passes
over any of its lines will be issued except
to actual, bona tide employees of the COM
pany.
At Greensboro, n. g., yesterday, DR..
Joseph B. Mathews was held for the
action of the Criminal Court without bail
on the charge of having caused the
death of his wife by administering poison
to her.
In the House yesterday, Mr.. Snspp
Oil. J introduced postal savings bank
bill, which provides that the Postmaster
General is to be in charge of central
bank in Washington, which shall issue
postal savings stamps of small denomi-
nations and provide stamp cards on
which these may he preserved until they
aggregate 81, when postmasters shall re-
ceive them as deposits.
Charges of grave character against Da-
vid E. Thompson, Ambassador to Brazil,
are being investigated by the State De-
partment, aud account for the recent
mysterious visit of Solicitor Pen6eld, of
that department, to Rio Janeiro. Mr..
Thompson is accused of writing letters
to persons in Brazil in favor of the New
York Life Insurance Company, and is
also accused of committing Other..offenses
rejecting upon bis moral character.
Minister Griscom, Americas diplo-
matte representative at Toxic, who ar
rived at San Francisco yesterday, con-
firmed the report that Admiral Togo
proposes TO visit foreign waters. He says
that the admiral informed him of his in
tention to lake japanese feet TO Eng
land and the United States next year.
Admiral Togo proposes to go via the
Suez canal, but is undecided as to what
route he will take in returning home.
The Gum of $50, 600 was paid to ga
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Philadelphia" by the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
to avoid suit by policy holders to ouss
Frederick A. Burnham from the presi-
dency of the company, according to the
testimony of George d. Edridge, vice
president of the Mutual Reserve, before
the New York Legislative investigation
committee yesterday. The alleged hold
up occurred 10 1899, according to Mr.
Eldridge.
A caucus of republican Senators was
held yesterday evening, following the
adjournment of the session of the Senate.
Senator Allison was chosen chairman,
and by unanimous consent was author
lied to appoint steering committee 10
serve luIOukhOui tue OObSicco. AuO
chairman also was instructed to name
committee TO fill committee yacancies
No discussion was had as any proposed
and legislation the Caucus adjourned
within 10 minutes of lifetime it was
convened.
President Roosevelt in his message to
Congress yesterday heartily commended
for favorable consideration the James
town tercentennial celebration Of the
settlement at jamestown. He expressed
the wish that Congress will give it prop
er aid. In bis reference to the Confed-
crate dead the President said: "Seven
years ago my lsmented predecessor.
President Mckinley, stated that the
time had come for the nation To- care for
the graves of the Confederate dead. /
recommend that the Congress take action
toward this end. The first need is to
take charge of the graves of the Con-
federate dead who died in northern
prisons.