Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-03
News Of the Day.

The body of Secretary Of State John
HAY started on its journey from New
bury, n. H., to Cleveland, where it will
be inferred.
Secretary Taft, Senator Lodge, former
Secretary of War Root aud former Am
bassadOr Choate are spoken of as likely
to succeed Secretary Hay as Secretary OF
State.
Contempt proceedings were instituted
in Kansas City Saturday by the federal
government against the Atchison,. Tope-
ka and Santa Fe Railroad, which is
charged with violating an Injunction
forbidding discrimination in traffic.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, as president
general of the Daughters of the Ameri-
Revolution, has invited the Sons of the
Revolution and the Sons of the American
Revolution to join with the daughters in
the celebration of the Foruth of July, in
the new Memorial Continental Hall in
Washington.
Assistant Secretary of State LOOMS,
as special American envoy to the trans
fer of the remains of Paul Jones to Ad-
miral Sigsbee's feet, has arrived in Paris.
Rear-Admiral Sigsbee cables that his
feet, with the remains of John Paul
Jones, expects to arrive off the Virginia
capes July %.
President Roosevelt yesterday autho-
rized the announcement that he had ap-
pointed Charles E. Magoon as United
States Minister at Panama. Judge Ma
COON is at present governor of the canal
zone in Panama and a member Of the
executive committee Of the Isthmian
Canal Commission.
President Roosevelt announces that
Russia and japan have appointed pleni-
potentaries for the peace conference. The
Russian representatives are Ambassador
MuravieA and Ambassador Rosen, and
the japanese representatives are Baron
Komura, minister of foreign affairs, and
Minister Takahira.
A fire which broke out in the chapel
of St. Thomas Episcopal church, Eigh-
teenth and Church streets, northwest
Washington about 2:S0 O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon, caused about SO, 900 dam
age before it was extinguished by the
fire department The handsome stone
building of the church proper was not
reached by the flames and was only
slightly damaged by water.
Harry w. Rehm, aged 81 years, SHOT
his brother, James f. Rehm, under the
right shoulder while in front of 1887
east Biddle street, Baltimore, yesterday.
The wounded man was removed to st.
Joseph's Hospital, where he died few
minutes after be arrived. The shooting
is said to have been the outcome of q
family quarrel which began at the home
of the man who was killed, at 1881 east
Biddle street. After the shooting Harry
Rehm succeeded in getting away from
another brother, William Rehm, who
came to the assistance OF the brother
who was shot. He was later arrested by
ex-PatrOlman Edward F. Carroll and
George Schaeflein, who took him to the
northeastern police station.
Prince Won Radolin, the German am
bassador, called at the foreign Office in
Paris Saturday evening by appointment,
and during a two hours talk with Pre-
mier Rouvier received from the latter
the French response TO Germany's last
note concerning Morocco. The response
takes into consideration the assurances
Germany has given relative to French
interests in Morocco, and modifies some
of the objections at first raised against
conference. The general tenor of the
response is favorable to the principle of
a conference. Diplomatic circles, there
fore, regard the controversy as practical
ly closed, as little now remains to be
done except to adjust details.