Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-20
News Of the Day.

Midshipman Samuel Westray Battle,
ir.. dropped dead at the Naval Academy
Yesterday while the brigade of over 700
midshipmen was forming to pass into
the mess hall for dinner. He was from
North Carolina.
Arrested FIVE hours after her marriage,
Mrs. William F. Jones (uee Miss KunI-
punds Dietz), aged Is years, was locked
up in Baltimore yesterday, awaiting me
action of the Juvenile Court, on charge
of being incorrigible.
Pope Plus has issued brief giving
ais sanction to the organization known
as the Daughters Of the Faith, formed
in New York for the purpose OF check
| ing divorce and other evils resulting
from social extravagances.
A violent explosion occurred in front
of the Vice Consulate General OF Mexico
in Paris Yesterday, aud 5panlard,
whose clothing was burned from his
BODY. when arrested, said he had CONS
plant against the Mexican authorities.
The Ambassadors Of Great Britain,
France, Italy md Russia presented a
note to the German Foreign Office Sat
urday definitely declining to accede to
the propositions of Prince George OF
Greece in favor of the annexation OF the
Island of Crete by Greece.
In an authorized statement, given out
in Washington Saturday night, former
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith,
replying to statement issued by Sec
retary Hitchcock regarding the action
of Mr.. Smith in approving an oil and
gas lease made with the Usage Indians
in 1896, severely arraigns Secretary
Hitchcock as making "a baseless
charge"
The Cleveland Ohio, Leader says one
million dollars is the amount believed to
be securely hidden by MrI. Cassie l..
Chadwick. At the time of her arrest,
according to the Cleveland paoer, she
had plans perfected to secure another
$500, 600 and then leave the country.
The missing riches we're traced by Gus
tom Collector Leach, who located jewels
and money.
During baptislual services yesterday
afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Bswersoh, Of the
Church of God, in large pond on the
farm of County Commissioner Joseph
Ernest, in Blair's Valley, Washington
county, Nd, so persons, who were
standing on the ice watching the cere-
monies, we're prccipitated into II feet
of water by the ice breaking, and many
of them had narrow escapes from drown
ing
The House on Saturday passed the
pension appropriation bill, carrying
Sl3S. $50, 100. The minority, led by
Mr.. Underwood, made an Intellectual
effort to reduce the aggregate OF The APP
preparation so as to exclude pensions
allowed under "order No. 49," which,
it was stated, would involve about $4,-
500. 600. 1t was contended that the
order was without authority OF law.
The minority insisted that the majority
should bring in service pension bill.
Mr.. Grosyenor defended the order, and
incidentally reviewed the course of the
democratic candidate for the presidency
in the last campaign. Mr.. Robinson
sought to add a section to the bill giving
service pension, which amendment
Mr.. Grosyenor characterized as bun
comb" Mr.. Benton declared that the
majority had decided against service
pension bill last year because they did
not want to add sSS, OOO, 900 to the APP
preparations. The bill was passed in
the form in which it came from the COM
mittee. Under special rule, the House
passed about twenty-five private bills.
Adjournment was taken until noon Sum
day. when memorial services in honor
of the late Senator Quay, of Pennsyl'
vania, were held.