Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-05
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette j
Washington. ID. O., May b.


Washington, d. O., May 8.
The International Railway Congress
split inio sections this morning and
commenced the work of the quinquen-
NAL meeting that has brought together
railroad men from all corners OF the
world. Those interested in particular
branches of study have registered in the
section 10 which have been assigned
their special topics, end from now on
until the closing ceremonies the work oil
the delegates will be ola technical order,
interpreted with social functions. This
afternoon Vice President Fairbanks gave
reception in the East Room of the
White House. All the delegates attend
ed. The American Railway Appliance
exhibit continues to absorb the interest
of the foreigners. Demonstrations OF
signaling and switching devic $ are made
all day long and late in the evening. No
locomotives are on the show grounds in
Monument Park, but on the tracks laid
there the place of the big engine is taken
BIZ railroad automobiles. Manufacturers
of these successors to the handcar and
railway velocipede have full exhibits.
The big interlocking station resounds
not with the exhaust Of locomotives but
the rafting cough of automobiles on
flange wheels, several OF which gosalling
over the cross-over switcns to demonstrate
the operation of the automatic signals.
The gigantic map on which was flashed
Wednesday evening the progress of the
message around the world is now used for
time flashes by the Naval Observatory.
The twelve O'Clock signal is flashed
and hourly signals during the afternoon.
Secretary of War Taft has sent a
cabegram to Gen. Geo. w. Davis, gov
ernor of the Panama Canal Zone order
ing him home. Gen. Davis is suffering
from malaria and the doctors there think
it advisable that he should return to the
United States. Judge Magoon, will
succeed Gen. Davis as governor OF the
canal zone.
The State Department has been adj
vised of the arrival al Madrid of the new
United States Minister to Spain, Mr..
VIM. M. Collier.
Baroness de Vortz SalmO, one time
social queen in the capital of Austria,
subsequently circus rider and maid ID
this country, was arraigned this morning
in the police court on the charge OF
grand larceny. Just as the clerk OF the
court read the charge the baroness faint
ed dead away and was carried to an adj
Joining room. She entered a plea of
not guilty, waived preliminary hearing
and bond in the sum of 81, 900 was fixed
to hold her for the action of the grand
jury.
The marriage of Miss Frances New
lands, daughter of Senator Newlands, Of
Nevada, TO Lieutenant Leopold Won
Bredow, of the Cuirassier guards i'll the
German army, will take place here to-
morrow. The wedding will be a quiet
affair at Woodley, the Washington resi-
dence of Senator Newlands.
President Samuel Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, is anxious to go TO
Chicago in an endeavor to arbitrate the
strike but cannot go on my own initia-
tive" he said today, "as that might be con
strued rs an unwarranted interference. But
if should get a request or an invitation from
either side, even 50 much as an intmatiOn
that my services are desired, would leave for
Chicago on the first train"