Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-06
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Oct. 6.

w hcuihkeohs WV VI
Irish home rule was discussed 10 the
Presidents Office this morning during a
little chat that took place between the
Executive and Hon. T. p. O'Connor,
the famous self government advocate of
the House OF Commons. The President
told Mr.. O'Connor how much he adj
mired him, how much he hoped for Ire
lands success how many eminent Irish
men have done great things here and
abroad, and, on the ''come back" Mr..
OConnor told the President that he
s1oomed like the statue of Liberty in
New York harbor" among the men of
modern times. Mr.. O'Connor told the
President that an Irish home rule bill
would be introduced in the House of
Commons this winter and that it will be
passed by that body by majority of
l50. If sufficient public settlement is
shown, Mr.. UConner expects the House
of Lords will o. X. it as well.
The armored cruiser North Carolina,
launched by the Newport News Ship
building Company, of Newport News,
Va, represents the very latest type of
vessels of her class and, when completed
will be more than match for any ar
mored cruiser constructed by foreign
bowers. Exclusive of armor and arma-
ment the North Carolina, and her sister
ship the Montana, will each cost "a, 4OO,-
900. The North Carolina will have
displacement of l4,500 tons and will
carry the heaviest armor and the most
powerful armament for vessel OF her
class. She will be 500 feet long; ~
feet lOs inches broad; will have a coal
capacity of 1000 tons and a speed OF
% knots. Her armament will consist OF
four lO-inch breech- loading rifles, sixteen
6-inch rifles and four submerged torpedo
tubes ia the main battery and twenty
two 3-inch rapid fire guns, twelve g.
Founders and several smaller guns in the
secondary battery. The hull of the
North Carolina viii! be Of steel through
out.
1t is officially denied at the White
House that any orders have been issued
or that any are contemplated, holding
the Cuban expedition at Norfolk. The
statement is made that the troops will
proceed to the island as rapidly as trans
sportation can be obtained. President
Roosevelt had a final conference at noon
today with Governor Magoon and Gen.
eral Bell who leave for Cuba this after
noon.
Mai. Gen. Wade, commanding the
Atlantic division, has Forwarded to the
War Department report from Inspector
General Mills who was sent to Fort
Morgan, Ala, to investigate the extent
of the disaster to that post from the re-
cent cyclone which swept the Gulf States
The report says that Inspector Mills ar
rived at the fort yester lay morning and
found that ten men we're on the sick re-
port, three of them from injuries receiv-
ed during the storm. The destruction OF
the buildings, the irspectstor states, has
been very great. The civil engineer Of
the quartermaster' department, who has
been at Fort Morgan for two days, is
now on his way back to Washington
He estimates the damage done by the
storm to buildings, ETC., of the quarter
masters department at about 500, 600.
twenty-five buildings we're wholly de-
stroyed.
1t is reported here that Senator
Thomas @. Plat, of New York, will
shortly tender his resignation as Senator
to the Governor of New York. He has
decided to take this course, it is said, on
account of his failing health. For more
than a year he has been unable to walk
without assistance, and the recent dis
closures of his unhappy domestic rela-
tions, and the consequent mental anguish,
have increased his weakness and brought
him to a serious physical condition
which is alarming to his friends. eena-
tor Plat is rs years I'D and is now serv-
ing bis second term in the Senate, He
would still have nearly 3 years to serve.
The pay-roal OF the asfav for the fiscal year
ended June 80 last was $40, 800 657.62. The
report of the postmaster general contains
plea for q general increase OF pay to both Of
fcers and soldiers.
Secretary Meicalf. of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, today accepted the bid
If the New York Ship Building Company. Of
Camden, N. j., to construct four fist class,
steel steam light ships at a total cost of $780,
600. The vessels are to be used on the At
lantic coast,