Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-12
FROM Washington.
:Correspondenee Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Feb. II.


the Senator to advise the Twenty-second
of February parade committee in Alex
andria that it will be impossible for him
to visit Alexandria on that day.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is twenty-five
years old today, and to fittingly cele-
brate the happy event President and
Mes. Roosevelt have sent out invitations
for a dinner and musicale at the White
House this evening. Only the most IN
innate friends and relatives of the bride.
to. be and of her intended will be invited
to the dinner, but quite large party is
expected to attend the concert which
follows and which will be held in the
East Room where the wedding ceremony
will be solemnized next Saturday at high
noon. The fact that Miss Roosevelt will
dominate two days of the present week
will cause it to go down in social history
as "Alice Roosevelt week" Although
Mrs. Roosevelt is still getting many let
tiers by each MAJ; from acquaintance
and distant relatives begging for invita-
tons TO the wedding, it is announced
that the list has been closed. As hereto
fore stated the capacity Of the White
House will be rely taxed TO accommodate
the thousand guests who have been
fayoreds with invitations and TO increase
the number would surely spoil the pleas
ure of all concerned.
The ninety-sixth anniversary OF Lin
coins birth was quite generally observed
at the capital by the flying OF flags.
Two of the patriotic societies-the Il. A.
r. and the United States Historical So
ciety will hold Lincoln meetings tonight
at which the achievements of the great
Iiberator will be recounted in story and
song. The Spanish War Veterans and
the Army and Navy Union will assist
the Historical Society in its celebration.
la accordance with the time honored
custom. it is announced that the house
in which Lincoln died, on Tenth street,
opposite the old FOrd's rheater where be
was shot, will be opened to the public
all day. This house contains the famous
Oldroyd collection OF Lincoln relics.
"Bilp' Sewall, the Maine trapper and
guide who was recently appointed COL
lectOr of customs for the district of Aris-
took, called at the White House this
morning. 1t is understood that Sewall
has received an invitation for the Long
worth Roosevelt wedding. For many
wears he has held the Office of pOstmas-
Ter at his town, Island Falls. But he
wants TO assume the place of collector,
but he cannot do that until he lets go
of the postoffice and cannot relinquish
that until the Postmaster General gets
ready to name his successor.
1t is rumored here that the President
will sOcn send to the Senate for conhr-
nation the names of r. A. Fulwiler for
postmaster at Staunton, Charles NJ.
Keesel for Harrisonburg and George ID.
Hart for Roanoke Major S. NJ. Yost
has been postmaster at Stanton for
years, and the fight between him and
Mr.. Fulwiler has been quite spirited.
The President sent the following nomi-
nalions to the Senate today for post
masters of Virginia: Charles M. Keezel,
of Harrisonburg; George L. Hart, of Roa-
noke and William II. Faulkner, South
Boston.
AT its meeting this morning the Senate
committee on interstate commerce decid-
ed that it would not vote on any Of the
amendments that have been offered to
the pending railroad rate bill until next
Friday. After authorizing Senator Till
man to report his resolution fer an in-
quiry into alleged discrimination prsctic-
ed by coal carrying railroads, the dis
cussion in the committee was confined
to the first three sections of the rate bill
passed by the House.
Is is learned upon trustworthy au-
thority that enc reason the administration
is disposed to take such advanced meas
measures in preparation for abnormal
conditions in China is the attitude of the
imperial government at Peking. The
administrative circles here are satisfied
that the Chinese authorities are pursu-
ing course which may he characterized
10 the most charitable manner as purely
evasive 1t is recalled that during the
Chinese uprising, FIVE years ago, 1t was
fairly proved that the government IT.
self inspired the boxer movement while
pretended to be unable to control the
anti-loreign demonstrations.
Representative Longworth, fully re-
covered from his illness, but looking
little pale, appeared on the floor Of the
House today. Half the members of the
House formed in procession to give him
cordial greetings. He said he felt none
the worse for his experience.
The House committee on public build
ings and grounds today favorably re-
ported the Sulzer resolution calling up
on the Secretary of the Treasury TO send
to the House all information concerning
the sale of the old customs house build
ing, in New York city, to the National
City bank, of New York.
Secretary Root has abOu. decided that
nothing can be done TO prevent the as
sessment of the German tariff under the
new schedules March LIST. The old treaty
with Germany containing the ''most
favored nation" clause, agreed to in
1928 is understood to have no applica-
ton to the present case.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Idaho, who has been
critically i'll from an attack of appsndi-
citis. was in his seat today when the
Senate met.
The FIVE members of the House COM
mities on naval affairs charged with an
investigation of disciplinary matters at
the Naval Academy will go to Annapolis