Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-18


America. He is inclined to believe that
the present shocks have no connection
with the eruption of Mt Vesuvlus.
Earthquakes, he said, are likely to at
tend the volcanic eruption in the I'M
mediate vicinity of the volcano, but not
az such distances at this.
At 1890 this afternoon seismographs
at the Weather Bureau was still record
ing earthquake vibrations, but the oscil-
lations of The needle were becoming less
noticeable.
The War Department wasin commin'
ication with ~an Francisco for about
Two minutes this morning shortly after
the earthquake. The San Francisco
operator stated that the disaster was
great that it was reported that more
than 900 had been killed; that the dead
and injured were then being taken out
Of the danger zone that the water sup
Nv had been cut and that there were
fears of general condagratiOn. Fires
had already broken out in several places.
In case the government is called upon
TO render aid to earthquake sufferers 10
San Francisco, the War Department is
amply able to meet contingencies. -,
Californians 10 Washington received
information from Sacramento that
heavy earthquake, severe enough to stop
the clocks occurred there at 5:l5 &. m.
Between Susan and Venecia three miles
Of railroad track sunk out OF sight, TAX
inc with it the telegraph lines. The
chimneys Of factories and houses were
torn down at Tracy.
The campaign incident to the cleo
ton of president General cfthe Society
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
lution in 1907 has been put in full swing
at the fifteenth Continental Congress now
ia session here. Mrs. Donald Mclean,
the present occupant Of that position,
will seek another term, and the rumor
is going the rounds that Mrs. Fairbanks,
wife of the Vice President, twice presi-
dent-general. made eligible for the 2nd
term BY amendment to the constitution,
will again seek the honor. Mrs. Fair
banks and Mrs. Mclean will vie with
each other today in the social side of the
organization, both giving receptions.
Each is invited to the others function;
neither will, in all probability, attend.
The daughters were slow in taking their
seats for this mornings session. State
regents or vice State regents made re-
ports and this feature is always regarded
by the daughters as trying-out con-
test for ambitious candidates. The
taclful report of Mrs. Walter Harvey
Weed, vice State regent of Monta1a,
and the central figure in the "Montana
cl,e," in pleading the States loyalty to
its president-ge general and the intention
If the Montana daughters TO be al the
Jamestown Exposition, is said to have
won her many supporters in the South.
50 far State regents and vice-State-re-
gents have been elected by the various
delegat Ous as follows: New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina,
Rhode Island, Maine and New Hamp-
shire. A large part of the morning ses-
sion WAS devoted TO consideration of
amendments to the constitution.
President Roosevelt this afternoon
s,nt a message to Congress urging RENE
dial legislation ia the matter of immunity
to persons questioned by the Bureau of
Corporations aud the interstate Com
merce Commission, aud also advocating
the passage OF a law granting the right
of appeal 10 The government in criminal
cases wherein the defendant has no yet
been actually put on trial on the merits
of the case. These recommendations
grow outof the recent decision of Judge
Humphrey, of the Federal Court at Chi
cago, in the beef trust cases, whose in
depreciation of the will of Congress, the
President declares, "cOmes measurably
near making The law farce.
President Roosevelt today received
through Senator Simmons, of North
Carolina, a letter from Ex-Governor
Charles d. Aycock, declining to serve
as a delegate to the Pan-American Con-
gress, which is to be held at Rio de ia
metro, Brazil. Gov. Aycock gives as
his reason that he is engaged in impor-
tant private business that he cannot
leave
President Roosevelt had a conference
This morning with Franl: Monnett,
former Attorney General of Ohio, who
represents the independent oil interests
OF Kansas and Indian Territory. Dir.
Monnett wishes another investigation of
the Standard Oil Company's operations
in the territory mentioned.
The French naval attache, Command,
er de Famond de Lafojole, left Wash
iuqton this afternoon in company with
Lieutenant Edmund 7. Constien, U. ).
N. for Old Point, 20 meet the French
uaval squadron on its way to Annapo-
lis TO take part in the John Paul Jones
celebration next Tuesday. Mr. COnstien
will extend the greetings of the Navy
Department to the visitors. They will
board the Siren at Old Point Thursday
evening and meet the French ships
outside the capes.
There will be long months OF torture
in prospect for dozen or more railroad
companies and hundreds of railroad Of
fcials and coal magnates when Chas. r.
Hughes, of New York, the insurance
iuquisitOr, and Alexander Simpson, jr.,
of Philadelphia, undertake their cOnsi-
dcration of alleged violation by the coal
carriers of the interstate commerce law
and the Sherman antitrust law.
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw, after
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