Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-22

apparent explanation the young ma1
left his regiment then encamped a.
Mount Gretoa and, while letter wa;
received from him dated Chicago ID
which he said he intended to commit
suicide, no definite trace was found o.
him until yesterday. 1t was learned
today that the young officer is short in
his accounts. He will probably be
brought to trial by court-martial.
Rev. II. Fl. Parker, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and Rev. James Carmichael,
of Wilmington, N. c., called at the
White House this morning to plead with
the President Tor the lives of Arthur
Adams and Robert Sawyer, colored men
who are sentenced to die November Isl
10 North Carolina for murder and mu-
tiny upon the high seas. The men were
convicted of numbering the captain,
mate, steward and engineer of the
steamer Berwind last October A third
negro, Scott, has slresdy expiated his
connection with the crime upon the gal.
lows.
The Revenue Cutter Service is rem
dering all possible assistance to the bur
ricane sufferers. The Winona, which
did such notable work in the last storm
along the Gull, was today ordered by
Captain Ross to hurry to the Florida
Keys. This is the territory of thu
Fessendon, which has been damaged by
the storm.
The United States Supreme Court to-
day advanced for hearing for December
8, the bases of the fertilizer trust. The
officials of this company are resisting on
habeas corpus proceedings an attempt to
try them in Tennessee.
President Roosevelt this morning re-
ceived the following telegram from Gov
ernor N. D. Broward, of Florida, in re-
spouse to his message of sympathy with
the people of Florida in regard to the
storm disaster: 81 express the sincere
thanks of the people of Florida for your
expression of sympathy and sincerely
thank you for offer of national aid in
any practical way. Will advise you
further after investigating matters"
The Weather Bureau today received
the following dispatch from its Observer
at Jupiter, Fla. From Miami south
along keys where hundreds of men are
employed building Florida east coast
railroad, storm and high seas did great
damage. Many lives reported lost.
Reports lssy that eighty laborers on one
living boat and thirty on one passenger
steamer are known 10 be lost. Many
men were washed off low keys or drifted
to sea in house-boats.
Chairman Shontz of the Istbmian
Canal Commission received 3 letter today
from Chief Engineer Stevens of the
Canal Commission, which shows very
encouraging condition of health among
the laborers who have been brought
from northern Spain to work on the
canal.
Secretary Taft after conference with the
President this morning said that he expecte
to speak in Ohio next week. The Secretary
said that he would also speak in Baltimore
on Saturday evening aud upon the solicitation
of Chairman Sherman, of the republican con-
gressional committee, could probably make
an address in Speaker Csnnon's district on
his way to Idaho.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is
holding sessions today at Knoxville, Tenn,
under the Tillman-G Gillespie resolution and in
Kansas City, Mo-, under the La Toilette reso-
luton.
An official funeral will be accorded the
remains Of Senior Jorge Munez, Minister from
Guatemala TO The United States, VINO died
last week at Providence Hospital from acute
will be held at st. Matthew'S Church, at ten
O'Clock, Wednesday Father Thomas Lee Off
ciating. The President, Secretary of State,
members TO the Diplomatic Corps, and other
officials will be present. A military escort
will be in attendance to conduct the remains
from the church to the train.