Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-17

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Washington, Oct II.
CAPTAIN Couden, commanding the
battleship Louisiana, sent message to
the Navy Department this morning an
nouncing the arrival of his ship at
Hampton Roads with Secretary Taft and
his party on board. Owing to rough
water, Secretary Taft changed his plans,
and started for Washington by train in
stead of on the Dolphin, as had been
intended. This information has been
awaited with considerable anxiety, there
having been some fears entertained on
account OF the heavy storm and fog which
has prevailed on the coast of the Caro-
linas in the last "a hours.
Secretary Taft and his party were
given prstique by the Virginia health
authorities at Hampton Roads, which
relieved them OF any necessity of under
going any quarantine.
The hesrihg in the case of the Fem
Bridge Company, indicted for violation
Of the eight hour law, was brought to
trial this morning before Judge Null
lowry and jury in the Police Court.
The line of defense as indicated by the
attorneys will be that the eight hour
Law is unconstitutional and that every
man has right 10 work as long as be
pleased regardless of any laws which
may be made on the subject.
Capt. F. E G. Ryan, naval attsche of
the British Embassy, introduced TO the
President today Sir William PerkiD, the
well known chemist and analyst, and
Sir james Woodhouse, member of the
English Parliament. In the party were
also Lady and the Misses Perkin. Sir
William is in this country TO receive
several honorary degrees from institutions
of learning.
1t is said that at the Cabinet meeting
yesterday, it was definitely settled that
Postmaster General CortleyOu will sue
coed Leslie M. Shaw as Secretary of the
Treasury when be retires. Ambassador
Never is slated for the Navy Department
and Secretary BoDaparte to succeed AT
torney General Moody.
Attorney General Frank Feulle, Of
Porto Rico, was at the White House this
morning to pay his respects to the Presi-
dent. He reports unprecedented pros
perity on the sugar and the tobacco
plantations on the island, as a result Of
which the foreign trade of Porto Rico
has increased remarkably. The coffee
crops have been very poor ever since the
great storm which swept over the island
10 1899.
The Supreme Court this afternoon
issued mandate to the Department OF
Justice In the case of Former U. s.
Senator Joseph Il. Burton, OF Kansas,
whose motion for a rehearng of former
application for a new trial was denied
by the court on Monday. Attorney
General Moody and Solicitor General
Hoyt expect to take up the mandate for
consideration today and determine upon
date for sending the papers to Missouri,
directing the Judge of the Eastern Dis
trict of that Stale to carry out the sen
,ence of his court, whereby Burton will
pay fiue of $1,000 aud serve six months
in the Iron County jail at irontoD, Mo-
There is no disposition upon the part OF
the Government to deal with unusual
harshness in this case. The fact that
mono of Burton's counsel is in Washing
ton places the matter entirely in the
hands of the Department of Justice for
the exercise OF its discretion.
p. G. Raissle, forty-five years old, died al
4SO II street northwe this morning: Before
his death, which he calmly awaited he chose
his pallbearers and The cemetery in which he
wished to be buried. He had been great
sufferer from cancer.
The Treasury Department has tskeE hold
of the matter of the alleged shortage in the
st. Louis subtreasury, and is making a
thorough investigation. which will cover all
the branches of that institution Acting Sec
rotary of the Treasury Keep states that the
apparent shortage is $4,000, and that it will
be week of ten days before il can be def
a;tely determined whether there has been
defaioatipn, or merely an error in the ac-
counts.