Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-16
From Washington.

enemies and their efforts 10 dlscreuit ms
record. AS he left the White House he
was asked if it we're true that he was
preparing TO recede from his previously
ayowed position on the statehood bill
that of opposition to the Senate and a
stand-pat attitude on the House bill. 'lt
my record stands for nothing" he ex-
claimed with FIRE in his eye, elf thirty
wears of conscientious endeavOr, of hard
work for my constituents, and for the
governments interests, do not count for
ANYTHING and the people do not believe
that am a square man, and will accept
the first lying statement that my friend,
the enemy, happens to make, then there
is no use tor me to make any protesta'
lions. What's the use of my saying
ANYTHING, I'd like to know"
Secretary Taft has declined for the pres
ent the prefer of place on the Supreme
Court. The following statement was
given out at the White House this morn
ing: Gas Mr.. Justice Brown will not
retire until June, when the Supreme
Court will take a vacation until the sec
ond Monday in October, and no pubic
inconvenience can arise from a vacancy
continuing through the vacation, The
President will take further time to decide
the question of Mr.. Justice Browns sue
cessor. Several names, including that
of Secretary Taft, have been under con-
sideratiop. but no decision has been
reached. or is likely to be reached or an
nounced in the near future" Later,
when seen at his Office, the Secretary
said. "The matter has not been final
" settled. 1t has been left just where
he President stated, for further consid-
Grafton. My acceptance or declination
of the position has simply been post
poned. Further than this have moth
ing to say on the subject"
In bulletin issued today by the Cen
sus Office it is shown that the manufac-
turing industries OF Virginia have in
creased in capital stock from 1872, 299, =
$50 in 1900 to s147, $50, 1872 in 1905; in
the number of wage earners from 500,
224 in 1900 to. $50, 256 in 1905 and in
The value of products, 81 per cent
1t was decided by the House leaders
today. to lei the statehood bill 60 over
until Wednesday because of the absence
of many members who cannot reach
Washington before that date. The Origi-
nal intention was to bring the matter
up on Monday.
Associate Justice Harlan, fthe United
States Supreme Court, today denied the
motion for a writ of error to the Supreme
Court of the United States from the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts,, in the
case of Charles l.. Tucker Tucker is
under conviction for the murder of Miss
Mabel Page, at Weston, Mass, March
81. 1904. and the date of his execution
has been set for June. AS far as the
courts are concerned, that sentence will
now be executed.
Rear Admiral G. j. Train, comman-
der of the Asiatic feet, cables the Navy
Department from Cavite under today's
date as follows: Gin reply 10 your
cablegram of the 18th instant GnquiriDg
regarding naval men wounded in the
Dsio fghD only information Ensign
Cooke wounded in foot; B. +. Gilmore,
coxswain, in elbow; J. Fitz, ordinary
seaman. in arm. All can be removed
from the hospital at Zamboanga by the
25th instant. They cannot be sent
home"
The State Department today received
from the Christian Herald, of Brooklyn,
for transmission TO the starving natives
of northern Japan. $50, 900, making
$50, 900 in all that has been subscribed
through that journal. Besides this,
about $4,000 has been collected iD
other quarters.
Justice Barnard, of the District Su-
preme Court, today denied the petition
of f. 5. Cannon for a writ Of manda-
mus to compel the Georgetown college
to reiustate his SOD, who was recently
expelled.
Mr. Rixey has introduced bill Tor the
relief of Martin Maddox; also bill for
the relief of J. G. Howell, of Thorough
fare. and Burke & Marshall, of Burke.
Mrs. Anne Jackson uied this morning
in her eighty-sixth year, at the George
Washington Hotel, where she has lived
for same time. She was born in Clarks-
burg, Md. June 3, 1921. In early life
she married Richard f. Jackson, a
prominent citizen of Fairfax county, Va.
Justice Gould this morning, in the Crimi-
nal Court 0ver-ruled the demurrer to the IN
dictment charging Representative Binger
Hermann, of Oregon, with destroying 80
press letter copy hooks Of the Land Once
while ne was acting as Commits oner General
of that office The defence will appeal.
Reports to tile effect that Mrs FitZhugh
| Lee had applied for pension from the gov
eminent are denied here. IL is also stated
that Mrs. Lee could not receive pension
under the general law, unless It could be
shown that General Lee died from illness con-
| iracted in line of duty in the war with Spain.
| II is understood that General Lee left but a
small estate, including life insurance OF a few
| thousand dollars. Senator Daniel will intro
duce bill providing for pension for Mrs.
Lee. He will take this action after confer
ence with members Of General Lees family.
Senator Martin has assured Senator Daniel
he will do all in his power to aid in its pas
sage. The bill will be based on the services
of General Lee in the Spanish war.
The steamer Newport News will leave here
at o'clock tonight for Newport News, where
the new steamer jamestown will be launched
tomorrow. The steamer will carry number
of persons who have received invitations to
witness the launching. The party will return
Sunday morning.
according to a bulletin issued by the Geo
logical Survey today the production OF Penn
sylvania anthracite coal IN 1900 was the
largest on record amounting to Sc, SS9, l52
long tons, valued at $l4l, $4,000. The pro
duction in 1904 was s., SlS, AGO long tons, val
ued at S,974020.
4 delegation Of eighteen New York Con-
gressmen were heard today by the House
committee on naval affairs in favor Of having