Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-27

saved the President have from several
hundred vigorous shakes for at ii O'Clock
the rush of visitors vas stoPpe nd the
President went into session with his
ministers Much al the time OF today 8
Cabinet session was taken up by the
Presidents account OF his trip 10 Panama
and Porto Rico. Secretary ol Commerce
and Labor Metcalf made his report on
the alleged indignities besped On the
Japanese people of San Francisco and
Secretary Shaw tell how the American
Smelling and Refining c., otherwise
known 80 the "silVer trust" has been
trying to fatten itself at the expense OF
the government by boosting the price OF
silver needed Tor subsidiary coinage.
Manufacturers OF canned and oil kinds
of prepared foods will be interested 10 a
declaration made this morning by Rep
resentative Mann, OF Chicsgo. 10 the ei-
feet that Congress at the coming session
will not amend The pure food law. There
will be hearing however, on two pre-
posed amendments One is to label the
cans or packages of food stuils TO show
the exact amount 10 pounds or liquid
measure that they contain. The other
is TO stamp the date upon each package
as IL IL prepared for :he market Moth
ing will be done 10 the way of euacting
amendments at this session" declared
Mr. Mann. "The time is too short. "
When the Bsssett case was called this
morning before Justice Gould, counsel
for the complainant presented the depc-
sitIons of boarding house keepers In At
laniie CITY, where Rev Dr. Hunt, Mrs.
Bassett, and the child, Chester, spent
part OF the summer Of 1904. The testi.
mony of Mrs. John G.. Gibson stated
that che let rooms TO Hunt and Mrs.
Bsssett and that on several occasions
Hurt stayed at night Regarding the
renting of rooms witness stated that upon
one occasion they asked for tgO rooms,
and when witness alluded to Mrs Bas-
sett as Hunts wife. he said she was his
SITTER. The testimony Of several wit
nesses showed that Mr. Bassett for a
long time did not know Of his wiie's
whereabouts and that the only know
ledge he had of her address was Il spec
Ial box 10 the city pOstonice which was
alleged to have been hired by Hunt.
Representative aud Mrs Nicholas
/ .ongworth arrived in Washington this
morning at 9:45 and were driven imme
distely 10 the White House They will re
main here during the session OF Congress
For some time they hays been visiting
Mrs. Longworth's relatives in the East.
1t wss officially announced at the
White House this morning that the
President will send special message to
Congress shortly after the opening OF the
session next week dealing with the stu
alton on the isthmus of Panama. He
prepared much Of the data for the mes
sage on his return voyage and expects to
finish It within a week.
Charles w. Anderson, collector Of ln-
ternal Revenue at New York, and En-
met ]. Scott, Secretary to Booker i
Washington of Tuskeegee Institute, call
ed at the White House this morning 10
intercede for the negro soldiers of the 25'h
Infantry recently dismissed from the GER
vice for participation in the Brownsville,
Tex, disturbance. 1t ia understood
that they did not succeed In changing
the Presidents mind on the subject and
they left the White House In a sOmeS
what discouraged state OF mind
The increase ia the individual de.
posits in national, state, private and
savings banks and loan and trust COM
panies for the last decade has been LAG.
63 per cent. Ia the past year the indi-
vidual deposits exceeded $l2, 900, 900, =
600. This WAS an increase over the
previous year Of almost 1000, 600
Al Benning today First race. 10
mile. Society Bud, 60 TO /, and 20 to
/. won: Anna Smith, 6 to / place, sec
ond; Cinchona, third. 1880
In reprimanding Professor Willis l.. Moore.
chief If the Weather Pureap, Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson did not follow the pre-
cedent set in other cases. by writing cen.
surfing letter, but called the offending Official
10 his office and verbally scored him for his
wrongdOng. The incident is now closed
book al the department Professor Moore ~
still observing the eonntry's weather and
making bulletins and reports on il and re-
ports that he had contemplated resigning are
emphatiealiy denied.