Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-24
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Feb. "a.

Washington, req. ~.
This is the day that the Chinese up
rising is scheduled to occur, according to
warning from several apparently reliable
Cinnamon. The State Department, how
ever, says that its information from Pc
king and the consular headquarters along
the seaboard of northern aud southern
China fail to report violence or armed
demonstrations of any kind. The warn
ings we're to the effect that the lives OF
foreigners in the interior OF China would
be 10 dagger on and after February oath,
the day set by the leaders OF the anti
foreign propaganda for the actual be-
ginning OF trouble. Minister Rockhill
seat dispatch under today's date which
was received here this morning in which
no mention was made of trouble. The
dispatch was 10 answer to routine in
quiry on department business, but the
officials presumed that il anything worth
mentioning had occurred Mr.. Rockhill
would have made reference to it.
Rate bill Senators and Representatives
locked to the White House during the
early morning hours, and most OF them
proiessed to be hugely pleased over the
turn things had taken in the senate.
Senator Doliver, who is supposed to
have been slapped in the face by the
selection of Tillman as rate bill manager
in the Senate, was one of the first to
reach The Presidents office. He laughed
out loud when asked his sentiments and.
exclaimed: ave found no gloom
around here over that move. II isa
victory for the bill. The bill! will be en-
acted into law" care YOU going 10
bring Senator Tillman TO the White
House when he comes tc consult with
the President about the measure?' was a
question propounded to the Iowa Senator.
~ don't know" be replied with another
laugh. "But you know what the Presi-
dent mas said about Tillman; you know
why he says he likes him because be is
fighter and an bonest man" Soon after
senator Deliver lett the White House
in company with Senator Hopkins, Rep
resentatives Hepburn and Townsend ar
rived and hurried into The Presidents
office. Mr.. Townsend after his confer
ence with the President said that the ex-
ecutive was ''pleased" with the situation
as it stands. "He may not be entirely
satisfied qualified Mr.. Townsend, "be-
cause there are one or two things that
he might have liked better, but on the
whole he is in fine spirits
Senator Dick still has the unfinished
part of bis speech on the statehood bill
to deliver and he hopes to be able to dis
posed of it on Monday The Tillman-
Gillespie resolution passed by the House
Yesterday directing an investigation OF
the coal-carrying railroad. will be pres
enled to the Senate Monday. 1t will be
referred t. a conference committee TO
consider the changes made in it by the
House. The statehood bill is the regn-
lar order of business for each afternoon
after two O'Clock. The prediction has
been made that the bill will be passed
by the Senate with the Foraker amend
ment attached. allowing Arizona and
New Mexico to vote successfully on the
question of their union into one State.
The debate on the army appropriation
bill will continue next week in The House
under the FIVE minute rule and the mea-
sure will then be passed. twill be fol-
lowed by the Indian appropriation bill,
and the proceedings will again be en-
liyened by attempts on the part of Floor
Leader Payne, of New York, to secure
consideration of his bill TO consolidate
customs districts.
President Roosevelt declined au invi-
lalion from the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION today to attend the annual
convention of the body, which meets at
Buffalo on June | tn.
An effort is being made to secure an
agreement whereby the statehood bill
will be laid aside temporarily iu the
Senate for the purpose of allowing the
railroad rate bill to take its pl ce as the
unfinished business. Senator Aldrich
will consult with Senator Beverage who
is ia charge OF the statehood bill with
the object of getting his consent. Sena-
tor Aldrich's idea is to give the railroad
bill right of way as soon as possible in
order to iorestsll any criticism that
might arise il there was delay in giving
TO that subject in the Sen
ate. Senator Beverage Is out of town
today, but will be back on Monday when
It is expected decision will be reached.
If Senator Beysridge will oppose the
of the statehood bill as sug-
gested an effort will be made to fix an
early day for vote on statehood. There
is some question, however, whether The
democrats will allow vote to be taken
on the statehood DILL until the vote lie
had on the railroad bill.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce yesterday unani- |
mously favored an amendment to the |
Hepburn pure-food bill, which prevents
the giving of additional power to DIR.
Wiley, chief OF the Bureau of Chemistry |
in the Department of Agriculture, and
places the authority to fix food standards
in the hands of commission of a
beard of disinterested experts.
Charles W Werden, 81 years old, a former
railroad engineer, living at S29 Eleventh |
street southwest, committed suicide last night |
bJ inhaliDg illuminating gas. He attached
q nbber tube 10 the gas jet in the bathroom.
she Court Of Appeals has 0enied the petit
ton for writ Of error in the case Of Manuel |
Zane, recently sentenced to three months in
pail TOR making a handbook on the races.
Fifty-ninth Congress.