Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-14
News Of the Day.


Commerce Commission yesterday that
the Pennsylvania Railroad bought and
sold private cars to mine operators.
The Lougsworths have declined an
invitation from King Leopold, of BEL
Oium to visit Brussels on the ground
that their itinerary will not give them
time.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, in adj
dressing the University of Illinois STU
dents yesterday, declared that many of
the maxims of President Roosevelt were
used years ago by Chinese emperor.
William T. Vernon, of Kansas, the
negro appointed some time ago by Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 succeed Judson w.
Lyons as Register of the TreaSurP, has
taken the oath of Office and entered
upon the discharge Of his official duties.
II is believed in official circles in
Washington that Secretary OF the Navy
Bonaparte will either leave the Cabinet
of President Roosevelt next fall or will
be transferred to the Department OF
Justice as Attorney-General, In any
event, there is excellent authority for
the statement that Mr.. Bonaparle will
not remain at the head of the Navy
Department many months longer.
The President has decided to appoint
w. p. Kent, of Whyte county, to the po-
sition of consul general to Guatemala.
The position pays salary of SO, 600 a
year. Capt. Kent is a son OF late Lieu
tenant Governor Kent, and was captain
in the Second Virginia Regiment during
the war with Spain. He was the repub-
lican candidate for Northumberland
on the Virginia republican ticket last
fall.
The legal proceedings instituted by
Mr.. Frank S. Cannon, of New York,
against President David II Buel and
the directors of Georgetown College, to
compel the reinstatement OF his son,
Edward Cannon, as member OF the
freshman class of the college, have been
of no avail. The petition OF the father
fo- writ of mandamus VAS denied some
time ago by the District Of Columbia
Supreme Court, and yesterday the Court
of Appeals of the District, in an opinion
handed down by Justice McComas, dis
Kissed the appeal taken from the de-
cision of the lower court.
There is a strong move on foot in
Pitisburg to bring the ice men who have
combined and raised the price OF ice
within range of the law, and there was
conference yesterday between District
Attorney Stewart and US District At
torney Dunkle on the matter. Judge
Dunkle was particularly interested, and
gave it as his opinion that the combi-
nation TO make raise of 20 per cent in
rates was violation Of anti trust laws
He said he would take the matter up al
once. District Attorney Stewart says
that if he can lay his hand on the right
law he will cause the arrest of every
ice dealer in Pttsburg.
The statehood bill, as finally agreed
upon in amended form by the conference
committee, was passed by the Senate
yesterday without division after pro-
onged and heated partisan debate. IN
dian Territory and Oklahoma age to be
admitted as the State of Oklahoma, and
New Mexico and Arizona are to vote
separately on their admission as one State.
The House and Senate adopted the confer
ence report on the national quarantine
bill. The diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill was sent TO conference.
During the debate on the sundry civil
appropriation bill yesterday a bitter
attack was made on the business meth
DDS of the geological survey. The House
refused to abolish land Office receivers.
The conference report on the statehood
bill was submitted to the House late in
the afternoon.