Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-05

3 President Morales was MAKING u TUG
new government headed by General
Cacares. The situation in SaDio Do
mingo is believed to have occupied a
prominent place in this mornings Cabi-
net deliberations.
The War Department has received
from Col. Cotton, customs receiver IN
Santo Domingo. dispatch stating that
the Caceres government is in the midst
of legal proceedings to impeach fresi-
dent Morales. Caceres has been IN
stalled as President pending the action
of the Supreme Court. This eliminates
Morales az executive, and leaves un-
questioned the legality of the Ramon
Caceres government.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
today. in an opinion by Chairman
Knapp, announced its decision in the
case of the st. Lonis Hay and Grain
Company against the Illinois Central
Railroad Company and the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company. The commits
sion decided that the fact that through
rates on hay are less than the sum OF 10
and out rates at East st. Louis is not OF
itself valid ground of objection, nor is
it unlawful for defendants to maintain
reconsignment rates which are higher in
some cases than their proportions OF
through rates.
The material shed at the Department
of Agriculture was destroyed by fire about
$3.50 o'clock this morning. Loss $500.
The LIE Droit building, at the south
west corner of Eighth and F streets,
was sold yesterday to StilsOn Hutchlns
for 1925, 900. The price is considered
unusually low.
Public Printer Stillings stated today
that any arrangements Foreman OF
Printing Oscar Ricketts,, of the govern
ment printing Office, might be making
for leaving the government service,
would be of a pereonal nature, and
further, that any knowledge he might
have of such would not be discussed.
Dir. Ricketts, was expected back from
New York this morning, fut did not
arrive.
A lengthy statement regarding the ex-
pulsion of Mrs. Morris from the White
House was issued by Mr.. Barnes today.
After detailing the Circumstances Of Mrs.
Morris's call, his refusal to let her see
the President and the vigorous manner
in which she protested against being put
out, Mr.. Barnes says: "Mrs. Morris
piercing screams were heard throughout
The building and it became necessary in
The interest of order to have her removed.
She was accordingly taken in charge by
police officer who had witnessed the
whole affair. Before applying force the
officer asked her three times TO leave the
office quietly. Che shrieked her refusal
to each request and was then led from
the room. She struggled violently with
Two police officers from the office building
10 the eastern entrance 10 the White
House. As soon as she was outside OF
flee building she threw herself on the
ground and it became necessary to carry
her. The officers repeatedly asked her
10 stard up ard walk quietly With them,
80 as they would not have to use force,
but she refused to do so and denied them
in shrieks that were heard throughout
the White House. She was finally re-
moved to police headquarters where she
was charged with disOrderly misconduct.
After her arrest she produced an en-
yelope addressed to the President which
she asked to have delivered to him. This
envelope was found to contain lengthy
poem, on the subject of insomnia, which
she said was her own composition. She
stated TO the officers that she had not
slept for seven nights past. Mr..
Barnes denies the published story that a
negro messenger of the Office laid hold
If Mrs. Morris and assisted in carrying
her out of the building.
The American delegates to the Nor
rocan conference which cOnyenes al
Algeciras, Spain, Jan. l6, have full in
struetions from the State Department,
as to the attitude this government will
assume in the knotty problems of Nor
rocau internal policy.
The last report received by the Navy
Department from the floating dry dock
Dewey, which is being tOwed to the
Philippine Islands, which uas dated at
noon on January 4th, shows her az be-
| ing lO5 degrees west-northwest of Chal-
leneer Bank. Challenger Bank Is about
10 miles southwest of st. Georges, Ber-
muds.
"Every college and many of the high
schools of the country are debating the
railroad rate question:" said an official
of The interstate Commerce Commission,
"and one side always sends to the COM
mission for documents in the prepare
ton of its case" The commission re-
spends by sending out such matter as is
fraukable, but some of the most cOnvinc-
ing reviews cannot be sent in that way.
Frequently the requests state that rail-
r, ad interests have spared no pains in
placing all their arguments against rail-
road rate regulation in the hands of the
debaters.
On account of the prevalence of
having cholera in the United States"
and the expectation of American bacon
to Europe via the Dominion Of Canada
as Canadian bacon, the Dominion gov
eminent has made an order prohibiting
the importation and slaughter in bond
of hogs from the United States.
The appointment of Sergeant }. +.
Wayland, of the First Cavalry, to be
second lieutenant which was sent to the
Senate by the President Thursday was
confirmed without reference to commit
tee. Young Waylsnd is from APpomat-
tox, Va.
The Senate committee on interstate