Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-27

+ rritory of Hawaii, is seriously i'll, ac-
cording to cablegram received mere
today.
II was announced at the White House
this morning that Secretary Loeb did
not expect to have any correspondence
with District Attorney Jerome relating
to the "write up" Of the President 10
"Fads aud Fancies" which, it WIS de-
yeloped at the Hapgood libel trial, were
corrected at the Presidents Office. II
NAV have corrected the proof" said
Secretary Loeb, "but just now } do not
remember having done so. But If dld
there would be nothing remarkable
about il for great numbers of articles IN
proof are sent to the White House, and
run over them to see if there are any
Inaccuracies, and if any are found,
promptly strike them out. This was IN
1903, remember, long before auy one
had a hint of the real character of the
publication. may have had some
correspondence with Justice Deuel. about
The matter. II seems to me that | bad.
Justice deuel. is an old personal friend of
mine and would have been the last man
whom would have suspected of connec-
ton with a scandalous publication ofany
sort. AS to the pictures that were in
serted in the book, they come under the
same category as the articles. Almost any
one wishing 10 illustrate an article about
the President can secure photographs
here or can learn where he can get
them.
Representative Hepburn, OF Iowa,
chairman of the House committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce, today
presented 10 the House the Hepburn
railroad rate bill, together with the com
mitiee's unanimous report, urging its
passage. The report says that some
thing has been borrowed from nearly all
of the many bills introduced on the sub
iect, and that many of the features OF
the Escb. Townsend bill, which passed
the House last year, have been preserved.
Secretary of State Root gave lunch
con today at the New Willard in honor
of the members of the Imperial Chinese
Commission in this country to investi-
gate industrial conditions.
The Army and Navy Journal, in It's
issue todsy, suggests that the only prac.
ticabIe solution of the present hazing
situation at the Naval Academy is for
the midshipmen who have given ofense
to get together, confess their sins and
throw themselves on the mercy of the
President.
In acknowledging that he made mis-
take 10 including in the monetary agree
ment with Panama an agreement TO
make the coins Of chat Republic legal
tender within the canal zone, Secretary
Taft has taken the edge off OF the crti-
cism in the Senate with regard TO that
agreement.
Gustav Stable, of Fourth avenue and 229th
street, New York, who was arrested at the
White House Thursday afternoon. where he
had gone to show the President the model OF
an ice boat with which he said he could reach
the north pole, died this morning at the
Government Hospital for the Insane. The
physicians assign acute mania as the cause of
death.
State Senotor Noel, of Lee county, was here
Yesterday seeking to be the successor of Col.
Brown Allen as marshal of the Western dis
irict of Virginia. Col. Allen maintains that
he will be reappointed, but it is said that
Col. Slemp wants to see Mr.. Noel get the
place.
The Navy Department was informed by
cable tins morning that tranquility had been
established at all the customs ports OF the is .
and Of Santo Domingo and that all was quiet
once again throughout the little republic.
The revolutionary general Who has been
operating against General Sanchez, command.
ing the government forces. has surrendered
and the last vestage of the insurreeiion has
now disappeared.