Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-03

The home has been thoroughly RENTED
and placed in readiness for the young
couple They left Tampa last night 10
the private car Grassmere.
Railroad rate legislation and the state
hood bill will monnpolize the attention
of the Senate next week. The former
subject will not be regularly before the
Senate but there will be several speeches
made regarding it. No definite dates
have been set for speeches but notice
will probably be given in due season.
Under agreement the statehood bill
which, as it stands, provides for the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory AZ one State and Arizona and New
Mexico al another, will be voted upon
next Friday. 1t is claimed that the
peonle of Arizona would vote over
wheIming against union with New Mex
leo If they had the chance to express
their opinion on the subject, so the
abortion of the Foraker amendment
il concurred in by the House would de-
stroy the chief object of the pending bill.
The investigation OF Panama Canal
affairs will continue next week before the
Senate committee. The important work
in the House next week will he limited
to The consideration of appropriation
bills. The appropriations committee is
ready to report tie bill making approp-
riations for the legislative, executive and
judicial branches of the government,
and the Indian appropriation bill is al
ready on the calendar. No other bust
ness of importance is scheduled.
President Roosevelt this afternoon at
tended at Bishop Satterlees' house the
christening Of VIM. Loeb, Srd, infant
son of the Secretary to the President.
The President has acted in several re-
cent court martial cases, sentences OF
dismissal in which were submitted to
him for approval. The sentence of dis
missal in the case of First Lieutenant
Donald c. McClelland, Tenth Infantry,
tried at Fort Wright, Wash, for dis
obedience of orders, conduct unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman aud
conduct to the prejudice of good
order and discipline is approved.
The resignation OF Capt. Arthur F. Cur
liz, artillery corps, tried at San Fran
cisco on various charges has, upon the
recommendation of the court for Glenn
ency, been accepted. The sentence OF
dismissal 10 the case of First Lieut..
Clarence N. Jones, artillery corps, tried
at Fort Myer, Va, was disapproved by
the President, because the charges were
not in his opinion, proved beyond a
reasonable doubt.
In executive session this morning the
Senate committee investigating Panama
canal affairs took up the question as to
neither William Nelson Cromwell
should be required to answer inquiries
dealing with canal affairs prior to the
time when the United States acquired
possession of that property. Mr.. Crom-
we'll was sustained by the committee in
refusing to answer such questions and
Senator Kittridge's objection 70 Senator
Morgan's interrogations on the ground
that they were not pertinent TO the pres
ent inquiry was also sustained. The COM
millee decided that it would postpone all
further hearings CT Mr.. Cromwell and
other similar witnesses until after it has
considered the question OF the type of the
canal and the legislation necessary for
the administration of affairs on the zone.
Ibis, it is expected, will occupy the COM
miltee for two or three weeks. 1t is
hardly expected, in view of the at
iilude of the committee toward Sen
ator Morgan's inquiries, that Mr..
Cromwell will be recalled. Senator
Morgan was not present this morning,
bu: he was communicated with aud anr
nouDced his acquiesence in the pro-
gramme decided upon.
Growing pessimism is apparent in well
informed circles here over the European
political situation. Certain prominent
diplomats representing governments most
seriously interested in the peace of the
continent wear manner of habitual
gravity when discussing the question.
# s;raws show which way the wind is
blowing, the recent address of the Ger
man Emperor to a regiment in the mill
taly gymnasium in Berlin, when he told
the soldiers who had performed bayOnet
exercises that they might be called upon
to use their dexterity in actual conflict
next summer, in construed here as demon
strating the Kaiser's frame of mind. A
highly placed official here is quoted as
saving that il war comes it will be On
account of no insurmountable differences
between France and Germany, but be-
cause Germany wants war. The same
authority expressed the opinion that
belIicose proclivitv was just now item
peramenta' with Germany and he gave
this mental condition as the cause OF
Germany's petulant attitude leading up
to Algeciras. Both nations are in
wonderful state of preparedness and
have been so for at least two years.
Senator Brandigee, of Connecticut, was to-
day authorized by the Senate committee on
public health and national quarantine TO re-
port favorably TO the Senate the bill enlarg
ing the powers and authority of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service. 1t
aut Orizes the Surgeon General TO designate
quarantine grounds and anchorages for yes
sells at such points best suited to prevent the
introduction of yellow fever into the United
States One of the Dry Tortugas Islands 10
to be used for such purpose. An additional
appropriation Of half "a million dollars is pro-
yided to carry the act into effect.
Divorced.
Mrs. Anita Carroll Msctavish Elder
Kofoed, of Baltimore, has been divorced