Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-21
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. March 81.

Washington, March 81.
From Mexico City TO New York city
in ninety-6ve hours and fifteen minutes
is the plan of Mexican railroad officials,
cooperating with officials of certain roads
in the United States. Arrangements
have been made for the run from Mexico
City to S.. Louis in fifty-nine hours and
thirty minutes, a distance of ST. miles,
at a speed for the entire trip averaging
thirty-two miles. There are to be only
nineteen stops at stations, and IN one
case 245 miles are made without STOP,
a remarkable thing, according to Deputy
Consul. General Eberhardt, of Mexico
City.
Hon. George X. Patterson, member oil
Congress from the 18th Pennsylvania
district. died suddenly this morning at
five o. clock of heart trouble, at lis resi-
dence on @ street. About four O'Clock
his niece heard noise in his room, and
entering found that Mr.. Patterson had
fallen from the bed to the floor. He
was unconscious. "a physician was sum-
moned at once, and stimulaDts were
administered, but without effect. Just
before his death, Mr.. Patterson regained
consciousness, and said 10 those gath
cred about, 81 am afraid | am going. ="
He leaves a widow and two children,
son aad daughter. George Robert
Patterson was a republican, and had
represented his district 10 Congress the
past til rec sessions. He was born at
Lewiston, Mifilin county, Pa, Novem-
Der 9 1868. Since early life he had
been engaged in mercantile pursuits,
most of the time as travelling salesman.
At the time of his death he was agent
Tor a Minneapolis mill, covering territory
in central Pennsylvania. For num-
Der of years he had taken an active part
in politics.
Consul Liefeld, of Frieburg, Germany,
has reported to the Department of Com
nerce and Labor the opinions of the
members OF the Gainsborough work
mems commission. including three lib
erals and three conservatives, which
was sent to Germany to gather impress
sions of the protective tariff. The con-
,ul says "Mr. Proctor, whom the liberal
workmen put on the commission at the
head of the poll, and who is well-edu-
Gated. thinking man, admitted that the
heavy tariff walls in Germany were bad
tor English trade. George Brown, a
boiler maker and a liberal, considers
that English manufacturers would have
better chance with their foreign rivals
if ten per cent. duty were placed on
foreign manufactured imports. Il went
out confirmed free trader, but should
fail in my plain duty if did not point
out to my fellOw-wOrkmen that a change
must be made, said Mr.. Calvers, joiner
and liberal II. Beilby, brass turner,
who is a unionist, said: "ln Germany
there seems TO be work for all. We saw
no unemployed standing at street cor
ners, as in lree-trade England. Pro-
lection has made Germany prosperous. "
Ia considering the application OF the
pulp and sulphite workers for charter
The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor today decided to
provide for a conference OF these workers
at Dayton, Ohio, with the paper mill
workers when the latter hold their con-
vention there. A representative of the
executive council. to be appointed by
President Gompers, will be in attend
ance. The plumbers and gas filters and
steam filters dispute was being consider
ed when an adjournment was taken to
Join with l07 presidents an associates
from international unions, convened in
Washington TO consider the attitude of
Congress toward labor legislation. The
statement in regard to the matter, draft
ed by the council, was read and approx
ed. At O'Clock the council laid its
statement before Speaker Cam N; at z
O'Clock before Senator Frye, and at ESQ
o'clock discussed the matter with Pres
ident Roosevelt.
In ease Congress should accept Adj
miral Dewey's recommendations that
the United States construct two $4,000
ton battleships, Chief Constructor CaPps
and his force of ship designers have
plans for type of ship which, they be-
leve, would run the Deadnought aud her
kind out OF any fighting line. There is
possibility that if the ships are author
lied at this session of Congress the
Bureau of Construction and Repair
would get the ships started as soon as
possible and make some effort TO keep
the details of their plans secret, as was
done by the British admiralty with the
Dreadnought, at whose battery and in
terror arrangement foreigners can only
guess. Enough is known of Admiral
Caps ideas, however, to convince officers
that he has powerful type of battleship
in mind. 1t is understood that model
Of the ship has been made and has not
only satisfied the chief constructor but
has delighted his assistants. The pre-
dominating idea in the CaPPs model is
powerful primary battery of l2-inch
guns, possibly not exceeding eight in
number, with a swarm of three-inch
rapid frers aud other small cslibres 70
keep of torpedo craft.
A special meeting OF the Supreme
Court of the United States Was being held
at the home of Chief Justice Fuller this
morning. The utmost secrecy is pre-
served regarding the ssion, and it was
even denied by officials OF the court at
the Capitol that there vas to be a meet
ing. 1t is assumed that the business
before the court is the ynching of Ed
johnson, the negro, at Chattanooga
Such a session, held during recess of
the court, is almost without precedent.
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