Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-03
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Aug. 3

| Correspondence OF the Alexandra oahetpe'l
Washington, Aug. 3
President Roosevelt has conferred upon
Ohsrles P. Neill, his persOnal represen'
tatiye with James B. Reynolds in the
initial packing house investigation in
Chicago, an honor by designating him
as acting secretary OF the Department Of
Commerce and Labor. Mr.. NELL, in sd-
dition to his special work for the Presi'
dent. is the head of the bureau OF labor
in this department. This is the hrst
time that the succession has gone 80 far
down the line in the department. Sec
retary Metcalf is in California on two
months vacation. Assistant Secretary
LILO. Murray has beeu taking month
vacation at his home in New York but
will not return until next week. james
r. Garfield, commissioner of corpora
tons, who has acted previously when
both the Secretary and Assistant Score
tary are absent, has left Washington for
a brief rest. This is the first time that
all three have been out OF the city at
one time. Consequently some one had
TO be authorized to care for the office,
sign the public papers and keep all the
wheels of the department In motion.
President Roosevelt selected Mr.. Neil
for the job and the packing house in
spector has taken up his abode tempo
rarily in the Office of the secretary.
w. A. Miller, assistant foreman OF
the biudery in the government printing
Office, was today dismissed by Public
Printer Stillings. Miller is the man
whose former dismissal from the in
stitution, two years ago, on account OF
his refusal to join the union, was revok
ed by President Roosevelt. At that
time the President took occasion to pro-
nounce the government printing office
an ''open shop" and to declare that
membership in the union was not an es-
sential qualification for employees OF the
government. Several weeks ago Miller
was charged with characterization for re-
fusal to obey orders from superior Of
fetal, He was promptly suspended,
and was called upon By the public print
er to make answer to the charges.
Miller ignored the matter and declined
either to send in written answer or to
appear personally before Mr.. Stillings.
Ample time having been given him TO
change his MUD, but without result, he
received today the formal order an
nouncing his dismissal from the service
Republicans are getting alarmed at
the activity of the Federation of Labor
which is makirg fight against the re-
election to Congress OF some prominent
republicans who refused to recognize the
labor people during the past session. To
Offset the fight being made against Rep
resentative Littlefield, Secretary Taft
has announced that he will take the
stump in Littlefeld's district in Maine.
A board of officers will be convened to
meet at the Bureau of Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, 3 B street,
southeast, Washington, Monday, Aug
ust 6, for the purpose of examining can.
didates for admission to the grade OF as
sistant surgeon in Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service. Candidates
must be between twenty-five and thirty
years Of age, graduates of reputable
medical college, and must furnish teSti-
monials from responsible persons as to
their professional and moral character.
Mrs. Ann Margaret Larner, widow Of
Noble d. Larner, died at the residence
of her dsughter-in-lsw, Mrs. Charles Lar
ner, 926 Massachusetts avenue north
west, yesterday afternoon.
What the various churches have done for
the negroes Of the south was the theme Of
addresses by Jealous representatives Of the
different churches at this mornings session
of the Negro Young Peoples Christian and
Educational Convention. Representatives of
the American Missionary Association, the
National Baptist Convention, the Board of
Education of the A. NJ. f. Zion Church. and
the Woman's Christian Board Of Missions of
the Christian Church were also heard. The
executive board of the Congress spent the
forenoon in drafting set Of resolutions,
through which the negroes will appeal to the
nation for assistance in its struggle for adj
VancemeDt.
The statistical board of the Agriculture
Department today announced its estimate of
the condition Of cotton on July 20 to be S2.9
per cent, as compared with SO on June %,
1906; 74.9 on July 20, 1905; 9l6 on July %,
1904, and ten year average Of 824.