Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-19

acquitted of the hazing charge upon
which be has Just been tried, be will be
compelled to serve out his years sen
ience for the killing of Midshipmsn
Branch: if convicted. the department.
course is uncertain, but some method
will likely be devised to continue the
punishment inflicted in the Branch case,
ever though dismissal should be the
sentence 10 the hazing case. 1t is also
announced that the three midshipmen
who have been apprehended for "french-
ing' will be given exemplary punish
ment, although they will not be dis
missed from the academy.
1t is announced at the State Depart
ment this morning that the first United
States Ambassador to Japan will be
Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, at pres
ent governor general Of the Philippines,
VIII will resign that Office in order to
take up his new duties at Toxic. 1t
was further announced that David +.
Thompson, former ambassador to Brazil
will be sent TO Mexico and Lloyd Girls
com. former minister to Japan, will be
sent TO Brazil. Governor Wright, the
new ambassador to Toxic saw service in
The Confederate army during the civil
war, was later Attorney General of Ten
nessee and has been commissioner OF
the Philippines and Secretary Tafts sue
cessor as governor general for 2 years.
Vice Governor Henry G. Ide, ranking
member of the Philippine Commission
has been selected to succeed Gen. Wright
as governor general. 1t is officially an
nonnced that Gov. Ide will serve only
until June | next, when he will retire
IN his own application, snd that Gen.
James F. Smith, member OF the CON-
mission, will then be appointed to sue
coed him as governor general.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce today decided to
vote next Tuesday on the railroad rate
bills under consideration. The majority
will support the Hepburn bill; the NIL
uority the Davey bill. The former sub
stiiuies a reasonable maximum" the
latter reasonable" for an uDreason'
able rate. The committee will divide
along political lines. and submit reports
on the two bills.
The House leaders have agreed to take
40 the statehood bill next week. 1t will
be reported Tuesday, and brought up
for consideration on the day following.
Representative Watson, of Indiana, the
republican whip, has sent notices for a
full republican membership for that day.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Holmes, Of New York,
who was arrested Wednesday in order to pre-
vent the carrying out of her announced lnten-
ton of calling on the President, was released
this morning and placed in the care Of her
husband, who had come on from New York.
The arrest had been made at his request. she
will accompany him TO New York later To-
day.
Secretary Wilson, of the Agriculture De-
partment IL can be said, regards as unjust
That norton of the report Of the Keep com
mission ON the Bureau Of Statistics that de
cares.the estimates on crops, other than cot
ton. have been far out Of the way.
The Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia, at its session today, agreed to re-
port favorably the nomination of Henry L..
West as District Commissioner. thus dispos-
ing of the Stutler charges against him.
Senator McLaur'n, Of Mississippi, headed
delegation to the White House today, who
came to Washington for the purpose OF seeur-
ing warship for the Natchez Msrdi Gras;
The Mississippians told the President thai the
celebration would take place on the last Tues
day in February and they believed that the
went would be Of sufficient Importance TO
iu.tify the Secretary of the Navy to order
some warship from the Gulf to Natchez. The
President gave the delegation a note TO Sec
rotary Bonaparte, asking him TO make the or:
der requested if some ship could be spared
from the gulf without detriment 10 the SER
vice.
The Senate committee on inter-Oceanlc
canals went into executive session this morn
ing to discuss further the contumacy of Poult-
rey Bigelow, the witness who yesterday re-
fused 10 give names of his informants as to
conditions on the isthmus. The committee
has wired John f. Wallace, former chief en-.
CINE r of the canal asking him when 1t would
be convenient for him to appear and testify.
Senator Simmons made the principal speech
in opposition to action against Bigelow. lie
said that if the committee is TO take the very
first witness and prosecute him, because OF
his refusal to give information, which he
considered confidential, it would have the
effect of intimidating every other witness
Senators German and Talaferro supported
the view that newspaper men hold position
analogous TO that " an attorney and that they
should not be required to. disclose condolences
reposed in them. These arguments decided
the committee and it adjourned with the
iaoit understanding tn. t Mr.. Bigelow should
not be prosecuted, that he should not be re-
auired to answer the questions to which he
objected, and that he should be allowed TO
continue his testimony next week with regard
TO the things he actually saw On the isthmus