Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-19
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, Feb. 10.

evening have been at "Friendshlp," the
country home Of Mr.. John r. Mclean,
near this city, this morning started Tor
the south in a beautiful private car
which was waiting for them in the Penn
sylvania yards. On the wsy to Palm
Beach. where they will be the guests OF
Henry NJ. Flager. the Longworths will
stop at Roswell, Ga, the old home OF
Mrs. Longworth's grandmother. Martha
BuIloch. The serenade rendered the
White House bride and groom early
Sunday morning by a party OF automo-
bilists was the noisiest and most entbu-
siastic function OF the sort ever given
about Washington. For several hours
after the bride and groom had retired to
their dove cote, a number of mounted
policemen stood guard about the gates OF
Friendship" 10 shoe away the crowd Of
curiosity seekers that travelled out to the
place 10 the hope of getting u glimpse
of the Longworths. The night air grew
chill about midnight and by one o'clock
in the morning the silence of the grave
settled over the villa. Early this morn
ing eight large trunks appeared at the
Pennsylvania station baggage room with
instructions that they be placed in the
palace car. Most of them bore oriental
labels. Mr.. and Mrs. LOngworth boarded
the Southern Railway limited at Alex
andria al ll:18 this morning. Their
private car was attached to train at the
station in Washington, but went empty
until il reached Alexandria. The young
couple reached Alexandria by automo-
bile from "FriendshiP," where they had
stopped over Sunday.
Leaders 10 the crusade against d.
yorce, from nearly every state and terri
tory in the United States, were present
at The opening of the divorce convention
At the New Willard this morning. In
all there were about $50 del egates pres
ent, including a number of governors OF
states. II. b. F. mcfarland. president
Of the Board Of District Commissioners,
welcomed the delegates. Governor
Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania, then
made an address, outlining the progress
which bad already been made toward
putting down the ''evil," and giving his
views of what is now desired TO be done.
During the morning session number OF
committees were appointed, among these
being that on resolutions. While hearty
welcome was extended to the convention
there is in Washington a strong opposl-
ton to the anii-diyorce movement. The
Washington Secular League lest night
held a meeting in which much publicity
was given to arguments in favor of di-
yorce. Governor Pennypacker was Sc
lected president OF the Congress.
The u. S. Supreme Court in the case
of the State Of Missouri against the
State of Illinois aud the Chicago SAM
lary District {the Chicago drainage
canal case decided in favor of the State
of Illinois holding that Missouri's bill to
suppress the canal as a nuisance should
not be allowed.
Headquarters of the Mutual Life
Policy Holders Association have been
opened in this city. The object OF the
association is the protection OF the IN
teresls of the policy holders and the i'm
mediate end in view is the selection Of
suitable trustees at the coming meeting
f the Mutual Lille Insurance Company.
10 the army Appropriation bill not yet
reported however, there is an item OF
SIS, 900 for the care of Balls Bluff ceme-
terry in Loudoun county, Va.
The U. 5. dispatch boat Dolphin will
90 to Alexandra on Wednesday evening
and lie off that city till after the Twenty
secon OF February parade.
A committee from the jamestown Ex-
position was here today and appeared
before the House committee on indus
trial arts to urge an appr 'priation tor
the jamestown Exposition.
Before noon today the White House
wedding guests had all departed and the
mansion returned to its usral routine
and quiet.
+. Everett Ellis, q patent attorney,
dropped dead a, eight O'Clock last night
at the American House He was in the
act of tieiug his shoe. Ellis had been
drinking heavily for some weeks.
In an opinion by Justice White, the
u. S. Supreme Curt today, condemned
in scathing terms, an agreement between
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, which reached the
attention of The court in an appeal from
decision against the Chesapeake q
Ohio by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The contract was condemned
by the court as being contrary TO public
policy and void. The injunction to re-
strain the railroads from pursuing the
agreement was affirmed.
Through the American Minister at
Caracas, Venezuela, the state Depart
ment received word this morning that All
attempt was made on February 10, to
assassinate President Reyes, of the Co
lombian republic. The plot failed, but
President Reyes had very narrow es-
cape.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran, of New York,
denies absolutely the truth of the state
ment that he is to marry Mrs. Jack
Gardaer, OF Boston.
President Roosevelt this afternoon sent 3
message TO Congress approving the lock type
| of canal fer the trans isthmian waterway.
The President sent the following nomina
lions I'd the Senate today To be postmasters
| in Virginia: Charles Alexander, Boydton;
d G. Thomas, Abingdon; Roger G. Dyson,
| b, field.
George w. Patterson, engineer Of the police
court, dropped dead in Judge MullOwny's
courtroom this morning.