Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-24

cisco during the past four days Work
ing parties are busy clearing roads, de-
molishing dangerous walls and repair
Jog water mains. Present indication:
point, however, TO largely decreased
demands the coming week owing to
rapid removal of inhabitants to country
aud adjacent towns. Many relief train;
are arriving daily.
A dispatch from Gen. Gr,ely at San
Francisco says: every careful investi-
CATION made by Captain VIM today
limits as far ss information is obtainable
the entire San Francisco death list to
two hundred and seventy-seven victims.
Of these about fifty unknown gathered
from various parts of the city have been
temporarily buried in Lombard and Fay
streets, Washington square and Ports
nj, nth square. In the Valencia Hotel
fourteen bodies were recovered and fifty
six Others are believed to have persisted
10 the ruins. Although this report very
materially reduces the death list for San
Francisco it is not believed that it will
he further increased save by isolated
victims among the ruins"
A dispatch from Gen. Greedy received
at IL o'clock this morning, from San
Francisco, saws: "Have had cOnsulta-
ton with Mayor Schmilz General Funs-
ton and the chief of police 'egarding
necessities of the near future. The
Mayor urges that the army take charge
of the large districts now guarded by the
State militia. Apart from other con-
siderations il is evident that the State
militia cannot be expected to serve here
any considerable length of time. The
Mayor informed me that he should ask
tho Governor to remove all militia at
once.
In a telegram to Secretary Taft, Presi-
dent of the National American Red
Cross, Mr.. Adolpbus Busch, president
of the Anheusel Busch Brewing Asso-
citation of St. Louis, Mo, today contrib
uted 800, 600 for the aid Of the San
Francisco sufferers.
Following the precedent sci in the
case of the great Chicago and Boston
fires, Congress will pass a bill authoriz
ing the free importation of structural
steel and other building materials for
use atSan Francisco The Senate finance
committee had meeting this morning
but took no action on the resolution TO
this effect, which was introduced yesler-
day by Senator Culom, for the reason
that all measures affecting revenues must
originate in the House. Confidence
was, however, expressed by Senator Al
drich that the House would speedily
take action in this direction.
"The commercial and trade cOudi
tions of this country canr0t be carried
on unless there is some sort of under.
standing between the railroads a. 10
rates" was the defense which T. 5. Da-
want, freight traffic manager Of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, was forced
to advance this morning at the further
investigation Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission into the coal aud oil bust.
ness. Mr.. Davant is under cross fire
of questions in regard to the competition
OF the Norfolk and Western with the
Chesapeake and Ohio, the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Pennsylvania, for
clrrying coal to points in the eastern
states from the West Virginia biiuminous
field. At first Mr.. DGvant denied there
WAS any agreement whereby the Norfolk
and Western was to keep out of Wash
ingtOn, stating that bis road could not
find terminal facilities by The water route
aud that shipment 10 Washington by rail
was impracticable. He was asked if he
had not had conversations with officials
of other railroads in regard to the Wash
ington market. He admitted talking
with Mr.. Searles, coal freight agent OF
the Pennsylvania, and that he had been
given to understand that if the Norfolk
and Western entered Washington, the
Pennsylvania would 60 into its territory.
1T might be considered an understand
ing" he said. At another time the
Chesapeake and Ohio, the Baltimore ami
Ohio and the Pennsylvania threatened
to enter the territory of the Norfolk and
Western if it did not keep out of Wash
inglon. 1t kept ont.
President Gompers, OF American Fed
Grafton of Labor, today made public a
copy OF the recent letter he sent to the
President detailing various alleged viola
tons of the eight hour law on government
work. and the hitherto fulfil efforts made
by the officers OF the Federation to cor.
rect the abuse or to punish those res
ponsible. The letter las been referred
by the President to Commissioner OF
Labor Neill, who is ordered TO make a
thorough investigation and report.
Colonel John 5. Mosby has gone 10
Boston, where he will remain as the
guest of some members of the Middle
sex Club, OF that city. Colonel Mosby
will be the special guest Of certain mem
bers of the club who were his prisoners
during the war between the States. They
intend that their former captOr shall be
their prisoner for week or so, and sent
Mr.. Stillings, of Boston, father of the
public printer, TO escort the old soldier
10 the Hub, Colonel Mosby will he
present at the celebration Friday night
Of the anniversary Of the birth Of Gen
efal Grant
Leslie II. Martin, Senator Martins
brother and private secretary, is sick at
he home OF his brother with grippe.