Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-22
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Feb. % ID


usual. Senator McCreary OF Kentucky
read President Washington's farewell
address in the Senate. Thousands of
citizens displayed the national colors
from their residences and all the school
houses and public buildings were deco
rated with flags. All the patriotic or
CARNATIONS held exercises or gave ex-
hibition in honor of the day and
George Washington University mid
winter convocation occurredas the
Belasco Theatre during the lore
noon. The White House was closed to
social and business callers President
Roosevelt paid short visit to his office
and spent about an hour in debating
letters 10 Secretary Loeb. He was away
for horseback ride in the suburbs with
Senator Lodge and Secretary Root before
eleven O'Clock and it IS likely will make
another excursion horseback or foot
after lunch. A large number ofpeople
went frJm here to Alexandria TO see the
parade in that city.
When The men at the congress on
uniform divorce laws get in tight hole
and need a few votes to sanction some
restriction on divorce they invariably
make speech appealing to the chivslry
of their fellow men sent here by the
various governors of the states and ter
ritories to draft model code OF divorce
laws. Yet every woman who has adj
dressed the congress has demanded the
greatest freedom in getting divorces.
awe are here to protect w0msn," the
men will say each man OF us is the
son of a mother, many OF us the husband
of a wife and some the father of q daugh.
Ter. II IL for their protection we are
working" To this the women replied ::
"What we need is no more restrictions
5y~which the woman will find it harder
TO free herself from bonds unbearable,
but slricler marriage ard license laws. "
The feeling that the Pennsylvania dele
CATION is trying TO run the congress with
the machinery Of the president, secre-
tary and chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee has been repeatedly referred to on
the floor. The State of Pennsylvania is
furnishing the money for the congress
and BY virtue OF fOoting the bill, the
Pennsylvania thinks they ought to get
what they want in the way Of resolutions.
on the floor the Pennsylvanians are
referred to as "the Philadelphia law
yers." The New Workers and delegates
from North Dakota are most offensive to
the Dntchmen, who have not stopped in
accusing the former as unfair. 1t is be-
lieved that that stage where disruption of
the congress was feared has passed.
At the session today resolution was
adopted recommending all the states to
enact laws forbidding the remarriage Of
either party until year after the hear
in or trial. Judge S. G. StimsOn, OF In
diana, chairman of the committee on
marriages and licenses, brought in re-
port calling for the enactment OF laws
TO impress the sacredness and
permanteory of marriage upon the con-
tracing parties. He would require an
application for license and its publ
cation in newspaper, at least two weeks
before the issuance of the license. In all
cases he would require license be
granted only TO parties dOmiciled in the
jurisdiction granting the license.
Since the Spanish-American war, ac'
cording to a statement of Mr.. fheophile
Bernard, of the firm OF Bernard & Co., of
Madrid, and published in the Consular
Reports, Spain has experienced a period
of prosperity almost unprecedented in
that nation. The gold premium on
treasury bonds has fallen from ll5 per
cent. in 1898 TO 2S per cent, with a
tendency toward par value. The 4 per
cent. national debt bonds we're purchased
at about SO per cent. on foreign markets,
whereas they stood at 29 per cent. dur
ing the American war. GA new spirit of
commerce has arisen all over the cOun-
try" says Mr. Bernard, "this being re-
Elected in agriculture and industry, and
the approaching marriage Of the King
with q Protestant princess, niece of the
King of England, is distinct departure
lEOIu TIC Olu tAtlusiNCuCoSs liC tpiuto
out that investment in Spanish railroads
is particularly promising,
A remnant OF fifty veterans OF the vast
army that served in the Mexican
war met here in annual convention
as the Mexican Veterans Associa-
ton today. They come to demand
Of Congress increased pensions footing
up to IS, 600, 900 the first year. They
estimate that during the next year 25
per cent of the veterans will die, and
within FIVE or ten years every one will
have passed away. After araliy at the
National Hotel and speech by F. J.
Garrett, the veterans took lunch at the
Soldiers Home. The Minutemen will
entertain them tonight, and tomorrow
evening the Danes of '46 will tender
their old heroes q reception. Congress
aud President Roosevelt will be vi sited
by the veterans while in Washington.
The diamond ring taken by the burg
lar from the home OF DIR. Phillip
Brooks at 3lS Ord ST. S. W., was mysteri-
ously returned last night by negro
boy, whose identity is not known.
President Roosevelt has caused it to be
knoWn that he will veto railroad rate
bill if a bill is reported by the Senate
committee which does not meet his APP
prevail. He is satisfied with the Hep
burn which passed the House.
Collector of Customs Cotton cables
the War Department from Sanlo
Domingo that as a result Of pressure
brought TO bear by the leaders of all
political parties in that republic, CAGE