Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-07
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, June Z.

the body OF the late senator AIluuI ue
German, Of Maryland, was laid to rest
today 10 Oak Hill Cemetery. Here he
had chosen for his burial place and this
Was the nature OF ceremonies be mad
left instruction should be performed
after his death. The services were
held in the German residence at 1852
X street northwest. lastead OF the
funeral being under the direction OF the
Sereeant-at-arms of the Senate anu the
funeral one of state, as the Senate de-
creed by resolution, the exercises over
the body we're almost private. Only
The late converting of that body,
Two hours after the regular ume
aud the draped seat of the former
senator told of the funeral in the
Senate chamber. Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe, pastor Of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, which
Senator and Mrs. German and their
daughter, Miss Ada German, attended
had charge of the brief ceremonies at
the house. Shortly before III O'Clock
the Joint committee Of the Senate and
House assembled al the Arlington Hotel
and proceeded 10 body to the German
residence, short distance away. They
we're led by Senator Rsyner, OF Mary
land and by Senator Allison, of Iowa,
while Senators Morgan, Hale, Aldrich,
Gilman, and Representatives Talbot,
John Sharp Williams, BabcOck, drlggs,
the entire Maryland delegation and
others followed. Others gathered at the
residence, besides the members OF the
family, were Rev. Frederick d. Power,
pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, which the late Senator fire.
quently attended; Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, chaplain of the Senate, aud Rev.
A. Ried Bird, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Laurel, Md the seat OF lhe
German summer home, and the active
aud honorary pallbearers. DR. Rad
cli6e made short prayer, after which
no READ 8 brief passage of scripture.
Following this he delivered a funeral
address. The closing prayer was Of
iertd by DIR. Powers, The simplicity OF
the ceremony WAS noticed in the fact
that there was no music. AT the ex-
Dress wish of the family there were
very few flowers, a limited number OF
tokens being sent by relatives. The
body was followed to the cemetery 10y
The relatives, the psllbeaFers and the
Joint congressional committee.
Mexicans, as a rule, cannot read our
English aud invariably laugh at the
Spanish Americans try to write IN pre-
pairing catalogues tor circulation in
Mexico. Ia fact Consul J. A. Leroy,
of Durango, is quite assigned OF his
cnuntrymen. In report to The Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, he says
there are few ines Of trade in which
Catalogues in English will be OF any
help to American trade. "And in those
cases where catalogues are sent out 10
spanish, The effect is quite often worse
than If they we're in English, owing to
The ludlcrous Spanish into which they
are put. Not every graduate OF two
months course 10 a language academy
10 our cities, or every whilom solOurner
iu the Philippines, Mexico, OF South
America is necessarily equipped to make
real transstions into Spanish OF matter
that is in large part TECHNICAL, and which,
moreover, often describes new ideas or
methods, the phrsseology of which is
unknown to the Spanish American read
ers."
Thos. E. Wilson, OF the Nelson Morris
Company, representing the big Chicago
packing houses, continued his statement
today to the House committee on agn-
culture 10 defense of the packers. He
is to he followed on the stand by Charles
P. Neill, Joint author of the Neill-Rey-
uolds report which has so quickeued the
public pulse. Mr., Wilson today took
up the Beveridge inspection amendment
To the agricultural appropriation bill
sud voiced the packers objections to
some of its provisions. Most of these
objections, be said, are OF minor i'm
pOrtance aud lechpicsl. The "only
serious objection" was the placing OF
ths cost of the inspection on the should
er, of the packers.
Speaker Cannon aud Secretary Taft
emerged from the Presidents Office to-
gether this morning aud hurried away
arm in arm. I'VE manufactured no news
whatever" exclaimed the Speaker, over
his shoulder, as he climbed into his su-
tomObile. "When are you going to
adjourn" he was asked. Sometime
between nov aud the fifteenth of July"
be replied, grsvely, as his machine
chugged chHgged away. Then he add
ed That's official.
l.. ). Fish resumed his testimony
this morning before Judge Gould Fhen
tbe Green. Doremus case convened. His
testimony covered the period from the
reorganization OF the Doremus Machine
Company, and DOremus Cancelling
Machine Company were merged into the
Doremus Manufacturing Company until
that cOmpsny had stopped sales Of can
ceiling machines to the government.
His testimony Was varied aud concerned
the keeping of accounts and other duties
relating to The Office OF the treasurer
secretary.
President Roosevelt today received
visit FROM Thomas ]. Buckley, of Racine,
Wis, who was one of the gunners on
board the old Kearssrge when she sunk
the Alabama. Immediately following
The formal introduction OF the old man,
Ivy Representative Cooper, who escorted
him to the Presidents Office, the Presi
dent exclaimed: "Well | am delighted
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