Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-24

ustiopsl cemeteries The late Mrs. Tan
ner, wife of Corporsi Tanner, during
her lie time worked atrenauisly for the
measure. Upon Der death Corporal
Tanner took up the movement and it 10
largely due 10 his influence that the
measure was reported TO the Hause.
John 7. Andrews, alias John Tenn
pletop, former city clerk OF Atlantic
City who disappeared seven mouths ago,
was arrested here today in the Pennsyl
wanna station. Since his disappearance
Andrews books have been in the hsnds
of auditors and he hss been found to be,
fom $50, 900 to $4,000 short IN his
account.
The President fsvors an insurance law
tor the District of Columbii on the lines
OF the so-called Ames bill. already in
troduced 10 the House, revising it so as
to include in it all desirable FEATURES of
the so-caled uniform BILL he thinks
that the Department OF Insurance OF the
District of Columbia should be made
bureau in the Department OF Commerce
and Labor.
Partly as a result of the resignation
Of Chairman Shonls OF the Panama
consl commission, chairman Miliard OF
the Senate committee on .interc0eanic
canal will introduce bill to abolish
the officers OF the commission in This
city and put the conduct Of the canal
enterprise 10 the hands of on man in
stead of commission of seven, as now,
or of three mem hers as has been proposed.
The House today amended the pen
SION appropriation bill so'as TO reduc9
the number Of pension agencies from
.iRnteen to one. THIS ore, il was ex-
claimed, would be 'csttd il W sbing
tor. By vote of 81 to ia the House
refused to appropriate for nine agencies
instead of eighteen.
II was fici lily announced today that
Chief Engineers eveus will be appointed
Chairman Of the Isthmian Canal Com-
mission, vice Theodore z. Shonts, re-
signed. TIE four vacancies nCw exis /,
ing 10 the commission will be filed, tenn
porarily at least, by the appointment OF
four of the bureau chiefs who are now at
work OH the Is'hmus. Mr.. ShonIs ia
still president of the Panama Rsiitoad
Company but at its annual meeting,
which will occur 10 April, bis successor
will be chosen The President has the
highest regard for afr. Stevens abilities
and is IN favor OF consolidating the re-
sponsib,ities of the canal management
as much Ga possible.
President Roosevelt promised today 20
press a.butt0n at the White House some
day in Nav that will fire rife Al Charles
ton, s c. The occasion will be the
opening of the trienn;sl shooting festival
of the Nstioral Schuetzenbund. A
large delegation from the bund, headed
by President II F. Jshuz and conveyed
by Representative Legare, called at the
Presidents Office today. The President
also promised TO write letter to be resd
at the festival.
A special session Of The Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations will be held
tomorrow at which Senator Lodges res
olution on the Kongo Free State will be
considered and probably reported favor
ably
The State department received the
fc flowing despatch tcdsy from Vice Con.
sui Onet, st Kingston, Jamaica
"No desd Americans reported to date.
Sylvester Taylor is alive"
j., G. Dtponsi says he was invited by
two clever Frenchmen at his home In
the Harper Building yesterday and re-
lieved Of $50
John P. Andrews, city clerk at At
lsntic City, N. j., was arrested by de
tsctives at the National Hotel this morn
He is said to be $50, 900 short in his &C
counts.
The House committee ON patents today
compls te confederation Of the bill revising the
patent and copyright laws. The main feat
nre Of the bill gives to author copyright on
all their works during their life time and
cost aes il for thirty years sfer death for the
benefit If their he irs.
The House committee on naval affairs to-
day recOmme 1ded the constr uction OF bat
lleeRip Of not less than 10000 tons to cost
$40 I1 900 in addition TO the one authorized
year; tao torpedo boa destroyers; 81 0O.oOO
to be expended for BIZ bmarine torped boats;
ard addition of Il, 600 sailors and aC0 marines