Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-12

ton performed this morning had been
nerfctIy successful, and tbst Mrs.
Longworth's condition was satisfactory.
Il was shown that the diagnosis by the
New York specialists, stating that an
operation was imperative, was correct.
There is no reason for apprehension as
10 the outcome.
Oaarles w. Galloway, superintendent
of transportation Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, testified today
il the Terra Gotta wreck trial. de was
questioned as to the duty Of engineers
and telegraph operators and stated there
should only be one train in block at
q lime. He detailed the use of signals
at various stations and gave vivid de-
scription of the wreck which occurred
December 80 last, when fifty persons
we're killed, and eighty were Injured.
cit was Just what we we're hoping he
would say. Now We will 60 ahead and
win"-Chorus of managers OF the presi-
Dental booms of Taft, Cannon, Fair
banks, Cortelyou, Knox. Foraker, Hughes
and possibly few others when they
heard that President Roosevelt had re-
peated his declaration Of election night,
1904, and bad absolutely put himself
ont of the race for 1908. Although the
abatement was looked for by many some
time before the convention met, 1t came
last night as big surprise to politicians
on both sides of the fence, and the hotel
Hobbies we're soon filled with groups OF
republicans and democrats that were
examining the announcement from
every possible angle. The general belief
expressed YVES that the President had
"been smoked out" but opinions differ
ed widely as to who or what had been
responsible for the smDdge. The demo-
Gratis asserted that the visit to the ex-
ecutive Office of John Sharp Williams
was responsible. Many republicans
guessed that Mr.. Cannon was at the
bottom of it. Half the opinions gave
the Clayton anti.third term resolution
credit for influencing the Presidents
mind to q considerable extent, and all
the friends of the various candidates
were quick to claim an instant increase
of strength for the booms they are pro-
noting, While all the candidates in the
field, either avowed or receptive, will
claim they have been benefited by the
Presidents dismissal of the third term
talk the anti-administration camps all
seem to agree in declaring that the TAFT
boom will probably be more injured than
benefited by the move. 1t is the gen.
Eeral belief expressed about the Capitol
that the Cortelyou and the Fairbanks
booms have been especially bettered by
the Presidents withdrawal.
The treaty establishing the court OF arbl'
| tratiop. known as the Central American
Court of Justice decided upon the Central
American Peace Conference, has been formal
| ly adepted. The document will not be made
public till after its IA ifcatien by the five In
| terested countries, but an abstract OF 1t was
| announced by the conference today. The
treaty provides for one delegates from each OF
the five countries TO be appointed by the
President of the respective country, the place
| OF meeting to be in Costa Rica. The mem.
bers of the court are to receive salary oil
| 5000 each. The treaty for ten years.
From information developed by the Second
Assistant Postmaster.General investigating
General Secretary SHEPHERDS complaint for
the National Association Of Railway Train
men against the Missouri Pacific Railway
| Company it has been decided that the charges
will be ignored. The complaint was sensa-
tional in nature, alleging that the railroad
had but eco miles of safe track in its whole
system.
Mapor Tom johnson, Of Cleveland, and
Representative Theodore Burton met by
chance in the Presidents Office at the White
| House today and, ss the mayor expressed 1t,
"shook hands over the bloody chasm."
1t will soon be a matter of history what
banks if any, have been guilty Of boarding
money to an unnecessary extent.