Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-14

Ne0 Dy Tue 'Oouato hhieoty SV'''No
today. Sergeant Sam'l W. Harley, Of
Company c, was the witness. He de-
seribed in detail the occurrences on the
night of the shooting, corroboratiDg pre-
vious testimony taken. Company c, he
said, did not have any service cartridges
in their possession until after he firing
had ceased. The only ammunition they
had was of the reduced range type, Tor
Guard duty. These cartridges have soft
lead bullets. The service cartridges were
served out in bandoliers while the men
we're lined up. Afterwards they were
all returned and counted. He also said
that no member of the company bad
bandolier in his possession while at
Brownsville. This evidence brought out
BY Senator Foraker is to show that the
empty cartridge shells and the bandoller
picked up on the streets of Brownsville
could not have belonged to Company Q.
Major Jefferson r. Kean, Of the med
icsl department of the army, who has
been chief medical officer of The Amer
lean army in Cuba, has returned to
Washington with most encouraging re-
ports as to the sanitary conditions OF
Havana and other Cabsn cities and the
health OF the people and American
soldiers. At the beginning of the Amer
lean occupation there were about ten
cases of yellow fever, but Major keaD,
who helped clean up Havana following
the Spanish American war, set about the
same task again with his corps Of med
ical officers. In a short while the num-
be, of fever cases was greatly reduced
and finally there were no new ones. The
officer reports tba: there has not been
new case Of yellow fever in Havana since
Jan. II, that there has not boon case Of
it at any time since the occupation
among the enlisted men, and only one
officer contracted the teyer.
The name of Bishop Potter. OF New
York who has declared that Prohibition
Ia q failure, was Kissed al The hear
ing today before the House committee
on the District of Columbia en- the
Weber prohibition bill, The prohibi-
ton forces numbering $50, the great
m,iority of whom were women, when
Robert Crane, repres' nting the liquor
interests, cited Bishop POtter's con-
demnation OF the prohibition propaganda,
broke forth in storm OF protest. Cats
calls and Kisses lasted 'or fully five mil
utes. At each-mentiOn of the venerable
churchman's name, the white ribNoners
gave evidence OF their dlsspproyal OF his
attitude. Mr.. Crane again stirred up
hornets meet when he said that prohibit
ion in the Southern States had proven
A frank failure" He referred to the
nblind tigers, creators Of crime" that
nov exit in Tennessee owing to the pro
hibiiion laws. Representative Shines
challenged the statement, denounced il
az untrue ard proclaimed the virtures OF
prohibition as it operates in his state.
An unique anti liquor demonstration
took place at The Capitol today Two
thousand advocates OF prohibition in the
District of Columbia marched around
the rotunda and through the corridors oil
the House, Offering silent prayer as they
proceeded. They represented the W.
G. T. u, the Anti.Saloon League, the
Christian Endeavor Society and other
temperance and religious organizations.
At the conclusion Of the parade. in
which ] 800 women and 300 men partic-
pated, q hearing was had in the room OF
the y strict OF Columbia committee OF the
House. Fifteen of the marChers each
spoke for five minutes in favor OF the
Webber bill, which, il enacted. would
make the capita lOf the nation as dry as
Bangor, A large d, legatiOn Of brewers
and saloon keepers was present
President Roosevelt and Representa-
tiyes Richard Bartholdt and John Sharp
Williams discussed the subject of the
Second Hague Peace Conference today.
Mr.. Bartholdt called at the White
House TO hand the President papers re-
ceived from the Fourteenth Interparlia'
meniary Convention which has Just ad-
iourned 10 London. Among the docu-
ments received was the programme the
union suggests for the Hague conference
to take mp when they meet in the sum
mor This programme covers the snh-
lects Of contraband, neutrals, use OF new
engines of war and the protection from
bombardment of unfortihed cities and
towns. Mr.. Williams suggested TO the
President that he advocate the placing
of the Hague conference upon q more
regular and stable base than it now oc-
Cupice. Instead of meeting semi-oc-
cssionslIy nj the call ct some one Of the
powers or a number of The powers, be
suggested that il would he better to have
the conference meet ut stated times. II
also proposed that the delegates to the
conference be paid good salary, say
SO, 600 & year and be prohibited from
working for any other master. During
the intervals between the meetings Of
the conference they might busy them
selves codifying international laws.
Replies were received at the State
Department from both Nicaragua and
Honduras agreeing TO arbitrate their
differences, as suggested by this govern
ment, Mexico and the other Central
American states
Plans for the European trip OF the
United States Marine Band, nnder the
direction of Lieut.. ,ntleman, have
been cancelled, AMI instead Of making
lis initial tour abroad this summer. the
band will make q tour Of the New Eng
land States, New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio
While the government has erected
Statues in the different parks. sanares