Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-15
From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria GsSetts'l
Washington, April 10.

Washington, April 10.
The Supreme Court OF tbe United
States established a record today By the
justices not being able to agree unani-
rnoualy upon q single case decided.
Justice Holmes capped the climax by
saying in the case where the validity OF
the marriage Of James Travers, formerly
wealthy man OF Washington, 10 Sophia
Gfscon, ia which was involved, that he
felt compelled TO dissent although he
was glad that The other justlces had seen
! Ct TO decide the other way. because
you live 10 New jersey and think you
are married does not make you married, "
said Justice Holmes in dissenting. The
other justices thought il did and the
children by this union become tho heirs
| to O valuable estate.
The general staff Of the U. 8. army
hes prepared plan for standing army
for Cuba to consist of IL 900 men all OF
whom, including the officers are TO be
natives. This plan Ia to be submitted
to Provisional Governor MagoOn and it
will take the place of the plan heretofore
proposed Of making an increase IN the
strength Of the Rural Guards.
With only two wesks remaining In
which TO bear arguments at this term,
the U. 3. Supreme Court has a list Ct
important cases, advanced from far down
on tho docket to be heard in the next
few days. This will be taken up almost
| entirely with arguments in the federal
inheritance tax cases, the livestock
dressed product transportation problem
OF the west, and the cases of the express
companies In relation to the prohibition
laws OF the States.
Former Senator Patterson, of Colorado,
found guilty by the Supreme Court OF
Colorado of contempt OF that court by
printing in his papers, the Denver Times
and the Rocky Mountain News, improper
articles growing out of the Colorado
election cases." must pay his fine Of
81 900. The Supreme Court Of the
United States today dismissed the appeal
from the judges Of the Supreme Court Of
Colorado In which Patterson Was fined
this amount
The long continued Aght over The
assessment OF the New York inheritance
tax on the estate OF Mrs. Laura Astor
Delnno. daughter Of Wm. b. Astor, OF
New York, was settled BY the U. 3.
Supreme Court today when 1t held that
the inheritance or succession tax on the
property was proper and just. Wm. b.
Aster, Gs a wtddiug gift TO his daughter,
decided to trustees certain valuable
property on her wedding day 10 lS49,
the proceeds going to the daughter.
When che died, 1902, ii was clsimed
she had never possessed the property.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
held that her will proved otherwise.
Tho judgment OF the Court Of Appeals
Of New York was affirmed. Justice Day
announced the opinion. Justices Holmes
and Moody dissentej.
An Island in the Wabash river in In
diana, containing 0 100 acres, was
sold ct auction today in the general land
office for SIG. so an acre. The purchaser
il II. V. Nixon. Of Newport, Ind, near
which the island ia located. The sale
was made under special eel Of Con-
gfess.
Manuel Bonilla, the defeated and dc.
posed President OF Honduras. who 1sd
TO Amapala and there made last stand
against the victorious Nicaraguan troops,
having sought asylum under the United
States flag has been put aboard the U.
8. gunbOat Princeton and will be landed
at Salina Cruz, Mexico. 1t vas one OF
the terms Of the surrender OF Amapala
hat Bonills wAs not to be PERMITTED to
land at any point in Central America.
The result of series Of experiments
recently concluded by Reid Hunt, chief
of the division OF pharmacOlogy, show
thst the "mOderRto drlnker," the man
| who stakes & drink only occasionally"
endsngers bis life just as surely though
perhaps not as cOnspicuously. as the fel'
low who gets drunk.
Chief Moore, Of the Weather Bureau,
has Just Issued bulletin announcing
that an earthquake of great intensity
was recorded by the seismograph here
this morning at fourteen minutes after /
o'clock and continuing over two hours
The oldest case on the docket of the
Supreme Court was dismissed today by
request Of the party concerned. 1t was
begun in 1877 and was dispute in re-
gard to the boundary line between Della
ware and New Jersey. A settlement OF
the points at Issue has been reached out
side of court.
TIE State Department has been advised Of
! the death Of Consul General George W.
| Roosevelt at Brussels. Saturday night, after Q
! long Illness. He was cousin Of tho Presi
| deEt.
Dir. BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.