Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-09
From " ashIngIOn
Correspondence Of the Alexsndris Gazette.
Washington, Fen. Q

MI. JpUu II Mays VI tu' Reu -
ginia District, died at . O'cl ok today At
the home of his brother. Surgeon Iien-
ersl Rixey of the navy, in this city. He
had been sufferer for mon hs from
throat trouble. His death had been ex'
pected for several weeks by intimate
friends but not By the public When
announcement Of The death was made to
the House shortly after it convened to-
day It came as distinct shock to most
of the members. Mr.. Rixey was %
yeaf5 old. and had served IN the House
Ten wears. He vas q member Of TIE
committee on naval affairs, and oddly
the naval appropriation bill prepared by
this committee was before the House
today. Mr.. Rixey's homo was at Cul'
pepper, Va. After agreeing to consider
ali general debate on the naval appro-
priation bill closed and adopting resolu-
lions OF sorrow, the House today ad-
lourned at 1915 as further mark OF
respect TO the deceased member. The
followiog committee Was appointed t"
attend the burial at Culpeper Monday
The Virginia delegation, and Represent
atives Foss, Illinois; Meyer, l. uisiana;
VIM. Kitchen, North Carolina; Gregg,
Texas: Williams, Mississippi Dear
moBd, Missouri, and Burton, Ono.
Funeral services will be held at the Rixey
residence at 1913 X street, n. W., in
this city tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Truman Fl. Negberry, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, will leave Washing
ton tonight on a three weeks tour OF in
speclion TO southern navy yards and
stations. He will be accompanied by
Rear Admiral Caps, chief naval con-
structor, and Capt. Vreeland, his naval
aid; also by Mrs. Newberry and Mrs.
Metcalf, wife of the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Changes in the organization Of the
engineering and construction depart
ment of the Isthmian Canal Commission
on the canal zone, az reported by Chief
Fngineor Stevens, were announced tc-
dsy as follows Joseph Ripley, priDci-
pal assistant engineer, appointed chief
engineer, vice J. G.. Sullivan, resigned;
F. b. Maltby, division engineer, with
supervision over the Colon, Charges and
La Boca divisions, appointed principal
assistant engineer; William COrrig, di-
vision engineer, Transferred from the La
Boca division to the Colon and Charges
divisions; w. c. Comber, resident en-
gineer, appointed division engineer in
charge of La Boca division.
The army appropriation bill will have
first call next week in the Senate
and will be followed by the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. Perhaps
the most interesting event Of che past
week at the Senate end of the Capitol
was the investigation by the Senate
military committee into the shooting
AFFAIR at Brownsville, Tex. There is
general impression among members OF
the Senate committee thai If any OF the
soldiers did the shooting they belonged
to Company O. The officers Of that
company will be examined next week
and their testimony is looked forward TO
with interest. A vote on the naval ap-
preparation bill is expected next week
in the House. On Monoay bills relat.
ing 10 the District of Columbia will De
taken up. This will give 10 the House
an opportunity TO act on the Murphy
anti tipping bill, prohibiting tipping at
public places IN the District. The com
rnittee nm tho Distrjct of Columbia will
urge its passage. After action on the
naval appropriation bill, it had
been planned TO take up the postoilics
appropriation bill. Chairman OVe's
street, in charge Of the bill, has
been called away from the Capitol, and
if he does not return by that time, the
ship subsidy bill will bO considered dur
ing the remainder Of the week.
The State Department today received
q oaolegram from United States Consul
General Rodgers at Shanghai, Chins, IN
which be declares the famine situation in
the CnInese Empire is no better. Thou,
sands and thousands are still in need Il
food and clothing and many are dying
every day.
Eleven bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church made protest to the
senate today against the plan Of the
managers Of the jamestown Exposition
10 have the greatest military spec
tacle in the world" II is that the
triennisl meeting Of the general cOnven-
ton of the church WILL DO held at James
town at the time Of the exposition, and
that at the same time the church will
celebrate the ter-centennial establish
ment Of the church 10 America, and the
bishops feel that for this and other
reasons the display will be Objectionable.
Secretary OF War William Fl. Taft,
who is q Yale slumnus, leaves this city
today to attend the annual Yale bspqueI
to be given tonight at the Yale Clno in
New York city.
Lady Cook, who as Tennessee Clalin
was n famous womsn's suffagist IN war
time days called at the White House to-
day TO lay before President Roosevelt d
plea for woman's right to The ballot.
Lady Cook was accompanied BY Olive
Logan, the authoress life. The Pres