Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-30
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, April 80.

| tempt 70 as8asSlnate PRESIDENT E5lrdud
Cabrera, of Gautemals, was made this
morning by bomb thrower, while the
President was out driving in Guatemala
City. 1t is understood that the President
was seriously injured, while the coach
man and an sttache accompanying the
executive were killed, the horses were
slain and the carriage demolished.
Joseph w. j. Lee, the new minister to
Guatemala and Honduras, who had just
arrived at Guatemala City, in cable
gram to the State Department, briefly
states that bomb was thrown under the
Presidents carriage aud the President
chad narrow escape" Other advices
received in Washington, however, give
the other details mentioned above. While
it is not known here who threw the
bomb or whether the thrower was cap
iured, it is believed that the attempted
assassination was an outgrowth of the
excited condition in Guatemala, which
has developed the past few days, follow
ing the recent assassination of former
president of the country in the City OF
Mexico recently. Minister Lees dis
patch made no mention of the stoning OF
the American and Mexican cOnsulates in
Guatemala City, which is accepted by
the State Department as indicating the
unofficial reports are either grossly ex-
aggerated or else wholly without fact.
Telling the Supreme Court of the
United States in plain language what he
thinks of the policy of an ambitious
executive" in trying 10 Commit the
country 10 unconstitutional projects"
Warren B. Wilson, "citizen OF the State
of Illinois," has asked the court to
grant rehearing of his appeal for an
Injunction against the purchase and con-
stfuCiion of the Panama canal. During
The winter the court handed down a
decision against Wilson. In his petition
Wilson quotes from the Presidents and
Secretary Roots speeches and accuses
them Of trying to amend the cOnstitu-
ton by construction. "The part in
this process assigned 10 the court"
Gays Wilson, "s that from time to
time, the judges should, in direct viola
ton of their oaths of Office, falsely de-
clare from the bench that the consti-
tuition means what they know it does
not mean" Quoting one of the reasons
alleged by the court why the prayer of
the bill should be denied; namely, that
"the amount of complaiuants interest is
not disclosed" he asks: "DOes the court
really mean to commit itself 10 the prop
Osition that it would listen to a petition
of this character from the President of
the whisky trust aud grant him relief
but would not do the same thing for a
lawyer, or a blacksmith, or a farmer?
Is the constitution made solely for sick
men,"
Mssouri's Jean Vaboan is TO be saved
from the penitentiary. The Presi-
dent today promised Senator Warner 10
exercise executive clemency in the case
of John William January, alias Ander.
son, who was recently arrested in Kan
sas City after living an upright life for
nine year following his escape from the
Leavenworth prison where he was serv-
ing a five years sentence for robbing the
postoflice at Hennessy, Okla. Senator
Warner brought to the White House a
petition signed by $500 prominent cit
izsns Of Kansas City and told the Presi-
dent that another one bearing the sigma
lures of 81, 900 citizens, was all ready to
ship east if he wouhli to look it over.
Owing to the falling off in work at
the Government Printing Office as re-
suit Of recent Congressional legislation
the Public Printer today dismissed 102
bOokbiuders and lO2 women employees,
mostly sewers and gold workers. There
was not enough work to keep all hands
busy, it is stated.
Last July Mrs. Frank w. Smith, of
the Mendoza, lost q pocketbook in a
street car containing about one thousand
dollars worth of jewelry and $l2 10
money. Yesterday woman called on
her and returned the pOcketbook with
its contents excepting the money, which
she said she spent for shoes for the chill
dren.
A jury today awarded $50, or dam
ages on account of the extension of
Massachusetts avenue and determined
the benefits 10 be $32,47l.
Unique sacred services, to bid God.speed
to ship sailing with a cargo of -four to sue.
cor the starving millions in China, will be
held today at San Francisco. The ship is the
army transport Buford, sailing under the
auspieies Of the American National Red
Cross, her entire cargo Of 2S.U00 barrels of
-four costing $4,000 having been provided
through the efforts Of DIR. Louis KlOpsach. of
the Christian Herald The services will I've
conducted by Rev. DR.. Frank Dewitt Tai
mage, This is one of the biggest shipments
of any kind that has been maze. The follow |
ing statement Of American relief TO date lie |
provided by the Red Gross Society. this rep |
resenting slightly more than twO-thirls of all |
the aid received from all countries of the |
world: Cash forwarded by Or. Klopsch. |
through the Red Cross, S9O0,O0O. Value of |
Buford's cargo, freightage included, $3.50. 001. |
Further contributions pledged by DR.. Klop. |
sch, 200. Cash contributions by the Red |
Cross from general subscriptions, $4,000. |
Value Of flour bought and shipped by Red |
Cross, $2g. 4s7.l0. Seed wheat supplies by |
Red Cross, in value, $2,l75. Grend total |
value Of $4Sl, 662 10.
The clerks Of the Senate and House ap-
preparations committees have just arrived at |
the conclusion that at the last Sc sion Of tn g
Congress- there was appropriated |
exactly s92), 7ss, las, So. To this, they say.
must be added S67 ,93 {, $40, which was author
lzed in contracts. The review shows that |
there was net increase in Offices Of 1888 in