Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-14
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Oct. IA.

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette |
Washington, Oct. IA.
Representative Brodhead, Of Pepnsyl-
wants. talked with the president in the
/ terest If five thousand unemployed
iron workers 10 the Bethlehem Steel
Works. The president agreed 10 meet q
C mmit e. of the iron workers next
Monday and discuss with them matters
connected with governmental work.
TIE annual custom OF the French
government in presenting an edition de
luAe If the French naval register to
President was followed today.
The White House today is smu.ed
over a story published this morning
crediting President Roosevelt with hay.
log Just figured out that Tafts vote 10
the elect college would reach SO6.
Attorney General Bonapsrte has been
selected to introduce Judge William q.
Taft to o Maryland audience ct Balti-
more Monday night.
"Ihe conscience fund.- OF the post
Office department was today enriched to
the ext ut OF 81. so from a woman, who
wIitts that when she was postmaster at
small Office 10 years ago, she approprist-
ed the contents of package addressed
to a person who did not live at the
place. ave just keep It," said the con.
science stricken correspondent. "noI
realizing the sinfulnesS, and not sending
it to the dead letter Office &c / should
now send 81 so restitution money.
Postmaster General Meyer Is the lat,
est member of President Roosevelt
cabinet to announce his intention Of
taking the stump. He will speak 81
Fredericksburg, Va, Friday night, and
address the republican club Of the Dis
trio here on Saturday night. Later, he
will make q number Of others speeches.
| [ is likely that within a week, six Of
the nine cabinet officer will be per-
forming active service for the national
ticket. This shows how scared the ad'
ministration has become.
Considerable mystery attaches to 81
advertisement printed 10 metropolitan
papers today, calling upon holders o.
stock In Bay State Gas Trinity Copper
Yukon gold; Nevada Utah, and first Ma
tionsl Copper, for information SIS to TIT
mt thods and means by which they vert
induced to make the purchafes. The
advertisement bears the signature
Congressional inform: ton bureau
WASH, d. O." Claude Bennett, mana
ger Of the bureau, Is out Of the city
today, and bis ecrttsry declined to stst'
the purpose oft publication, OF TO dis.
close the names of the part ties upon whose
behalf 1t was made. "In fact" said tbs
secretary, "we do not know the reason
for the advertisement. We were simply
instructed by our clients 10 get the In
forms ton and turn 1t over to them. v
That an attack upon Thomas W. Law
SOD, promoter of the stocks In question
is contemplated by those responsible fo
the insertion of the advertisement 10 EVIL
dent from its wording.
The Albert T. Patrick appeal case
is expected to be heard sborly by tb'
U. 5. Supreme Court Attorney Tsy
l1r, representing the ststs of New York
has secured permission to file a brie
10 opposition when the appeal Is prose
cuted. Patrick, who Is now in Sins
Sing, under sentence of life imprison
nent for the killing of William Marst
Rice, a millionaire, eight years ego, snt
whose sentence of death was committed
makes sensational charges against prison
officials at Sing Sing 10 his appeal, de-
clsripg the prison is managed "witf
he intent and Effect Of injdring the coz
vicis there confined, mentally, morally
aud physically"
The Virginia two-cent rate case va
not reached In the Supreme Court yes
terday nor is it possible 10 say when i
will come up. MessrS A O. Brsxton
Johu w. Daniel and John EyglestoD
counsel for the Corporation Commission
are here. Counsel fer the railroads Il
headed by Alfred P. Tnom, genera
counsel of the Southern Railway.