Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-10

the President today and told him OF
the committees decision. The Presi-
dent was somewhat interested In the
subject himself, for be ia acquainted
with a number of wealthy New Workers,
who were preparing to back ere of the
newly invented airships and was anxious
for their sake that the machine be given
a fair trial.
Provision for the establishment OF the
parcels post on the rural mail routes OF
the United States is made IN bill in
,roduced in the Senate today by Senator
Burnhsm modelled along The liaes rec
commended by Postmaster General
Never in biz annual report. The bill
makes the parcels post idea applicable
to every person residing along the lice oil
a rural route. A merchant situated 10
town at which a rural route begins may
forward merchandise to customer
served by rural carrier at the rate Of five
cents for the first pound and two cents
for each additional pound. Packages
are limited to eleven pounds in weight
and three feet six inches in length,
or elk teeth in length and gir;h
combined. Perishsble food articles are
acceptable under the bill as parcels
post packages. Postage is TO be paid
by regular stamps, and the words 'rursl
parcels post written across the pack
age. The measure Ia designed to BEN
| e6t only those served by the rural routes;
persons without cannot make use OF the
| lower postage rate. If passed, 1t will
give The country merchant vast ad-
vantage over the mail order house, by
permitting him to forward his custo-
mers 1I-pound packages for Is ceuts,
whereas it would cost the merchant out
side $1.76 to transport ii pounds in
three packages by mail.
The engagement between ex-senator
Davis, of West Virginia, the multi-mil-
lionaire aud Miss Maud Ashford is de-
elared to have been terminated. There
is an intimatiou that Miss Maud Ashford
intends TO seek damages.
Senator Nelson (Minn.) asked the
Senate today for immediate consideration
of bill just reported from the military
affairs committee, providing for the
taking over by the government Of the
Confederate cemetery near Springfield,
Missouri. Gallineer IN. H), objected and
Ii went to the calendar.
Senator GalliDger N. H. chairman
of the District of Columbia committee,
declared in the Senate this afternoon,
in presenting q communication from
charities association that conditions IN
the District Jail wers reprosch to any
civilized community"
The Weather Bureau announces that
the seismograph in Washington register
ed two small earthquake disturbance:
Saturday night. Both shocks wers faint,
and the records are we'll defined. The
experts estimate that the origin OF the
auske was about 5000 miles away.
The house committee on naval
affairs today veted TO report bill Of
the House authorizing only two battle
ships 10 the present congress. They
are to be of 20, 900 tons each, OF the
Delaware class. President Roosevel?i
recommendation was for four battlesbips.
The committee favored an appropriation
| Of 50, 500, 900 each for the new battle.
ships. 1t also decided to recommend
the building of ten torpedo boat destroy
srs at $3.50, 900 each; eigh! submarines
at 1880 600 each; an appropriation q
$500, 900 for experiments with sub-sur'
} face torpedo boats; and an addition o.
5000 enlisted men in the naval service
It decided against any appropriation fol
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