Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-07
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington, ID. O., April Z.


Scoring The House committee on the
District of Columbia and paying bis
respects to Speaker Cannon, RePresen-
tative T. w. Sims, Of Tennessee tOdsy
made red hot prohibition address 10
The Methodist Conference. Mr.. Sims
sstirically said it WAS ''pure coincidence
that a majority OF the members OF that
committee were from cities like Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Louis, New York,
Philadelphia, San Francisco and othe:
"wet" cities. He declared that be would
nght to have prohibition bill reported
by the committee and then would WORK
TO get the rules Committee to bring in
ruIe that no amendments could be pro-
posed.
I, was admitted at the State Depart
ment today that the occupation OF The
town of JuradO, on the Panama Colon
bia frontier by Colombian troops, wss
not onlv done with the cogniz'nce OF The
State Department here, but that o.
lombia had served notice on the Panama
government of the proposed action. IL
is not likely that the State Department
will interfere unless unforeseen compli-
cation should develop. There seems to
be an idea that the town in question may
lie in Colombian territory.
Seized with the deadly tetsnu',
Thomas McOreary, the New York horse
NAN. who was accidentally wounded by
representative Htain of Alabama al
the time the latter hot Thomas Lundy,
a negro. on street car ten days ago,
lies in a critical condi ions at George
Washington University Hospital. Early
today McCreary was believed 10 be
diving, and sn operation was hurrledly
performed by his physicians. This ID
the second operation since sunday,
when lockjaw first set in. McCresry
was thought to be better this evening
Now that the democratic 6ibusler 10
the Hous, has resulted in the shutting
off of general debate, the republican
leaders have decided that this is an OPP
perfume time to push The naval appro
rristion bill through in order to proven
talk shout the submarine scar d n. Th'
diplomatic appropriation bill Vas l(
have been considered Immediately attel
the passage of the District of Oolumbi'
appropriation bill now being cons deret
hat the diplomats have been shunted
The leaders care little whether t~C
bsttleships, or fur, are authorized D.
the bill, 50 long as there is little said
about the reduction by the naval CON-
mittee of the number recommended by
the President aud the purchase OF sub
marines instead OF battl6ships. They
fear that the airing of tbs subject OF
the floor would be used by the democrat
Tor campaign purposes to sho" tn
scandal in Congress.
A bill for publicity Of campaign con
tribntions narrowly escaped being JERK
ed out of the House committee on cleo
lions today by the democrats, but tn
three republicans who ct ended the meet
ing left the committee room in time Il
break the qurOum, and no vote wa
possible.
Herman Ridder of New York who i
here to urge Congress TO take the dut.
from paper pulp, called at the Wnit'
House today and told the Pfesl
dent that he believed the tariff abo'l
tionists would win out. owe have Sc
cured pledges from 68 republicans in tn
House" said Ridder. Fit we're not 10
PAYNE and Dslzell we would win gu
right away. Thew are the chief OBJ
s,Tuctionists. Mr.. Cannon is REASONABLE
a1d wouli prJbsbly not oppose the idf
if Payne and Dslzel could be won over.
Owing to The illoess of child OF Rep
resentative Olmsted and his inability L
be present at today's 1ession, the Lille.
investigating committee adjourned owe
today until tomorrow at $50 P. m.
A hearing was today given by tn
Senate committee on the jnpciary t
persons interested in the passage q
The Ledge Sterling bill to compensai
civilian government employees for per
sonal injuries incurred in line of service
The National Cement Company, viii
. head cliice at No. l, Wall street, Ne'
| York, aud incorporated under the NeN
Jersey law for 81 000,0 was toda
buried from use Of tn mails by the post
office department. The company wa
Eorganizad for the manufacture aud sal
Of portland cement.
The State Department today receive
the following message from q oited State
Minister Ryan, at Lisbon "Monarch
ists overwhelmir G victorious in election;
Disorders confined TO Lisbon. Rest {
Portugal quiet"