Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-30
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washinoton. d, O., April 80.

aid Of the Spanish government in Ind
ing one OF its citizens, who claims 10 DC
Srandee and relative OF Assistant sec
relary of the Navy Newberry, under the
name Don Rodriguez Newberry. When
the so-called graudee is found, tne
Spanish government will further be ask
&c to iail him for trying to obtsin Money
under false pretenses. That is the way
Secretary Newberry chose 10 interpret
the elaborate letter be received two days
A,o. Don Rodriguez wrote that ne wss
Ianguishlhg in a Spanish prison, but that
he had left trunk full of money in a
London hotel, and q beautiful daughter
somewhere else, and If the secretary Tor
the sake Of the common ancestral blood
iu their veins, would look after the
senorits, be could have alice OF the
money. But Secretary Newoeriy wac
not pleased at the thought OF having q
relative Spanish grsndes, who at the
same time, happened to be in jail, and
he diG not care about the senorlts, so he
turned the letter over to the State d.
partment. 1t is one Of the old and iaVo'
rite forms of over-the-sea sTindles.
The news OF the accident to The
cruiser Matsushims, Of the Jspsnes'
navy, with the probable loss OF zoo Oh
more lives, was received as shock by
sctirg Secretary of the Navy Ne"
berry. and other officials of the Navj
Department, IS we'll as by officials OF the
S tate Department. Acting Secretary o
the Navy Newberry today sent the FOL
lowing cablegrsm to Commander JonI
A. Daugherty, American naval attach'
at Toxic: express to Minister Marine
deep sorrow and sympathy OF depart
ment and American navy at terrible &C
cident on board Mstsushima, in which
many gallant japanese officers and met
are reported to have lost their lives.
The House was surprised today, wheI
il wss discovered that Serene f Pavne
chairman of the House committee OF
wsys and means, and the republican
Alor leader, had introduced an snti-in
junction bill. This is one of the mea
sures recommended 10 the president
last message at Congress and advocates
b, the democrats. Minority Leade
| Williams, when told tit, was as'onished
| Nj. Payne's action is taken 10 mea
that the House leaders have decided L
put through practically all the legislation
recommended by the president, excep
the civic federation bills, amending ID
sherman antitrust act.
Afraid that the recent development
showing the sentiment of the House au'
its committee on banking and currency
regarding financial legislation may keel
Congress 10 session until after June l
the House leaders were redou ling thei
efflrts today to round up the republican
for ,hs revised form Of the VTeeland EN-
ergeucy currency bill. In the meesin
of the committee on banking and cur
yency today, which was behind close
doors, members OF the committee ex
pressed their displessure and resentmen
hat Mr.. Vreelsnd, who is 70. mem
Der Of the committee, should Try to die
tate by his bills what course the com
mittee should follow, After staying ii
session long enough 10 express thes
sentiments the committee adjourned IN
til next Monday morning without takinl
any action at all on the new Vreelan'
bill.
Taft will be nominated if the peopl
of the West can bring it about; If the
can't they will turn 10 Roosevelt. Thi
is the way that Represenlive Hull of low
sizes up the political situation after
trip through the middle west. HUI
called at The White House to give tn
president his impressions.
President Roosevelt sent for sewers
members of Congress today to urge then
10 aid him in securing an appropriation
which will make effective section 20 o
the Hepburn rate law. T6is section O
the statute relates to the Investigation o
the account of railroads by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
President Roosevelt today informed
Rep. Knowland that a federal proclsma
ton would be Issued making May 6ib
wi en- the feet arrives al San Francisco,
public holiday in San Franciso an'
Oakland.
Seer stary of War Taft will leav
Washington this afternoon for Charleston
on bis Panama trip, accompanied b.
Richard Reed Rodgers, general couuse
f the Is hnian Canal Commission ant
assistant private secretary Mitcheler.
Three lawyers Of the House wer
authorized today to make final exlmi
nation OF the new eight.hour bill pend
ing before the House committee on labO
to d,tirmine the cOns;itutiOnality OF th
measure.