Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-15

friends to permit him to accept and thus
leave the field open for the selection OF
Cummins for the Senate hss forced 'ne
administration either 20 abandon DOL
liver or resort to strategy t, get bim on
The ticket. Oummins Ia regarded rs t1e
only other man west of the Mississlppi
that can hold candle to Bryan on ine
stump, and really is as scceptaole lo'
this purpose as Deliver 1t Is not De-
lieved that Oummins would estrange inc
business interest which objects to his
radicalism. HE selection for second
place would also clear the Iowa SITUATION
and would prevent possible uproar IN
the Senate, which is sure to follow MS
election to that body. From Wasning-
ton. it is believed, the Dolliver men
would urefer to have Cummins elected
vice president than senator. ror these
reasons Cummins is picked IS the more
likely Of the two to be selected by the
convention az Tafl's running mate.
President Roosevelt delivered SER
mon today t. ftrsy STUDENT OF H1iy
Cross College in this city, who are aoou.
f. enter the Catholic priesthood. All
of the psry ira graduates OF Noife
Dame University, South Bend, lodians.
The president emphasized 10 them 'ne
advantages of good citizenship and the
great work for men of tneir nos ton 10
nerform in The world. TOR y-hVe
GRADUATES of Holy Gross College at the
Catholic UniverpitY, BroOkland, ID y,
were presented to Secretary OF War Isfl
this mr raing. The secretary besmed up
lon them with his characteristic smile
and hearty laugh, when Informed oy
Professor Zahm that the young M
we're anxious TO meet the country's two
greatest political lesdera. ave have
inst seen one. Ovtr at the White House,
said Professor u ihm, referring to t1ei
recepton by tbs president. ''and pow WI
have come to zee the other; my boys
have seen the president and they hope
| he next president" The secretary sale
| he hoped trey would not be disappointed
"a to their hopes.
Changes 10 the diplomatic service
were announced today as follows, to be
come effective at ooce: Il. 5. Il. Hut
of Illinois, promo ted from Secretary
I've Embassy at Rome, to SecretfrY o
Embassy at Berlin to succeed spencer $
Eddy, whose promo ton to Minister q
Argentine which resulted from tn
changes incident to The recent retire
ment of Ambassador Towtr ct Berlin
John w. Gar et', Of Nd, second secre
tary of embassy at Berlin is promote
t. secretary Of embassy at Rome to sue
coed Mr.. Hit. Joseph O. Grew,
Mass, third secretary at st. Pet rabur
il prornoted to succeed Mr.. Garrett
second secretary at B'r.in.
There have been two cases OF bubonl
plague, one of which proved fatal
D Caracas and two cases, both OF whlc
a were fatal st La Guayra. The iniol
ms ton was conveyed to the stite ID
par.ment today in cablegram frol
j Jscob Sleeper, the American charge
Q affairs at the Venezuelan capital, undo
;. data of June 10. Mr.. Sleeper adds thi
/, communication with Porto Cabello
uninterrupted and railway trafIics wit
La Gusyra has been resumed und'
o quarantine restriction.
6 The closing of the Hyde-B Benson
% Dimond- Schneider land fraud conspIrac
- case was enacted today when the prjs'
cution summed up the case. Each
the four lawyers Tor the defendants WI
sneak for their respective clients and 1t
i" expected that the government will clio
) its arguments today.
st The garrison at Alcazsr, town
If miles from Tangiers, has massacred u
commander of the fort and declared I
the pretender to the throne of Morocco
e. This information comes in callegra
q TO the State Department today from NJ
ID Gummere, the American ministsr
=, Tappiers. He states that the govern
:. is said to have been sent to Fee pri &
Der.
rs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf had
n, farewell conference with Preside
no Roosevelt previous to leaving for Ga
- foraia at 5:45 this afternoon, whtre
y will spend his vacStiOn. 10 response
b. a query, the secretary announced e.
phAticalIy that he will net be cant
90 date for senator from California to 81
le coed Sent tor Perkins
n. VIM. II. Birnts, &C years old. of .
"a. f street northeast. and employed by
:. Adams Express Company, jumped fr
" the navy yard bridge early this moral
re aud wss crowned. His son, Charles
RS Brqnes, was found dead in bed Eas
es Sunday and the father had been grlevi
10 over bis death.
!" S. T. Pennington, 81 yesrs old,
d" this city, an employe OF the auditors
We fee of The Navy Department, was cru
IIy ed to death this morning in the elevt
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