Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-24
From Washington.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Nov. "a.

Washington, Nov. "a.
For the first time in many years,
President Roosevelt will spend his
Thanksgiving Day in Washington. He
will be at his desk a. the executive
Offices a part Of the day, will speak In
the afternoon at the cornerstone laying
of the colored Y. NJ. @. A. building,
and will cat his share Of a monster
Rhode Island turkey with the members
OF his lamily at 8 o'clock In the evening,
after having put an edge on his appetite
by horseback ride in the suburbs. This
is the first time since the president &C
quired Pine Knot, his Virginia hunting
lodge, that be has not taken his family
thtre for Thanksgiving.
K presenla alive Disroll, of New York,
has Endorsed and the Postmaster General
has recommended the appointment OF
ex NJ iyor VIM. Oowrie as postmaster al
Syracuse. Owing to The near approach
of Congress, and to avoid the duplicating
OF bonds, the appointment will not be
made until after the Senate convenes.
The sign "no help waited" is display
ed along the Panama cansl, according 10
repofts reaching Washington. No new
men are being employed, and In fact the
pres Mt tendency is to reduce the force.
From now on, the work will be confined
to actual canal building, that lie, to exca-
vstion and dam lock construction. When
the work OF laying concrete in the locks
a G .tun aud on thePsciic slope begins,
which is expected by next spring, there
will be demand for men skilled 10 tia
work.
Unless there should be some uufore.
seen development, the Supreme Court
of the United States will, on Mon6aJ,
December 7, announce whether or net 1t
will review the decision of the Court OF
Appeals In the $29 900, 900 5 audsr !
OIL case, as requested BY the government.
The court lie now in recess, on account OF
Thanksgiving week. Upon its resump.
ton of work next Monday, Attointy
General Bonspsrte's petition for writ
of certiorari, which was filed with the
click yesterday, will be formally pre-
sented to the justices on the bench. Gus
iomsrily, the court announces decisions
on such applications on the following
Monday. search of prece dents show
that only 8 per cent of applications for
wriis OF Ger iorari are gIaoied.
DR.. Yen, second secretary Of the
Chinese Legation, and several members
of the legation staff will leave for Chica-
20 tomorrow or next Cay to meet the
Chinese envoy, Lang Cshoyi, who is on
his way to the capital. George Matvir q,
formerly 10 the United States consular
service In the fer east, will accompany
Dr. Yen's party.
Edward J. Stellwsgeu, Prominenl
banker and real estate operator, was to
day appointed Chairman OF the il augurSl
commit ee by Ohsirmsn Hitchcock, OF
the republican national committee.
The routine reports received at the
Panama Canal Commission today failed
to cou6tm the ct ~ of the sinking of a
portion OF the incomplet t.d Ostuu Dam.
At the offices OF the commission it is de-
MED that any untowsrd incident has
occurred, 1t being asserted that il per-
ton OF the dam had been destroyed, the
commission would have been informed
A neatly dressed Polander knoced at
the front door OF the Whit House today
and handed the officer on guard csrI
inscribed "ActIng President Roose-
welt OF the United S stes." He tx
planned that he lad been talking to the
president over the long-distAnce from
Detroit. He was sent 10 the house OF
detention.
Crude oil IS fuel Is being used to a
great extent Oh the ISthmus of Panama
ami by the beginning of the year prscli-
cally all of the It Itiouary boilers in the
service of the Oaral Commission will be
using that character OF fuel.
After a conference with the President
today Senator Flint, of California, au-
thorlzed the announcement tia. no part
of the battle feet would remain in Pa
cifc waters. THE Presidents aim was
TO send the feet around the world.
Free trade with the Philippines to the
extent of 400, 00C tors of sugar and
100, 900, 600 cigars is the plan which
the War Del arment expects TO zee
adopted by Congress in the pending re-
vision of the tariff.
Frozen to death while out hunting
nsa, Tolavana A aska wea iha fate Of
Fiat Glass Private William A. Konney
of the Signal Corps, U. {. A. according
to dispatch received at the War De-
partment today. His home Was. at
New b Bedford, MSS, where his father
lives.
One hundred and seventeen railroads
are named 10 q complaint filed before the
, Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Railroad Commission of Tennessee.
Determination 10 cotton freight rates
from points in middle and western Ten
nessee is charged.
The VSys and means committee oil
the House vas cta-msd with the frank
ness Of 8. A. Walker, of S.. Lonis, a
gypsum manufacturer, who was exam
ioed at the tariff hearing To-Day. He
ga d: II have b. ard II is good thing to
ask more than your rights and then fail
hack on your rights. If you will give
us the present tariff think We csn get
, along"