Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-29
From Washington.
Washiugton, Sept. %.

mi00I6 WtSi, hO"O'Cij or
worthy of attention. The national
ticket, it is said. is in no danger, &C
cordiug to sdvices which have reached
Mr.. Roosevelt, bat fears are being felt
Tor the safety of the next House. The
president feels that the election oil a
republican president and the placing oil
control of the House In the hands oil
the enemy might be taken Is criticism
of the Roosevelt administration and
would defeat the carrying ont OF the
policies which he has been pushing,
and TO which the patty is Pledgeo.
There is 20 doubt that the president con-
templates injecting more fireworks into
the congressional campaign. 1t is upon
his devotion TO this cause, 1t is said TO-
day. that he will base his decision for
taking the stump If he should alter his
present plans. His resolution to remain In
Washington has been severely shaken
by events of the past week. A high
authority in speaking today for the pres
ident on this subject said: "Tbe pres. :
dent has 10 present intention OF going
on the stump. 1t lie, however, impos-
sible 10 predict what the future may
develop. That is ss far as can 60, un-
less | add that the president Is tally
determined to exercise every possible
agency 10 aiding the election OF repuo'
lican president and a republican con-
ersss." Maryland leaders are calling
fyr help. Representative '7esrfe has
been here to talk with tie president
several times in the last few days. de
has pointed out the desirability OF hav-
ing some "big guns" visit the smaller
cities of the state. Although several
prominent speakers are down for Bslti'
more and are scheduled to deliver talks
throughout Maryland, it is pointed out
By the state leaders that 1t is worth
while to arrange for longer speeches and
fair d scussion of the Issues.
w. L. Oapps, chief constructor of the
navy, returned to Washington today
from Buzzards bay, where be has been
directing operations of sslvsge work on
The cruiser Yankee, which for week
has been on the rocks near the Hen aDd
Chickens lighlship. Mr.. Capps report
ed to Secretary Metcslf that although
the vessel is in a perilous position, she
should be saved without further damage
TO her, unless she should be struck BY a
storm.
Today the international Congress on
Tuberculosis is working in sections dis
cussIng various problems looking to the
ultimate conquering of the "while
plsgue." One Of the principal ad-
dresses Of the day was that Of DR.. a.
B Melvin, chief of the buresu of animal
industry, of the Department of Agr.-
culture. He estimated the aggregsts
annual loss in the live stock industry
because of tuberculosis among farm
animals at 1000, 900. DR.. Melvin
proposed certain measures fer the con-
troll and eradication of the disease among
animals. Gas the eradication OF tuber-
culosis is largely public heslth meas
ure," DR.. Melvin said in conclusion,
"il is Only reasonable that the person g
whose cattle are slaughtered should be
paid indemnity, at least 10 part. This
is not only just but is absolutely essen
tisl, if the cooperation Of cattle owners
is to be secured. Several states already
have provisions of this character.
A letter addressed to the president by
John Fl. Marble, attorney for The Inter
state Commerce Commission, giving .
recold of prosecutions for rebating, was
made public at the White House today.
Mr.. Marble says that in the letter sent
by the president to Mr.. Bryan, that por'
ton dealing With rebate prosecutions did
not include the work done during the
vesr 1908. "The showing made by you
IL, therefore," he says, ''even less i'm
plessive than present facts would war
rant" The letter gives list OF rail-
reads against which indictments have
beeu brought during the present year,
and those which have been convicted are
giving rebates.
The csses OF William F. Stewart and
Cant Samuel D. McAlllster, both OF the
Cost ARTILLERY, who had been ordered
before a retiring board of examination
as to their physical disability will be
taken up by the Hall board at the army
general hospital at 2 o'clock today. To-
DAVIS procedure will be confined to the
M d cal examination of each officer only.
This will require not more than hour or
two. after which the board will adjourn
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, in
order to give the medical officer time to
fully diagnose the result of their exami-
nation and make their report. The ma
ture of the real fight TO be made by TIE
officers aud the board will depend upon
this report. The cases will be taken up
separately, ard it is possible that Osp-
tain McAllister will be disposed Of fret.
II is calculated that his case will re-
quire bot brief attention, and little fur
ther time lie desired on both dss 10 the
stewart case in order for better prepare
ton. Upon their report, taken in COL
junction with the report Of the surgeon
at Fort Huachucs, who decided that
Dol. Stewart was unable to stand the
strain of the 9O.mile horse back test,
will largely depend the judgment Of the
board, as to whether he should be re-
tired from the army. Col. Stewart will
be permitted to introduce IS evidence
his general health record which is under
stood to be exceptionally good for an
officer of his age. He will also endea-
vor to show that if his heart has become
"a Ahn rontnIt Of