Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-20

made this week, 10 honor of Washing
toms birthday. Toe Sensle will assemble
on the 22od. to listen 10 the resdiug Of
the farewell address of the first Amen,
can President, Senator McOomber oil
North Dakota having been selected Tor
that duty.
The United States ia not arranging to
sell the Philippine Islands u Germany
or to any 6iher power. Officials mere
who would know if any such plan was
in contemplation as outlined in story
purporting to come from Paris declare
that it is but a repetition Of Billy
canard. which is not worth dignlfylng
with a formal denial. Some curiosity
wss expressed as to the possible motive
for the periodical publication OF the
story that the United States has Inc
Phiilippines on the bargain counter,
ready to sell to the highest bidder. An
responsible officials of this government,
from the President down, have repudialed
the idea in the most emphatic terms ana
the reason for the contin ued reitersIon
of the yarn is hard to see.
w. B. Ridgely, Comptroller OF the
Currency, now practically admits that
he will take the presidency Of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, of Kansas
CITY. he is nov in that city making
arrangements for the release OF the BANK
from the receivership.
The question Of the establishment OF
postal savings banks was under con-
sideration today by the Senate commit
tee on postofices and post roads. 1t Is
expected that the Knox bill will be
reported favorsbly, possibly with some
notifications.
The Washington Mercantile Associs-
ton has sent an argument to the Dis
trict Commissioners in opposition to the
enactment of the prohibition bills nov
pending in Congress. They cay there
is no need of new or additional liquor
legislation, and that the people of the
District do not demand new laws. The
statement is very comprehensive aud To-
cludes copious extracts from Bishop Sat
terlee and Cardinal Gibbons interviews
on the subject. All persons, especially
those who do not derive pecunisry bene'
ft from the liquor business, are asked tc
use their influence against prohibition IN
Washington.
Consideration of the Brownsville cssF
was today postponed By the Senate com
mittee on military affairs until Tuesday
afternoon at two O'Clock. Senator For
sker wanted the meeting TO be hell
this afternoon so as to get the matter
disposed of as early as possible. II is
expected at that meeting to take the
anal vote upon thequestlon whether the
p,o.,den' YVES justified in dischargins
$50" 100. I'M the army a whole
battalion of colored soiI. ouahar
Infantry, on charges that some 'V" -;c'
of the companies we're guilty of hS, =
"shot up" the town of Brownsville, Tex,
ard that the others we're equally cnlp-
able 10 refusing to deliver up to justice
those actually engaged in the frscas
which, it will be remembered, resulted in
the killing of one man and the wound
log Of the chief Of police of the towp.
The majority of the committee will aus
tsin the course of the President on the
ground that the evidence taken furnishes
circumstsntial proof that members Of
the army battalion did the shooting.
Senators Foraker aud Buckley will
make a minority report.
A prayer was offered in the House oil
Representatives today by Chaplain Cou-
den for the army Of unemployed 10 the
land. "We find ourselves in the rigor'
of winter with hundreds forced TO idle
ness without the means of subsistence.
Give us light that We may solve the
economic, social and industrial problems
that thousands who will NAV work. -"