Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-23


victim to q most uoususl coincidence TO-
day, be having been stricken by death
at the moment OF bis promotion from
commander. A telegram received at
the Navy Department today from Rear
Admiral Goodrich, commsndsnt OF the
New York navy yard, announced that
Capt. Noel died this morning az the
yard.
The president today seat the following
nominations to the Senate To be U. ;.
District Judge for the District OF Mime
sofa. Milton Dwight Purdy, of Mime
sots captain to be rear admiral, William
:. CoWles; and commander to be cap
tain, Alexander sharp.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis and Seat
tie Rail osd Company, incorporated IN
Sou,n Dakota, with a capital of $780,
600. 900 for the purpose Of constructing
third-rail electric railway from ST.
Paul to Seattle, Wash, Was today de-
barred by fraud order frem the use OF
the mails. Three other corporations.
the Cooperative Construction Company,
with $40, 900 capital, the Great North
western Fiscal Agency and the Merlin
ern Investment Bureau, each with the
same officers ss the railroad company,
were included in the fraud order. All
of the companies lad offices In the
New York Life Building at st. Paul.
The order recites the details of what IL
declared TO be a colossal swiudliug scheme
on the part of David Phillips, Samuel
A. Phillips and William O. Weber,
wherein these men juggled millions on
paper.
Representative George L. Lillev, oil
Connecticut, wss accused of false swear
ing Today by Representative OlmSiead,
of PENNSYLVANIA, q member of the special
committee which is investigating LII
ley's charges of corruption OF Congress
by the Electric Boat Company. Lilley
resented the charge but Olmstead would
mo- withdraw it.
Not successful in getting the House
naval affairs committee to act fsvorsbly
on a House resolution TO raise the Maine
aud its dead from the bottom of Havana
harbor. Representative Sulzer today
introduced bill to accomplish that
purpose.
President Roosevelt has decided upon
Milton D. Purdy, the governments
chief Crust. buster for United States
district Judge for the District OF Min
nesota, to succeed Judge William d.
Lochran, who will soon retire for age.
The nomination will likely be sent to
the Senate today. The president is
determined to reward Purdy for his
work in prosecuting the "bsd trust" "
Leaders of the House were busy to-
day trying TO convince the membership
of the republican eide that enactment Of
financial legislation this session is q
party necessity.
Mr.. Carlin has introduced bills 10 the
House granting an increase of pension to
Nicholas Cassidy and giving Jurisdiction
to the Court of Claims to ascertain the
interest of Anna NJ. Flzhugh and the
value of such interest in the wood taken
from the estate of RavenswOrth by the
military authorities of the United States
The happivst man in the House today
WAS minority leader Williams over hot
shot fred at the republican majority.
Every member of the House today got
telegram from the American Newspaper
Publishers Association reading: "The
| American Newspaper PublisbSrs' Asso'
citation, in convention assembled, pro-
t. SITS against the subterfuge designed By
Cannon, Payne and DalEell TO proven
relief from the extOrtious OF the pape
combine. We ask that the Stevens bill
now throttled in the ways and means
committee, be put to vote 90 the door Of
the House. We represent tie stveu'f
largest industry in the United States
and have rights that Congress lie bound
to respect" Williams replied to this:
81 Join in your protest. Get the
speaker 10 recognize me or somebody
else to make the motion and II will pass
1t up to him." Then Mr.. Williamt
drew up a petition asking that the re-
quest of the association be granted ant
dropped it into the hopper.
The House committee on judiciary
will take no action on the Hepburn bill
TO amend the Sherman antitrust act.
A clash is imminent between Presiden
Roosevelt and Senator Nelson, Of Minnesota
over today's nomination Of NJ. d. Purdy +
be Tinted States District Judge.
All opposition TO the endorsement Of Bryal
by the democratic State convention collapse,
lust before the convention at Springfield, III