Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-27
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, D. O., April q.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, D. O., April q.
Favorable reports were today suthor-
lied by the Senate judiciary committee
on the nomination of Guy MuScbie, TO
be United States Marshall for Msssa-
chussetts. Murchie Was Rough Rider.
The two Massachusetts, senators had re-
commended another man for this place
but when the President made personal
request that they should support Murcbie
they interposed NO objection to favorable
,tion by the committee. The nomi-
nation of Milton Dwight Purdy, the
chief .'trust buster" of the Department
Of Justice, to be district Judge in Milo
nesots. TO which Senator Nelson, OF
the Slate, has declared unslteI able or
position, was referred to sub-commit-
mittee consisting of Senators Nelson,
Depew and Overnsn. This probably
means that no action will be taken upon
it at this session.
The State of Mississippi has asked the
national government and the American
Red Gross society for aid to relieve the
victims of the recent wind storms. A
telegram was received by the president
today from Governor Noe, of Mississippi,
stating that the stricken communities
we're in bad need of physicians, sur
eeons, nurses and supplies. Thousands
have been rendered homeless, hundreds
of whom are in need of immediate at.
tentiOn, and large numbers OF these are
destitute. The message was referred to
the war and navy departments, with in
struclions from the president that such
steps as may be found necessary upon
further adVices, be taken to render aid.
The message was also referred 10 Charles
F. Magee, secretary of the American
Red Cross Society, who promptly in-
structed the officials of the Mississippi
branch of the Red Gross to render i'm
mediate assistance.
Land under low tide, between the
middle of New York bay and the low
water line on the New Jersey shore, is
within the jurisdiction of New Jersey
for taxation purposes, announced the
u. s. supreme court today.
Frederick Lang must pay the penalty
for the murder of his niece, Katie Hor-
don, in MiddIesex county, New jersey,
with whom he WAS violently in love.
The U. s. supreme Court today refused
to interfere with the death sentence.
Lang claimed the sentence WAS illegal
because two members of the grand jury
that indicted him were not qualified,
being over sixty years OF age.
The president this afternoon made
public correspondence with the gov
ernOr of Mississippi regarding the tor
nado situation. The first is message
from the president TO Governor
Jackson extending sympathy, and pro-
offering aid from the federal suthori-
ties. The second is the governors re-
ply, returning thanks for the kind ex-
pressions of the president and offers Of
aid.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf will
leave at 8 O'Clock this afternoon for San
Francisco by way of Chicago. He will
srrive at the Golden Gate City about
Msy l and on the morning of May 8 he
will review the combined Atlantic and
Pacific feet.
The assistant secretaryshlp Of Com
merce and Labor has been offered by the
president to epjamin r. Wheeler, of
California, who Is at present a mem Der
Of the Immigration Commission. Mr..
Wheeler hiss asked the president for a
few days time to consider the matter be-
fore giving him his answer.
Announcement WAS made today by
the u. s, supreme court that 1t will sd-
j urn on June lst to next October.
Next Monday a recess will be taken to
June lst.
With the Offer of evidence that the Ia
ternstiOnal Paper Company, referred to
as the Paper Trust, intends to increase
the price of print paper from the $l.75
n hundred pounds of few years ago to
SO, John Norris, business manager Of
the New York Times, continued his les
timony today before the House commit
tee investigating the price of print paper.
He appeared as representative of the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation, which desires to have the duty
taken of print paper and wood pulp
a. remedy for the high prices.
Mr.. o. A. Tfusslow, of Stafford, was
among the callers at Congressman Oar
Inns Office room here today and said that
Mr.. Osrlin would certainly carry Stat
ford county in the approaching primary
election.
MI. Oarlin today introduced bill in
the House for the relief of VIM. Benton.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
has accepted an invitation to address the
Eagles ia Alexandra on May 18th.
Mr.. II. st. George Tucker, of yir-
ginis, one of the leading candidates for
governor of that State, was at the Capt.
toll today working hard in the interest OF
the bill for the sale of the jamestown
exposition site to the government.
A moving picture mschine exploded
at the Majestic Theatre last night and
enVeiOped the stage in flames. The
GOODNESS of the attaches OF the house pre-
vented panic among the people pres
e1t.
After the high mass at st. Pstrick's
Church yesterday the parishioners met
in Carroll Hall aud unanimously de-
eided to dedicate the pulpit In honor of
the lGte Father Stafford. A report
read showed that SS,O2S had already
been subscribed.
MURDER.