Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-23
From Washington.
[ Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, Feb. 90

anxiety among senators and repre-
sents tlves who had promised place. to
their constituents. Representative Hep
burn (rep. lows called at the White
House today to urge the appointment of
Herman Reeves for a new federal judge
ship recently created in Alaska. BE
wa, told that the presidents dertermiDs-
ton not to fill apy more Offices before
the Inauguration of President Taft was
interchangeable. Senator Curtis, OF Kan
sas, who visited he president on SINH
lsr mission, met With similar state
ment. Senator Flint, who has been ex-
pecting to procure the appointment of Il
friend for the new immigration district
10 Southern California, also met with
disappointment.
President Roosevelt and party arrived
10 Washington this morning from Old
Point Comfort where the president had
gone to review the Atlantic feet. The
MayAower arrived At the navy yard at
seven O'Clock, the trip having been made
without accident. The president went
immediately to The White House where
he had his breakfast.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
leave at midnight for New YORK, where
they will attend at 9 O'Clock tomorrow
moroiug the funeral OF Stewart Douglas
Robinson, nephew OF the president, who
vas killed by falling out of a window Of
Harvard College on Saturday night.
tie services will be held at the Church
Of the Holy Communion. 1t Is expect
ed that the president will return t.
Washington Immediately after the fu-
ueral.
Although no admission has been made,
it is understood that some Fiction has
resulted In the deliberafion Of the North
American Conservation Conference.
The declaration of principles, which was
to have been made on Saturday, was
not finished last night and the delegates
we're still at it today. L. is announced
that tonight will see the end Of the
conference. As far as can be learned,
the principle causes Of disagreement are
the difference between mining Teenls-
tons In Mexico and 10 the Uoited
States aud Canada. The document, it
is expected, will as result OF the
differences, be much more general 10 Its
terms than WAS planned. 1t will be
submitted to President Roosevelt, Pfesi-
dent Diaz, and Premier Lord Grey, Of
Canada, and none of It's terms will he
made public except by these three eff
cia's.
The patent treaty between the United
States and Germany was sigued today
by Secretary of State Bacon and the
German Ambassador, Count Won Bsrus-
dosif. 1t provides for mutual conces
sions In the granting of patents snd, II
is understood eliminates the clause 10
the German regulations necessitaiipg
the manufacture of the article upon
which the PATENTS granted 10 the Ger.
man Kingdom within spec fed tine.
The appointment Of Commander w.
s. Sims naval aid to take President
Roosevelt TO command the Minnesota
about March let was announced by
Secretary Newberry today. Captain
John Hubbard, of the Minnesota, will
come to w siiugton to serve on the
general board, Cling the place vacated
BY Commander A. e. Oumber, who i
iii. This is the first of a number Of
changes that will be made in the COM
handing personnel of the feet. A num-
Der of the captains having completed
heir sea duty will be ordered to shore
stations.
The Senete committee on territories
held a meeting today on the bill grant
Jog statehood to Arizona and New
Mexico. 1t is admitted by both sides
that the pending bill, as it passed the
House, is very imperfect and requires
amendment in macy particulars.
By decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States today the express
companies of the United. States Caunot
hereafter Issue franks for transportation
Of packages. The coasIitutiouaity aud
validity of the ''no pass" provisions OF
the Hepburn act wss upheld 10 the de
csion of the court, delivered by Justice
Day.
10 the famous sugar rebate case the
U. S. Supreme Court today decided
a,aiDst the New York Central & Hudson
River r. r. Company, and held the re-
bate provisions of the Elkius act as con-
siitutionsl. The New York Central
was fiued sos, 900 and its traffic mana
ger. Fred l., PomeroY, Sc, 200 under
the EIkins act for granting rebates to
the sugar trust" on Shipme nts Of sugar
in 1902 from New York city 10 Oleve.
land and in 1904 to Der)it.
A case of smallpox is reported on the
battleship Vermont, now at Hampton
Roads.
Because Of the death of Stewart Doug.
las Robinson, the presidents nephew.
the Cabinet dinner which WAS to have
been given by Secretary Strsus to the
president tonight, has been postponed |
until the evening of March I'd.
The minimum tariff, granted under
clause 8 Of the Dipgley act covering
sparkling wines will be extended to
Spain by 8 proclamation TO be issued by
President Roosevelt today or tomorrow.
This action Is taken by the United
States voluntarily in return for action Of
the Spanish government 10 placing this
county on favored nation basis. The
.ame concession Was extended to France
last year, for similar concessions on
American exports.
The president today sent to the SEN
ate the nominations of Captains Giles
B. HARDER aud Udsh r. Harris to be
rear scmirals
The U s Supreme Court decided 10