Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-04
News of the Day.

captain Qualtr0ugn, OF the OsOlsih,
declared at bis couri-martisl at Gibraltar
yesterday that he was not drunk, but i'll.
Charged with using bad eggsin their
products, two large baking firms IN
Philadelphia we're yesterday fned 200
each.
Slight fires occurred in The State Capt.
lol at Albany aod the Slste House In
Boston yesterday, but little damage re-
suited.
By vote of 48 to % the California
Assembly rejected late yesterday after
noon A. NJ. Drsw's bill prohibiting all
aliens owning land in California.
Mr. Taft yesterday completed his trip
of inspection along the line OF the Pans-
ma canal and expressed bis qualification
with the result OF the work of the en-
gineerS.
The "Lincoln csr," in which Pres
ideDt Lincoln is said to have ridden to
Washington for his inauguration, was
destroyed Tuesday night in a FIRE at
Shsrpsville, Pa,
Secretary Cortelyou announced at
Washington yesterday tia; he bad is
sued a call for about $50, 1000, 600 OF
federal funds from national bank tempo
rary repositories.
The Tennessee Senate yesterday after
noon, by vote of 20 to IL, passed over
the veto of the governor the bill pro-
bIbting the manufacture OF Intoxicating
lquors 10 Tennessee. The bill will
reach the House today
Mrs. Roosevelt was one of the visitors
to the new Walters Art Gallery 10 Bal
timOre yesterday, when it was opened to
the public for the first time. She, Mrs.
Douglas Robinson and Mrs. W. 5.
Cowlss vert from Washington especial
" to see the Walters treasures.
The assembly of the Nevada legisla-
iurs at the afternoon session yesterday
"a ,sed the anti-Jspanese resolution IS
amended. The amendments eliminate
all reference to federal interference, but
urge the state of California to pass strin-
gent measures to exclude japanese.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided to
accept the tender OF VickerS Sons and
Maxim, the English shipbuilders, for
the construction of the new Spanish
SQUADRON, on condition that the firm
consents to certain notifications. rbe
amount OF the contract Is $40, 900, 600.
Declaring that ''if the government Is
| to act with foil efficiency against crimi-
pals. it must have some force OF secret
service agents who can at agsiost crimi-
nails anywhere" President Roosevelt,
in a statement made public from the
White House last night, emphatically
reiterated his opposition TO restricting
the field of usefulness Of the secret SER
vice.
The indications are that the omnibus
claims bill, which passed the Senate
Monday, will no. become Law. The
House committee on claims has p'acti-
csIly agreed, according to a member OF
the committee, to ask tia! the bill be
not agreed to by the House unless the
bulk of the amendments added in the
Senate be stricken out. The bill con-
tairs many Confederate claims.
The constitutional democrat walked
out the Doums in a body at st. Peters
burg this afternoon, amid a scene OF
great disorder. The trouble arose over
the speech of M. Rpdlchef one of the
conslitutionals leader, in which be de-
mauded that the government identity the
victims of the terrorists' acts His speech
was a violent araignment of the govern
ment. He was finally ordered TO take
his seat The eutire opposition there
upon noisily protested and hrally LETT
| the chamber.