Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-10

Congress from Minnesota, to iudgeship
ia that state which had betn Grated
during Morris's term 10 Congress.
Knox then decided against the presi-
dent.
President Roosevelt on board the
May flower, accompanied by Secretary Of
the Navy Newberry and psrly Of the
govtroment officials and friends, will
leave Washington on Sunday afternoon,
February Dist, for Hampton Roads to
review the Atlaotic feet on its return
on the 22od from the round-the world
trip. The feet will pass 10 review be-
fore the president beginning about ll:SO
o'clock, aud will proceed to Hampton
Roads where the ships will drop anchor
10 the position from which they began the
would cruise on December 18th. 1907.
At 2 O'Clock, the president will receive
Admiral Sperry and the flag officers on
board the May flower. Following an in
formal luncheon, the president will
visit each of the Is baltleships
that made the WI rid cruise. The presi-
dents return j 'urneY to Washington
will begin about o'clock.
Beyond announcing that the president
ba, received reply to his telegram sent
the other day to Speaker Stanton, of the
Osliforuis assembly, the White House
has nothing further to make public on
the anti.Japsnese situation. A report
that Baron Tskshira, the japanese am
bassador, is prepared to leave for home
10 the event of the passage OF anti Jsps-
nese measures BY the California legisls-
ture, receives absolutely no credenCe al
the White House. The president re-
ceived today a formal communication
from the Chinese SIX Companies, OF San
Francisco, protesting against discrimiba-
ton against the Chinese in favor of the
Japanese. Senator Aukeny, Of Wash
lngt0u, after a ak with the president
today, warmly defended the attitude OF
the federal government.
The last trip President Roosevelt will
make before he retires from Office will be
a hurried dash 10 q special tain to the
Liucoln Farm, near Hodgsnville, KY, to
sssist Friday in the corner stone laying
of a marble memorial hall, on the
site of the homestead in which Abr
ham Lincoln was born. The presideD-
tial party will leave tomorrow forenoon
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel ROose-
welt, Secretary of War Wright, aud Sec
rotary Loeb will be among the guests.
They sreIexpected to return on Saturday.
The visitor to the capital who comes
to the Inauguration without making ar
engagements in advance is pretty likely
to have q strenuous time. He'll be
lucky If he does not sleep on doorstep
and view the parade from the curb, for
the hotel accommodations are all goh-
bled up, and practically every scat on
the gfandstsnds now being erected has
been reserved. Nearly all the hotels
have given notice to their regular guests
that their rooms sre Preserved for March
I9, 4, 5 and 6" aud, 10 consequence,
there is Just at present small army of
very angry men and women looking for
quarters.
The president today sent to the Sen
ste bis veto OF q Senate bill author ziug
the secretary of the navy to mitigate or
remit the loss of rights OF citizenship
imposed By law upon deserters from the
naval service.
President Roosevelt is quoted as
having assured Representative Stevens,
of Minnesota, that he was besrtily IN
favor of an income tax measure that
Stevens has prepared.
Two ta.tlesuips OF 26, 900 tons each,
to be the largest warships in any navy
of the world, ere provided for in the ma
val appropriation bill which was report
ed to the Senate to6av by Senator Hal,
1t is the judgment If the Senate CON-
miitee, as 1t was of the House, that the
marines shOnld be restored to their old
duties on board the ships. This makes
direct issue with The president. Pro-
vision is also Md, Tor the consolidation
of the machine shops at the navy ysrds.
A man wearing his hair to his shoulders
and dressed in knickerbockers, made appli-
cation at the White Houoe today TO shake
hands with President Roosevelt. He said ne
was "Prince Albert" end declared that he
was restless under charges affecting his birth.
He claimed 10 he a son of King Edward.
The Council of Labor, called by Secretary
Straus, of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor to discuss matters of interest to the
workiDgmen of the county, met in Mr..
Straus' office today.