Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-05
From Washington.

A delegation OF Alexandrians called
at the White House today to urge the
reappoirt nent OF MI. T. F. Barrcuyhs
80 postmaster, OF this city.
For lack OF an appropriation OF $780,.
900 the ecu airy stands In danger OF an
epidemic OF ae bubonic plague, accord
ing t, DR.. G. Hsrt Merriam, chief OF the
biological survey. The scientist, ex.
planning the situation to the House com
mi!tee on expenditures in the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, said that on account
of the rigid orders for economy, istusd
by the administration, he was not able
to ask for the money. 1.-THE plague is
likely to be spread all over this country"
said DR.. Merriam, BY the ground squirrel
OF southern California.
Immediately following the receipt here
of the news of the shooting of his brother,
Representative Claude Kitchip, of North
Carolina, sta,tsd for Scotland Neck, N.
O., early d,y. Mt Kitchin said he
could give no explains ton OF the tragedy.
Postofics Department sleuths we're
oday turned loose on the trail of the
"committee" which had tae temerity to
threaten members of the august House
of Representatives with dynamite In
letters demanding that the cost of living
be lowered.
Washington today obtained new citi.
| zen in the person of Alfonso Zslsya, son
of the deposed. president of Nicaragua,
who with his wife, and baby SOD, are at
the bone of Mrs. zslaya's fott,r father,
Dr.. W. W. Baker.
The ''auion' minister called Oh
President Taft this morning and invited
him to address the Presbyterian General
I Assembly, which will convene at At
| Iantic Oity, May %. Representative
Bennett, of New York, who will preside
| at the opening meeting OF the assembly,
introduced Rev. Charles S!elzle, of New
York, who carries union card, aud is
the superintendent of the Presbyterian
department of church and labor. The
president said he would accept possible.
St samship lines will be included in
the paragraph prohibiting transportation
corporation from acquiring interest in
the capital stock of compe ting lines. This
decision WIS reached BY the House 10.
.erssate Commerce Commission today on a
party vote. An amendment offered BY
Mr.. Richardson (dem., Ala }, to secure
! The physical valuation of railroads was
voted down by the republicans.
More light is desired on the scope and
plans of the Rockefeller foundation be-.
fore action is taken On the bill to incoI-
sporate the enterprise. The bill was
taken up by the Sanst. committee on
the DIstrict of Oolumbia today and 1t
was decided - invite Starr ]. Murphy,
one of the proposed incorporators and
one of Rockeieller's chief aides In bis
philsuthropic work, 10 appear before
| the committee next Friday. He will be
ssked to explain the plans held in view
by Mr.. Rockefeller end the managers OF
| the foundation. A report on the bill
was received BY the COMMITTEES today
from the commissioners of the District
i Of Columbia. They recommended that
I Congress reserve the ''poWer OF vlsiIa.
lion over lilo eets of the corporation, "
They also express tie opinion that the
taxation of the corporation OK lis eEemp-
/ ton on property in the District should
I be decided by the District Commission
ers. The bill az introduced exempts all
property and funds ct the foundation
from taxation.
| A pathetic appeal from Mrs. Lincoln
| to tho House of Representatives written
from Garmsuy in 1859, begging for a
peusiop; letters from George Washing
| ton, General LIS Fayette and Martha
Washington were exhibited to tho House
today by Representative O'Oonnel (dep.
Msss.), covered with dirt yellow with
| age snd ready to fall to pieces. These
pspers week found In the musty cellars
of the Capitol BY the eommittss on &C
| cen ats and the House passed resoln.
ton to place all the valuable pspers In
the fles OF the House in the Library OF
Congress where they are to be pre-:
served.
A subcommittee OF the naval affairs
committee has been considering the prop
osition to honor Peary for his alleged
| discovery OF the North Pole and Repre-.
| sentative Macon, one Of Its members,
has upset the spple-cart BY demanding
"proofs. which, Commander Peary is 10th
10 put forth to the vulgar pgblic gszs.
1--WE have demanded PeSry's proofs"
said Mr.. Macon today, sand he has
| absolutely refused to have bis documents
10 ade public. I don't believe any mem.
| Der OF tie committee or any member OF
Congress will ceIssnt to legislation with
oat seeing the grounds so- 1t. | am be-
ginning to believe the whole aIair 10 q