Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of Alexandria Gazettel


The government of Honduras is
watching with much apprehension on
thc cvolutions OF four vessels off the
coast CARRYING number of men and
supposed to be laden with arms and
ammunition for the revolutionists who
are plotting the overthrow OF President
Davila. The revolutionary outbreaks
ashore have been successfully suppress
ed. Minister Nc Creeey reported to
the State Department today from
Tegucigalpa that the barracks at Puerto
Cortcs were attacked on the 22nd. The
rrvolutionists were repulsed and the
leader, General Marin, was killed. The
revolutionary movement at San Pedro
Sula was also suppressed and several
persons were captured. The plans OF
the rcyolutioniStS are said to be known
10 President Davila and interest now
ccnters upon the four vessels cruising
off shore.
Lurea from her home on Maryland
plantation. by tales Of gypsy life told
her bv a wandering adventurer who
was employed by her father, Nellie
Small. the belle OF Talbot county, Md,
and the most beautiful girl Of
the country side. is being sought by the
police of this city. Her father told the
police today that the girl disappeared
from home several weeks ago. The
Washington police think It probable
that the band has taken trip north
ward and have wired the description Of
the missing girl to the police of cities
i'm PENNSYLVANIA and New York.
Marshall Hermes da Fonseca, presl-
dent elect OF Brazil, who is now in Ger
many. has definitely decided to abandon
his plan Of visiting the United States
because Of the illness of his son. The
American Embassy at Paris informed
the State Department, today of this de-
cision. The Department Of State to-
day instructed the embassy at Rio to
express TO the government OF Brazil
the regret OF the president and govern
mcnt or the United States that the
president elect is prevented from visiting
this country at the present time.
The anti-rat campaign in San Fran
cisco is breaking records, according to
Il report issued by the Marine Hospital
Service today, in which it stated that
thirty laborcrs are employed as trappers
and thatin May 1851 rats were caught,
Eight thousand traps are in use. In
May the bait used in the campaign con-
sisted of 312 pounds OF bacon, lO4
pounds of cheese and 620 loaves Of
bread. The last case OF bubonic plague
cffecting human being was found two
and g half years ago and the last rat
affected with the plague was caught IS
months ago. The service, however,
intends to continue the campaign in
IN effort to exterminate the rats and
make the city pcrmately rat proof.
Secretary Wilson's meat inspectors
will continue to inspect lard substitute,
and not a pound of that article can 60
into interstate or foreign commerce
unless it bears the mark u. S. in
spcctcd and passed" This is the iist
of an opinion rendered today by acting
Attorney General Fowler. The opinion
states that lard substitute, viii ch is a
cooking compound, make up of one
fifth animal fat and four-fifths cotton
seed oil is fairly within the definition
OF Il meat food product and must be
inspected in accordance with the meat
inspection law.
\ complaint on live stock fret ght
rates was filed by the Kansas City
Transportation Bureau against about
so OF the leading railroad systems Of
the country W tn the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission today. The COM
mission is asked to order that the rail-
roads restore the rate, between Kansas
City and St. Louis in effect before
April /, 1910, when an advance Of
from one to four cents per hundred
pounds was made. 1t is also asked
that the railroads be required to es-
tablish through route from Kansas
City TO Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky
Pennsylvania and New York.
Jack johnson, will he in this town,
according TO kilograms received here,
before the end OF next week. The
negroes OF this town are going to give
Johnson great reception. They have
arranged q great pinto at Washington
Park. The event will take place some
day next week. Johnson Twill remain
in town several days.