Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazettel

afternoon. The former senator fell as
ne was leaving the luncheon table at
his home and never regained conscious
ness. Miss Lucy Call, a daughter,
who is an actress, was at his bedside
when he died. Call was born in Rus
sellyille, Ky, in 1884 He was elected
TO the Senate directly after the civil
war bat did not take his seat. He was
elected the second time in 1878, sue
ceeding Simon b. Conover, and served
continuously for eighteen years. Since
1897 he has practiced law in Jackson
Vile. but maintained his home in this
city.
Fifty experienced men were today
ordered by Associate Forester Potter
TO proceed at once to District Forester
Greedy in Montana; to alleviate con-
dtions there caused by the inexperlence
Of the new recruits. The men will be
sent from Ogden, Utah. The State OF
Idaho today designated company OF
state militia TO assist in eXtingulshIng
the fires, according to dispatches re-
ceiyed at the War Department The
department has issued rations for 10
days 10 the state troops. Washington
state has also added another company
Of state militia to the fighting force.
The War Department today ordered a
complete army pack train dispatched
from Omaha to Baton, Mon, with
medical supplies, for work along the
fire lines.
BY catching baseball tossed from the
window of the Washington monument,
point five hundred feet from the
ground. BILLY" Sullivan, catcher Of
the Chicago White Sox, today placed
/ himself in a class hitherto occupied III
nelly supremacy by Charlie" Street,
tbc Washington backstop. f" u
Walsh, Chicago's star twirler, went to
the top Of the monument and tossed
the balls TO Sullivan. Seven times the
wind currents and the terrific speed at
tanned by the ball made it impossible for
Sullivan to gather it in his mitt.
The eighth ball went solidly into the
bigsgloye. however, and Sullivan chung
10 it. as his comrades cheered The
ninth ball was also caught Sullivan
missed the tenth and then captured the
eleventh Feeling satisfied with his per
Torrance. he took no further chances
OF breaking his hands. Several times
Sullivan nearly fell and his friends say
he is lucky to have escaped injury.
Hundreds Of ball players have tried in
vain to accomplish the feat
Revenue service officers yesterday
took charge Of "moonshine" still,
with the output it is said, Of hundred
gallons of cOntrabrand whisky day.
The still was operated practically within
the shadow OF the National Capitol and
had utilization" with a large whole
sale house for the sale of its corn
juice. A large amount of the illicit
whisky has been contiscated. The dis
coycry was made through the arrest of
Samuel GOmiliOn, a negro, who was
found driving a wagon in which there
was full barrel Of corn whisky with
out revenue stamp. The revenue Of
ficcrs assert that the negro was on his
way TO the wholesale house which acts
agent of the dstillers. Gomillion was
arrested but refuses to talk, beyond
saying that he was hired to call for
barrel. The revenue officers were put
on the trail through the recent preva-
Iency Of a brand Of fire water" among
the negroes Of this city.
Consular advices from various Cen
trail American points received at the
State Department today traced the
Hight of DIR. Madriz, deposed Nicara
yuan president, with his subordinate Of
ii ials. Irias. Ortiz. NaSquez, Chavarria,
olcdo and seventy others, TO Costa
Rica Reports of disturbances near
Corinto were contradicted today 10y
messages from Consul Johnson, who is
stationed at that city. The State De-
partment was advised today that one of
the first acts Of General Estrada, since
his victory, was to make sweeping re-
vision Of the Nicaragua tariff admitting
free OF duty food supplied, soap, quin-
inc. purgatiye salts aud disinfectants.
The department is informed that ES-
trada proposes to use every possible
means Of restoring prosperity to the
country in the quickest possible man
ner.
The L. : Consul General at Winnie
peg, Canada, today reported tn the
state Department that Canadian farm
crS in that vicinity had adopted reso-
luton recommending a reciprocal tariff
agreement between the United States
aud Canada.
1t is believed here today that the
United States Will supervise the election
which must be held in Nicaragua with
in six months, in order to establish a
regular form of government. While
the State Department is non-committal
on the subject, it was learned on good
authority that such action is planned in
order to ensure peace and order, as
we'll as To protect foreign interests. 1t
is believed that the provisional govern
ment would offer no objection, and
probably would welcome the super
vision OF Uncle Sam. Under decree
issued by Jose Dolores Estrada, acting
president, the government is in the
hands of peace commission, which
will make General Juan Estrada pro-
yincial president. Juan Estrada |
friendly relations with the limited |
States lead to the belief that he will |