Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

Though he continues to save his
sword with as much gusto as ever 1t IS
reported from Amapala today that
General Jose Valladares is suffering
secretly from nervous apprehension
over a stringency in the money market.
The Amapala Merchants have ceased TO
import goods aud there are therefore no
fat high tariff duties which the General
can appropriate. 1t is said that the
Honduran Napoleon does not feel ex-
actly comfortable in facing such gang
as make up his garrison without any
money III his jeans for pay day. Ac-
cording TO Minister Fenton X. NC
Creary, who telegraphed the State d e.
partment from Tegucigalpa, the Hon
duren Capital, today this state OF affairs
threatens an early extinction TO the LIE
Of Vail dares.
With the scattering Of high Treasury
officials to their distant homes for yot
ing purposes there was a remarkable
reimbursement of authority today al
Uncle Sans money center. George d.
Roberts. director OF the mint, is acting
secretary OF the Treasury Department.
Superintendent S. /. Kimbah, OF the
| life saving service, is acting Comptroller
OF the Treasury.
The following statement OF the cleo
ton weather was issued today from the
weather bureau: ''The northern dis
turbanc. moved rapidly eastward from
the upper Mississippi Valley and Tues
day morning it was central over thu
Atlantic states. 1t IS causing snow II
New York, northeastern Pennsylvania
and portions OF New England and ligh
rain on the New Jersey coast. Ram!
are general in the Pacific states, cxcep
in southern California, Idaho ant
western Montana. In all other part!
Of the United States the weather IS fal
today. No unusual temperature con
ditions prevail in any part of the coun
try"
An interesting controversy developed
today when the republican campaign
HEADQUARTERS made public bulletlr
declaring that 6, 200 men from here ha(
reported to their respective states t.
cast a republican vote. The officials
estimate that fully rs per cent OF thu
G. 900 we're departmental employees. A
the democratic headquarters the bul
letin was ridiculed. The democratic OF
6cials declare that less than 1000 mel
had returned to their states TO vote thu
democratic ticket and that this 10 real
ity was more than the number OF re
publicans
Mr.. Roosevelt will come here on Nov
IS and lecture upon Wild Man ant
Wild Beast. according to an announce
ment made today by the Nationa
Geographic Society.
Bids from seven shipbulldlng com
panies for six torpedo boat destroyer
OF 742 tons displacement which wer'
opened ut the Navy Department toda!
show the lowest bids to be thos
OF the Bath Iron Works of Bath
Maine, and the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company
of Newport News, Va, both o
which. were for destroyers of
speed OF 29% knots to be completed
within twenty four months from tn
date of contract at a price OF $3.50, 800
The Bah company bid for two boat
and the Newport News Company 10
ne.
today presented the administration wit
a bull cam At the White House IL wa
.mrh,ti ally declared that the even
was without political significance am
hat the arrival ofthe bull on electlo
dav was m ere accident. 1t was repor
ed about town that the bulled was to b
| allied Gov. Stimson." but the pres
lent he'd promised him to W. w. Price
,ne of g Waite House newspaper mel
AM Pre- declared he would be calle
Big Bill