Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandra Gazettel

fight TO-DAY 10 open tne uOOIs vi w ISL
ington's hospitals TO Mrs. Margaret
Cook, mother OF family who came
here from Westmoreland county,
Virginia. suffering with pellagra. The
case is the third 10 make its appearance
in Washington within a few weeks.
As Mrs. Cook is not a resident Of the
district, the hospital authorities have
refused to accept her as patient and
with her three small children she is
at a house in Florida avenue awaiting
the outcome OF the efforts Of the board
OF charities The Washington hospital
authorities are loath to wrestle with
the strange malady. For this reason
Mrs. Cook will probably be sent back
TO Virginia to seek admission INTO
some Of the hospitals there The tragic
element of the present case is accen-
tuated by the woman's fear OF enter
inc a hospital. Her frantic husband
has tried TO secure proper treatment
for her outside the hospital, but physi-
clans SAYS that this is impossible in
the case Of so pernicious disease as
pellagra.
Midshipman Bernard r. PeytOn, OF
Mississippi. who was obliged to forego
a naval career because OF chronic sea
sickness, will become second heuten-
ant in the artillery branch OF the army
if he passes the physical examination.
This decision was reached by the War
pepar, ment today. Peyton struggled
heroicalIy TO overcome the sea sickness
which grappled with him the moment
he was out Of sight of land, but with
out avail. He was never able to gam
his sea legs. For this reason he chose
the army as an alternative career.
The news of La Follette's victory IN
Wisconsin, the insurgent success IN
New Hampshire and the gain OF the
progrcssives in Michigan was received
in the camp Of the administration reg
ular republicans here today with
feeling that the worst has happened.
Standpat organization men bad cen
tered their forces against La Toilette,
bold. resourceful and most radical OF
all the insurgents. Primary results IN
Kansas. Iowa, California and, IN fact,
| throughout the country, up to date,
are taken here to fOreshadow one OF
the liveiest sessions of Congress ever
held, with progressive measures IN
the foreground; the resumption OF the
fight for physical valuation of rail
roads: the prominence of effective con
servation legislation and hard last
DAVIS" for such retiring veterans OF the
regular ranks as Senators Aldrlch and
Hale. President Taft had withheld
from La Toilette the patronage usually
given senator of the presidents party.
! His colleague, Senator Stephenson, 81
years Old, received the spOils. He was
so pleased with the administration that
me presented the chief executive with a
prize COW. Special efforts to annihllate
the western insurgents were made by
the national republican congressional
committee. Vice President Sherman
is the guiding spirit of the committee.
Capt. +. G.. Schafer received II cable
gram this morning announcing the
death Of General NJ. Emmett Urell, Of
the District National Guard, at the
home Of his cousin, Mrs. ID. Byrne, in
Cork. Ireland. General Urell served
in the civil and Spanish-American wars.
and was recently retired from the Dis,
trict National Guard with the rank Of
general. He left here month ago to
visit his old home in Ireland.
Surgeon III. K. Carter, OF the public
health service, has been detailed to visit
Russia, Germany and Italy to observe
Asiatic cholera, particularly as to the
danger connected with the departure
from affected districts of emigrants and
other passengers.
4 test will be made by Comptroller
of the Currency, Murray OF the ques-
ton whether examination Of National
Bank can he better done by keeping
an examiner in certain district, as
has been the custom or by transform
ing examiners There is difference
of opinion on these subjects. Some
claim that an examiner are familiar
with the SECURITIES in a bank would
he better Judge Of their value than
a stranger. On the other hand it is
argurcd that more Independent eX-
animation would be made by an ex-
aminer not influenced by local condi-
tons or personal reaches. Murray has
ordered the transfer of national eX-
aminers in twenty districts.
A practice Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road in alloting ears in times OF car
shortage will be discontinued after
November l, by order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The action
of the commission was taken on
complaint made by w. f. Jacoby d
Company and the Clark Bros. Coal
Mining Company, having mines in
Cleariicld in Pennsylvania. In allOt-
ing GERS the Pennsylvania did not
charge against n mine private cars nor
fuel cars Of other railroads. The com
mission decided that such cars must be
considered as part of all ears allotted to
the mine.
Thomas /. Molatt' American COnsul
ut BlucGclds. has been detailed by the
State Department to proceed to Mana
gua for conference with Consul OliVares.
The department announced today that
Consul Monatt goes in no official capac-
ity. but merely because of the desir-
ability of having the consultation at
Managua fully cognizant of everything
affecting American industries at the
present time. While Gen. Estrada is
understood to be undertaking various re-
forms and building up a new admins