Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of Alexandria Gazette

FROM w ASHlNG1ON.
Correspondence Of Alexandria Gazettel
The government of Honduras is
watching with much apprehension on
the eyolutions of four vessels off the
coast carrying a number of men and
supposed to be laden with arms and
ammunition for the revolutiOnists who
are plotting the overthrow Of President
Dayila. The revolutionary outbreaks
ashore have been successfully suppress
ed. Minister Nc Creeey reported to
the State Department today from
Tegucgalpa that the barracks at Puerto
Cortes were attacked on the 22nd. The
revolutionsts were repulsed and the
leader General Marin, was killed. The
revolutionary movement at San Pedro
Sula was also suppressed and several
persons we're captured. The plans OF
the revoutionists are said to be known
TO President Davila and interest now
centers upon the four vessels cruising
off shore.
Lurel from her home on a Maryland
plantation, by tales of gypsy life told
her by 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 1t 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 tbs 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-e elect is prevented from visiting
this country at the present time.
The anti-rat campaign in San Fran
cisco is breaking records, according to
a report issued by the Marine Hospital
Service today, in which it stated that
thirty laborcrs are employed as tTappers
and thatin May 1861 rats were caught,
Eight thousand traps are in use. In
May the bait used in the campaign con-
sisted of 312 pounds Of bacon, 1O4
pounds of cheese and $40 loaves Of
bread. The last case OF bubonic plague
effecting a human being was found two
and 2. 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
an effort to exterminate the rats and
make the city permately rat proof.
Secretary Wilson's meat inspectors
will continue to inspect lard substitute,
and not a pound OF that article can go
into interstate or foreign commerce
unless it bears the mark ~. S. in
spected and passed" This is the jist
Of an opinion rendered today by acting
Attorney General Fowler The opinion
states that lard substitute, which is
cooking compound make up Of one
fifth animal fat and four-fifths cotton
seed oil is fairly within the definition
of meat food product and must be
inspected III accordance with the meat
inspection law.
a complaint on live stock freight
rates was filed by the Kansas City
Transportation Bureau against about
80 Of the leading railroad systems Of
the country " 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, II is also asked
that the railroads be required TO es-
tablish a through route from Kansas
City 10 Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
Pennsylvania and New York.
Jack johnson, will nc in this town,
according TO kilograms received here,
before the end OF next week. The
negroes ofthis town are going to give
johnson a great reception. They have
arranged a great pinic at Washington
Park. The event will take place some
day next week. Johnson Twill remain |
in town several days.