Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of Alexandria Gazette

Hcrosm in the army runs III
strange strcaks, according to the list
of certificates OF merit awarded I"
enlisted men for bravery during the
fiscal year ended June 30. In the
list which has Just been made public
by the department four men are from
the coast artillery corps, one from
infantry, one from the signal corps,
Two are cooks and one Il musician.
DESPITE the fact that cooks and must
clans are not expected to display
especial courage, they occupy one third
of the list for heroic rescue. Thomas
Williamson, who is cook for company
A Of tie Goth infantry, saved native
Filipino boy from drowning. Henry
Reister. cook in the coast artillery
company at Fort Mckinley, Maine
jumped off a deck into icy water to
save a comradc. Victor Turner, q
musician with company G 18th in
fantry, did the same thing at Swee
Water Creek, Georgia. OF the other
six examples Of heroism three were
for rescung drowning companions,
two for saving government property
in a hurricane, and one for distin.
euishcd services in an engagement.
Charles W. Rigdon, the man who
shot Mrs. Anna Theresa Young, es
trangcd wife Of Alexander Young, y
Philadelphia lawyer, in Chicago las
Friday. was well known for several
years in Washington financial circles.
lie lived with Mrs. Young ut various
Washington hotels for several years
and at one time gained notoricty by
shooting Il negro porter Of Il hotel who.
Rigdon claimed, insultcd Mrs. Young.
Rigdon WAS known to Washington
brokers us Il pluggcr both in the stock
market and the wheat pit. Hard luck
at one time attended his stock playing
and he lost several hundred thousand
dollars in one season but apparently the
loss did moi strain his resources.
The Assistant District Attorney sail
TO-DAY that the work of preparing the
charges against the handbook men,
arrested last Saturday, is much heavier
than anticipated, hence the delay IN
filing the papers. Formal charges, il
is expected, will be filed on Friday
President Taft received the follow
ing telegram today from the Emperor
of Japan in relation to the recent visit
made by Secretary Of War Dickinson
to that country: The president OF the
United States, Washington: / thank
YOU for your kind telegram. 1t has
been my great pleasure that | had
the opportunity OF seeing Secretary
Dickinson. : Mntsuhito.
The population of Jackson, Miss.
was given at p, 2Go against 1916 in
1900. The population OF Corpus
Christi. Texas. has increased in ten
wears from HOS to 500.
In response to Il flood ofprotests from
prominent residents Of Southern Cali
fornia over the arrest OF d. W. Mckay,
by the Mexican authorities at Tia
Iuana, near Santiago, the State De
partmcnt has directed Ambassador
Wilson 1T Mexico City to make a
thorough investigation of the incident.
Mckay was arrested, according to re-
ports from Santiago. for having cut Il
gate in Il wire fence. Bail was Offered
by number of his friends, but thu
Mexican authorities. in accordance with
usual practice, refused to release him.
A revolution has broken out in Hon
duras. according to adviccs to the State
Department today from Paglcigalpa,
with the uprising of 80 men at Cciba
supposed to be in sympathy with the
former President Manuel Bonilla.
Government troops have been dispatch,
cd to the scene of the outbreak. 1t is
also reported from Honduras that the
rcyolutionistS signalled the steamer
Utstcin ON the way to Blucticlds and
also that they had signallcd an armed
schooner lying in wait i'll that vicinity.
The revolution has been expected for
some time, as there have been rumors OF
mysterious military preparations III
various parts of the country. The
State Department was officially inform
ed today that the gunboat Tacoma had
been sent from Bluetields to Cape
GraciaS DioS to protect American in
tercStS there and especially to be on
hand Inv case Of an attack upon Consul
Trimmer. who was threatened by Mad
riz Svnpathizcrs.
An agreement reached in confer
ence with railroad officials by the
interstate commerce commission con-
corning the handling Of the proposed
increases in freight rates, is set forth
in this statement issued by the cold
mission today: 1t being understood
that the commission exercises authority
under the new law and suspends all
general and important rate advances
made for the purpose OF increasing
revenue, theprincipal carriers in official
classification territory. through COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, pro-
posed today TO voluntarily postpone the
effective date of such advanced rates
until November ! next, and an
arrangement to that effect was made
after conference with the commission.
This will not delay investigation and
decision as 10 the reasonableness OF the
proposed advances. but will obviate the
necessity at this time for numerous
SUSPENSION orders which otherwise
would be made.
\ surprise was sprung on the attor-
ncys for the trustee of the Waggaman
estate when the heirs of Thomas F.
Waggaman's father-in-law, through