Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of Alexandra Gazettel

Wright, chief mining engineer OF the
Seattle station. is in charge of the relic
party. The experts do not believe tina
thew can reach the scene of disaster IL
time to rescue the miners but in such
case they will start at oncc TO make IN
yestigations OF the disasters and the
condition OF the mine. The bureau
has established only a few stations anC
at present the one atSeattle is the near
est to Colorado.
James II. Berry, former U. s. sena
tor from Arkansas, was today appoint
ed by President Taft to be commissioner
in charge Of the marking of graves o.
Confederate soldiers and sailors who
died in northern prisons during the
civil war. Senator Berry fills the
vacancy caused by the death a few
months ago of Gen. G. Oates, of Ala
bama, from Col Berry served with dis.
tinction in the Confederate army losing
leg at the battle of Corinth, Miss. He
has been successfully governor OF Ar
kansas and U. S. senator. This new
position carries a compensation Of
IS, 900.
The government authorities today
issued warning that George Bromley,
convicted murderer under a sentence OF
90 years, and a dangerous lunatic, is at
large, having attacked and brutally
beaten a guard at the government hos
pital for the insane here and. escaped.
Bromley was being taken nom one
building TO another Saturday by u.
Robey. when he suddenly struck Robey
down, jumped upon him and fled.
Carried on a stretcher from his pri-
vate car to an ambulance, William H.
Moody. Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, whose resignation takes
effect Nov. 90, arrived in Washington
today and was Immediately taken to
his home, which had been prepared
for his reception. Justice Moody until
the date when the retirement becomes
effective is as much a member OF the
court as he ever was. His physicians
said today that it would be impossible
for him to hope to make an effort to
attend a session before retiring.
By orders issued at the Navy De-
partment today Commander Robert f.
Pearv, who claims to have discovered
the North Pole, advances to the rank OF
captain. Peary's promotion is purely
automatic and occurred through the
retirement of Civil Engineer White,
who will be placed on the retired list
on October 20. Peary is the present
senior civil engineer with the rank OF
commander.
Judge Parker, who is in the city
in connection with the Bucks Stove
Range case, says that Dix will sweep
New York "and the expression of such
a revolt against party bossism and
dirty politics as has never been seen be-
fore"
Eastern railroad systems will muster
their strongest men tomorrow i'll an
effort TO convince the Interstate Com.
merce Commission that there should be
a general advance in freight rates. The
lutSllOll DtlOlt lnO WA'i
involve increase in official classified
ton territory" which includes all the
railroads east of Chicago and north Of
the Ohio and Potomac rivers. The
witnesses, it is understood, will include
President James McCrea, of the Penn
sylvania. w. c. Brown, of the New
York Central, and Daniel Willard, Of
the b. & 0. The hearing will be the
last in the investigation of the proposed
increase in rates in eastern territory.
A fight was opened by the Chicago
Board Of Trade today against n rail-
roads that take part in handling wheat
between Chicago and the Atlantic Sea-
board. The Pennsylvania, New York
Central and the B. e. 0. are the lines
chiefly concerned. In a complaint filed
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion the Board of Trade charges the
railroads with having entered INTO a
conspiracy TO deprive grain dealers and
producers from the benefit of low trans
portation rates on the Great Lakes. 1t
is charged that on grain taken to Buff
falo on the Lakes the shippers must
pay more from Buffalo to New York
than is charged on grain that goes by
rail from Chicago to Buffalo and thence
to New York. Ii is charged that the
intent Of the railroads is to control the
grain traffic and drive it from the lakes.
The discrimination against lake grain
from Buffalo to Atlantic seaboard
points, the complaint said, is serious
injury to the Board OF Trade, grain
dealers and producers. The commits
sion is asked to require the railroads to
charge the same rates on grain between
Buffalo and the seaboard whether the
grain reached Buffalo by lake or by
rail.
Following the discovery today that
some vicious-m minded vandal had mark
ed with charcoal the nude statue Of
Miss Natalie Barney, fence was built
around the Deserted Ariadne" in the
yard Of the home Of Mrs. Albert Cliff
ford Barney. in Sheridan Circle. Last
night about 10 O'Clock, / thought |
heard some one in the yard. took
pistol and rushed out, Just in time to
see somebody leaping the hedge and
dashing through the circle" Charles
Onley, the butler OF the house today
gave this statement regarding the
statue issued by any representative OF
the family. He said:
This statue is a garden ornament and
it is going to stay in the garden. Miss
Natalie posed for it in Paris. 1t was
first brought here unaSsembled and
put in the house. About two months
400 a scmlptor came here and put it TO-