Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-10
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alszandris GssetI
Washinpt0n. February 10.

Washington, February 10.
A reduti on from 3 / 2 10 9 per Gel l..
vas made dag 10 tl,B,Dk OF EDO'a q
rate Of disc 4, aud The impeIsl Blos
of G eNmsnY today at its discoutt rs
tom 4 per Ger t t. 4 per ceet
OsptIin Alexander Sharp, preside'
of the board OF ipspf,t IN for shore
stations OF The Navy Dspsit oeu', did
loisy at the Naval Medical School Ho =
pilsl. Ca, tain slsIp ent'rsd the nsvsl
service from Missouri, 10 1870 He c0m-
msuded ne ba tlsshp Virginia on the
goya9e of the q. around the world.
wilbur AID OtviIls Wright today r.
celved the recognition OF the 5 nllhson.
an Insli u,lou for their gre. achieVt-
nents ia the science OF aviation. Tni'
vas ia the ptesentstiOu t. them Of ihf
"Lsogley Medal" authorized BY the
fcgenis Of the institution and named 10
honor of san u3l w. Langley, late secrf-
tary Of tho iosii ut IN, who was pl' .
7eer In aero0sutcs 10 this country.
Chief justice Melville w. Fuller, OF to-
United Safes Supreme @ UT, this veue .
able cha 1cellof of the institution, mad
the presentation, and Wilbur Wrlgi t
responded On bshalf of himself and his
brother, who was also present..
Gen. DaDial L. SicEles, lGst Of The
corps commanders 81 tie civil wsr, vii
die o liu eCanl general if bill favor
sbly report by he II use comm g
on milit ry fItics day, becomes a..
General s cklss Is now So ,. ais oil 8 snc
very ftebls. H Is 90 tie retired list 81
o mai n gebersi, The COMM e slso fe
polts ! thu West Point Military AcsC
envy bill today.
Aoy lu cry man t5ai Thinks be can
est more than ten pounds If ham and
10 ponds Of kale aud dIiBk more than
two gallons Of beer, at a slogle sitting,
has fae oppor unitg t. make. tepu
tatiol for himsef. He can cbailsrge
"B 1otS" Eepetti, lsDorcr at the navy
gard, who has just won the all round,
long distance esiog.ship of ihe capita
by pu ng away the aiorsmer Toned ham.
kals and bear. The sfisir took place in a
saloon packed 80 iu'l OF Interested spec
tstors that "BJois' had scarcely room
Ia which to ga, On q former occasion
Repetii ate ten p; and turkey, three
quarts of ssuerkrsct, one quart OF crau'
berries, all gallon OF raw oyser', plot
Of ketchup, hslf pint Of olive oil, o5e
gallon of beer, one loaf of breat and
Twelve stalks oil celery. boots" IL 40
years old, Ave feet ten inches Ia height
and hiss waist manure ofonly 40 iucte
before he hegi0s to eat.
When NJ. Roosevelt arrives Of New
York from Africa the se' Of govern
meut will shift from Washington to
New 70 K, according to prsser indies
toEr. Cabinet officials, congressman,
aud nioor oficIais are scuriying abIp,
to ct sbOsri the Roosevelt reception
baud wagon, aud filing the air With ltu1
lame, tSuon. Il looks todsy as II Teddy
Ds9" Wonld fad Washington a deteued
village And the schedule return Of the
ex-ors'dstt has c;uled 6 neRr panic
among the members o the H uis. PH0.
ticsllJ every representative lie receiving
letters snd tele rAns from pOlit!csl ad-
vis.r,snd constituents advising him to
Join the festiviiie7, and add his huTFsh
t. the cheers Of wslcOmc. SJme ertlu-
slastlc Roosevelt followers have gone 90
far as TO suggest to t It might be we'll -
al urn Congress TO New YORK. But
the bulk OF the members have received
the entire situation " th uu:h lamenla.
ton aud gnssbing Of teeth. They are
running srouad st the Dap til todsy,
trying to figure on, What al the excite
meut is abou', and wondering whelber
OF no. they are going 10 be one OF ne
enthusiastic thu 'snds" wbeo Teddy
comes marching home.
"a small select reception" is The way
the White House chsracter'sas the pC
litieal pow WOW 10 New York Saturday,
at which PRECEDENT Taft, Governor
Hughes aud the New York republican
leaders will settle the de- Dies OF the re-
publican psrtS. II wss officially a
mitted at the White House tooey that
the prssideD! will meet Governor Huyhts
sud the New York leaders at the home
Of Mr. Lloyd O. GrIscom, the new chair
ms1 OF the New York county commit
tee. It vss originally plsuued to have
the president s!Sy ct the Grlscom home
during the NV York visit bat later II
vas decided that be will spend Saturday
n'ght aud psr; of Gu ldsy at the home OF
Ais brother. Mr. Hesry W. Taft.
Tns nspsiOn appropriation Dill for tie
comiOg ycar Is $1,000, 900 less t1sn Il
was for lat gear. As reported today By
the pension committse OF tie q use, ths
mesiu'e carries tl55, $4,000. LAST
years. bill appropriated $3.50, 9OSOOo,