Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-10
From Washington.
correspondence o; .hs ales.n;iria 2ssst'-
Washington, February 10.

correspondence o; .hs ale..n:iris asssts.
Washington, February 10.
A redutt on from 8 2 10 9 per Gel l..
vas made ta7 10 t,,B,ak OF Eua'a q
rate Of disc, II t, and the impsssl bles
of Gamsny t9d " ut its discou,t ra E
from . per ce' t, 4 per ceet
Ospt,in Alexander Sosrp, presde'
of the beard OF irsps,t m for shore
stations OF lhs Nsvy Dapait oen', did
today at tue Naval Medical School 30 :
pital, Ga, tain i3,s,p eptrrsd III" nsvsl
service frcm Missouri, 10 1870 He cou-
msnded he ba tleship Virginia on the
gayeze of the 4 1T around tie world.
wilbur and Otril. Wright today r.
ceived the recognition OF the 5 nl!hson.
an IasIi u:,ou for their gre: achievt-
nents il the science OF avalon. Tni-
wss ia the presentation t. them of 'hs
''Lsogley Medal" authorized by the
iegen!s OF the institution and named in
houor OF S.n usl w. Langley, lale seer
t,ry OF tho iusI! lit ID, who was 8 pl: :
7esr in aeronautIcs In this Country.
Chief Jus.ics Melville w. Fuller, Of t5
Uni:ed States Gu premr @ vi, tbs reoe :
able cha ocelIoc of the institution, mad
the presentation. and Wilbur Wrig' t
responded on bsha!f Of himself and his
brother, who wa also prssanE.
Gen. Dapial E. Sictles, lat Ct tbc
corps CON nanders 81 t &c civil Wsr, VII
die li:u s1aa! general # a bill favor.
sbly report d by The II use comm
on mjlit ry st1,its day, bacones a..
General cklss is now s. y.als OIL sae
very tesbls. Fl. is On tie !etsfed liss r.
a mai n gsnrvsi, Ibc Gonni I e slso r.
po,tsi tn WEst Po!it Military AcsG
envy bill today.
Aoy iu cry man TIA! tliuks he Gao
est more thsn ten pounds cf ham and
10 pounds OF kale aUi dEiuk more than
.wo gallons OF hesr, at sl0gle sitting,
has 6ae oppor uaitR t, make, a sepu
tslioa for himse'f. He can cbailsrge
"B ,ota" Rapetti. & lsDorer at The navy
yard, whc has inst won the ell round,
long distance esiog.ship of lie capita
by pu ng aHsy tbs a'orsmPt t.oDed ham.
kals and tear. The sfia!r took place In a
saloon packed 80 iu'l of Interested spec.
t.iors that "B1o,s'' hsd scarcely room
Ia which to ga. On former occasion
Repet.i ale ten p;nnd turkey, three
quarts of sauerkrscl, one qaar; OF craa-
berries, Lalf gallon OF raw oIs err, plot
of ketchup, hslf pint Of olive oil, o5e
gallon of teer, one loaf OF hreai and
Twelve stalks oil celery. "Boo!s" il 40
years old, Ave feet lan inches In height
and has wais! m,a,urs ofonly 40 iucte
before he hegins TO eat.
When NJ. Roosevelt nrgiveu at New
York from Africa tie 81. Of govern
msut will shift from Washington TO
New 70 K, according TO prsset1 indies
toEr. Cabinet Officials, corgressalsn,
aud Inioor off .Iais are scustyipg ahlH.
to ct stusrl tho Roosevelt rscep!ion
baad wagon, aud filing the air With kui
lame. teuon. 7, looks today as il "TedGy
Dap" voa!d fad Washington dese;;cd
village And The echstu'e return OF the
ex.oresdert has c:u'ed near panic
among the members o. the H uss. fGo.
ticsllJ every repres 'ntatiVe is receiving
letters and ts!e. rams FROM political ad-
vis.r, snd coCstiiGenis advising him to
ioin the festi7iiie7, and add bis huTTah
tlt,a che:rs of welcome. S1me Ell o.
siastie Roosevelt foiosers ha7s gone 80
far as 10 suggest to II might be we'll -
al urn Congress to New YORK.. But
the bulk OF the nemhers have received
the entire situation II ii u:h lamen!s.
ton sad gnasbing OF teelh. They are
running around st the Dap til today,
trying to figure on, what al the excite.
men is about, aud wondering WHEELER
or not they are going 10 be one OF tae
"enthusiastic tht Il 'ands' when Teddy
CONES marching home.
ga small select reception" is The way
the White House chsracter's,s the pr
litical pow WOW 10 Now YORK Siu-tay
at which Presideut Taft, Governor
Hughes and the New York republican
leaders will settle the deaf Dips OF the re-
publican psrlS. al was tHcia'g
mi,ted st The White H1use tooey that
the prssiden. vii! meet Governor Hu3hts
snd the New York leaders at the home
Of Mr. Lloyd O. Grlscom, the new char.
msn OF the New York county commit
tee. It vss originally plsnued to haze
the president s!sy ct the G'iscom home
during the NV York visit Dat latsr ii
vas decided that he will spend Saturday
n'ght end par; of gu ,da7 at The home OF
sis brother. Mr. Hesry ". Taft.
The pension appropriation Dill for tie
coming year is $1,000, 900 less .1sn il
vas for lat year. As reported today BY
the pension committee o! tie Hfu'e, ID"
meslu'e carries 1855, 674, 900. List
years bill appropriated sl60,sQSooo'