Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON

the rivers aud harbors bill which was
passed on that evening, Mr.. Carlin
made an unsuccessful effort to have
appropriated the difference between
iIle $4,000, the amount recommend
ed by the engineers original report for
the improvement OF the harbor at Alex
andria, and the 5000 appropriated
last year. Mr.. Carlin said the under
standing was that the remainder OF the
sum would be appropriated in the bill
under consideration; the improvement,
he said is now in progress and will re-
auire the balance OF the money to COM
plete. Mr.. Carlin was unable to have
the $50 900 added to the BILL
Ice coated sidewalks, which the city
authorities are unable to clean properly,
and which property owners refuse to
clean, arc Keeping the hospitals here
busy today. Twenty-Five persons have
required medical attention for fractured
arms. ard legs, or badly cut heads,
within "a hours. Among tho more
seriously injured is Judge f. G. Dill
lard. prominent railway attorney, OF
Chicago, who is suffering from COM
pound fracture OF the right leg. Judge
Diliard slipped and fell while attempt
ing to step out OF the way OF a sleigh
on Pennsylvania avenue. Congress
has appropriated $4,000 for cleaning
snow from the streets OF the city during
the present winter. OF this sum,
So, 900 has already been expended. The
balance, city officials say, will be in
sufficient to clean the streets. To
clean the sidewals too, they declare, will
require an additional appropriation OF
at least $4,000.
Surrounded by all the luxury that
millions can produce and in the midst
OF plenty, Senator Stephen B. Elkins
is slowly starving to death, according
to story which spread rapidly in
Washington today despite an official
denial from the family and physicians.
The mysterious nature OF the malady
from which the aged millionaire
senator is suffering has never been
made clear to the public, but it is now
said that the main trouble is an IL
inability to digest food. The report says
that Elkins is given large amount Of
the most nutritious kinds OF foods,
selected by the most skilled experts,
but the digestive apparatus does not
transform it into life-giving substances
and the patient is said to have grown
weaker continually. Though no one
except his immediate family and
physicians is allowed TO see him,
gossip says that he has lost weight
until he would scarcely be recognized
by his close friends. AT the residence
today it was stated officially that
Senator Elkins spent a good night and
that there was 10 cause for alarm over
his condition.
A report was today received by a
Mexican revolutionist here that General
Bernado Reyes had left Paris on his
way TO Mexico, there to become presi-
dental understudyto Diaz, whose health
according to word from spies in his
palace, has been shattered. Revolu-
tionisls here say that Diaz and Reyes
have been carrying on regular commun-
ications through the medium OF special
messengers, for several months. The
landing OF Reyes in Mexico, revolu-
tionists say, will be the signal for an
uprising OF the troops OF General
Geronimo Treyino. commanding the
northern military zone, with head
quarters at Monterey. Reyes and
Trevino are said to be implacable enc
mics.
President Gompers of the A. F. OF L..
will leave Washington today for New
York city where he will deliver lee
ture Thursday evening in behalf OF the
cigar makers OF Tampa, Fla. The
Central Federation Union has called a
mass meeting for the occasion.
Sweeping rate reductions based on
the long and short haul clauses Of the
new railroad law are asked in COM
plant fled with the Interstate Com
merce Commission today by the Hol-
land Blow Staye Co, of Decatur, Ala,
against fourteen of the principal rail-
roads of the country.
Confident that they have been
pledged a sufficient vote to win their
cause in the House, members Of the
California delegation today concentrat-
ed their efforts towards giving an i'm
mediate vote on their bill giving fed
eral aid to San Francisco for an expo
sition in 1915 to celebrate the opening
OF the Panama Canal.
One thousand pounds Of struggled
opium were confscated in an early
morning ia;d OF the Chinese sections Of
Portland, Oregon, by secret service
men, today, according TO adyicts re-
ceived by Chief Wilkie, at the Treasury
Department. This makes one ton oil
opium that has been Captured during
raids in various cities Of the country
during the past two weeks.
That the i'll wind which has hurri-
caned the cost Of living skyward for
city folk has held compensating gust
OF good for the farmer by increasing
the purchasing power OF his crops fast
er than the prices have risen on the
goods he purchases, is the cheering as.
sertion OF Victor II. 0lmstcad, chief al
the bureau Of statistics OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, in his annual re-
port issued today. Upon the much
mooted question Of farm desertion,
OImstead allays all fears by de-
claring that this fact has already
resulted in hating the immigration
Of the farmer lad TO the CITY. While