Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-02
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON I
Itineraries for the two divisions oil
the battleship fleet which will cruise
during May and June have been an
nounced. One division will Visit
Europe, while another will go TO the
Gulf of Mexico, one vessel of which
sill go up the Mississippi river. Inc
cruise to the gulf is 10 response to
demand from southern states that they
be given an opportunity to see what
modern battleship is like The second
division OF the Atlantic fleet, Loui-iana
Kansas, New Hampshire and South
Carolina, will go to Europe, arriving al
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 25 The
warships will then visit Stockholm,
Sweden; Revel, Russia and Kiel, Ger
manv, leaving the last named port for
the United States on June 80. The
Minnesota, Vermont and Mississippi
left Philadelphia for Pensacola May l.
Thence they will 90 to Mobile and Gal
weston, returning by way of Pensacola
in June. The warships will be at
Provncetown, for summer maneuverS,
July l. The Idaho leaves Philadelphia
May {, and will spend week at New
Orleans. She will proceed up the
river, stapping at Donaldsonvllle,
Bayou Sara, Palquomine and Natchez.
II the condition of the river warrants.
the Idaho will 60 from Natchez to
Vicksburg for three days, probably ar
irving there May 26.
Five indictments, charging the theft
of funds aggregating g, 442.50 from
the Savings Bank, Grand Fountain,
True Reformers, were returned Yester-
day by the Hastings Court grand jury,
OF Richmond, against Reuben /. Hill,
colored, cashier up to the time that in
sttution went into the hands of receiv-
ers. Agnes 3. Reese, Hil's assistant,
was indicted on six counts for making
fraudulent entries on the books OF the
bank, three of these being small sums
for her own benefit and the rest for
larger amounts to the credit Of Hill.
Elk Speaker Cannon just couldn't
help saying damn" the other day in
the debate in the House, being so
wrought up over the Canadian reciproc-
ity bill. The word doesn't appear in
the voracious Congressional Record,
however. Uncle Joe carefully blue
penciIed it. Minority Leader James
R. Mann, of Illinois, who was republi-
can candidate for speaker at the open
ing OF the Congress, always rides home
with Ex-Speaker Joseph G. Cannon at
the close OF the daily session.
Speaking of inseparable comrades
"Ollio" James, of Kentucky, and j.
Thomas Hehin, OF Alabama, are the
real pals among the House member
ship. The one is seldom more than
six feet away from the other through
out the day and evening
Night attacks on Mazalan are con-
tinuing and the city is expected to fall
into the hands of the revolutionists at
any time according to dispatches re-
ceived at the State Department today
from Consul Algrr. Consul Vootter ie.
ported today four days engagement
near Parras with heavy leases on both
sides, The revolutionists succt eded IT.
taking the town and now occupy it,
Skirmishng between Mexican federals
and insurrectos was reported today by
Consul Dye at Nogales, near the Arr
iona border.
Free raw wool at the end Of five
years will be the compromise OF the
House democrats when the wool sched-
ule is revised, according to indications
today. Nine OF the IA democrats on
the ways and means committee favor
immediate from wool. The other five
led by Chairman Underwood favor q
reduced duty on the raw product
Pressure has been brought to bear on
both sides and the free wool democrats
today proposed a compromise, which
will probably be accepted. They con-
template revision that will cut the
present rate OF II cents pound to six
cents pound at once. On this figure
all are agreed. Then the free wool
men proposed sliding reduction that
will lake one cent off the duty each
year so that at the end of five years
"a y wool will be automatically on the
free list. The opposition of democratic
leaders, Underwood and Clark, to i'm
mediate free wool has been founded on
he large revenues now brought in by
the wool schedule and on the fact that
immediate free listing OF the product
would probably ALLEVIATE from the
party the wooI-growing states Of the
middle west which the leaders hope to
have in the democratic column in 1912
The committee chose as clerk of the
committee, John II. O'Brien and as
assistant clerk William B. Stewart,
both of whom served with Penrose on
the Senate committee on post offices
before his promotion to finance.
Provision was made by the Senate
Finance Committee at its first meeting
today for the payment of mileage to
senators and pay for pages. A joint
re: olution that has passed the House
for the correction OF clerical errors in
several appropriations bill of the last
session was also recommended to the
Senate for passage. Jos. A. Breckons,
for years secretary to Chairman War
rem, of appropriations, while he was
chosen clerk oS the appropriation com.