Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-14
FROM WASHINGTON

such beneficial legislation that they
will be given a long leave of power.
Speaker Champ Clark, Thomas Nelson
Page, John Temple Graves, Senator
Fletcher, OF Florida; Senator MARITIME,
of New Jersey, and other prominent
democrats last night in Washington ad-
dressed 500 young college men. gath
cred under the auspices of the National
Organization of the College Mems Dem
ocratic League at the New Willard Ho-
tel to celebrate the birthday OF Thomas
Jefferson.
Mexican insurrectos today hold poss-
ession OF Aqua Prieta on the United
States border opposite Douglas, Ariz.
American lives and property are IN
danger and further fighting is expected
at any moment. This Information
was received in telegram at the War
Department today from Douglas. MAJ.
Gen. Wood has wired the commander
OF the American troops at that point
for complete report on the light
which occurred yesterday. According
to the telegram received today, two
American non-combitants were killed
while on United States soil. Both we're
railroad men engaged in their duty,
The Mexican federal soldiers who fed
across the frontier when the battle be-
gan to 60 against them, we're dlsarmed
BY the United States troops and are to-
| day held pri oners in Douglas.
Three thousand Mexicon insurrectos
are threatening the city OF Juarez and
the authorities at that place are prepar-
ing for an attack, according to a dis
patch received at the State Department
today. 1t is asserted that the revolu-
tionists outnumber the federais by four
te one and they control the railroads
and the telegraph lines south of the
city.
Predicting the passage by the Senate
Of the resolution 20 submit to the states
| constitutional amendment for the direct
election OF senators, following the &C
ton OF the House last night in passing
the measure by 296 to 16, Senator
Bolah leader OF the movement in the
Senate today stated that he felt thus
arrangement would passed in the Sen
ate at this session.
The resignation Of David Jayne Hill
as Ambassador to Germany was an
bounced at the White House today. In
his letter to President Taft, Hill called
attention to the fact that when Taft be-
came president, be notified the secre-
tary Of state OF his readiness to retire:
Taft then asked him to remain. Hill
said that as half of President Taft's
term had now passed, he had decided
to ask to be relieved as soon as poss-
IDLE. He submitted the resignation in
formal fashion, to be effective July l.
In an order served on $50 railroads
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today further suspended schedules
granting through rates to tap lines I'M
til June first. q majority of the rail
roads affected operate in the southwest
The Capital Of the nation today
learned that it is to be reformed"
by Victor Berger, the Socialist Con-
gresham from Milwaukee. Berger
toured the city yesterday, after which
he announced. As an alderman Of
Washington, l am going to try to
6ud out why the wage Garner and the
salaried man cannot live comfortably
here. There must be something radl-
cally wrong"
That $4,000 bride offer, part OF
big slush fund to elect William F. Shee-
han to the U S. Senate from New
York, was offered a New York assem-
blyman was the report that astounded
the capital today. Representative W.
Lir,leton who was reported to have
made an Intellectual attempt to trap
the mau offering the bride, refused to
discuss the matter for publication. But
the report was accepted as true by poll
tiCians who were close to the situation
in New York during the senatorial
deadlock. The story as told here set
forth that certain assemblyman from
small town near New York was Of
fered SIC, O00if be would quit the ranks
of the insurgents in the legislature and
vote for Sheehan. He, it was asserted,
arranged to meet the man who offered
the bribe later and then called on Lit
Teton aud arranged plan to trap the
would-be briber. When the time came
for the payment of the money, how.
ever, the offerer was not on hand and
the incident closed.
According to a dispatch received
today force Of ESQ insurrectos boarded
special passenger train at Fronteras,
south OF Aqua Prieta. On arriving at
Aqua Prieta they began shooting in all
directions, Their FIRE was returned by
force of 90 soldiers composed OF fed
eral troops and national guardsmen.
The fighting lasted two hours. Twelve
rebels were killed and sixteen wounded.
The loss on Mexican federal side was
about the same The dispatch received
at the War Department makes no men
ton Of any American soldiers crossing
the line into Mexico. General Wood
directed, in his telegram today, that
the commanding officer inform him
specifically upon that poiut. Grave
complications are feared lis found that
any American soldiers invaded Mexican
territory. Army officers at the War
Department today discredited the re.
port that American soldiers had crossed
the Mexican frontier during the fight at
Aqua Prieta. Most specific lnstruc-
lions have been given to all officers
commanding any U. S. troops along
tho hordar 70 tho affect that thew m11st