Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-24
FR0M WASHINGTON.
correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. y.

| correspondence CT the hIeIAlUrlS USYSlIc.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. p.
The executive council OF the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor met this morn
ing in the Typographical Temple
Those present were: President, Samuel
Gompers; Secretary, Frank Morri-
son: Treasurer, Frank B. Lennon;
first Eice.Pftsdent, P. j. Mcclure;
second Nlce-President, James Duncan
ana third Vice President, James O'Con.
nell. The council will remain in SEES
sion three or four days. The principal
object Cfthe meeting is to prepare the
reports to be submitted at the annual
convention to be held in Kansas City
next December. The members OF the
council will also confer with represen-
tatiges OF the Trade Unionists OF Eng.
land. So far nothing has been done
that would interest the public, accord
leg 10 a statement to-day by Secretary
Morrison.
1t was reported to-day that the time
for the evacuation OF Cuba by the Span
iards had been extended from Deem.
Der l to January /. The extension was
necessary, it was said, because OF the
Inability of the Spaniards to leave the
island at the earlier date. Both Cuba
and Porto Rico were discussed at a long
conference at the White House to day,
which was attended by the President
ard Secretaries Long, Alger and Hay,
Attorney General Griggs and Major
General Keifer. Alter the conference
| one OF the members said that the Span
iards were making remarkable progress
toward evacuation.
The Supreme Court to-day rendered
an opinion in the so-called Joint Traffic
Association case which has been pending
for a year. The court by q vote OF 5 to
3 Justices Gray, Shiras, and White
reversed the findings of the court below
and held against the joint traffic as.
ISOLATION. incidentally the court affirm.
ed the constitutionalitv OF the antitrust
law. Justice McKenna took no part
in the decision. The court also
decided two other cases brought
under the antitrust law. These
were the Ramsay City Live Stock AS
ISOLATION cases, which the u below
decided were i'll restraint of trade. This
Judgment vas reversed on the ground
that the members of the Live Stock
Exchange were not engaged in inter-
State commerce, and were therefore
not amenable TO the law. Justice Har.
IAN strongly dissented from this opinion.
If the methods employed by the Live
Stock Exchange werel mott fully under
he term boycott" he was unable to
otherwise designate their actions.
Generals Young, Davis, keifer, Chat.
fee aud Wheeler called at the War
Department this morning and paid
their respects to the adjutant general of
the army. They are on their way to
Philadelphia to attend the peace iubi.
lee. General Keifer, however, will
leave for Jacksonville this afternoon
and assume temporarily the command
of the 7th Army Corps until the return
Of Major General Lee.
The Attorney General has decided
that the immigration laws apply to
Cinnamon who desire to enter Hawaii,
or 10 Cinnamon already there who de-
sire to leave and afterwsrd return.
The House of Bishops of the Episco.
pal convention to-day sen the House
OF Deputies a message during the morn
ing session saying that they concurred
with them in the hour of final adjourn.
ment, which is Tuesday a S p. m. Rou-
tine committee reports took up the
greater portion of the morning meet
ings Of both houses.
At democratic headquarters here
to- lay, two weeks before the election.