Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Jurisprudence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. June 25.
President James O'Connell of the
Machinists Association has returned
from the conference 10 New York with
President Truesdsle of the D., L. & w.
Ry. No conclusion was reached at the
meeting of the rival powers and an
other date was set for further consid.
Grafton of the matter. A conference is
being held here today between Presi-
dents Gompers OF the A., F. OF L.,
James O'Connell of the Mschinists; E.
w. Lynch OF the Metal Polishers Ma.
tiouai Union, and John Mulhollsnd of
the allied Metal Mechanics. The
principal object under discussion is the
situation at the National Cash Reg
lister Works, 10 Dayton, o.
The shirt waist question has been
decided at the White House 10 favor OF
the garment. A young man clad 10
striped trousers, fedora straw hat and
shirt waist that reminded the be-
holder OF the Chicago fire, entered the
mansion yesterday afternoon and pass
ed into the East Room. The ushers 10
their tightly buttoned sweltering blue
coats stood sghas.. When they recov-
cred from their horror they reported
the arrival OF the fiery garment to Capt.
Du Bots. The Captain hurried into the
Esst Room, took look at the young
man and his sunset raiment and decid-
ed that the shirt waist wearer might
remain. Thus the precedent was es'
tablished, and though shirt waists are
barred from the Washington schools
and other places at the National Capt..
tai they may come and 60 to the White
House.
The trusts are to be arraigned before
Congress in o monograph that will be
addressed to that body by the odnstrial
commission, and the national leglsla'
tive body will be told that the Sherman
antitrust law is wholly inadequate to
deal with the growing combinations OF
capital. In addition to the report OF
the commission az body several mem
bers will make Individual reports. ln
these there will bs recommendation
for a constitutional amendment against
trusts; ...,..v. =. a., 4,oryvrt
News Shipbuilding Co., stopping here,
saws there can be but one end 10 the
striking machlDists, $50 far as We are
concerned" "rhey must return to
work." he declared, under the condi-
tons which have hitherto prevailed. Ii
we gave our 600 maohinists 10 hours pay
for 8 hours work, the rest OF our 900
employees would have the right to make
the same demand. To grant 1t would
increase our expersss 81 900 day, cut
of about 80 days work in year and de-
lay completion OF important contract
work"
representative Claude A. Swanson
OF Virginia, arrived In Washington yes
terday, and is at the Riggs House, to
remain several days and seems as salts
fed as though his fight had been
crowned with success. In his Con-
gressional district, In which bis success.
full rival, Attorney General Montague,
resides, out OF 129 delegates elected,
113 were pledged to Swanson. This In
itself, Mr.. Swsnson's friends say, was
compensation for defeat. He says it Is
on the programme to nominate Capt.
Willard for lieutenant governor.
The Commissioner OF Internal Rev.
enue ruled today that the value of pro-
prietsry stamps properly affixed and
cancelled on proprietary articles not
removed from factory for sale or use
before July l. 1901, may be refunded
on proper application to the collector or
from whom the stamps we're purchased.
The value of stamps on articles In
hands OF dealers or which have been
removed from factory, will not be re-
funded.
d There is postofice in Bartholomew county.
Ind, established January %, 1901, that was
named Springer after the republican county
G hartman a month later the pame was
changed to Cushmsn; three months later 1t
Was changed back to Springer I; In 1898 the
name was changed to Grammer June 26,
1897, beck it went. by Off ,isl order, to
Springer; a month later the Grsmmer crowd
achieved another victory; on July II, 1898,
Springer came back. The postmaster wouldn't
have 1t and let it go at Grsmmer. Last June
q new postmistress, Miss Mollie Bergman.
went in and she was told to call it Springer.
She belongs to the Grsmmer faction, has re-
fused to obey the order and now the whole
fight Is before the Postofice Department
again.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage was shown
the London dispatches today which purport
TO quote NJ. WitEe Russian minister Of f.
nance, anent the tariff difficulties existing be-
tween the two countries. He refused to reply
because, as he said, "the easiest way for two
men who wish to fail to come to an under
standing is to discuss their differences in the
public press"
Attorney Bonner, VINO represents Su Shih
Chin, the Cinnamon, whom the collector OF
customs at San Francisco wants to admit and
against whose admission the Chinese Consul
General is protesting, arrived in Washington
to lay and ,d q conference with assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Taylor. The papers
in the case have not yet arrived and no de-
cison was reached.
To-iay's Cabinet meeting was shorter |
than usual on account of the absence OF Sec |
retsries Hay and Boot and Postmaster Gen.
ersl Smith Attorney General Knox ex. |
planned that recent criticisms OF his depart. |
ment regarding its alleged failure to scquaint |
the Supreme Court with certain rulings bear. |
ing on colonial mstters were unjust. All the |
facts were laid before the court & the 70 |
marks Of several Of the justices proved, he |
said. Nothing new was reported from either |
the Philippines or Cuba and the Russian tariff |
matter in the absence Of Secretary Hay was |
not touched upon.
Geo. 8. Cable was today appointed post. |
master at Hume, Fsuquier county, Va, vice |
james w. Leonard, removed.