Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-03
/ NJ. Langley. representing the

J. NJ. Langley, representing the
Merchants Association OF New York in
testimony before the industrial COM
mission Today, said that the arbitrary
custom of the railways since the enact
ments of the interstate commerce law,
10 dividing the company into sections
aud 10 making rates was responsible
for the inability OF New York merchants
to do business in the South on bssis
OF profit. 1--WE have a grievance" ne
said, with no apparent remedy" Prior
% the enactment OF the interstate CON-
merce law, he said, no combination OF
the railways existed so far as rating was
concerned.
Instructions Ihave been sent by the
State department to Minister Loomis
to inform the Venezuelan government
before his departure from Caracas that
the United States will insist upon their
demands relative to the settlement OF
American claims. The department will
neither affirm nor deny the statement
from Port su Spain, attributed TO a
Venezuelan government official, that
Minister Loomis was recalled on the
request OF the Venezuelan foreign Of
fee. The department says that no
statement whatever regarding the diff
| fereuces between that country aud the
United States will be made by IL until
after Minister Loomis's arrival here.
II is believed, however, that the inti-
nation was conveyed to this govern
10 emit that it would be in the interests
lof the friendly relations between the
two countries for MIR. Loomis to leave
| Caracas.
II democrats prominent at home, In
different parts OF the country now here,
correctly state the condition OF political
affairs 10 their respective districts,
there can be no doubt that the national
democratic party is 10 anything else
than favorable condition, for, accord.
| ing to them, men who have deserted
their party In two national elections
and Joined it's enemies have been nomi.
mated and elected to important offices,
to the disgust of the old, good and
true members of the party. They also
say that while Mr.. Bryan was right 10
opposing the democratic mayors OF st.
Louis and Chicago, the fact that he did
go has created bad impression among
the democracy, and that he Is no longer
| their idol, as he used to be, and that the
only hope they now bave is that the re-.
| publican robbers who now have con-
| troll OF the government may fall out
among themselves.
The Navy Department has forfeited
i H. NTH "A ~ ,lnrn HAN RIM
Works, of Baltimore. for the construc.
ton of the torpedo boat Tingey, and
will advertise for some one else to COM
pele the vessel. As soon as the boilers
are put 10 and the boat is In condition
to be moved she will be taken
to Norfolk and finished there.
The contract with the Baltimore Company
was let in October, 1893. The company
went into the hands OF a receiver in 1899,
and has been unable to complete tbs Work
because they could not get the material from
/ the Midva!e Steel Company. A beard OF Off
GERS will ta appointed to determine the value
of the work alresdy done and the amount OF
money to be paid to the Columbian Iron
Works.
At the brokers' offices here today cotton
was quoted as stronger, wheat and corn weak
and stocks as still rising.
Plans are being perfected for enlsrging the
Capitol by bringing the east and west front OF
the old or central part of tho Building on a
line with that Of the wings, thereby making
it twenty eight feet wider.
The Columbia Sbipbuilding Company. Of
Wilmington, Delaware, having suspended,
have turned over one Of the steamers they
were building to the Trigg works at Rich
mond, the proprietors OF which will be among
the bidders for the new steel war ship, the
building Of which will be let tomorrow.
Colonel Jones, the late General Malone
old friend, is among the visitors here now.
The colonel is apparently as we'll as ever,
though be is almost entirely blind now He
says most all the Virginisns he once knew
are dead now, but he asked particularly after
the few who are yet alive. The colonel Is a
resident OF California, and Is out OF politics
Congressman Dalsell of Pennsylvania, who
bes Just returned from Cuba was at the
White House to,sy. He says the politicians
OF the island are opposed to the Americans
and anything they may do, but that he does
not believe their opposition would amount to
anything we're it not for the anti administra-
ton press in the United States.