Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-05

engaged. The first gun in the battle
has already been fired By France. This
government has just been notified that
France has agreed to carry out the terms
of the Brussels sugar convention. lhat
convention decided that all bounties on
the production or export OF sugar snou ~,
be abolished. This. it is believed, VIII
mean the destruction of the sugar IN
dustry in Austria. The point that is
of narticular interest to the United States
sugar producters, from cane or beet, is that
soon as the new order of things goes in
TO effect. and no more bounties are paid
ON sugar by the European countries,
that sections of the Dingley tariff law
which authorizes the imposition OF
countervailing duties on bounty-fed
sugars imported into this country, will
become obsolete. Without additional
legislation to keep it out, the doors OF
this country will be opened to a flood OF
European sugar estimated at ], 500, 600
tons annually. To the sugar trust, so
long as the differential duty OH refined
sugars is retained, this would mean in
creased profits to the extent of II and a
half cents on every hundred pounds OF
raw sugar admitted. But to the cane
sugar producers of the west it would
mean ruin, because it would knock the
bottom out of prices.
In supplementary report to his an
nual report Governor Taft, of the
Philippines, opposes the recent establish
ment of the Filipino Independent
Catholic Church, organized in opposi-
ton to the Roman Catholic Church by
Padre Gregorio Aglipay, who now styles
himself Archbishop. Governor Taft re-
CARDS the movement as one which Is
likely to cause the civil government
considerable embarrassment, inasmuch as
Aglipay's followers are Selling churches
in various places and are endeayoring to
dispossess the Roman clergy.
Congressman Rixey, of the Eighth
Virginia district, has nominated John
Rose, son of Mr.. J. f. Rose, of Bethel
Academy, Fauquier county, Virginia, to
be naval cadet at Annapolis.
Senator Daniel was not in his seat
when the Senate met today, being de-
layed at his home in Lynchburg by the
illness of his son who has typhoid fever.
A surprise was caused in the Senate
today by Senator Lodge introducing a
bill to repeal for time the duty on
coal.
A few weeks since Mr.. Rixey offered
bill in the House to allow country
people TO sell their produce in Washing
ton without a license, but the committee
to whom the bill was referred reported
against it. Today Mr.. Rixey received
a letter from Mr.. West, one of the Dis
trict of Columbia Commissioners, saying
that after a conference the commission
ers had approved an order which will
allow persons raising their own produce
to sell the same to regular customers,
but not from house to house or along
the streets.
The Russian sugar bounty case from
the port of Baltimore of Robert f.
Downs VS.. the United States was today
decided in the Supreme Court of the
United States in favor of the counter
yailing duty exacted by the United
States customs. The cargo of sugar
consigned to Downs had paid a bounty
upon export from Russia and he there
fore claimed exemption upon it being
landed in the United States
Sir LANG Cheng, the Chinese Minister
designated to the United States, will
marry the daughter of the Chinese
Minister at Paris, Yu Keng, before
leaving for Washington. The wedding
will probably take place at Canton.
The body Of two-months' old mulatto girl
baby was found dashed to the end Of the rear
car of a Baltimore and Ohio train which ar
rived at Columbus, Ohio, from Cincinnati
this morning. The discovery was made at
Derby. The baby was dead when found, but
there are indications that it was alive when 1t
was tied to the train.
U. S. Consul Kaiser, of Mazatlan, Mex,
reports to the State Department that experts
employed by the Mexican government have
pronounced the disease prevailing there TO be
bubonic plague. He adds that the govern
ment has taken all possible precautions 10 pre-
vent its spread.
A surprise was contained in the nomina-
tions sent to the Senate by the President to-
day, Assistant Secretary of State ID. ). Hill,
of New York, is made minister to Switzer-.
land succeeding Charles Page Bryan, of
Illinois. who goes to Portugal as minister,
succeeding Francis B. Loomis, of Ohio, who
comes 10 Washington as Assistant Secretary
of State in place Of Mr.. Hill.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
by the President today are the following: To
be United States Marshal, j. Duncan Adams,
for the District Of South Carolina. To be sur
veyor of customs, William ID. Crum, col
ored, Charleston, s. G.. To be consul general,
Hugh Pitcarn, of Penna (now eonsul), at
Hamburg, Germany. To be Judge Advocate
u. S. army, with rank of lieutenant colonel,
Harvey c. Carbaugh.
Opposition has developed to the proposed
appointment of Robert B. Armstrong, Of Hi
nois. private secretary TO Secretary Shaw, 10
be assistant secretary of the treasury to sue
coed Mr.. o. L. Spaulding. Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the finance committee, TO which
the nomination will be referred is understood
to be leading the opposition. The senator
takes the position that man only ~ years
old has neither experience nor Judgment re-
quired for the position Mr.. Aldrich has sew
eral senators with him who will fight the
nomination.
No attempt was made at this mornings
meeting of the Senate judiciary committee to
take up Chairman HoaT's antitrust bill for
consideration. The members say, however,
that it will be taken up at lie next meeting,
next Monday.
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