Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WsshinOton. ID. c.. Nav 20.

Correspondents Vi TIC AieA"Hii" N''
Washington, D, c.. May 20.
The case of Uric and Williams,
shippers at Springfield, Ohio, against
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
and the G. c. G. & st. L. Railway Co.,
was decided against the complainants
by the interstate commerce commission
today. COmplainants asked reParation
on account of rates from Hillsdale
and other points in Michigan which,
prior to september 8, 1901 were higher
over the line formed by the defendant
roads for the shorter distance to Spring
field than for the longer distance to
Columbus, Ohio, the rates to both
points having been made the same on
that date. But it appeared that other
and shorter delivering lines compete for
the traffic to Columbus and. that the
shorter line distance to Columbus is
less than the short line distance to
Springfield. Upon all the facts and
circumstances it is held, that complaint
should be dismissed.
Miss Alice Roosevelt today christened
her new automobile, riding in it from
the White House to the Pennsylvania
Railroad station where she took the III
O. clock train for New York. The ma
chine arrived yesterday. is an up-to-
date "Red Devil" With it comes the
professional chauffeur, sent on by the
manufacturers of the machine to instruct
Miss Roosevelt il its use. Miss Alice
was accompanied to New York by Com
mander Cowles, her uncle, and maid.
The new automobile cost 81, 500 and was
paid for by Miss Alice out of her own
money. 1t has room for five passengers.
Postmaster General Payne this after
noon made public letter addressed to
the First Assistant Wynne, directing
that compensation of assistant postmas-
ter and clerks in certain first and second
class offices be reduced to conform to
law. The compensation of an assistant
is placed by law at 80 per cent. of the
salary paid the postmaster, this amount
has been exceeded in fourteen offices. The
amount involved is $25, 900 year. The
reduction is to take effect July l. TWEEN
ty-two clerks in eleven offices have been
paid in excess of the salary allowed by
law. The reduction is ordered to take
effect June /. In II Offices persons are
found to have been properly employed
but improperly designated. 1t is order
ed that the irregularities be corrected at
once.
ImportatiOns of manufacturers materials
into the United States in the fiscal year which
ends with next month will be by far the
largest in the history of the impOrtatiOns and
will amount TO nearly or quite S5OO,OOc,OOO.
Over 1900 applicants will contest for 200
places as teachers in the Philippine schools
before June1 half of that number will
be chosen from American islands and the
others from the the United States. 1T was
reported that many teachers would tender
| their designations at the close of this term,
but only 70 resigned. % returned to the
States on their vacation and 800 are in China
and Japan while about $50 remain in Manila.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling at
noon today made the following statement :
Under the present conditions no vessel OF
the navy will be sent to BremertOn."
About eighty clerks are to be dropped by
the Census Office during the month of June
in order TO bring the expenses of the office
within the appropriation.