Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Dec. 81.

nlOTDlug WALK tOuol, 'ioieoN ~S~'Ns
Hay who is ailing at his home across
Lafayette Square, and then went riding
with Mrs. Roosevelt, after causing word
to be passed out at the White House
that he would not be Gin" to visitors I'M
til 2:S0 p. m. The foregoing programme,
so different from his usual work-day
schedule. caused large number OF con-
pressional and social callers to make dis
appointing trips to the Presidents ONCE
The democratic Senators say they be-
lieve this government is secretly desir-
ing conflict with Colombia in Panama.
They say it is the old game of waving
the flag when administration questions
are pending in Congress. 1t is the pro-
gramme of the democrats to keep this
question before the public whenever
Congress is in session.
Chief Examiner Frank NJ. Higgins
today made his annual report to the Civil
Service Commission. During the year
654 examinations were given at 1000
places throughout the country where the
commission has local boards of examiners.
The total number of applicants examined
for the classified service was liz, 624,
resulting in SO, SAC appointments against
IL, 1894 in the preceding year, which,
however includes 9, 76l rural mail carriers
and IA, $50 employees for the navy yard
service, not scheduled in previous reports.
Difficulty has been experienced in Sc
curing sufficient eligibles for certain pro-
fessional, technical and scientific exami-
nations. Applicants for the Philippine
service fell from LIZA for the proceed
ing year to 594 for the past fiscal year.
In Porto Rico, larger number OF natives
than Americans passed the examinations.
The Supreme Court today, after dis
posing of the business of the day, adj
journed until January 4. The impor-
tant business of that day will be the ar
guments in the Northern Securities case,
being the appeal of the Northern Securi-
ties Company from the decision of the
Minnesota courts in favor of the State of
Minnesota.
The Treasury department has issued
CIRCULAR declaring that the new rates of
duty contained in the Cuban reciprocity
bill will become operative at 1901 a. nj.
December ~.
Speaker Cannon today received tele-
gram FROM George B. Mcclellan, Mayor
elect of New York city, stating that he
had this day forwarded to the Governor
of New York his resignation as Represen-
tative of the 18th District Of New York.
Secretary Root, in his anxiety to help
the cause of General Leonard Wood,
has injured him and jeopardized the
chances for his confirmation by tho Sen
ate. In making public portion of his
secret testimony before the military af-
fairs committee Mr.. Root has angered
many Senators, who believe the prece-
dents and usages of the Senate should
be regarded as inyiolable. They now
assume that Secretary Root and, through
him, the President are seeking to place
General Wood in the most favorable
light, and thereby influence the Senate. |
The government today on behalf of
the Interstate Commerce Commission |
submitted motion in the Supreme |
Court to advance to some time about |
the end of March the case of the COM
mission against David G. Baird et al.
This is the case generally referred to as
the w. r. Hearst complaint against the
coal carrying roads. 1t grows out of the
coal strike and the question
involved is the right of the commission
10 compel the production of contracts
md answers to questions in the investi
cation "a to the alleged discrimination
~ the railroads, and as to the reason
lbleness of freight rates.
Postmaster General Payne, vice chair
nan of the republican national COM
nittee, has written National Committee
nan Stewart, of Illinois, to investigate
he charges that Chicago hotel men are
to charge four-fold prices dur
ng the republican national convention
lext June. If the hotel managers in
chicago stick to their policy of holding
Up the conventions delegates, the con-
-ention may be transferred to st. Louis
n some other city.
In the Supreme Court today Adhesion
vas handed down in the case of White
IS the United States sustaining the pro-
isions of the naval personnel act as ex-
sounded, by the Court of Claims
White, an engineer appointed from civil
ife under the act, claimed an advance
n pay, although he had reached the
maximum. The court held that, al
hough there might be some doubt on
be subject, if it had been intended to in
rease the pay of those who had reached
he maximum, the law would have so
lated in explicit terms. The decision
therefore, was against White.
Further developments in the land
-auds investigation in this city are ex-
ected at the end of the month, when, it {
learned on high authority, several i'm
ortant arrests will be made. The pre- 8
minary hearing of the charges against
ohm A. Benson, the San Francisco land |
will be held before United States !
Arson R. Taylor on De- '
ember 80, at which time it is believed, a q
lumber of men connected with the land
flee and formerly doing business with its r
Ulcers, will find themselves in. the tolls. I
The directors of the United States Reduc- p
on and Refining Company have given notice :
the preferred stockholders that the divi-
md due next month will be passed. The t
rectors give as a reason for passing the divi- |
md, that many labor troubles now existing :,
Colorado have impaired earnings.