Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-21

at the New York meeting last night.
At the White House the statement is
made today that the letter OF the Presi-
dent to DR.. Sbaw, editor Of the Review
of Reviews. which was read by Senator
Culberson in his New York speech last
night, was never given out textually
from the White House for publication.
The correspondent of Chicago paper
was allowed to see copy of the letter
shortly after it was written, and he sent
to his paper the substance of the letter,
emitting, however, the first and the
last sentences. (The last sentence be-
gan, 81 freely say to you that |
should be delighted il Panama were an
independent slate, or it il made itself so
at this moment"
After the Cabinet meeting today Post
master General Wynne denied that there
was any new investigation under foot in
the New York postoffice. at has been
printed with authority" he said, "that
Postmaster Van Colt will not be reap
pointed after the expiration of his term,
and that his successor will be able to
make an investigation of the affairs Of
the Office if he so pleases. | should
think that that is sufficient answer to
the latest stories. From time to time
every office in the country is fnvesti-
gated and the New York Office is no ex-
ception to this rule. But it is not true
that there are any new disclosures or
sensational discoveries.
The Cabinet at its meeting today de-
voted almost all of the time to the
! formulation of a circular letter to the
powers of the world inviting them to
participate in another peace conference
at The Hague. The letter will be sent
out within few days to the ambas-
sailors and ministers abroad, to be
presented to the respective foreign
Offices. Although The Hague is suggest
ed as the proper meeting place of such a
conference, the powers are asked to
rsake suggestions as 10 the time. The
sending of this letter is the outgrowtb
of the recent labors of the Interparlia-
mentary Union at st. Louis, and their
request TO the President that he call a
peace conference similar to that beld
several years ago at The Hague under the
call of the Car of Russia. 1t is under
stood that the letter is couched in
general terms aud makes no reference
to the present war between Japan
and Russia.
"E ]. Smiley VS.. the Stale of Kan
sas' is the title of the case involving q
construction of the antitrust laws of Kan
sas, which was argued in the Supreme
Court of the United States today. Smi-
lev was tried in Rush county, Kansas.
As secretary and representative OF the
Kansas State Grain Dealers Association
he was charged with having entered into
an agreement with grain dealers of Bison
Rush county, to fix the price they
should pay for grain, to divide be-
tween them the net earnings aud to pre-
vent competition in the purchase and
sale of grain. He was found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of $500 and to
Imprisonment in the county Jail for three
months. An appeal was taken to the
Kansas Supreme Court, where judgment
OF the trial court was affirmed. The pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court of the
United States are for the purpose of re-
viewing the judgment Of affirmation.
COL Thomas w Symons, engineer in
charge OF the Erie, n. Y, canal, wa,
one of the callers at the White House
this morning. "The actual work on
the canal will be started in earnest as
early as possible in the spring. said he.
We will let about s., 900, 900 or So, 0OO,'
900 worth of the work in the arst place
as sample contracts to see low near oul
estimates it can be done. Then, If II
C )mes within the estimates, the rest o.
the $101, 900, 600 worth of contracts will
lie given out.
United States Minister Dawson, al
San Domingo, cables the State Depart
ment that the Dominican government has
purchased abroad 10000 rifles and g
large supply Of ammunition in order t.
be prepared for any possible emergency
inOfcUcul
President Roosevelt today denied
clemency in 6 applications and granted
IL pardons, of the latter being merely
reservations to civil rights. Among the
pardon cases is that of John Ashberry,
Sc fenced from Indian Territory fol
mq der.
Ambassador Mccormick, at st. Peters
burg, arrived in Washington this morn
ing on leave of absence and formally re.
Irted to Secretary of State Hay before
proceeding to his homein Chicago. He
declined to discuss the Japanese-Rus-
sian situation for publication.
Speaker Cannon reached town thi:
morning and left on an afternoon train
for Baltimore where he is billed to speak
tonight.
Fraud orders were issued by the Post
Office Department today against the
Pennsylvania Mutual Society and G.
w. Holmes, of Huntington, w. Va,
Camden, n. j., and Scranton, Pa.
Goodman & Co., of Cincinnati, o.. How
ard Manufacturing Co., and Danie
Weber and G. Jackson, all of New
York city.
Released.