Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-28
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazett
Washington, ID. c., August %.

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Edwin 5. Holmes, jr., former assO-
ciate statistician of the Department Of
Agriculture, voluntarily surrendered
himself 10 the United States marshal
this morning in response to the indict-
ment found last week by the grand jury
charging him with conspiracy in coz
nection with the premature use OF gov
eminent crop reports. Later Holmes
was brought before Justice Stafford and
his bond fixed at SIC, 900, which he gave
with w. H. Trouland as surety. Dis
trict Attorney Beach endeavOred to per-
suade the court to make the bond $40,
600, arguing that Holmes had forfeited
any consideration by the government
through his failure to appear Saturday
as had been arranged. During the
course of the argument Mr.. Beach stated
that the government had discovered that
Holmes recently sold gold mine out
west for S73, 900, that he had sold other
property for $50, 900 and that he had
$50, 600 besides, deposited in various
safety deposit boxes. Holmes salary
as a government official was only 81, 200
a year.
No action looking to the recognition
by the United States Of the independent
sovereignty Of Norway will be taken
until the return to this city of President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu
Root. Eventually, it is frankly admitted,
it is the purpose of this country to accord
recognition to Norway, but it is probable
that the United States will follow the
lead of European countries and will not
take the initiative in the matter
United States Consul Mason, at Gren-
oble, France, is daily sending information
by cable to the State Department the
condition of the stranded American
circus employees at that place. This
morning dispatch was received by him
in which he says that there are still 65
American members of the circus at
Grenoble in very distressing con-
dtion. The officials OF the State De-
partment declare that no instructions
relative to the relief of these people have
as vet been sent to Consul Mason. When
asked just what this government could
do for these people the statement WAS
made that nothing could be done unless
the President borrowed the money for
their passage home trusting to Cong
ress for an appropriation to reimburse
the banker or bankers from whom the
money would be borrowed. Such action,
so far as is known here, is not contem
plated. There is no appropriation
which could be used for the relief of the
stranded Americans.
Encouraging information regarding the
boycott situation in China was received
by the State Department this morning
by cable from United States Minister
Rockhill, at Peking, China. Minister
Rockhill reports that, according to the
latest information received by him, the
boycott is gradually subsding. He says
that the Chinese merchants of Shanghai
who deal in "piece goods" are strongly
opposing the boycott and are taking steps
which, he thinks, will most likely break
the boycott as far as such goods are con-
cerned. 1t is said at the State Depart
ment that this will be most gratifying
news to the manufacturers of the south,
who export to China. The cotton goods
sent out from the southern States are in
cluded in the category of "piece goods"
and it is evident that the boycott on such
materials will be broken.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
in an opinion today i'll the case Of I. NJ.
Kehoe & Co., of Terre Haute, against
the Charlestown and Western Caro-
lima, SeabOard Air Line and others.
held that the defendants estab-
lished charge OF 81 a day for
demurrage on each car load of hay is
just and reasonable. In the case of KehOe
and Company vs.. the Evansville and
Terre Haue and others, it is held to be
unreasonable aud unjust to insist upon
billing hay shipments to specified des-
tlnation in order to secure application OF
a lower proportional rate.
Ia the matter of the seizure of lOS
bales of tobacco, shipped from Tampa
to New York, one half of which is said
to have paid the duty on filler tobacco