Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-27

the State Department today 1t IS appa'
rent that this country will acquiesce 10
any action taken by Cuba to prevent the
American residents of the Isle OF Pines
from overthrowing the existing form Of
government there or from preventing
the properly constituted officials OF the
island from exercising their duties and
functions. The attitude of this govern
ment is that the Isle of Pines belongs to
Cuba and that American or other foreign
residents there should recognize that
fact and conform to the Cuban laws adj
ministered in that island.
A postofice fraud order has been
issued against the Nutriola Company.
The ground upon which the order was
issued was "that the stock of this COM
PAW is being sold through the mails by
means of pretenses, representations and
promises which are false and fraudulent.
A fraud order has also been issued
against the turf scheme, known as
civilian ScadIer's Secret Service Spec
ial, !" of 234 Broadway"
The President has approved the SEN
tence of dismissal 10 the case of Capt.
Alga P. Berry, of Kansas, 29th Infantry,
who, after a protracted trial by court
martial at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ingtou, was convicted of charges OF
drunkenness on duty and of violating
his pledge to abstain from drinking in-
toxicating liquors.
The American National Bank, of Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, has been closed by
order of the directors after fruitless ef-
forts to have the bank liquida;ed by
another banking corporation. The re-
sources and liabilities of the bank at the
close OF business November 9, 1905,
were 1854, 803 35 each.
Cprisings against the Jews in Russia still
continue according to reports received At the
State Department from its consular officers.
| At ROstoff-On -the-DOn there have been fifteen
| Jews killed and a number wounded, while
over ten thousand have been financially
ruined. II is estimated that in that city
alone the financial losses Of the Jews have
amounted TO over seven million rubles
| Similar uprisings have also been reported
from Bahmuf, LugantZ, Marienopol, Ghenit-
chesk, and Ekaterinoslov. This information
was received at the department this morning
| by cable.
In the u. S. Supreme Court today, on mo
| ton Of Solicitor General Hoyt, the cases Of
| Benjamin F. Nelson. Anselm c. Bossard and
| Clarence l. McNair VS.. the United States
were advanced TO be heard on january with
| the other so-called paper trust cases.
The Supreme Court today upheld the Penn
| sylvania Railroad Company in shutting cab
men and expressmen. save only the one line
with which il has contract, out OF It's
| Chicago depot. 1t held briefly that such an
arrangement was for the benefit of the public
| The court held that the Pennsylvania Com.
pany has the right to maintain a passenger
station at Chicago and that it, is its duty to
subserve the comforts Of passengers and ship
pers.
The United States Supreme Court today. in
| the case of John ID. Jack VS. the State of Kan
sas, declared valid that section Of the kansa:
antitrust law which promises immunity from
prosecution or use of his testimony against
| h IN to person called to testify in antitrust
proceedings
Frank Jones, recently convicted Of man
slaughter in connection with the death Of
Kate Norbeck, was this morning sentenced tC
fe Imprisonment.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
today, in decisions announced by Justics
Harlan, sustained the validity Of the garbage
collections and destruction ordinances of the
cities Of San Francisco. Cal, and Detroit
Mich. BY removing this garbage, the cour
held, no private property was taken for pub
lie uses; ii constituted only the destruction o
nuisance. Justices Peckham and Brewer
dissented.