Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-08

will be informed of the dereliction and
will be expected by the Comptroller TO
lake steps as body to remedy it.
In the continuation of the argument OF
the anthracite cases before the Interstate
Commerce Commission this morning,
Clarence ]. Shearn, counsel for Dir
Hearst. pointed out that contrary 70
other railroad pools, the anthracite com
biDstion had for its purpose not mamie
nance of rates, but division OF the
coal selling business and consequent
maintenance OF selling prices. Alter
citing authorities, he declared that 'any
combination between these six railroads
either enc intending by concert OF action
10 make or control changes in market
rates. or one where there is division OF
freight between them in the source oil
which they have common Interest Is a
violation Of the law. "
The State Department was informed by
cable this morning from SantO Domingo
that the amended protocol providing for
United States control of customs OF that
country has been signed.
The President has refused tointercede
in the case OF Augustus Shafer, the con
yicted wife murderer of this city. Shsier
will be hanged Friday.
The State Department is informed
through Minister Barrett at Panama that
out of the 4, 500 men employed by the
United States along the canal route,
only 1870, or about 3 per cent, are on the
sick list.
The American National Red Cross
held its first meeting today at the State
Department, for the purpose of reorga-
MIXING. Secretary Taft called the meet
ing TO order and General John M. Fos-
Ter. former Secretary of State was elected
temporary chairman. The following Of
ficers were elected: President, Secre-
tary Taft; Treasurer, c. Fl. Keep, and
Secretary. Chas. l.. McCiee.
There we're continuous conferences on
the subject of statehood in Speaker
Cannon's private office today. The re-
publicaus of the House are outspokenly
dissatisfied with the measure that passed
the Senate, leaders alhong them such as
Payne, Dalzell and Gresvenor, de-
claring emphatically their opposition to
The admission of New Mexico as a
sovereign State. The democrats are
ready to support the bill as passed by
the Senate, with the aid of is rtpubli-
cans if they can have their way.
There was an echo Of yesterdays vote on
the statehood bill in the Senate today Sena-
! Tor Kearns, OF Utah, arose to question OF
personal privilege He said : I'm the trsi
vote on the amendment by Senator Bard, last
evening, admitting New Mexico as State,
voted nay in distinct manner IL appears
the clerks misunderstood me and was
numbered among those favoring the ament-
ment. ? NV word had been given the
maners ST the bill that | would support their
measure and / would not have played them
false for the whole Territory Of Arizona.
lie desired that the Record be corrected, so
far as il related to his vote upon the Bard
amendment. Several Senators stated that
they had heard Mr. Kesrns vote mo, but
others averred that they distinctly heard him
vote AYE" and this ended the incident.
second echo of the statehood bill fight was
heard in the Senate today. Mr.. Bacon de-
clared that the bill which had passed yeSter-
day had been improperly framed by the clerk $
for Transmission TO the House. 1t contained
the Kearne amendm Mt providing for the an
nexation TO Utah of strip Of territory belong
ing to Arizona. He contended that the amend
ment had been excluded from the bill when
the Senate adopted his amendment striking
out all those sections relating to Arizona and
New Mexico.
Ten-year-old whisky and iifteen.year-old
mooLshiDe whisky which consisted of diluted
raw spirits colored with burnt sugar, accord
ing to the assistant attorney general for the
POstoffice Department, was the basis of a
fraud order issued today by the Postmaster
General against the Kentucky Distributing
Company, of Covingt0n, KY. Crigler *
Crigler, of that city, are alleged to have adj
yertised four quarts of the ten year.old va
riety. and one quart of "Jed Wainwrights
Moonshine" for the sum of $3.50. As par
ticuar inducement they also advertised that
the moonshine had been discovered in a Ken
tucky mountain cave, where il had been
abandoned by its distiller, the discovery hav-
ing been made by the sharp nose ola Cincin-
natl hunters dog, which, in tracking cata
mount, stumbled into the cave and returned
with his coat smelling of fifteen-year-old
moonshiHe. A newspaper clipping telling of
the discovery was also furnished with the adj
vertisement. The distributors" are said TO
have confessed this story was untrue.