Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-06
From Washington.

Wilson OF the Agriculture depart heul.
He also noted the effect Of the pure food
law of this country, and reported that
consumers here, assured OF the purity
and character of foreign products, are
using them in greater quantities than ever
before. Some of those Scotch WHISTLES
still are obnoxious TO the chief. "Ihe
British regulations" he says, conserve
carefully certain rights Of the British
consumer, but legalize any kind of
manipulation whatever when the goods
are to be sent on board ships or to
foreign countries" He wants goods
bottled in special warehouses for export,
where any admixture for colOring may
be added, excluded from our ports.
Congressman Burton, of Ohio, gener-
ally mentioned as possible chairman OF
the appropriations committee of the
next House, called on President Roose-
Welt today, for general talk, including
the political situation in Ohio, the ne
cessity of tariff legislation, and railroad
rate question. Mr.. Burton will leave
for Ohio tomorrow TO take part in the
campaign. He opposes the Foraker
view on railroad rate legislation, and
will give expression to his own views
from the platform. He is not convinced
of the necessity of tariff or revenue leg
islation, as the financial conditions OF
The treasury are steadily improving
He is inclined to the view of Congress
man McCleary that if additional revenue
should be needed, a simple plan
would be to place a duty on coffee
Mr.. Burton SAYS he has received no in
timation that Speaker Cannon will put
him at the head of the appropriations
committee. As chairman OF the river
and harbors committee he is convinced
that there will be no river and harbor
bill next winter.
The appointment of Charles w. Rus
sell, of Wheeling, w. Va, to be Assist
ant Attorney General, was announced at
the Department of Justice this morning,
He succeeds in this position Milton d.
Purdy, who has been made Assistant to
the Attorney General.
The President today appointed Alex
ander r. Mullowney jude Of the police
court of the District of Columbia. He
has been one Of the assistant district
attorneys here.
At the Cabinet meeting this morning
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson's prop
osition that the meat packers of the
be required to pay for the tags
attached to inspected meat, received the
approval o: the President and his advis-
ers. Heretofore the government has
borne the expense ofthese tags, at a cost of
about S75, 900 year. The money thus
saved will be used to employ additional
inspectors in order to make more thorough
the work of meat inspection.
When the Supreme Court OF the
United States conVenes Monday for the
annual October term the chief justice
and associate justices, all of whom bid
fair to be present, will find a docket
containing between 412 and 4l5 cases
pending Tor argument. Between the
opening and close of the term certain
classes of appeals, principally those in
which the government is interested, may
be rushed up from the lower, and IN
cases where public interest demands a
speedy adjudication the Attorney Gene
raj and his people may ask for advance
ment in the docket of certain causes. In
any event the court will probably reach
about case No 260 when adjournment
is taken next May, some $50 cases going
over. The court is now about a gear
and half behind, it taking at least
wear after an appeal is filed for the case
to be reached tor argument. The opening
Monday will be made in the
original case of Louisiana against Mis-
sissippi over the ownership OF the oys-
ter beds east ST the delta of the Missis-
,ippi, from which northern cities acquire
most of their canvasback ducks and ter
-apin. Louisiana has possession and
wants her title perfected. Another orig
nal case between States is the big pow
vow between Missouri and Illinois over
he Chicago drainage canal. The Inter
tate Commerce Commission will have
several appeals.
There has been a steady and progress
We improvement in the health of the
.rmy, according to the annual report of
Surgeon General O'Reilly, published by
he War Department today. In the ifs
al year ended June 80 last there were
LOG deaths from all causes, equal to
rs per thousand, as compared with
}. 81 for the previous year and 1888 for
he quinquenhial period lS9S-l902. Dis
harges for disability were ], 377, and
be rate 22.90, as compared with 1851
Or the year 1904 The number of men
non-efective was 2,925.Sl,
living a rate of 40 so as compared with
Il. rs for last year.
Holding that the purpose is merely TO
ell notwithstanding" belts of doubt
al value, the Postofiice Department to-
lay issued fraud order against j. J.
Durham, who did business under the
lame OF Adrian Medical and Surgical
Institute, Adrian MedicO Surgical In
titute. DIR. Durham's Remedy Com
,any, Mrs. DR.. Durham, and DR.. Dur
lam, all Of Adrian, Michigan. The
,elrs sold from 81. so to $35 according |
o the amount patients would pay for
hem.
Further action by the State Depart
nent in the case of VIM S. Albers, of
who is under arrest in
Nicaragua charged with resisting the
will he postponed until the
rival in this city OF U. S. Consul Don