Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-11
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a collection agency. He followed the
example set by Secretary OF the Navy
Bonaparte a few days ago Mr.. Cortel-
YOU. however, says that he will not
harbor anyone who contracts a debt on
the strength of his official position and
then without sufficient excuse neglects
to make payment. Creditors and col
lectors will not be permitted to see en-
ployees during business hours, but when
complaint of non-payment is made, the
employee will be asked to report about
the matter.
An interesting Debate over the ques-
ton of regulation of rates by the govern
ment is announced to take place next
week before the Chautauqua Assembly
at Clarinda, Iowa, between Governor
Cummins, of that State, and Hon. Dan
iel Davenport, of Bridgeport, Conn.
Governor Cummins will supportthe al
firmative, while Mr.. Davenport will rep
resent the opposition from the standpoint
o. the small investor in railway stocks
and bonds. Both Messrs. Cummins and
Davenport appeared before the Senate
committee on interstate commerce last
winter and the testimony OF the former
was so strong in behalf of the proposed
legislation that the demand for printed
copies could not be supplied.
Luther b. Dow, general manager OF
the American association of masters and
pilots of steam vessels, held confer
ence this morning with Acting Secre-
tary Murray of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor in regard TO having
Congress enact laws bringing naptha
launches and other pleasure crafts under
steamboat inspection. Efforts OF the as
ISOLATION to have life preservers installed
on the small crafts in the vicinity of New
York and other precautions taken have
met with failure because the vessels
were under the fifteen tons limit. 1t is
is understood that the department views
with favor the movement to extend the
inspection to the smaller vessels.
Regulations governing the installation
and operation OF mailing schutes in public
buildings, hotels and Office buildings
have been approved by the Postmaster
General upon the recommendation OF a
commission appointed to consider the
subject. Although in use for twenty
wears. no regulations had been adopted
i'm regard to their establishment or opera
ton. According to the regulations the
buildings in which the chutes are located
must be five stories high, if hotel;
four. if a business or Office structure;
and contain fifty residential apartments,
if an apartment hOuee.
A blow to Standard Oil interests has
heen dealt by tine Louisville and Nash
vile and the Illinois Central Railroads.
They have issued new tariffs reducing
the rates on oil from New Orleans to
northern points to the same figure en-
loved by the shippers from northern
points to New Orleans. The infOrma-
ton was officially submitted to the In
terstate Commerce Commission today,
before whom is pending the complaint
Of the Gulf Refining Company of Texas
against several railroads. The complaint
AYERS that the rates maintained are for
the benefit Of the Standard Oil Company.
The tariff as chan4ed by the Illinois
Central and the Louisville and Nash
vile, it is believed, will satisfy the COM
plant and there is a prospect that the
complaint will be dropped.
Guy Miller, assistant clerk in charge
of a local postofiice sub station, was held
by U. S. Commissioner Taylor this NOM
ing under 81, 900 bonds for his appear
ance before the grand jury to answer to
charges of embezzliug $236.5O from the
money fund and $2lS.7S from the post
al fund. Miller's defense was that he
had not planned to defraud the govern
ment, but was careless in keeping his
books.
The death of Rear Admiral Andrew
f. X. Benbam, retired, at Lake Ma
hopac, n. Y, this morning, was reported
to the Navy Department today. Ad
miral Benham was distinguished in the
service, the active period of his duty
having covered forty seven years. He
was retired while in command of the
South Atlantic station April 10, 1894.
During the Spanish war, Admiral Ben
ham acted as prize commissioner for the
district of Georgia. Later he served
on the Schley court of inquiry.
The deceased admirals best known
act in recent years occurred during the
Brazilian rebellion in the early nineties,
when during the rebel blocade of Rio
Janiero, he escorted an American mer-
chairman into the harbor and when
threatened by the rebel ships fred a shot
across their bows. He and the mer.
chairman were not further molested. 1t
is said that orders ofcensure prepared by
the Navy Department were forestalled
by the Outburst OF popular approval
which followed the incident Admiral
Benham was born in Richmond County,
New York, April 10, 1882.
Arrested az Husbands Grave.
When the grave of State Senator Cobb,
who was shot to death on the yersnda OF
his home, at ROystOn, Ga, about II
o'clock Tuesday night, had been filled
yesterday afternoon, an officer stepped
up and placed Mrs. Cobb under arrest.