Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-20

CITY and reported to the Navy Depart
men; this morning. Commander Nc
Gully was at Port Arthur during all OF
the long-continued seige Of that place
by the japanese and witnessed the naval
attacks on the port and its defence by
the Russians. After it became apparent
that Port Arthur was abont TO surrender
Commander McCully left there one night
in a Chinese Junk. The boat was seen
and fred upon by the japanese scouts,
but managed TO escape under cover OF
the darkness. McCully then made bis
way TO VladivOstOk and after becoming
convinced that there was TO be no naval
fighting in that vicinity be went up to
Mukden and witnessed the battle there.
He has brought back with him mass OF
valuable information which be Is pre-
paring for submission to the Bureau OF
Naval Intelligence.
When the hearings in the private car
line cases we're resumed before the In
terstate Commerce Commission today,
Chairman Knapp announced that the
taking of testimony in relation to the
Atchison, Topeka and Santo Fe aud the
Southern Pacific will be postponed until
November /. II. NJ. Emerson, traffic
manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, re-
sumed the stand, and offered more testi-
mony as to his company's contract with
the Armour Line, cost of icing, etc. His
company he said, acknowledges no liabil-
ity for losses sustained by shippers of
perishable goods in refrigerator cars. The
Armour Company, under the contract, is
expected to assume such losses.
A cablegram was received by the Is
tbmian Canal Commission this morning
from Governor General Magoon report.
ing that not single case of yellow fever
now exists on the canal zone.
Assistant Attorney General Robb has
returned from Goshen, Indiana, where
he has been enraged in investigating
charges that Judge Baker of the United
States district court there had in 1902
collected campaign contributions from
federal officeholders. Mr.. Robb de-
clines to discuss the result of his in
quiries.
The final act in the requirement by the
Philippine government Of the Friar lands,
formerly owned by the Dominican Order, Oc-
CURED today when $S5, 81 ,657 was paid to the
Philippine Sugar Estate Development Com
pany and the University Of San Tomas,
Manila. These concerns have given deeds
to the Philippine government for the Domini-
can Friar lands aggregating 100000 acres,
which deeds have been pronounced entirely
satisfactory by the War Department. Part
of the payment, amounting TO $500 900, was
made today in Manila, and the balance,
amounting to 1921 ,657, was paid in New
York hy the International Banking Corpora
ton Ia Francisco Gutierre. who represents
both the Philippine Estate development
Company and the University Of San Tomas.
An echo Of the Greene and GaynOr ease
reached the Supreme Court Of the United
States today, when the government docketed
its ease against VIM. Kirk, of Syracuse,
who was one of the bOndsmen of John +.
Gayner. Kirk went Gayner's bond for S4O,-
900 in Savannah and when Gaynor had skip
ned out to Canada the government sued in the
Georgia court to recover the bond. Ii got
Judgment for $4,000. Then proceedings
were begun in New York to make the Judg-
ment effective. and injunction proceedings
against the government resulted. The IN
junction proceedings were sustained IN the
Federal Courts through the u. s. Circuit
Court of Appeals. and now the government
has appealed to the Supreme Court in an en-
deavOr to make its case.