Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-01
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria GsseIte.l
Washington, Nov. 1.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gsselte.l
Washington, Nov. 1.
Assistant Secretary Murray Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor to-
dsy denied the appeal OF the thirteen
Italian laborers, who arrived at Ellis Is
land on the Buenos Aires OH October H.,
and were ordered deported after two
bearings. They will be deported on the
same steamship. which sails for Naples
November 5. They came TO this coun-
try TO work in glass factories at Arnold,
Pa.
Western and Southern railroads are
defendants 10 complaints filed today
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, in which il is charged that unjust
and unfair rales are charged. The COM
plants are the Riverside Mills, Augusta,
Ga, Howard Mills Company, Wichita
Kas., the Farmers Mechanics and Ship
pers' Clut, Pratt Kas., and the Terri
tory Of Oklahoms.
The outbreak of anti-Jspsnese feeling
on the Pacific coast and the rather serious
phase it may assume in politics will CON-
pei President Roosevelt 10 add another
sahiect to his annual message which
goes to Congress as soon as 1t meets IN
December. The Presidents message is
all complete aud in type with the excep-
ton of this paragraph, and, possibly, a
brief mention that the executive Will
make after returning from the lsthmus
of Panama.
As result of conference which GER
tain prospective bidders for construction
work on the Panama Canal had week
ago with Secretary of War Taft and
Secretary Of the State Root, the 18th
milan Canal Commission today announced
several changes in the contract. The
most important Of these changes is the
one sought by Southern ports, particular
" New Orleans whereby the discrlma-
ton in favor of the port of New YORK In
the matter Of the shipment of supplies to
the canal zone for employees and their
families is abolished.
Train accidents cost the lives Of 1874 pas
sengers and railway employees In the months
ending June 80, according TO an Interstate
Commerce Commission bulletiu Issued today.
The total number of collisions and derail-
meDts was 3,103. They cost the railroad
companies g. 373,924 sixty-eight employees
were killed in coupling or unconpling ears,
this being sixteen less than the number XIII
I'd in the preceding three months. Inc lare-
est number killed in any one accident was H.
These figures show a dec. ease as compared 70
the preceding three months but an increase
over the same period in 1903. The bulletin
comnletes the records for accidents lGr the
year ending June 80, aud shows an increase
Of $40 employees killed, i0,09S injured, while
there is a decrease of 10 in passengers killed
and ,145 injured. The figures cover 2l3,OOI
miles of track The increase in trainmen
employed 1865.
30 indignant is Chairman j. NJ. Griggs, oil
the democratic congressional committee, pc
cause Secretary Taft is going to Idaho TO help
ont the republican ticket, that he has penned
note in which he saws, Mr. Taft is going
there for the purpose of advocating something
tbisladministration has popularity been sup
posed to detest and abhOr be adds: IN
common with my democratic colleagues III
the House have voted to uphold this admin
istration and the Presidents hands in every
effort he has made to institute real reforms,
ali OF which he took from democratic plat
form. However, when he sends his best man
into Idaho 20 assist his administration, he Is
doing nothing except helping ia, propagate
the 1ormon faith aud advocating the Mormon
Church, because the Mormon Church is the
republican party of Utah and Idaho. To this
enter my solemn protest in behalf Of the
democratic party, which Is opposed to the
Mormon faith"