Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-17
The weather bureau issued the follow

bureau Ia Washington yesterday alter.
noon, beginning at FIVE minutes aud
twenty-five seconds past seven p. M,
seyenty-ffth meridian time. Complete
and perfect records were obtained both
of the north aud south and east and
west movements of the earth. The earth
tremors at Washington were OF com
paratjyely slow and deliberate motion,
each complete movement covering from
eighteen to forty seconds OF time. ihe
earthquake lasted continuously for sew
ersl hours, and finally ceased at about
midnight. The most violent shock
occurred at seven hours, foTty-twomin-
utes and twenty six seconds p. IN. From
press reports this is evidently record
Of the great Gillian earthquake OF
August Is, ald is the heaviest recorded
in Washington since the San Francisco
earthquake"
Most of the collection Of Confederate
notes, couuterfeits and issues OF old Wild
cat State banks belonging to the widow
of Edward G. Moses, late cashier OF
one of the banks OF St. Louis, which
was seized BY the secret service officials,
will be returned 10 Mr.. Moses. Chief
Wilkie, head of the secret service and
Secretary Shaw decided on ibis course
TODAY. When Moses died short time
sgo it was reported that he bad large
collection of counterfeit bank notes
which he had gathered during Lis
years of service 10 the banking BUSH
ntss. 1t is strictly against the law
for anybody to keep counterfeits OF the
United States notes 10 their possession,
and agents of the secret service are en-
powered to seize them whenever they
can be found. So Lee Philpot, the
agent at st. Louis, proceeded to conhs'
cate Mr.. Moses collection, much to the
regret of the widow, aud cent 1t on to
Washington. Here it was discovered that
among the several hundred specimens
there we're only "a or rs counterfeits OF
United States noles. These will be taken
and destroyed, but the remaining notes,
which are those of State banks, wild cal
institutions aud of the Confederate States
government, will be restored to Mrs.
Moses
The Department Of Commerce and
Labor announces that the trade oil
1.-The United States with it's non-coLtignous
territories amounted in the fiscal year
lust ended to sll9, 304, Sill. The ship
ments to the uon.contiguous territories
amounted to 25l, 666, 900 against SAB, :
500, 900 IN the fiscal year 1905, this
growth of about twenty per cent.
occurring 10 shipments to Alasks,
Hawaii and Porto Rico; while 10 the
Philippine l-lands there was reduction
OF about three quarters of a million
dollars. The merchandise shipped
from non contiguous territories to the
United States amounted TO $672,.
666, 600 against $75, 260, 900 10 the pre-
ceeding year, this fall occurring almost
exclusively In shipments from the Ha-
wsiisn I.lands, and being Que briefly to
the decrease 10 the value Of sugar, which
formed the bulk of the s27, 900. 900
worth of merchandise sept last year from
those islands to the United States. The
value of gold of domestic production
shipped from Alaska TO the United States
in 1905 was sl2, 500, 900 against SO, 900, :
900 10 the proceeding yssr.
The Department of Justice IN an
opinion handed down today decide that
railroad lsborers do not come within the
provisions of The law which permits the
importation of skilled labor when ii is
found impossible to skilled labor when
it is found impossible to secure the SER
vices of such 10 the United States. Con
tract0rs for certain western railroads
have imported several hundred isborers
from Mexican under the plea that suffi-
cient labor could not be secured in this
country. The department holds that
such importation if permitted would ab-
solutely Dullify the anti'contFact labor
law.
Postmaster John NJ BarDes's challenge
TO Tom Watson to fight duel is regard
ed 10 Washington as the greatest stroke
of humor noticed during dog days. 1t
is said that Barnts holds his commission
as postmaster at Thomson, Ca, largely
by virtue of a recommendation that the
popuist candidate for the presidency
gave him. The two are old friende and
a mutual friend 10 Washington says they
are cronies. This friend takes the posi-
ton that Barnes attempted to turn OIL
Watson's irritation at some report by re-
ducing it to the ridiculous No knowl-
edge of The threatened disturbance OF
the place has reached the Postofice De-
partmeDt. No investigation of the al
fair will be made unless there 10 form
al complaint made against Barnes.
The following statement regarding the
failure of the First National Bank at
Chelsea, Massachusetts,, was issued this
morning at the Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency "The Comptroller OF
the Currency has received advice by
wire from National Bank Examiner
Ever that the First National Bank of
Chelses, Massachusetts, has been closed
BY action of the directors. Examiner
Ever has been appointed receiver. The
failure of this bank is due to large ex-
cessiye loans TO officers and directors OF
the bank. "The resources and liabilities
of the bank on June Is, 1906, were
81, 800, S46 68.
In an effort to frighten three boys who were
riding on a hand car. Martin Hughes, Bal
timore aud Ohio Construction Company
special officer, thought he shot into the ar.
Instead one of the bullets struck William E,
Roach, eighteen years old, in the small Of the
back and he may die from the wound.
Hughes psid no more attention to the matter
and went TO SLEEP. When awakened and told
that no was nnder arrest he fought desperately