Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-10

pspy of Pi,tsburg, the Be,hleham Stee
Company, Of Bethlehem, Pa, the other
two competitors. For the first time 10
many years the bids Of these two latter
concerns we're different.
There is no rest for the soldier dead
that sleep 10 the Pasay National Gene
terry near Manila. Although il has been
national cemetery for seven years
Warner Barnes aud Co. have now secur-
ed title to the land through the Phil
ippine Supreme Court, and notice has
been served on the military to remove
their dead. The military authorities
have decided to remove the bodies 10
Fort Mckinley, where they will be pre-
pared for shipment to this city and burl-
al in the Arlington National Cemetery.
An attempt is being made by the new
combination OF the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company and the Allan Steam
shin Company to secure the contract for
the conveyance of the mails between the
United States and Great Britain The
mails are now largely carried by the
CuDard and White Star vessels, both
British lines The new combination
claims that it will shorten the time In
crossing by starting from Halifax instead
of New York and by not stopping IN
Ireland.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth gives
promise of turning Washington society
toward tennis as a popular form Of amuse-
ment among the smart set upon her re-
turn from abroad She has just had for
warded to Washington one Of the most
costly rackets that she could purchase in
England, weighing thirteen ounces and
specially made for her. 1t is predicted
that sr~ ong the upper 400, in accordance
with this precedence, only tailor.made
racKets will be used. Princess Alice had
the racket made special on account OF
not being able to get the desired weight
in the stock. The White House lawn
tennis courts, which cost several hundred
dollars 10 construction, will be the scene
of Mrs. Longworth's debut With the
sledge hammer smsshes which her father,
the President, gives the ball, it is not
likely that Mrs. LOngworth will have
courage to face him as an antagonist.
Representatives Of the Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
steamship lines have left Buda-Pesth after
fruitess negotiations with Hungary re-
parding a new emigrant service to
America.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will visit the Pacific coast some time IN
September. Their visit will have bear
ing on the Gillespie-Tillman resolution,
directing an inquiry into the relations
of railroads to coal and oil properties.
More definite plans will be formulated
at Thursdays meeting of the commits
sion, when more testimony in the oil
cases will be taken, which will proba'
bly, close the investigation for the sum-
mer.
Secretary of War Taft returned this
morning from Greensboro, North Caro-
lima, where he made q speech last night
before the republican State convention,
and left at IL O'Clock noon for Putin
Bay, Ohio, where he will address the
Ohio Bar Association tomorrow.
Reports to the Comptroller OF the
Currency on the condition of national
banks on June 18th have been received
for the whole of the United States. They
show a total of resources and liabilities
of 81, 784, 228, 113. The loans and dis
counts amount to "a, 206, 800, O7S. The
capital stock amounts to 1926, l29, 1856
and the surplus to $44S, 1853, 49l. In
divdual deposits reach the large total OF
81, 055, 873, 636 and the United States
deposits are $50. 922, 9O9. There are
outstanding $50, $50, 726 national bank
notes. United States bonds to secure
circulation are held to the amount of
$5l6 81 $50 and to secure United
States deposits 500, 594, $50. Other
bonds to secure United States deposits
are held to the extent of $27, 455, 33l.
The monthly crop report of the Agri-
cultural Department was made public
today: Condition corn, S7.5; acreage,
corn, 95, 5S5, 900; increase l.6. Condi-
ton winter wheat, $3.50. Condition
spring wheat, Ola oats "a.
Director of Census S. n. d. North,
was today appointed by Secretary Met
calf as the representative of the Depart
meat of Commerce and Labor to draft a
suitable code of regulations, together
with representatives of the Agriculture
and Treasury departments, ia accordance
with the provisions of the pure food law
just passed by Congress. The other de-
partments have not yet appointed rep
resentatiyes on The committee.