Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-15

he Will Uc tuC paibStpot of -
of the meetings Accompanying Mr..
Gompers will be Organizer Stuart Reed.
and it is possible that John Mitchell,
President Of the miners organizi-
ton. and other members of the
federation's executive committee wi !
make speeches during the week. Mr.
Gompers says That reports IRON The vsil-
GUS labor organizations in the Littlebeii
district are most encouraging ard that
be has been promised large aud en-
tbusiasiic gatherings at each meeting.
After the weeks campaign in the Maine
district, President Gompers will go to
Keene, New Hampshire, for stay OF
several days and on Labor Day he will
speak in Rutland, Vermont. There he
will urge the defeat OF Rapr sentative
Foster who stepped on the toes OF or
eanized labor when he proposed In the
last session of Congress TO let down the
Chinese exclusion bars just little. AS
counter attraction the reputl csn
managers have arranged With Speaker
Cannon for a weeks speech making tour
of Representative Litlle6elPs district 10
Maine. He will appear TIE next week
after the Gompeps .ou'.
Secretary of the Navy Bonsparte has
received the report of the board OF naval
officers pointed by him last week 10 MIKE
a thorough investigation OF The charge
that bad meat was being furnished the
navy. by the meat contractor 10 New
York City. The board found that while
there has been some cause for complaint
against ,lhf meat furnished since July
LIST, 1905, the date when the present
meat contract went into effect, most OF
the bad meat was supplied by
The former con FACTOR dnring June
II is the opinion Of the members of the
board that the stories about poor meat
being supplied the navy at the New
York Navy Yard had been greatly ex-
sggerated. The board found days dur
ing July and this month when an inter
ior quality of meat had been furnished
by the contractor, bat attached no GRIM
atty on the part of the contractor to this
tact More rigid inspections of meats
aud other supplies for the navy is re-
commended by The board, and Secretary
BoDaparte has approved the recompen'
dation
The Interstate Commerce Commission
issued al order this morning calling
upon all railways engaged in interstate
commerce to report TO the commission
before September Inc tot,l number OF
freight cars owned on August together
with the numter of such cars equipped
with air br 'kes. The purpose OF the or
der is to ascer.si9 what progress has
heen made 10 equipment aimee October
| 1905, at which time it had been ad-
vised that SO P,r cent. OF all freight
cars in the United States were equipped
with air brakes.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan
today directed hat the irrigation author
tiles TO continue The work on the Corbei
tunnel aud the Shosbome dam, both
engineering works in the Wyoming
project. Tue contractors
for these two works failed, and the gov
srsmeIt seized their materiali
There is esery INDICATION that as soon
as the Interstate Commerce Commission
Is recognized, after August rs ii will
be engaged 10 titanic battle for supre-
macy with the ra'lgsv corporations OF
The Omitted States. Tue first struggle
will be over certain deri.ed notifications
"a TIE new law which the railway
insist are absolutely essen
ial to their present aud future we'll
being A high railway Official is author
ty for the statement that test case
Hill be made out as soon as the new
has been installed and that
he Supreme Court will be given an
Early opportunity to pass upon those
provisions cf the new law that are
specially Objectionable to the railroads.
This is the principal reason for the con-
ference now being held at Atlantic City
by railway counsel and traffic managers.
rhe railyosds have been insisting for
ome weeks upon thres important modi-
They have appesled 10 the
present commission, but the petitioners
nave been notified that the request was
me that could oply be passed upon by |
he new commission. Tbass three re-
quests are before the railway conference
It the sesshore aud they are as FLOWS:
That a longer time is necessary than
will Intervene before the new law takes
fleet to prepare and print rate schedules
o conformity with tho amended statute.
That the requirement of thirty days
Iotice Of change in rates be moditied so
3 to permit changes in export and i'm
ort rates on such short notice as may |
'e necessary TO meet the competition OF
Dreign carriers g. That in the case OF
oint tariffs which are usually issned
" the initisi carrier, The terminal
harges for storage, switching, etc, be
'nblished and fled by The deliver
og roads. Another cause for serious
egsl contention will be the two cent
are law in Ohio. The commission
eceived word today that there was
~ route a report from the Ohio Rail-
Dad Commission inquiring as to the
light of railroads 10 evade the two cent
are law Of that Statee by excess charge
inside OF that State An answer will be
emit requesting that tie pape,s be not
led until after the new law becomes ef-
sctive and the com mission recognized.
may be that this case will be one of
he first upon which the Supreme Court
viii be asked to pass judgment.
On the ofers OF silver nade to the
'reasury today, it is announced that
ne Secretary hiss purchaced $4,000
unces at GO. 81 cents per ounce, 10 he