Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-13

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probably be honored by any country to
which he may abscond as matter oil
courtesy.
Frequent complaints have reached the
Interior Department that laborers in the
reclamation service have been working
over time. IN investigation FINELY dis
closed the fact that blacksmiths, team
s,ers. and others had to begin their Ia
bors an hour or so earlier than the other
men and work later to enable them to
prepare or put away the tools, horses,
etc as the case might be. Without
this extra labor the general force engaged
in the irrigation districts in the west
particularly would be obliged TO begin
work later and conclude earlier. The
Department of Justice, which has been
called upon TO present solution to the
problem, has pointed the way for law
full adjustment of the differences. 1t has
Just decided that while extra work Is not
legal. there is nothing improper in the
contractors 80 apportioning the hours OF
labor as TO provide for the proper hand
ling of this work. Ghe contractors will
therefore be directed to divide the day OF
eight hours into early aud late shifts.
The War department this morning
received a cablegram from Havana,
signed by one OF the aids to Brig. Gen.
Funston, az follows: "Decree will be
published in official Gazette today admit
ling free of duty all supplies aud mate.
rails belonging to the United States. "
Optomistic in the extreme as to the
coming congressional elections, was
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, when he
called upon the President this morning.
81 have opened the campaign in eight
States" sal he, "and everywhere there
has been tremendous outpouring OF
the people. The opposition seems to be
doing very little" The Senator predicted
that Governor Cummins will he re-
elected overwhelmingly in Iowa, and that
every district in Iowa, Minnesota
and Nebraska will go republican with
the possible exception of one in Iowa.
As to curreacy legislation at the coming
session of Congress, he said that it would
be impossible.
James R. Slayton, jr., the preacher
deserter from the United States navy,
Yesterday surrendered to the Secretary
of the Navy because he had, in his own
words, become converted to the ways OF
the Lord. He was today released from
custody by order of the Navy Depart
ment authorities. The statute of limita-
tons interviewed in Stay ton's behalf and
the Judge Advocate General OF the Navy
this morning ruled that it would be
illegal to try Slayton for his desertior.
The law provides that a deserter who
has resided within the limits OF the
United States for two years after the
date his enlistment would have expired
and has not been detected cannot be
punished for his offense. His cratic
conduct In the past has, in the opinion
of the officials Of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, made him an undesirable man for
the navy and his release has therefore
been ordered. Slayton is now at liberty
to return to his bride at Myersdsle, Pa,
and may live in peace from now on
without fear of punishment as deserter
Col. Litlleton w. T. Waller command
ing the entire force of United States ma
rnes in Cuba, in telegram has notified
Gen. Elliott that the marine guards reg
ularly assigned to the battleships Louisl-
ana, Virginia and New Jersey totailog
l79 officers and men have been returned
to their ships in anticipation of sailing to
the United States today. More than
| 200 marines that are doing shore duty
in the island are distributed among 10
points of possible disturbance. 1t is
supposed that as soon as the regular
troops can be distributed they will re-
lieve majority of the marines who will
return to their ships.
The administration has been convinced,
according to high official of the State
Department that it will be impossible to
hold new elections in Cuba until after
the next sugar grinding season is over.
That begius in January and usually lasts
two or three months. The elections can
therefore hardly be held until April,
May or June, the latter month being
the most strongly favored by those in
touch with the situation in Havana. I'm
til these elections have been held and the
new government firmly established IN
power it will, it is claimed, be impossible
for the United States to Withdraw its
representatives from the island. Con-
seguently Gov. Msgoon under the best
of circumstances is apparently booked
for q stay OF at least nine months in
Cuba. This is the reason that it has
been decided to sppoint another vice
governor of the PHILIPPINES, tie position
to which it had been intended to transfer
Governor Magoon when he was recalled
from Panama. Who will be appointed
in Governor Magoon's place will not be
determined until after Secretary Tafts
arrival in Washington.
Hugh Gordon Miller, one Of the New York
commissioners TO the jamestown exposition
aud vice president Of the Robert Fulton
Monument Association, was at the Whit
House this morning TO get the Presidents
promise to attend the exposition on both New
York Day and Robert Fulton Day. These
will be consecutive, although the dates have
not been SET Nothing definite Was deter
mined today 10 regard to the matter.
Madame la Marquise de Wentworth, Of
Paris, Is engaged in painting a portrait Of
President Rockwell. Daily sittings are being
given.
Dramatic suicide.