Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-08

psy the license Of 800 in each county OF
North Carolina imposed by the law OF
that State upon beef packing houses do
ing business then.
President Roosevelt and the Admins.
tration member of Congress are alarmed
! over the possible fate of the Philippine
tariff and Statehood bills. 1t is stated
that the anti-Slstehood people and the
he # sugar men have made a combine
which is so powerful that if the bills
were brought up for vote this after
noon, it is conceded that both would be
defeated.
Officials of this government who have
been keeping posted on recent political
and military developments in Germany
and France would not be greatly sur.
prised should war result from the pres
TENT difficulty over the Morocco situation.
The diplomatic and consular representa-
,iyes of the United States in the two
countries have been sending frequent
dispatches of late regarding the political
aide of the controversy, while the mill
tary attaches of the Paris and Berlin
embassies have been busy transmitting
to the War and Navy Departments news
of the warlike preparations now being
made in both countries. These dispatch
es are most carefully guarded, and none
of the information therein has been
allowed TO reach the public. The Keen
est interest is manifested at the State,
War and Navy Departments in the sit
uation, and press dispatches from Europe
bearing upon it are read with avidity.
Mrs. Senator Martins five O'Clock tea
on Saturday evening was most enjoy
able affair and was largely attended.
Mrs. Hemphill and Mrs. Faulkner presid-
ed at the generous table, Mrs. Hemp
hill serving tea and Mrs. Faulkner, look
ing very bright and youthful, served COT
fee. A number of young girls assisted.
Mrs. Martins other assistants were Mrs.
Warren Fairbanks and Mrs. Timmons,
daughter and daughter-in-law of Vice.
President Fairbanks; Miss Harlan, Miss
Halford, Mrs. P. M. Rixey, and Miss
Day. Senator Martin was present and
,ided in the entertainment of guests.
Secretary of War Taft recently felt
constrained to administer rather severe
rebuke to Chairman Shonts, the Isthmian
C NAL Commission and the government
officials who are directors of the Panama
Railroad Company. This fact came to
light today 10 the publication OF the Sec
r. tary's letter in which he transmitted
to President Roosevelt the reports of the
commission and of Mr. Sbonts as presi-
dent of the railroad company. 1t was
the manner in which two particular
transactions we're conducted that did not
meet with the Secretary's approval, and
the letter shows that he told Mr.. Shonts
% very plainly. One was tho selling Of
bonds by the railroad company. 1t seems
that. because the commission was unable
to meet its obligations to the railroad,
the directors of the latter decided to sell
62S one thousand dollar bonds. This
they did without consulting either Sec
retary TAFT or President Roosevelt.
The Senate committee in interoceanic
canals, will probably take up the Pana-
ma Canal Commission nominations
Thursday. The impression is becoming
stronger that the nomination Of Chair
man Shonts will not be fsvorably re-
ported until he retires from the presi-
dency of the Glover Leaf railway. II is
said that the President will be asked to
withdraw the name OF j. r. Bishop the
former "Press Agent" as a commits
sioner.
Que of the high government official
received a characteristic letter this morn
ing from Gen. Bingham, the Police
Commissioner of New York. A few
DAYS ago the official, who is an old friend
OF the Police Commissioner, penned the
following Dote 10 him "Dear General !:
Give 'em help. The letter he received
from the Commissioner this morning was
as follows; If they need it, they will
get it.
The negotiations between the Ameri.
can and Bermudez Asphalt Company
and the Venezuelan government tor an
amicable settlement of their differences
have utterly failed. This fact was an.
uouced at the State Department this
m orning together with the information
that no action would be taken by the
United States gOyernmeuikto bring Pres
ident Castro to term pending the receipt
of the report of Judge W. j. Calhoun,
who went to Venezuela last year for the
purpose of investigating the trouble for
this government.
Mrs. Minor Morris who was forcibly
elected from the White House last Thurs
DAY, was in a serious state Of collapse
this morning. Dr. Morris her husband,
is preparing statement of his csse for
the public.
President Roosevelt this afternoon sent
communication tn Congress in which
he praises the work of the canal COM
mlssioners and denounces their detrac-
tors, evidently referring particularly TO
Poultney Bigelow's recent article.
This was District Of Columbia day in the
House and among the bills passed was one to
break up the Washington fish wharf monopoly
and allow others than the present FISH wharf
owners to bid for the fish wharf privileges,
Representative Rixey today made an APP
pointment with the President to meet dele
CATION of Alexandrians on Thursday next at
ii O'Clock, at which time an invitation will
be extended him TO visit that city on February
22nd and review the parade to be held in
that city.