Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-12

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the experts acknowledged that the ex-
oeuditure of from $44 to $o5 per acre,
the average cost of urban water TO those
ON the outskirts of cities, would not be
advisable on crop of wheat, oats, rye
or corn, where the value OF the crop
Welded lies between SIS to $50 per acre.
For truck farms, particularly for those
producing celery and berry crops, that
are likely to suffer from short drought,
the experts would have the farmers ex-
pend some money for pumping plant to
insure q regular supply of moisture.
Officials Of this government have just
estimated that the remittances to China
made by coolies and laborers at work IN
other countries amounts to $50, OOO, 600
annually. At least So, 200, 900 is sent
home by the indentured coolies in the
Transvaal mines, while q large share
comes from the United States. 1t is
pointed out that this is one of the ways
China meets her adverse balance OF
trade.
Sticking unAinchingly to bis post,
while ali Washington is sweltering in
the heat and brother officials in other
departments are enjoying ocean baths or
mountain breezes, Commissioner James
r. Garfield, of the bureau of corpora
tions, keeps pounding away at the trusts,
With half a dozen Investigations into
the principal industries of the United
States, representing the investment OF
-sillion of dollars, underway, ne will
work through the ummer to be Johnny
on,the-spot should the President call up
on him for reports on the business
methods and the operations Of any OF
the corporations be hss taken a ook-see
into.
Smallpox has broken out In Colon
the Atlantic part of the lsthmus OF
Panama. Ten cases Of this dread dis
ease are reported in Colon in q cable re-
ceiyed this morning at the headquarters
of the Isthmian Canal Commission, but
it is stated that no American are rs
vet affected and that there have been
no deaths thus far.
During the past FIVE years, the value
of the manufactured products in New
York city has increase more than thirty
per cent, according to bulletin issued
by the Censusi Bureau today on the sub
ject.
The federal grand jury returned 40 in
dictment today against the local ice trust
under the Sherman anti trust act, charg-
ing conspiracy in restraint of trade and
cos. petition. The concerns and indlvi-
duals indicted arg the American Ice Co.,
the Chspin-Sachs Manufacturing Com
pany, Samuel A. Kimberly, George f.
Hoover, Arthur A Chaplin and Samuel
@. R oman. The indictment charges
that the American Ice Company and the
Chspin-Sachs Company, through the
persons named, did unlawfully and
knowingly contract. combine and coz
spire to maintain the price of ice furn-
ished for local consumption ct the
same price for both concerns; and
that In pursuance of this arrange
msnt. they agreed that after April
goth they would nsi sell ice at whole
sale for less than 81 cents hundred
pounds, OF at retail at less than 40
cents hundred. The grand jury had
been in session for several days and had
examined laree number Of witnesses
among both retail and wholesale Ice
dealers. 1t was the prospect of local
ice famine that brought about the invest
igatioD ending in tOday's indictment
Immediately after the returning of in
djctment, bench warrents we're issued
upon tie application Of District Attor-
ney Baker, for the individuals named
therein, ell of whom are o&cisls of the
companies indicted.
The State Department this morning
received dispatch from fret Secretary
of Legation Brown at Guatemala City in
which be confirms the outbreak of hostili-
ties on the SalvOrdeau border. Mr..
Brown affirms tina. the disturbance
which he does not say is of general
character, but intimates is more local
was begun BY attacks made by Salvor.
deans who crossed into Gu itemala and
attacked the troops Of the latter Fepab tic.
# is believed here, however, that Guate-
mala will no longer be patient, but will
now declare gaT on Salvador.
Before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today Attorney John Z. MARCH,
proceeded to elicit testimony from George
l.. Peck, general manager of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, which,
he believes, will enrage the railroad
companies, other than the Pennsylvania,
who have mad contracts for lubricating
oil with the Gslena Oil Company, of
Franklin, Pa. 1t will be his endeaVor
to show that the Pennsylvania line got
the lubricant for cents, although the
sisted erice was 81, and that other rail
road companies paid nose than Il cents,
Notwithstanding the TACT that their con-
tracts assured them of the lowest prices
charged anybody.
Dispatches received this morning by
the Navy Department from Commander
Sutherland, commanding the naval forces
10 Dominican waters say that the insur-
gents 10 Santo Domingo have cut the
cable running between Monte Christi
and Cape Haitian, making it difficult to
get into rapid cOmpnpjcation from the
seat of the revolution TO this country
He further reports that the insurgent
leaders, Jiminez and Morales. have not
yet landed in Santo Domingo. A care
ful watch is bsing maintained by the
American feet to prevent the landing of
any revolutionary force.
Work upon the plans for the six
buildings that are to be erected by the
government at jamestown for the ter
centenary exposition was begun today
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