Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-31

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gice 10 the RussianJspanese war. Their
nurpose il said 70 be to build powerful
anti American army which will attempt
an overthrow Of the Government, stimuli
taneous With the expected attack OF their
oouutrymen from the seq. The fact that
the japanese navy is now being rspidly
strengthened, it ia said, lends color to
the rnmors that Nippon is preparing Tor
trouble with q foreign power. All these
stories are Of course merely Of spec
ulative kind, but baseless as they may
be. there can be no denial that the Ad-
ministrstiou is a good deal worried by
the increasing ugliness of the situation:
Senator Perkins, of California, declared
today, like other members OF the del
egation from that state, that there wss
no like lihood of trouble arising between
Japan and the United States. 'Stories
TO the contrary" said he, care much
exaggerated and generally without ioun-
daliop We have every reason to believe
tha, the slight differences That exists be-
tween the two governments will yield TO
diplomatic treatment. Senator Flint ro-
fused 10 discuss the matter
The Japanese ambassador had cor
ference wife Secretary Of State Root TO-
day, presumably with reference to the
pending negotiations. Secretary OF War
Taft authorizes the statement that there
is absolutely no information in the bands
of the government that the JapaneSe 10
Hawaii are organizing for possible
demonstration against the United States.
"There is no danger Of war with Japan.
This war talk is all bosb," declared
Representative Kahn, Of California, tc-
| day.
The general terms Of the treaty now
being negotiated with Japan became
known from an authoritative quarter to
day. They are that the Upited states
may exclude Japanese laborers. The JAP
anese government has agreed to such an
arrangement or one condition that the
authorities Of San Francisco will raise
the bars that now keep japanese child.
rem out Of the regular public schools OF
that CITY. 1t is stated that it is ab5o-
lutely necessary in order for the mikado
10 save bis face at homo that the people
of San Francisco agreo to this condition,
Otherwise. negotiations will 10 broken
on and serious ENHANCEMENT may
ensut.
President RoOseyelt's friends ere not
greatly perturbed over the statement
made in Wall street that he is the owner
of $40 900 worth Of bonds Of the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail
road, corporation that has been sued
recently by Attorney General Young, OF
Minnesota, Tor the payment to the STATE
of one per cent Of ils gross warnings
which the road is alleged wronglally to
have withheld. 1t is pointed out that
Inc President has owned these bonds,
according to the story, siace 1881, long
before he entered upon his fight against
those railroads and industrial corpora
tons VII ch in bis opinion have been
defyipg the law The fact that he
is an investor in railroad property And
II is not doubted that he has other hold
inrs Of q similar kind has not de-
tered him from wagiag his campaign
on behalf Of the proper cnrbing Of the
railroads by federal legislation.
The HOnre committee on postoices
today reached compromise with the
railroad attorneys on the question Of
railroad pay for carrying the mails.
The committee had fixed the pay at SlS
Ton a mile per year. The price rad
for the current gear ia $2l.S7i per ton
per mile per year and the appropriation
was $49, 900, 600 The saving in The
annual appropriation for this service
will amount to practically $4,000, 900.
The annual appropriation for rent CT
iIway postal cars is 10 be cut from
81. 900, 900 to 81, 900, 600.
The Secretary of the Treasury today
sent 10 the Senate n request for nddi-
ii onaI appropriations for The support Of
the army next year aggregating 81, 792,-
057, made necessary by reason of the
law recently passed increasing the al
tllery corps.
Today reports from the stricken dis
tricts in North Dakota say that both the
Great Northern and the Northern Pa
| cifc have succeeded in delivering sup
plies of coal and provisions to towns
mes in need OF them.
The coroner's Jury this afternoon rer-
dered verdict of suicide in the Mrs.
, William G. Copley case.
The President received II call today
from delegation Of ladies representing
the Woman's Army Canteen Club No.
| /, of Washington, and expressed his
lsympathy with their Efforts TO re estab-
fish the canteen in the service. Mrs.
ANITA Newcomb McGee, the army
nurse, and Mrs. lne7 Seymour McOor
nell. the president of the newly formed
lclub. told the President of their plan 10
organic branch clubs throughout the
country. The ladies left the White
| House greatly elated with lb 3ir reception
by the President. and predicted that he
would at the proper time urge upon
Congress a repeal of !he present 0hjsc-
tionable anti. canteen law.
| Owing to the failure OF the railroad
attorneys 10 appear today, the House
committee on postoffices and postroads
today decided to cancel the hearings il
had set for today and tomorrow for the
railroad companies TO oppose the pro-
posed reduction in the railway mai pay.
| REPRESENTATIVES Of railroad lawyers
asked a rostponment until Monday.
appear today or never" the repre-
| sentntiYes Of the attorneys were told.