Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-07
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Aug. 7.

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Washington, Aug. 7.
There Ia no further any doubt that
the federal grand jury at Ohicsgo, when
it assemblies August IA, will Inquire par
ticulsrly into E. Il. Hsrriman's man
agement OF the Chicago and Alton at the
time 1t is charged the concern granted
Thousands of rebates to the oil trust. The
belief is becoming more firmly estab-
lished each day that Tue criminal pros
ecution of Harrimsu, Rockefeller and
other high railroad aud oil officials will
follow as result OF the recent dis
closures in Chicago and the attitude OF
the offending interests. 1t is no secret
In financial or government circles that
the Hartman and Standard Oil Interests
were almost identical In many leading
enterprises. Evidence has been placed
in the possession of the Department of
Justice that Hartman was chairman OF
the executive committee of the Chicago
and Alton long before the rebating
period now under investigation. Although
the announced purpose Of the grand jury
is to take up the Chicago and Alton
phase of the oil rebating, the hint is
dropped here that the inquiry will be
much broader in scope.
al am about TO put on a new act, and
want to wear red, white, and blue tights.
The shirt and lower part will be red and
white, and the trunk of blue, with white
stars. Has there ever been any legisla-
ton against such a uniform" Thus
wrote New York vaudeville actress to
the Department of Commerce and Labor.
Chief Terence V. Powderly, Of the divis-
ion of information, to whom the missive
was referred, replied that he WAS unable
to supply the desired information.
In connection with the recent seizure
of the American schooner Alert, by the
Canadian authorities for trap net fishing
in the Gulf of st. Lawrence without a
proper license, British Ambassador Bryce
has sent note to the State Department,
which, it is said, emphasizes the friendly
attitude assumed By the Dominion gov
eminent, in the settlement of disputes
with this country. The Alert was
released at once and the ambasss-
dor says that the action in arresting
we're taken in self defense. In order
to prevent any friction in the future,
and as s result Of correspondence by
the British government with that of
Canada, instructions have been sent to
the authorities not to interfere with trap
nets set By American fishermen, in cases
where license would not be refused to
British fisherman, even though the
special license has not already been
taken ont. The State Department re-
CARDS this as q most moderate and salts
factory outcome Of the case.
The State Department has instructed
Minister Russell, at Caracas, to urge
upon the Venezuelan government the
plan of submitting to The Hague, or some
other tribunal of arbitration, the FIVE
American claim cases which have been
the subject of so much correspondence
between the two countries during the
last few years. These are the claims Of
the New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Oompan the Orinoco Steamship Com
pany, the Orinoco Corporation, and the
individual cases of Jsurett and Critch-
field. If this fails, the Intellectual efforts
of the State Department to bring Castro's
government to terms by peaceful means
will be reported to the United States
Congress next winter for such action as
It may ses fit to take. The probabilities
are that Congress will be asked to au-
thorize the use of force to compel Vene-
zuela to do justice to those American
citizens and companies.
Chairman James NJ. Griggs, Of Geor-
gia, of the democratic congressional COM
mittee, says Bryan can have the nomi-
nation for the presidency ii he wants it.
"The West and South will be for the
Nebraskan," he declared today, 'snd
even though the East may object, those
two sections will be powerful enough in
the convention to overcome its opposi-
ton. Should Bryan conclude not to be
a csudi late again, the South will prob
ably furnish the nominee. We have
some excellent and acceptable men to
choose from, among whom are Senator
CulbersOn, of Texas; Senator Daniel, of
Virginia, and Representative John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi"
Rear Admiral Evans from the flagship
Connecticut, which is having her speed
trial on the Rockland, Maine, course,
reported to the Navy Department today
that Lynn NJ. Turner, fireman of the first
class, was accidentally killed by bucket
full of ashes falling on his head. Turner
was transferred from the battleship
Ohio to the Connecticut only recently.
He enlisted at Omaha, Neb., in De-
cember, 1906. His father, VIM. r.
Turner, lives at Valley, Neb.
Today's treasury statement is: Receipts,
s. 1920, $780, expenditures. $1,S10,0OO.