Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-21

the road 50 TO do, it is alleged, has put
the National Petroleum Association to a
great disadvantage and loss. The de-
cision of the commission on this point
will be reaching. An attempt to compel
the railroads to make rates 10 compete
with pipe lines would doubtless result
in carving the matter up to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. The
association also seeks to prove that rates
are not uniform aud fair as from diff
ferent shipping points. 1t is alleged
that from certain sections within the
territory to which The rates apply, and
from which tho Standard Oil ships
exclusively, rates are at the sixth, or
lowest class, while in other sections they
are much higher. II is stated thst the
rates on oil shipped in less than car
loads are 20 per cent too high. AS
the Standard does not use this class
generally, determinations are alleged:
A number OF witnesses were examined
today.
Under the administration of the Gus
toms of San Domingo by the United
States during the last two wears. from
April 1, 1905, to April l, 1907, 81, $780,
AS. SO has been placed in the City
National Bank, of New York, to the
credit of the foreign creditors of that re-
public, aud 1892, 96All has been
paid to the republic itself to meet its
running expenses. There is, besides, q
balance of SOB, 907.98 due 10 that re-
public. These figures, which are given
in report issued by the insulsr bureAu
of the War Department, are regarded IS
emineptly satisfactory. Santo DOMINO .
has never been 30 prosperous as it is at
present, and, although it will take about
twenty years at the same rate to pay oft
tire entire foreign debt, this is the first
time that any provision has been made
to meet those obligations. The foreign
creditors are said to be we'll satisfied
with the showing.
As evidence of the increased activity
on the canal zone, officials OF the 18th
milan canal commission in this city
point to the big purchases of material
that are being made here. Bids opened
here yesterday for $4,000 tons OF steel
rails; 800, 900 track spikes; 295, 900 tie
plates, 10000 steel splice bars and co.
600 pounds of track bolts. For the rail
contract, the Maryland Steel Company,
at Sparrows Point, bid 1888, $50 and the
United States Steel products export COM
pany, 1852, $50. There were 100 bid
ders on miscellaneous supplies, lac diff
erent kinds of material being called for.
| Tomorrow bids will be open d Tor 8, 5000
barrels of Portland cement and on FRI
dsy bids for lumber will be called for.
Japan's reply to the proposal of Presi-
dent Roosevelt for an International con-
ference to consider measures for extermi-
mating the bubonic plague is apxiously
awaited by this government. The sc
cep.ance Of such overtures would prob
ably results in the ersdiction of the
disease from Asia, where it is a con-
slant menace to the inhabitants of the
Philippines. Plague hss appeared in
var oui part OF tie Philippine ISLANDS
from time 10 time and without Che con-
slant vigilance exercised, would have
become seriously epidemic. When it
was discovered that the disesse was COM
municated by rats an energetic raid was
instituted in Manila. TIE medical
authorities of the city have made ex-
tensive experiments looking to the pre-
vention and cure of the plague and the
record of those experiments will pre-
fouudly interest the international con-
ference :. if such a body is assembled
1t is believed that Japan will not let
tie present opportunity pass. Upon
her favorable action depends largely the
success Of the movement to stamp out
the plague.
A reciprocity agreement has just been
concluded between this government and
Of the Netherlands by Secretary OF 5 ate
Root and Minister van Swinderen, of the
Netherlands. The agreement provides
for q remission of twenty-five per cent of
the duty on brandies and spiIi brought
f.om Holland, the United States in re-
turn obtaining The "most favored nation"
benefits in iwpOrtatiOns.
u. S. Consul General Willard D.
Straight, at Mukdep, Manchuria, has in
formed the State Department that the
Chinese government has agreed not to
Ivy inland taxes on foreign goods in
the open cities covered by exemption
certificates. This is important as afford
ing the first Interpretation by China in
accordance with the views of the Amer
lean government of the treaty between
this county and China OF 1908 by
which Antuug and Mukdeu were opened
10 American trade aud residence.
The government has decided to renew
the cas,s against the se-cslled fertilizer
rust before the United States Dis
trict Court, at Richmond. The Depart
ment of Justice has decided to try the
individual defendants in the State in
which they reside, and will almost i'm
mediately proceed to secure the indict-
ment and re-arrest of the Virginia par
ties to the alleged combination. 1t is
said that there are thirty-one fertilizer
companies ia the alleged combination.
At the Brownsville hearing today,
! Charles s. Kennedy, newspaper man,
who was guest at the Miller Hotel on
The night of the sbooiiog up ofthe town,
testified that the firing sounded as if it
came from the direction of the fort. He
said he saw the persons doing the shoot
ing, and in his opinibn they were negro
soldiers.
It is said on good authority that Prof.
Maurice Francis Egan will be appointed
Minister to Denmark, to succeed Thomas