Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-31
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, July 81.

letter winch ne sent W OtCIeIhIT VI
War Taft, protesting against the recent
admission into the United States of two
photographers, in alleged violation OF the
alien contract labor Law. They had
been imported by the American Litho-
graphic Company. The company con-
tended that the men should be admitted
under the provision of the law, which
makes an exception "when labor OF like
kind cannot be found unemployed in the
United States" This contention was
upheld by the the attorney general.
Gompers characterizes Attorney General
Bonapsrte's decision as "far.fetched,
and out of harmony with the spirit and
purpose of the alien contract labor law"
The first attempt of the Filipinos at
general election for members Of legis-
lsture which is to make their laws does
not seem to have been an unqualified
success, at least in Manila. Apparently
'the best people" stayed away from
the polls, for the returns indicate that
8 criminal Is elected in the first Manila
district, while a man indicted for re-
bellion is contesting the election in the
other district. Domindsnor Gomez, who
has been chosen 10 represent the first,
is an ex-president of the nationalist
party and OF the Philippine labor union.
He is said to be a Chinese panish-Ta'
gallo Mestizo, educated in the Philip
pines and In Spain, and is physician
by profession. Gomez is generally I'M
derstood 10 have great influence among
the working classes, notwithstanding
the fact that he has been indicted for
explotil 8 them for his own Pecuniary
benefit, and he is considered a shrewd
politician. He is stump speaker OF
considerable power. Justo LukbsD, who
C aims election, in another of the Manila
district is also awaiting trial under
charges of conspiracy. Although the SYM
pathies of the administration here were
with the federslist party, and the victory
Of the nationalists, or independence ele-
ments, is, therefore, something of dis
appointment it was not entirely uneH
pected.
Employees on the Panama canal ale
to be well supplied with reading matter.
Joseph B. Bishop, secretary OF the canal
commission, when he leaves New York
for the Ist mus tomorrow will take
with him 81, 900 volumes of assorted
history, biography, travel and fctions.
Six hundred volumes each will be
placed in the new buildings, recently
provided for the workmen at Cristobal,
Empire, Gorgons, and Culebra. The
books we're selected through consultation
with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The fiction for each library
is different so it can be changed
about from one library TO another.
The rest 90 to the University Club
in Panama city, composed of several
hundred clerical and other high grade
employees. The volumes for the club
were donated by General Thomas H.
Hubbard, of New York city.
An accident bulletin issued today by
the In terstste Commerce Commission,
for the three months ended March 81,
shows the total number of casualties to
passengers, and employees while on duty
to have been 20, 500 as against 20, 944
reported in the preceding months, a
decrease of SSl. ThenUmber of passen-
gers and employees killed in train acct
dents was 42l and the number injured
4, 92O; being SO less than the number
killed and 20 less in the number injured
as compared with those reported in the
preceding three months. The total num-
Der of collisions aud derailments in the
quarter was 1891. The damage TO car',
engines, and roadway by these accidents
amounted TO SO, $50, 10. The number
of employees killed in coupling accidents
shows dimunition OF rs per cent. as
compared with the quarter last proceed
ing or with that Of one year ago.
The legal contest between the federal
government and the powder trust prom
ises to be battle royal. The unsuccess-
full attempt OF the Du Points to delay the
filling of the dissolution suit yesterday
at Wilmington, Del, has created the
impression at the Department of Justice
that the government will be put to an
unusual amount of annoyance before it
can get before the United States Circuit
Court the fair aud square question as to
whether the trust is operating legally or
in violation Of the antitrust law. The
power trust is the first of half dozen
great corporations already hailed into
court which has made any attempt to
block the filling of the papers. The
Du Points strategy, in previously fling
certificate Of dissolution for its holding
company, almost caught the government
unswsres. The Department of Justice,
howeve', has no fear as TO the legal
property of its acts Of yesterday and
holds that The mere dissolution of the one
powder company in Delaware cannot
operate to throw the suit out of court
Two young women, hardly more than
girls Mrs. Walter Nicholson, of 6l9
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and
Mrs. Blanche ST. Clair, of the Virginia
apartment house-are missing from their
homes aud DO one knows their where
abouts.
Governor General Smith has sent to
the Bureau of lnsuar Affairs at the War
Department the following cablegram,
regarding the results of the election in
the Philippines: "The results of cleo
ton in ii provinces, some districts yet
to hear from: Progresistas, s; INDIE
pendents, 3; and Nacionslistss, II, have
been elected. With partial returns from
other districts, it appears probable that
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