Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-07

10 pre-paying the transportation Of im-
migrants under an authorization OF the
State and from funds provided by private
citizens and corporations. The opinion
1, readered in response to the request OF
the House committee on immigration,
which had under consideration that
provision OF the immigration bill per
hitting States 10 encourage immigration.
Although during the debates in Congress
on the bill it was announced that States
could render financial aid ia such CASES
tho attorney general declares that under
the Heg law enacted at the session nst
closed. the States can be forced to de
port thoss immigrants which 1t aids.
Senator Depew and Representative
Champ Clark, who were both callers at
the White House today, gave their views
on the third term" question with con-
adorable frsnkness The Senator be-
Iieves the President will get the nomi-
nstiou the Congressman tears that he
will. The Senator believes II be gets 1t
ho will be elected the Congressman
thinks that If he does he will be beaten.
Senator Depew said that in his opinion
sentiment was crystalliziDg for the
President and that it was tbs first time,
with ono exception, in his memory that
political thought seemed 10 be center
ing on one man, as 1t 10 on the Presi-
cent, a year in advance since the nomi-
nation Of Grant for the second term.
That exception, he said, was when Nc
Kinley's no nination was known BY the
country twelve months ahead Of the con
yention. al am dead against the third
term idea," said Mr. Clark, land ! do
not believe any man will be elected for
the third time until this republic Is on
its last legs, and that time Is long way
Of. am the Presidents personsl
TREND and would be very sorry to see
him take the nomination. ] believe he
vas sincere when he sold he would not
take it: believe he Is sincere now ia
saying that II he does not want il, but l
believe that it werS shown to him that
unless he did take it, the nomination
would 90 to some of the so called re-
dictionaries. he might be induced to &c
cept"
Efforts orc being made by both the
United States and Mexico TO bring about
arbitration Of the difficulties which have
oct Nicaragua and Honduras at war and
which threaten TO embroil the Hhole OF
Central America
The government is almost ready TO
throw up its hands in the Chicago sub
treasury shortage snd to declare itself
absolutely defeated in It's efforts to dis
cover how the loss occurred. Tue Secret
Service Ia bsffied. Ohief Wilkie, who
has been In direct charge Of the investi-
CATION at Chicago, Is understood to have
reported that he does not know how the
funds disappeared.
The President today announced the
appointment Of number Of you 6 men
to the United States military academy ~
West Point for 1908, all sons OF army
officers.
Senator Spooner denies thereport from
Minneapolis that he has accepted pc.
sition as general counsel for the James
J. Hill roads. "Mr Hill offered mo the
general counselship in 1884, The said to-
day. al lid not accept 1t, and ! have
not heard from Mr. Hill since There
ls absolutely no truth 10 the report that
sm going TO work for him l did not
leave the Senate tor that purpose.
Senior Obalida, the Panama Minister
here, hes received word from President
AmadOr, o! that republic, that he will
pay his contemplated visit to the United
States next December.
Archie Roosevelt, who is suffering
from an attack of diphtheria is reported
today to be doing as we'll 90 could posi-
bly, be expected. No complications
have set 10 and none is anticipated.
I was reported in governmental circles to;
day that while the Reading movement hsd
aroused interest there was no dispo'ltli 70
question the operation or 70 submit II 70
closer scrutiny by the Interstate Commere"
Commission, rs the transaction does not pre-
sent an features justlfying government in'
QUESTION.