Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-14
From Washington.

Commerce OOmmtbslOu III It's lHNcat-
CATION of his railway interests last No
vember, is but link in the chain which
is being forged about the railway mag
nate. II he answers the questions pro-
pounded, they may establish the fact of
his control of the Illinois Central. A
refusal to comply with the courts order
will lay some liable to heavy fine aGd
imprisonment for cOnts mpt 1t 10 under
stood from Harriman's lobby here that
be will resist TO the utmost the govern
ments efforts. There is law covering
Just such a care, granting witness alb
soutely immunity from prosecution in
answering questions that might incrim-
mate him, Il is said Hartman defense
will he that even under such immunity,
any American can not ConstitulioasllS
be required tc answer question that
might hold in. PeudiDg the present.
action the Department OF Justice is
carefully going over the report of the
Interstate Commerce Commission on the
Hartman investigation so that prompt
action may be taken in execution of its
policy as a ruling is occurred in the suit
Just brought in New York City,.
The war and navy department are
collaborating in the devd pment of
scheme of general wireless communica-
ton for The government. In time OF
war should there be big strike of con-
mercial ttlegrsphers, the government
NO uld be seriously handicapped The
present strike has served to emphasize
the importance of sfordng facilities
independent of the present system OF
telegraphic communication. Therefore,
the bureau of equipment OF the navy de-
partment and the signal office of the war
department have taken up the wireless
ptoblem. Army officers say that the
day OF practical use of the wireless on
land as well as on sea has arrived. The
navy is already 50 well equipped in this
respect that almost the entire Atlantic
feet could be directed in IFS movements
from the navy department by wireless.
1t has now been suggested that tbe var
ious army posts throughout the country
be provided with wireless apparatus. 10
that event communication could be hsd
from Washington to the Pacific fleet
without the regular telegraph line.
In 1904 the Census Bureau started
out to ascertain whether the county is
getting better and it now announces
that, better or worse, the ratio of per-
sons in prisons to the entire population
has decreased since 1890. Out of every
million Americans. there are now | 1905
10 prison, not including trust magnates,
while in 1890, there we're ,067. The
census experts point out that this de-
crease may mean oDly an extension OF
the probation and parole system and the
adoption of various other forms OF leni-
ency. They are inclined to believe that
this lieniency is responsible for the con-
tinued decrease 10 the number of female
prisoner. la 1880, eight per cent. Of
the prisoners we're women in 1890, seven
per cent, and in 1904 five per cent.
OolOred persons were more common
among the prisoners in 1904 than they
we're in 1890. The increase was partic
ularly noticeable in the north central
States, where ii per cent. we're colored
persons in 1890, and copper ct. in 1904.
The arrival OF several strike-breakers
employed by the Western Union annoy
ed the striking telegrsphers today. While
the out-of-town talent numbered only
seven or eight, it was sufficient to
relieve in a considerable degree the pres-
sure brought upon the thirty who
refused 70 leave their keys when the
union men went out. The imported
came from Pbilsdslphis.
Manager Taft of the Western Union,
said today: 1--WE have enough men to
perform all the business we are getting"
A few operators have been secured al
the Postal, but the strikers claim that
this office is doing practically no business.
Secretary of War Taft this afternoon
authorized a positive denial of the
rumors that any of the members of the
cabinet had resigned, or had signifed
their intention Of doing so. He denied
also, that Wall street matters we're dis
cussed at the meeting with the President
yesterday in Oyster Bay.
john A. Norman, fifty years old,
formerly resident of Richmond, Va,
and now living at 9l3 G street ulheast,
has disappeared from home. His wife
thinks he is demen,ed.
Viscount Aoki, the japanese Am
bassador, and Baron Rosen, the Russian
called at the State Depart
ment today and filed for the Information
of the Department copies of the treaty
just concluded between Russia and ia
pan recognizing the integrity Of Cbins
and the principle Of the "opeu door"
for all nations.
B. +. Peters, Of Harrisburg, Pa,
chief clerk of the Navy Department
died this afternoon of tuberculosis.
THE JAQUELIN-CARY FAMILY. |
The defendants of the Jaquelin- |
Cary families held their reunion
ut the jamestown Exposition yesterday, |
and the gathering WAS largely attended |
by representatives of the families from
sll parts of the United States.
The opening hours of the programme
were devoted to forming squaintancts.
DR.. Daniel II. Morgan, surgeon, u. S
n, great grandson of John Smith, and |
the Jsquelin-Smith family, |
was chairman of lheexercises. DR.. Nor
gan opened the reunion by delivering a
short historical review of jamestown and
The l05 settlers who made the settlement.
DR.. Edward II. Cary, of DSllas, Tex.
a descendant of Mills Cary and Ann lay
or, followed DR.. Morgan, and in a
few remarks presented to Miss Louise