Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-22

distinctly. They went toward the MI
Ter house, which was fired into about
that time. Later he saw soldiers, with
guns in their hand, hurrying back 10 the
barracks. He said company OF soldiers
were sent out to patrol the town and he
heard ore of them say while 10 front OF
the Cowau House that they would come
back tie next day and complete their
work.
A great deal Of the office furniture
and parapherDalis that is to be installed
in Secretary Loeb's quarters at Oyster
Bay this summer has been packed and
is ready TO be shipped. The Summer
Capital" will be located as usual on the
second floor of provision store building.
The Presidents home, Sycamore Hill,
is some three miles and half from the
village offices, aud in order TO keep the
executive in touch with the work OF
his administration, the secretary will
make daily trips 10 and from the Roose-
Welt residence. According to Secretary
Loeb the President will spend a very
quiet summer at Oyster Bay this year.
Visitors at Sycamore Hill will be few
and far between and unless they are
close friends of the family will be
required to give pretty good reason
for their coming if they are allowed TO
intrude upon the Presidents vacation
rest.
The Department of Justice is pushing
its investigation of the mineral land
frauds in western States. Many thous-
and acres of coal land have been already
voluntarily returned by railways and
corporations, and additional holdings are
expected to be released without prose-
cution. The number of acres Of coal
lands illegally held 10 Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, New Mexico and some adjoining
States, will run into the millions. The
lands in many cases are so valuable that
the holders will resist all peaceful efforts
to make them disgorge, and stubborn
suits 10 the courts are expected.
Whtn the Interstate Commerce Commission
resumed its hearing today into the complaints
against the railroai is preferred by the Ma
tional Petroleum Association, consisting OF
independent dealers in Ohio. Pennsylyn 10,
New York and Canada, the question OF the
rpasonableness Of rates on oil shipped from
Chicago 10 ST. Paul and Omaha was taken
no Frank +. +. Fretter, Secretary q the
Nati nal Refining Company, Of ClevelaLd
was the principal witness. lie said that me
star ard Oil Transports oils from its retn'
cries at Whiting. Ind, ID Duluth and other
| like ports during the summer by pipe lines
and by ste lmsiip at low tate. This beiI &
true. the Standard Oil was anxious 10 have
the rates on railroads. while it was necessary
for the national refining company, 10 use, 10
be kept as high as possible Attorney Davls,
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul ash
ed how. even with a reduction Of this rate
five cents, the National Refining Company
could compete with the Standard oil with
IL cent rate from the Kansas fields to Omaha.
Frelter r'plitd by saying that eastern oil was
better Il a Kansas oil.
Justice Day, of the u Supreme Court
has been appointed by the United States gov.
eminent president as arbitrator in behalf OF
the United Stae' gov, rnment IN the arbitra-
ton of the question over mahogany cOnces-
sious in Nicaragua that is shortly to Re he
between the gOvernm, nts OF Nicaragua ana
the United States in this city.
Charles T. Palmer has been appointed
postmaster at Mingina, n elsOa county, Va.
Dist .ict Auditor Garrison today resigned.
It is understood that he will be succeeded by
Chief Clerk Twecale, who in turn Will be
succeeded By Daniel iOnOvan.
The comptroller Of the currency has issued
call for a reports Of condition Of national
banks at the close Of business on Monday,
MAY 20.