Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-20
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State Judges In c0nnict WIN MIN 10 sho"
why they should not be 10 contempt OF
court for interfering with the execution
of his order. On the other hand, au-
thorities are unable to recall any case in
which State authorities openly rebelled
against the federal judiciary. 1t is feared
that unless the temper of Gov. Glenn and
his friends moderate, the State judges
hay be encouraged to ignore possible
order OF Federal Judge Prichard, for
bidding them to take any further pro
ceedipgs in the case, under threat of
being cited for contempt. 10 that event
the federal government would have no
recourse but to swear in posse OF depu-
ties after invoking the power of the
Supreme Court, with military force as
ie last resort in maintaining order and
curylng into execution the federal
authority, if still resisted. 1t is believed
that the situation will not develop such
startling phase, and that the entire
question of Jurisdiction will be fought
out in the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The first step in Filipino self govern
ment is being taken in the Philippine
archipelago today, in the election OF q
house of representatives. So far, the
experiment has been disappointment to
the Americans. The natives first kept
away from the places of registration.
Great difficulty was later experienced
il getting voters to act as inspectors
ID poll clerks. Although there are only
1872 of these officials, twice that number
had to be selected, because of the flood
of destinations. The principal parties
are the progresistas and the Independents
the main difference 10 platform being
on the time of granting full indepenG-
ence 10 the Filipiuos.
The Chinese in the Philippines have
found great opportunity in the recent
change in the coinage of the islands to
victimize the ignorant natives, and they
have heen working it for all they are
worth. The silver coins have been made a
little lighter than they were before, but
their value has not been changed. Ia
submitting his report for May, acting
Treasurer Barrett says: "The new coin-
age has been received without question
by all classes, except Chinese, who are
showing disposition to take advantage
of the situation in their dealings with
the more ignorant classes of natives, by
refusing to accept the new peso at the
same value as the old peso. They
discount the new peso from 10
to 20 per cent, and in the provinces
as high as 40 per cent. A law is being
famed prohibiting such discountipg,
and circulars are being printed in all
native dialects ard in Chinese explain
Ing the causes leading up to the coinage
changes and notifying FIlipinos to be
ware of Chinese Shylocks."
Toe comptroller of the currancy an
nouuces that the Farmers National Bank
of Boyertown, Pa, WAS closed today by
his direction, upon the report of Ex-
aminer Charming Bingham. showing it
to be insOlvent. j. w. SchCfeld has been
appointed receiver. The resources and
liabilities of the bank on May 20, aggre-
gated $40, 445.6S.
Ambassador Wright at Toxic today
csbled the State Department that the
japanese Foreign Office has been Off
cially advised of the abdicaliOn of the
Korean Emperor after he had taken
counsel with his cabinet and elder states
men.
Suit for the dissolution of the social
ed powder trust will be begun by the
government at Wilmington, Del, before
the last of next week la addition to
asking for an Injunction restraining the
defendants from further engaging in in
terstate traffic, the circuit court will be
petitiOned to appoint receiver for the
Eastern Dynamite Company, The E. |.
Dupont de Nemours Powder Company
aud the Lsfilan and Rand Powder Com
pany. The action will be directed against
the following companies f. |. Dupont
de Nemours q Company, L. |. Dupont
de Nemours Powder Company, of New
Jersey; the Dupont International Powder
Company, Delaware Securities COmps
ny, California Investment Company,
Delaware Investment Company, Hazard
Powder Company, Lsllln and Rand
Powder Company, Eastern Dynamite
Company, f. |. Dupont de Nemours &
Company, of Pennsylvania; King. Pow
der Company, Austin Powder Compa-
ny, of Cleveland; California Powder
Works, Connemaugh Powder Company;
Paramount Powder Company, Interna-
tiOnal Powder and Chemical Company,
Judson Dynamite and Powder Company,
of California; Metropolitan Powder Com
psny, American f. @. and Schultze
Guupowder Company, limited; Amer
lean Powder Mills, Anthony Powder
Company; limited; Equitable Powder
Manufacturing Company and the Miami
Powder Company. Twenty persons, in
Guiding the Duponts, will also be made
defendants. A copy of the printed bill
is now in the hands of the attorney gen.
eral who is on his vacation in New Eng
land. As soon as it receives his formal
the bill will be filed. 1t is said
the governments case against the powder
trust is the strongest of the many prose-
cutions against chad corporations" and |
that it presents a marvellous case of
"high finance"
The meteorologicI ii situation today |
shows no change to the weather fOrcasters
for that section of the United States east |
of the Mississippi that has for days been |
reeking in an unusual spell of-humiditv,
and in temperature as high as if put |
there by a trust. For the next thirty |
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