Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-06
QUESTION of the Western Maryland Rail
~ood ho the Sanator

QUESTION OF the Western Maryland hAii-
road by the Senator.
The visit of DR.. W. r. Shepherd, of
the faculty Of Columbia University, to
the capitals of South and Central Amer
lea next summer, under the auspices Of
the Bureau Of American Republics and
with the Endorsement OF the President
and Secretary of State, lie meant, it de-
veloped today, as a preliminary step
looking to the most extensive and pro-
gressive scheme for Pan American ed
ucstion ever hitherto contemplated be
tween any Of the nations Of the world
AS au outgrowth of DR.. Sheperd's visit,
il is expected that wlthin'a few years O
plan of exchange Of professors between
the leading universities of each OF the
Lslin- American countries and OF the
United States, similar to the plan that
was adopted between the Unitfd States
and Germany, but on far more extern
sige scale. will have been put 10 effect.
If w. J. Oliver does not succeed 10
convincing the President, Secretary OF
War and Chairman Of the ls!hmian
Canal Commission bv 1850 O'Clock, the
close OF governmental business hours to-
day. that he has formed a satisfactory
combination and is prepared TO build the
Panama canal 10 accordance with their
demands as stipulated in the contract
that still remains unsigned, he Will
doubtless lose the job for which he has
been husJling day and night for sever al
weeks past. Mr.. Oliver returned early
this morning from NeW York, but up 10
2 O. clock this af ernoon ne had not APP
peared at tho Offices Of the Canal Com
mission. Chairman Shonts, who has
been in New York since last Frid ~, did
not return this morning, as WIS expect
ed, and it was said at his Office this after
noon that he will not return before TO-
morrow, aud possibly Friday. Toe feel
ing grew stronger in official circles TO-
day that no contract will be let and
that the government will eventually dig
the ditch itself
Tue 8'aiement was made in the Senate
committee on public lands today that
the President favored an extension OF
the time required for conmutstion
homestead prof from fourteen months
to three years and Senator Newlands
will introduce b'l! to that effect.
That they are being Disseminated
against by the traDscontinentaI lines IS
the complaint made by three leading
cotton manufacturers 10 the south Inter
state Commerce Cpmmlssioo today. They
claim that undue favor is shown TO New
England cotton mills which are loca ed
a much greater distance from the Pacific
COss, terminals to which most Of their
prOdact is shipped.
Ex-senator W. i. Chandler, head Of
the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission,
In submitting his annual report TO the
President, requests that the commission
be continued 10 existence until Septem-
Der 2nd The report was forwarded to
the Senate today. Out of 512 claims,
amounting 10 SCI, 672,O7I there has
been awarded to claimants, $G4S, 1896,
leaving 200 claims unadjudicated,
amounting to sS5, $685. Gil.
Some interesting details Of the big 500,
900 battleship which it is propO,Oi to
build have been forwarded by Secretary
of tho Navy Me:calf to Senator Hale,
chairman of the naval committee. and
were, at his request, today, ordered
printed
The following fourth.class Virginia post
masters were appointed today AT Gunston
Fairfax county, Joseph NJ. Spr ngmin,. vice
T. Chapman, jr., resigned Hague, West
moreland county, Richard J. Griffith, vice
E. {. Griffith, removed Lignum, CulpepeT
cou ty. John H. Willis vice r. o. Willis, re-
signed; Linyille, Rockingham county, Ada J.
Rhineha t, vice I. A. Rhinehart, 7 moved;
Naola, Amherst county, John d. Williams,
vice j. l.. Davis, resigned; Rappah mock
Academy, Caroline county. Nellie G. Broad
dus, vice G. +. Hicks, resigned: Steyensburg.
Culpeper county, Irene T. COyington, vice
T. K. CoyngtOn. resigned; Waterford, Lou
doun county. Mary s. Walker, vice j. Z.
Walker, deceased, Winston. Culpeper county,
A. II. Wallace, vice L. d. Win ton, resigned.