Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-01
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]
Washington, July l.
The Coast and GeOdetic Survey an
nounces that an earthquake shock was
observed today, beginning at STA q. m.
and continuing some time, at its observa-
tory at Cheltenhsm, Nd, just outside of
Washington. The severest shock oc-
cured from 1922 TO S.28, the greatest
motion being from Dorth to south. TIE
rocking of the earth was more distinct
than was observed at the time of the
Kingston earthquake but not as severe
as the San Francisco. A bulletin issued
at noon by the weather bureau, announ-
ces that from the details of this morn
ings earthq uake shock, which it GAYS
resembled in many respects the King
ston shaker the disturbance is judged to
have been from 1900 to 1000 miles
south of Washington. The third tremor
about 8:20 am, wss of noticesblg
long period, and had an amplitude Of
from fifteen hundredths to twenty hun
dredths of a milimeter. The esst and
west motions which began shortly after
the first movement at 8:l4, alternated
with the north to south waves. The
maximum motion had an amplitude of
of l. / mlimeter.
The State Department will take no
action with reference to the report that
British Ambassador Bryce in a recent
interview overstepped diplomatic pro-
prieties in commenting on the proposed
new constitution OF Oklahoma. The
theory that the administration might be
displeased arose from the fact that the
Ambassador was quoted as commencing
certain features OF the constitution,
whereas it is popularity understood that
the President is opposed to the document
10 its present form.
If the jury look at the question OF
Holmes guilt or innocent in the same
light as the presiding justice, it is fore
gone conclusion that the former statisti-
clan of the Department of Agriculture
will be convicted in the cotton leake
case in progress. In passing on the
prayers asked for by the defense, Justice
Stafford said today: "Haas and Peck
ham must know the truth or falsity of
the story Holmes told. If there was a
C )nsp rscy they alone would know, and
If Holmes is an innocent man, they
are only two men in the world who can
u9stantiate his story" Five prayers
out of the nineteen submitted to Justice
Stafford we're granted today, The jury
was summoned into couf. and the ar
gum ant in behalf of the prosecution pro-
nounced. /: is expected the case will
g to the jury tomorrow at O'Clock.
The scandal arising from the charges
made against Lieut.. Col. VIM. F. Tuck
err, by his wife, will certainly put an end
to his ambitions to become paymaster
general of the army whatever else the
outcome may be. Neither Mrs. Tucker
nor her son, Lieut.. Logan J ucker, Of
the Marine Corps, who is acting as her
protector, will discuss the charges. Both
denied today the authenticity of an
alleged interview with Mrs. Tucker,
printed in yesterdays papers, in which
Mrs. Tucker was quoted as giving some
of the details of tie "scandalous con-
duct" of her husband. The war de-
psrtmeut is relicient, awaiting the
report of the investigation made by
Majors Galbraith and West, who were
commissioned for that work on orders of
the Secretary of War. Army officers
generally hope that the charges will be
proven groundless, in order to save the
army from the added scandal of a public
trial.
A pardon application filed by H. Il.
Tucker, jr., of Leavenworth, Kas.,
secretary of the, Uncle Sam Oil Company,
has brought before the Department of
Justice one of the most sensational cases
in its history. Tucker is serving a three
months Jail sentence for charging that
the Judge who presided over certain
litigation in which he was party was
corrupt, and in q conspiracy with the
Standard Oil Company to drive him ont
of business. Tucker is said to be worth
millions. A fraud order has been issued
against his concern, and he has been
denied a writ of habeas corpus by the
supreme court of the United States.
Petitions for fuckers pardon are being
received by the score at the department
of Justice. II is understood that many
of them originated through Tucker
sending petitions to the stockholders Of
his company, asking them to secure
signatures.
The financial standing of the James
town Exposition Company is to be in
quired into By Secretary Of the Treasury
Cortelyou. The secretary left here to-
day for JameslOED, to deliver an address
at the celebration of WCs! Virginia Day,
tomorrow. He proposes 10 spend We'd
nesday there and 1t is understood that
he will then go over the compsny's
operations in detail. He has taken
Assistant Secretary Edwards with him.
Edwards is a member of the government
commission and is in direct charge of
the governments loan of $1,000, 600.