Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-03
labor situation caused by the panic,
which has thrown thousands Of working
men out of employment.
From Washington.

make q personal report OF his work TO
the Mikodo. Daring the Ambassador
absence, the Counsellor of the Embassy,
Tsuneiiro Miyaoko will be in charge. In
spite OF statements &C the japanese en-
bassy that Ambassador AOki has not been
recalled "fOr good" the belief exists IN
official circles that the viscOunt will not
return to Washington. Secretary OF
State Root gave plaussbility to this
theory today by refusing TO discuss the
matter. The intimation was conveyed at
the japanese Embassy this afternoon
that if any unfayorable Japanese ex-
clusion legislation is passed by Congress
Ackio may not return to Washington.
This is accepted In official circles, as the
contemplation Of rebuSe to the United
States 10 case undesirable legislation is
enacted.
Five more army officers have been
ordered before the retiring board for
examination for retirement as a result
of heir pronounced physical inability to
take the recent ties. in skilled horseman-
ship IS prescribed by the President.
They are: Lieut.. Co.'s. John Q. Moblsn-
berg, Deputy Paymasler General and
Dan O. Kingmam, corps of engineers;
Majors Francis ]. Ives, surgeon; Hirmsn
NJ. Chittendon, corps of engineers, and
Patrick J. Hart, chaplain, coast artillery
corps.
In the drawing for seats in the House
yesterday evening Mr.. Carlin got one
within a few seats of that occupied by
his predecessor, the late ]. F. Rixey,
but near the central aisle.
q. Burd Cassel, Representative-elect
of the Ninth district Of Pennsy lvanis,
under indictment ia the capital building
candal of Harrisburg, did rot appear in
the House yesterday to take the oath.
Mr.. Cassel. 1t is understood, will remain
sway from Washington until bis case is
settle
Mr.. Payne, the republican floor leader
offered in the House yesterday the Phil
ippine tariff BILL reducing the duties on
goods to and from the islands to 20 per
csnt. of the Dingley schedules and pro-
vldiug for flee trade after 1909 1t is
identical with the bill that passed the
House 10 the last Congress, bat which
failed 10 the Senate.
The U. S. Supreme Court has set for
argument on January 6, the Castle
Chadwick jewel case, i'll which Adrain
H. Larkin, of New York, and Collec-
tor Leach, of Cleveland, Ohio, are 10
dispute over the possession of certain
gems which Mrs. Chadwick is alleged
to have imported unlswfully.
The Senate committee on finance st
its meeting today discussed informally
the currency situation. There was no
definite proposition before the committee
nor was any submitted.
Greetings from the baby State OF Okla.
homa TO her elder sisters we're received
with applause in the House of Repressn-
ia.iyes today before regular business was
taken up. 1t wss from the President
of the Senate and the speaker of the
House OF Oklahoma legislature, and was
read from the speakers desk. "In-
spired," it said, "by the fond realization
Of local selfgovernment, Oklahoma sends
greetings to the Sixtieth Congress to the
greatest nation on earth, conveying TO
her sister States a message of progress
and prosperity and loyal devotion to the
Union and the common good"
At last the Department Of Justice and
the big packing houses of the west are
in accord. Beth have agreed to PROPOSE
ton to ask the Supreme Court Of the
United States to render an early decision
to the "fo.eign meat concession cases, in
ghich Armoir, Swift, Morris and Cudahy
packing companies were fined SIS, 900
each by the lower courts for accepting
concessions in rates on shipments Of
meats for export from the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
The President did not know officially
of the opening Of Congress yesterday
until the joint committee Of Senate and
House called on him today. The CON-
mittee informed him 10 bis Office at 10
8. m. that Congress was ready to re-
ceive any communication he might have
TO make. The President said that he
would send Communication later sin
writing" Even at times printed copies
Of The message were being assembled in
the executive Office to be taken to the
Capitol and distributed among the Sena-
tors and Representatives when its reading
should be begun by the clerks.
Eastern members of Congress are en-
desvoripg to persuade the Navy Depart
ment not 10 drop the 5000 men EN-
ployed at the League Island, New York,
Boston aud Norfolk navy yards, which
now appears necessary, on account Of the
early departure Of the Atlantic fee! to
the Pacific. Department officials reply
that if Congress will vote the building
programme presented bySecretsry Metcalf
there will be plenty of work for ali to do.
The President sent 10 the Senate to-
day several hundred nomination of
persons to Cfiice which be made during
the Congressional recess.
A bill to take SOS, 100000 out of the
treasury TO be paid back to various
States, ms. Of them Southern States.
was introduced il the House tedsy by
Mr.. Clark OF Texas. The amount rep
resents the ''illegal cotton tax" collec-
ted by the government from 1862 to 1868.
The posioffice department today issued a
( fraud order against the New jersey Mineral
/ Company, sometime Of Newark, n. j., aud
now ofs5 Wall street, New York. Stock was
sold TO various investers. attracted by the al
/ Turing inducement Of 800 to 400 per cent. in
dividends.
! Senator Elkins and Representative Sulzer
| have introduced in the Senate and House re-
| spectively, new shipping bill endorsed by
I the Shipping Society of America for the pur-