Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-14

one of their vessels, he said, and addtd
that the Russian government rightfnlly
seizsd her in 1901. Mr.. Pierce's Fart
in collecting fee WAS in 1903.
There appears to be no immediate
means by which the United States can
at present take seton on behalf OF the
people of the Cjugo Free osaie iuriher
than the information informally convey
ed to the British government of this
country's willingness to act in concert
with the powers signatory to The treaty
of Berlin for the amelioration OF Con-
20 conditions. In fact there is we'll
founded opinion in official circles that
this government will make great blum
der II it attempts TO "play the school
master to the European nations.
The charge was made in the Senate
today that q bureau of law indexing
had been illegally organized and put
upon the government pay roll Of the
| librarian of congress, Mr.. Calrk, chair
man of the judiciary committee, said that
congress had passed legislation providing
for the indexing Of the statutes upon
planes to be perfected and approved by
The judiciary committee Of the Senate
and House but that the work had been
put 10 operation without the slightest
notification to the committees. The Sen
ate acted by striking from the legislative
appropriation bill, which was under con-
siderstion. the item providing for force,
to index the statues.
Attorney L. NJ. Walters for the Inter-
state Commerce Commission tod y reop-
ened the B & 0 block signal investigation
before Commissioners Judson Clements
and +. f. Clarke, with en- amonnt Of
material drawn from The cOroners inyes
iigstion upon which to base new lines OF
questioning. Operator DulrOw who was at
Silver Springs on the night Of the accident
at Terra Gotta WAS first called to the
stand and was followed by c. T.. Rems-
burg, operator at University. Nothing
new was developed by their evidence,
Congressman John Lamb, Of Rich
moDd, said to the Ga2etts's correspond
ent today that be was going over TO Al
exaudria on Saturday night next to
sneak at the Confederate Veterans ban
quet AMI would try and take another
speaker with him,
Tie House committee Gu appropria-
tons today reported the District Of Co
lumbia appropriation bill carrying So
0Ol. 4G9. a decrease OF f2lI,427 from
the appropriation for The current fiscal
year.
Attorney General BOnapar,e today
asked the L. s. Supreme Court to re,
quire Sheriff Ship of Chattanooga, his
deputies and number OF citizens, charged
with contempt of court in connection
with the lynching Of Ed Johnson, to
give bail for their appearance for trial.
He asked the court TO take testimony in
the cases TO determine the guilt of con-
tempt. either in open court or By a
commissioner. Attorneys for certain de
PENDANTS asked the Government to pay
the expenses Of certain witnesses in a.
tending the hearings.
Lulu Burke, who ia well known in
d;srerutable part Of The city, and who
attempted suicide by gas recently, later
getting more notoriety by being arrested
for the larceny of some iewelry, carried
out her purpose to end her lie this
morning when che drank carbOlic acid
at ga II street, southwest She WAS
taken to the Casualty Hospital, where
she died. She was AZ years old and
formerly lived at 9lO 9TH street, south
west
Or. Bartholdt, today offered bill in
The House directing the issne of Il half n
billion dollars worth Of bonds, the money
70 he used for 'he.improyement Of water
ways
Representative Esch, Ner. Wis.,, tc-
day introduced in The House bill re
curing interstate common carriers TO
make iuil reports Of all accidents 10 the
Interstate Commerce Commission
The anti noiso residents OF the upper
Hudson and North River, New York
city, today won q victory in the House
when a bill was passed authorizing The
board of steamboat inspectors to devise
and enforce regulations controlling the
whisiliog of river boats; thereby prevent.
ing unnecessary and prolonged blasts.
Panama Canal oficials here today rdicnled
the story that there have been customs frauds
nj San Francisco ia the reshipment Of Gu
madam lumber 10 the isthmps which was adj
m tied at san Francisco under the preferen-
lial tlriff authorized last Aprll secure timber
| for rebuilding the city following the earth
quake. No Pacific coast climber has been
sent ~ the Isthmns from San Francisco for
more than y year, all that ever originated
there having been a small quantity Of Red
wood Several cargoes of lumber were re
Gently ordered IN the Puget Sound territory,
but no Canadian lumber is admitted there
without paying the full duty. Most OF the
canal timber is being bought on the gulf.
Secretary of war Taft hel n hearing to-
day at the War Department on the request of
, The Sanito.y BOARD Of Chicago for permission
10 divert the waters Of the Calumet river in.
TO the drainage canal Of the city Of Chicago.
Secretary Taft has reserved his decision.
The signal corps Of the army has Just or
ierd war balloon from New York firm
which will be the largest in military use.
! II will have q capacity Of - 900 feet and
hitting power of 500 pounds besides the
ba'ket and as own weght. The balloon is 10
cost 81, lj0.
About so delegates wera in attendance 10.
day at the opening session cf tie national
convention for The extension Of the foreign
commerce Of the United States. This meet
ing. which is expected 10 accomplish more
for foreign trade than any convention in
years, was called by The New ork Board Of
Trade an Tran pOration f. s. A. de Lima,
OF the special committee Of the New York or
GAM zAion. having IN charge the arrange
ments for the convention, presided, and
stated the object OF the convention.
, President Roosevelt will attend one of the
sessions. Al a banquet ri the Arlington