Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-26
From Washington.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, June 26.

Washington, June 26.
Edwin S. Holmes, jr., the former AS
sociate Statistician of the Agricultural
Department, who the government is now
trying to have punished on the charge OF
giving out of advance information OF
cotton statistics, for stock speculation,
took the stand in his own behalf, in Grim
inal court today. This followed the
action of Justice Stafford in overriding
the motion of his counsel, that he be
Dismissed, because his oflense, if proved
TO exist, vas in violation of no statute.
Holmes testified that his connections
with Theodore II. Price the cotton king,
related TO the establishment by Price,
Of a crop reporting bureau OF which
Price was to have charge.
Official hunter of the United States
is the title that J. NJ. Moody is to bear,
in connection with his appointment to
rid the Dixie National Forest, in Utah,
, Of predatory wild animals. The animals
have inflicted so much loss on farm
animals belonging to ranchers that COM
plant was made TO the forest service.
Moody was recommended as being far
from q mOllycOddle, in fact, just the
man to wipe out wolves, coyotes and
cougars. So the government has given
him the job.
Carrie Nation was arrested again last
night and charged with disOrderly con-
duct. She went into the saloon of John
Ddscoll, at 625 ID street, and made her.
self obnoxious 10 the patrons. She will
appear in the police court this morning,
having spent the night in The House Of
Detention. Carrie Nation was fined IS
in the police court today for creating
disturbance on the streets last night.
She declared that q special dispensation
from God made her uphold the cause Of
temperance, in order to root out the hell
holes of infamy. She said she did not
have the money whereupOn the Prison
ers Aid Agent produced it, and Mrs.
Nation was freed.
Continued increase in the foreign
trade of the United States is noted.
During May of this year the exports
amounted to $l34 700, 6l2, an increase
Of over millions above those of the
same month of the preceding year. All
Of this increase however, was in food
s.uffs, crude or partly or wholly manu-
factured, and in crude materials for use
in manufacturing. The exports OF manu-
tactured goods fell off over s., 900, 900.
Judge VIM. f. Frear was today sp-
pointed by the President, Governor of
Hawaii, to take effect August 10. Judge
Ffear is a Californian, member Of the
Supreme Court of the Hawaii. The
President has approved the retirement Of
Captain William 5. Reed U. 5 n, with
rank of Rear Admiral.
Information came to The State Depart
ment today by Gable from Minister Mey-
er at San Salvador, and Minister Lee,
IN Guatemala, to the effect that Nicarag
nan forces are being concentrated al
Strategic points, apparently for the pur-
pose of invading Salvador and Guale-
mails.
1he.arguments in the Spokane rate cas-,
which were TO have been made before the ln-
t-Tstate Commerce Commission today have
been postponed until tomorrow in order to
allow the arguments in the case involving
rates on cattle shipped from the southwest TO
bee completed. Ia the question must be con-
s:dered water competition, RAILROAD valuation
and the long and short haul clause of the In
tsrSlate Commerce act.