Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-18
From Washington
Correspondents Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Sept. Is.

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Washington, Sept. Is.
This government Is considering the
possibility Of arrangements whereby
foreign Jews may become consumers Of
American canned mea'a. Jews in Europe,
as whole, refuse to eat meat that is
"not koshered," and thereby American
packers are the losers. Thus far, Aus
trslian packers have been getting prac-
ticslly oil the j wish trade. Shipments
of meats from that country are solemnly
'koshered," and sealed with "kosher"
by The jewish authorities after having
been examined by the colonial officials
for tuberculosis and other di;eases. On
arrival at the port of destination, the
seal is broken in the presence of an off,
cial of the Jewish faith, thus fully con-
forming With the Jewish regulations.
Consul Albert Halstead, at Birming-
ham, reporting to Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor Straus, ssys that American
canned "kosher" meat might probably
be exported to Europe.
After thorough examination OF the
nature of the recent accident on the
Alabama, experts have reported to the
Navy Department that the vessel will be
able to accompany her sister battleships
on the cruise to the Pacific. The accident
vas the cracking of the port high-pres-
sure cylinder. She will be sent TO the
New York navy yard, after her target
practice, for repairs.
The condition of national banks, "a
shown by the comptroller's call OF August
%, is interesting. Since year ago
there has been an increase in number OF
banks Of 407, with an increase OF 1879, =
GOO, 652 in loans and discounts; an in
crease of $119,097,O92 in deposits, and
an increase of 1914, 907, 1856 in total
resources. Since May 20, there has
been a decrease of $5S, 3S9, 925 in the
amount due from national banks, etc. ;
an increase of $12, 760, 1877 in capital
stock; an increase in surplus of $l4, =
444,7l5 a decrease of $50, O46,6 74 in
the amount due national banks, ETC.; a
decrease in individual deposits of 3d.
S44, 1873, and a decrease in total re-
sources of $50, l73, 0S1.
The Department of Justice is greatly
elated over the recent opinion of Chief
Justice CLARK, OF North Carolina, who in
coucurring in a decision in peonage
case, went out of his way practically to
declare the Slate statutes under which
the action was defended, as unconstitu-
tional. These statutes are said TO be al
most identical with those OF half dozen
Southern States, and it is against that
constitutionality that the federal govern
ment has been striving for months to
break up peonage practices in Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Ar
kansas.
Official condolences we're sent today 10
The japanese government by both the
State and Navy Departments on account
Of the accident to the battleship Kashi-
ma, confirmation of the press dispatches
having been received from the American
embassy in Toxic. The embassy attiib-
utes the accident to an explosion of
shells aboard the vessel, and gives the
number of casualties as 81 killed and 10
wounded.
Senator Martin spent few hours 10
Washington yesterday al the Raleigh
Hotel. His business was of private
nature and consisted in departmental
work.
Funeral services over the remains of
Rear Admiral Joh1 G. Walker, retired,
whose death occurred in New York
Monday, will be held at All Souls
Church, this city Saturday afternoon at
3 O'Clock, and interment will be made
in Arlington cemetery.
By order of the President the Navy
Department has accepted the resig-
nations of Midshipman Clarence @.
Riher, of Cheyenne, and Oscar G. Salh,
of Jasper, Ind, accused of taking French
leave from the academy limits. They
had been sentenced to dismissal, and
the President permitted them to resign.
The Merchant Coal Company, of West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, called upon
the Int,rtat Commerce today to see
whether the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
way Company had divorced itself from
the coal business. II charges tSat the
railway company is discriminating
against it, in the matter of cars and in
favor of the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vsnia Railroad.