Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-17

strongly in favor of the ship subsidy
Or jscr commendatoIy Of the nation
woik 10 Santo Domingo. pointed out the
advantages the nation derives from the
Monroe doctrine, and showed how Con
gress having failed, the executive power
has been used to better the consular
seryice. Governor Swanson spoke on
"The South and its Industries" He
made an eloquent and forceful speech,
10 which be told of what the South had
accomplished 10 the history Of the
country.
The Oliver Bangs bid 10 construct the
Panama canal for G. rs pei cent on the
estimated cost will probably DO accepted
BY the Isthmian Canal Commission. at
conference held last night between
the President, Secretaries Root and Taft,
Chairman Shonts, ard Counsel Rodgers,
OF the commission, the conclusion was
reached that the percentage proposed by
Oliver and Bangs was reasonable and
could With justification be accepted by
the government. The next higher regu
lar bidders, the Macarthur Gillespie Co.,
of New York, have asked for hearing
which will be granted their representa-
tives tomorrow.
The navy stands ready to render an
immediate assistance necessary tor the
earthquake sufferers of Kingston, jana
ice. Rear Admiral Eyans, commander
Of the Atlantic feet, is probably in
Kingston harbor lie sailed from Guam
tanqmo. Cuba, sometime after last even
ing, aboard the torpedo destroyer, WHIP
pie, having abandoned his flagship, the
Main. for the speedier craft. With
Admiral Evans we're q number OF sur
geons from the battleships who carried a
Guantily OF medical and hospital sup
! lies. The battleships Missouri and IL
diana have also sailed from Guantanamo
for Kingston aud several supply ships
will follow. A dispatch received at the
State Department this afternoon signed
UAmerica Consul stated that Kingston
was destroyed and the legation practi-
cally destroyed. There are four cOnsu
lar posts on the leland and the officials
had no way Of telling from whom the
dispatch came.
There was collision sbont S15
o clock this morniog at Ninth street aud
P,nnsylvania avenue, between car
northbound and sn AnacOstia car. The
motormen Of the cars were r. r. Love
lace aud w. s Adams. j. q. Thomas,
A wears old, of Sll 2Sth street, and l..
l.. Hammer, l6 years old, Of l7lS +
street. were thrown from the car aud
injured.
A dispatch vas received by The Navy
Department today from the Hamburg
American Line Eating that the captain
of the steamer President had reported
ftom Port au Prince under yesterday
date that great caution is necessary 10
approaching Kingston as the bottom Of
the sea has changed. The lighthouse is
also demolished.
"There ia nothing in the later exam
nations made affecting the prscticability
or permanence Of the Gstun dam. -
Such is the report Of the engineer men
bers of the Panama canal commission in
respose to the charge made in the Senate
committee that the borings made had
failed to develop satisfactory foundation
for that great dam which is the key note
of the lock canal plan at Panama.
The House committee on foreign at
fairs todsy virtually agreed on the Per
kins bill which provides that any natu'
ralization citizen who leaves the United
Ststts and lives in his own or any other
country for an uninterrupted period OF
Use years shall forfeit his citizenship.
The American National Red Cross
will send large quantity OF food sup
plies to Kingston.
The House bill to regulate the blow
ing o. steam whistles by tugs and other
craft, was today reported favorably from
the Senate committee on commerce.
The President sent the Senate today
the nomination Of Harry l.ibbey, to te
Postmaster of Hampton Vr.,
Ship-subsidy advocates Of the House. fear.
ful of the opposition of Chairman Burton, Of
the rivers and harbors committee, are today
arranging programme Of action TO draw the
faugs Of The Oh Dian Mr. Burton, it is be-
liev,d, will use the rivers snd harbors ap
preparation bill as q club On members who
de,ire improvement for their districts, which
Mr.. Burton will deny them il they come in
f,yor Of the ship subsidy proposition. The
plan to slile bnuOn Is 10 compel hlG. TO
bring in the rivers and harbors appropriation
Hill early in the coming week and get 1t ont
of the way before subsidy ia brought on the
floor IL this programme cat he forced, 1t Is
aid by the subsidy advocates that many
members can act with freedom Of purpose
Speaker Cannon is being interested in the
move. II he approves OF il, Mr.. Burton will
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