Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-17

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defeat the indictments bought under the
cyiminsl clause of the antitrust law.
Among other things The concern attacks
the validity OF the indictments on the
the ground that Judge SANFORD sno
other representatives of the department
of iustics hsd no right to DO present In
the grand iary loom when the case wss
being considered. The governments
expectation is to have the cases against
the so.called trust tried on thtir merits
At the May term of the federal court.
Children will be in great de-
maud about the White House next
Monday. On this occasion, the public
and not the president will demand the
Youngsters, Tor it will be "egg rolling
day." the one day ln the year all the
"kids" in Washington, are invited 10
take POSSESSION of the White House
lawns. From 3. %. until ] p. m. me
grounds will be in absolute possession oil
the little tots, and if you happen to oe
grown-up person, yon will not be per-
mitted to enter the gates unless you are
accompanied by little boy or girl. Last
year the entsrprisiug youngsters OF the
capital did a rushing business hiring
themselves out for five or ten cents
piece, to escort gentlemen and ladies
past the guards at the gates.
The dismal predictions made earlier
IN the season, as 10 the future OF Euro
pean crops, have not, according to re-
port from the foreign correspondents of
the Department of Agriculture, been
fully realized. Conditions are much i'm
proved as a rule. The tendency has been
10 the direction of general equalization
of crop conditions throughout Europe,
the auder-ayerage conditions 10 Russia,
especisllg 10 the case of wheat, being In
manner offset by over-sverage con-
ditions in the crops of Spain, Roumanis,
Bulgaria and Turkey.
There will be no republican caucus
to push the Aldrich bill through the
House. There will merely be a ''con-
ference" of House members on The cur
rency question. Continued conysssiDg
Of the House by the republican whip,
Mr.. WATSON, has revealed the fact, it is
said, that the Aldrich bill has not grown
much in popularity, nor have the Vree-
land amendments evoked enthusiasm.
The Fowler men had let it be known
that they would have "previOus engage
meuts" on the night proposed for
caucus and would refuse to be bound by
any caucus action. 1t is uncerttln
whether they will attend simple "con-
ference" They would rather have no
legislation than to see the Aldrich bill
paesed, 10 any fOrm They concsde there is
small hope for the Fowler bill this session.
There strength united with the demo-
Gratis would suffice, il is generally be-
ieyed. to defeat the AlGrich bill. A
conferences would do away with the sol
emu and binding characteristics OF a
csucus, and would let the republican
leaders get a good line on what, If any
thing. can be done All attempts TO
pledge the republicans TO vote for any
one measure are said to have been given
10. The conference msy agree to sup
port the currency commission bill, in
troJuced by Mr.. Fowler yesterday, or a
similar measure, designed tn postpone ell
faancial legislation until the next SEES
sion, aud let it 60 at that. The Aldrieh
bill met it's doom in the House commit
tee on banking and currency todsy,
when it was laid on the table. COnsid-
Grafton YVES given by The committee to
the Fowler currency commission bill,
but no report WIS agreed upon. Nj
Vreelnnd will be heard in advocacy of
his bill. The Fowler currency commits
sion bill was discussed, but no report on
It ordered.
With an adverse report the House
committee on judiciary today killed the
pleu to have the United Stses govern
ment buy blocks of mountains from New
England to Florida and convert them
into a gigantic national forest reserves.
Edward Nevasier, sc years old, OF
1l0S Seventh street, white working 10
The car pit at Seventh street and Florida
avenue this morning, raised his head too
soon aud be was iustsntly killed by an
approaching car. He was Spanish
war veteran.
An omnibus light house bill appro-
priating $3.50, 600 was today fsvorably
reported TO the House. Among it's
provisions is one for three bno5s with
submarine bells at the entrance Of the
Chesapeake Bay, s25 GOO.
Mr.. Carlin has introduced bills 10 the
House for the relief of S. F. Wilson and
for the legal representatives of Robert l..
Martin, deceased.