Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-17
From Washington
fCorrespondencs Of the Alexandra osEet'e'i
Washington, D. O., February IL.

fCOYrespOrcence OF the AleAon"ii~
Washington, D. O., February IL.
Senator Nixon, OF Nevada, called 81
the White House this morning 70 tell
the President that the new STAG
nolice, was almost ready for active
dntv. "The police or cOnstsbulsry,"
said Senator Nixon, twill be In nue.
shens nv March 7 the day set for the
withdrawal of the U. 5. troops rom
Gold6eld. The Western Federation Oh
Miners is still maintaining the Sirike,
but as the closing down Of copper mines
in several western States hes had The
effect of bringing great many miners
TO Goldfeld in quest of worK, the stflGe
5 not bothering us at all. All Is
fine and we do not look for any other
trouble" IL
The 6rst effort on the part of q rail-
road to obtain exemption under the
railway telegrapbers' nine hour law, mas
been quashed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, in q decision made puolic
today. The law provides that after March
4. train dspatchers may be employed
onlv nine consecutive hours in any one
day. but discretionary powers are vested
in the Interstate Commerce Commission
70 extend this working time for sufficient
reasons, in particular instances. The
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Company applied fox an extension oil
this time, asking that dispatchers, after
completing their regular hours OF tele'
graphing, be permitted to work four ad-
ditionsl hours as clerks. The commits
sion denies the request.
A telegram to the War Department
| from Col. T. G. Woodbury., commanding
| the department of the Columbia, states
| that a despatch from United State
Marshal Perry, ct Fairbanks, Alaska
reports all quiet there today, the strik
disturbance having been suppressed, an'
ali business resumed. The marshal say
there ia no need of federal troops, 30 tina
the two companies of the 10th infantry
, which we're being held in readiness .
Fort Gibbons, will not be sent at TIL
time. -,
The impression about the Capitol
, that the Aldrich financial bill will pas
, the Senate slightly amended, but that
will have a rough time when 1t reach'
The House. .X
The House district committee resu o'e
confederation of the street railway bl
this morning, 1t is expected that III
: committee will pass upon sections deS
ing particularly with tho regulation OF II
e street railway service.
{ The President today nominated Ons
w. Wickes to be postmaster at Ne'
, market, Va. -,
A bill authorizing the President
appoint Colonel John Green brigsdi i
: general and place him on the retired ils
- vas introduced in the Senate today
Senator Heybnrn.
i Representative Gustav Kustermar
! wis. today braved the scornful eyes
n a doz,n women temperance advocate
I when he appeared before the Hou
: committee on judiciary in opposition
:" tbe Litilefeld bill, subjscting liquors
10 interstate traffic to the laws of the Stat
!, into which shipped. .
70 The announcement that the minor
10 members of the House committee
% banking aud currency would uniIe
10 support of the Williams currency me'
ure is to afford the republican memn'
an excuse for reporting the Fowler b
i f.uorobly m tho Houaa
n Military riding matinees we're insug
ie rated in Washington today as perm
., nent feature of life of the revolving-chi
: army contingent on duty 10 Il
" civ. Tois innovation is bTorc
l. about by direction of Secretary ia
le on the accommodation of Gen. b
,e chief OF staff, as step to prevent the
- fetal personnel of the army being II
u on the shelf next fall, as result of
v President tightening the screws on
t. test in skilled horsemsnShip.