Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-09
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gaseti

| Correspondence OF the AlexandrlR daSette.
1t is probable that some plan will b.
evolved in Washington to prevent to-
revolutionary spirit from spreading IL
Cen raj America. Senior Cree, the
Mexican Ambassador, with the minister
from four or the FIVE Central American
republics, today called on acting Secre
tary OF State Bacon to discuss the mattsr.
The greatest alarm at present is caused
by the dispatches from Nicaragua, stat
log that troops are being recruited Il
aid Honduras. AS the latter is named
neutral groand by the terms of the peace
C invention. such action would precipi.
tate general hostilities. Senior Mejia re.
ceved assurance from Salvador today
that the provisions of the peace agree
meat we're being maintained and that
the country was taking no part In the
revolutionary activity. Similir sssur.
auces we're made by the other ministers.
senior Crsel was closeted with Secretary
BJcOn long while to-day.
According to dispatch from st.
Louis, the police there have sppreheud-
Il Albert M. Raymond for whom the
District detective force hiss been search
ing for nearly four years. Ia May,
1908, Raymond was arrested on a charge
OF circulating libel against Mayer Syl-
vester, head OF the police depsr ,ment
here; Building Inspector Ashford and
the District commissioners, branding
them with assassination, corruption and
graft in the issuance OF building permits.
Subsequently Raymond, who Is sixty
years of age, WAS convicted OF criminal
libel in the local court. he appealed
the decision to the Court of Appeals and
the case finally went to the Supreme
Court. Here the verdict OF the lower
court was sustained. Meanwhile Ray
mond was out on bond. Before he
could be brought before the Court of
Appeals, he left town. Since that time
he has been fugitive from justice. The
last news heard of Raymond was false
clue that he had been caught In New
York.
Another chapter 10 the fight Pennsyl-
vanis ice shippers are w@giug against
railroads transporting their product to
tidewster points was written today when
the Mountain Ice 90. and the Trout
Lake Ice o., the cne with headquarters
at HobOkeD, N. j., and the other at
Scranton, Pa, filed complaints against
the Erie, Pennsylvania snd other rail-
roads, alleging the formation of com
bine to extort unreasonable rates. The
Ice men claim that on June %, 1906,
the rates on ice to tidewster points from
their storage houses at Pecono Lake,
and in Monroe county, Pa, were
rased-in the language of the complaint.
1--WE believe ard expect to prove at
the hearing of this case, by con.
certed action between representatives of the
eversl RAILROADS, contrary to the spirit and
intent Of the interstate commerce act and con-
trary to the laws Of the United StItes." The
contention of the Pennsylvania icemen is
that they are unable to compete with ice
marketed from Hudson and Maine river
Joints and brought by barge to tidewater
points unless the present rate is reduced.
The Two complaining plants employ SUI men,
have invested S780,00O 10 the business and
average 100000 tors shipping each season
This IS the second complaint brought by the
ice interests. alleging practically the same
evasion of the law.
According to a dispatch from st. ] outs the
polio. have apprehended Albert N. Ray
IN 0ud far whom the district detective torce
has been searching for nearly four years. la
NAV, 1903, Raymond was arrested on charge
of circulating a libel against Msjor Sylvester,
head Of the police department here; building
inspector Ashford, and several Other
officials and branding them as sssas-
sins and hsrgiug corruption and graft in
the issuance " them of building permits. |
Raymond, who is 60 years OF
age, was tried and convicted Of criminal libel
in the local court. He appealed to the court
of appeals and the case finally went to the
supreme court. Here the verdict of the lower
court was sustained. Meanwhile Raymond
was out on bond Before the mandate could
be carried to the court of appeals he dissp
pesred. Since that time he has been fugi |
tive from justice.
Bernard L. Smith. of 700 18th street, Nor
folk, Va, was found in an unconscious con
Z tion this morning in the ytstibule Of 922 |
street, northwest. He was removed to the
Emergen hospital where he was found to
he suffering from cOncuss on Of the brain.