Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-14

It's greatest peril, and to otherwise COM
memorate 10 fitting manner bis inVal'
liable services to the nation. He sug-
gests that the centennial be celebrated BY
the whole country through meetings 10
every city aud town of organized bodies
of citizens, and that special services
should be held in all universities, col
IeQes. and schools. A monument to
be erected 10 this city, worthy bis fame,
his service 10 humanity and to his
country is also proposed.
The following dispatch Was received
from Minister Forniss, Port al Prince,
by the State Der artment today: "Firmin
arrived this morning. He met with an
ovation at the wharf and 10 passing
through the streets. He went TO the
palace, and had long conference with
Simon. All Hsyti is quiet"
President Roosevelt's Official reply to
the Panama canal charges Is In type,
and will be transmitted to Congress In a
day or two. There wac great mas OF
documentary evidence prepared BY the
president to disprove the charges that
his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson
Mr.. Taft's brother, Charles P. Taft, and
other prominent Americans bad received
the bulk of the $40, 900, 900 that this
government had paid for the Panama
canal. In the preparation of his reply
the president was assisted by Mr.. Taft,
S Secretary Root, Attorney General Bona
parte, Soliti or General Hoyt, William
Nelson Cromwell, and Senator Knox, of
Pennsylvania, who was attorney general
at the time the transfer of the canal
property was made. The president has
also conferred with U. S. District At
torney stimsOD, OF New York, and it Is
believed took up with him the matter OF
instituting libel proceedings against
those persons making the charges. 1t is
said that the president requested Sim
son make an immediate inquiry into the
New York state Law, with view Of as
ceItsining whether prosecution for llb'l
could be successfully undertaken. Nj.
Simson, it is understood, will take up
the matter With District Attorney Jt-
rome today.
Postmaster General Myer has abolished
the Office of chief postofice inspector,
held by William E. Cochran, who has
6Oished a four.year term. 1t Is said
that bis administration of the Office has
not been satisfactory to Mr.. Meyer.
The president today nam d VIM. Hall
Harris to be postmaster at Baltimore.
Charles NJ. S,bwab, president of the
Bsthelehem Steel Company and former
president Of the steel trust, will appear
before the ways end means committee to
discuss tariff schedules tomorrow, &C.
cording to al announcement made by
Chairman Payne today. 1t has not been
decided when Andrew Carnegie shall sp-
pear, but 1t will probably be some day
this week. :
The long drawn ont fight against the
nomina ion of Oscar R. Hundley to be
U. S. District Judge for the northerB
district of Alabama, came to al end to-
day, in the Senate judiciary committee
when a report favorable to its confirms
ion wos adopted. Through all of the
last session of Congress, Senator Foraker
prevented favorable action.
According to tacit understanding
bstween the United Sta'es and Holland,
the latter government is being left unre-
stricted in it's choice of devising means
to bring Castro to tIaciable attitude.
1t is commonly understood that the
seizure of the Venezuelan vessel does
cot mean war unless Venezuela chooses
to make war out of it.
President Roosevelt proclaimed today
the treaties with Portugal, relating
to extradition, srbitra ion and nstursl.-
cation treaty differs from all previous
treaties in that the proclamation ex-
empts f.om extrsdition from Portugal
auy person charged with crime upon
whom the death peraltY could be in
aected by the laws of jurisdiction in
which the charge is pending.
Although no official announcement
nas Deen mace, deHnlte plan mas 0een
reached for the recsll by the Chi nese
government Of Minister WI Ting Fang
and the appointment in his place of
Chung Men Yew, first secretary of the
special Chinese embassy now is Wash
ingtou.
Edward II. Hartman will not have to
answer the questions propounded to
him by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the famous investigation for
thst body ofthe railroad kings dealings
In Union and Southern Pacific stocks,
according to a decision rendered by the
U. S. Supreme Court today, delivered
by Justice Holmes. This reverses til
IF the Circuit of the Southern District OF
New York, which has held that Hsrti-
man nnst an Wer the nueRtiona