Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-04

of the town of Port au Prince, to lake
measures for the protection OF Ives ara
property in that place. Gen. Simon Is
expected to sTrive at Port Au Phnce,
today. AS soon IS he comes, be Will
hold 8 conference with members OF Tue
committee of public safety and ct this
meeting The details will be arranged
for the appointment Of a provisional
governmenG which will hold power uLt,l
a special meeting OF the congress can be
called to arrange a program for the cleo
tons at which a new President is ID be
chosen.
The WAYS aud mesns besrirg today
was sort of ttr.f medley. They be-
gan With peat moss. Montague Lessltr
aud Walter Durbow, Of New York,
asked that the moss which pays 8 duty
Of 81 a ton, be placed on the free LIST.
II is used fOr bedding for horses and
cattle, and the committee vas informed
that to make 1t free would mol harm the
America PEA, industry. Fred NJ Cleve-
land, of New YORK, a'ked tlst the COM
miltee retain the present tariff % ma 8
OF cocoa fibre or rattan. Fee barley
from Cara was the theme of the gu
msut of Charles L. Feldna1. represent
iug the BIffslo Malstera' A soc alton.
Tue present duty is 80 cents bushel
and, since il was imposed, Feldman
said, the ma ting Industry in New YORK.
state, has to a large extent been destroy
Ell. The old duty on harley wss 10
cents bushel, and that let about $ll,-
600, 900 worth year into the country
from Canada. Now practically none Is
imported. Feldmsn c)ttsDded that free
barley would not hurt the barley farmer
IN the west.
With the hope ofbeing able to pretent
to the forthcoming session Of OOnPrHs
recommendations for some changes In
The present currency lava, the naIiora
mont tsry comm ssiOp, now holding exec.
utiye meetings here ds ", is devoling lie
attention 10 examination of tTealury
officials add prs teal BANKERS of the
country. Thus far, the commission his
devoted itself to consideration of only
one brapch of it, wOrk-inte'lila ion Of
proposed amendments u existing Laws,
Sbich was first delegated to a sub-com'
mitlee. 1t is understood that tle repre-
sentstives Of the American bankers as
ISOLATION who have been appearing be-
fore the commission by spec al invite
ton during the las. few days, are loa b
10 advise anything but minor changes
10 present laws. Ga tbs other hand,
Comptroller Of the Currency Murray is
reported to have recommended some
sweeping changes.
The Dead Lister Office is preparing
for the annual sale of msdirec,ed pacN a
Ses to be held at a local auction house,
beginning December l4th, snd lasting
until oil the 1874 packages are di'-
posed OF. There sre larger number OF
packages fer sale this year than ever be-
fore, and night sessions are to be held,
10 order to get rid of taem before Christ
mas. 10 the "miscel aleons" schedules
of the catalogue, which WAS Issued To-Day,
IS most every Conceivable article, from
aprons, bicycle pumps, clothing, dres-
ses, fans, girls fa's, .hsr1V are, knives,
and phonogrsph records, totaws, iazors,
hypodermic syringes, neckies, type.
writers and watches, ia contained 10
these packages, also jsWelry, books,
cigars, etc.
With reference to recent published
stories OF marrow escapes by the presi-
deut, the following statement was ia
sued at the White House today: 80
far as the president knows, no antonio
bile ever came mar him. If be did, the
president did not notice it. "A for the
6re.engine matter (relerriDg 10 story
pr nted today, the whole statemen. is
bsurd, aud the neWsJ apers have simply
"een Imposed upon"
==Pos master General NJ yer announced
at the White House this afternoon the
resppointment of Mrs. Helen Longstreet,
widow of The Confederate General Long
1t t, as post mast ct Ga nesville, Ga.
The new special delivery stamp will
be placed on sale within ten days. Il
is about one inch square and dark green.
The damage by foods during the first
eight months of the present year
amounted to $237, $50, 900.
President Roosevelt is The center of
political vortex over the appointment Of
postmaster at b Gilmore. Representa-
ve.elect KronmiIler has filed personal
objection again't the re-appoiutment
Postras er harris. Attorney G nerai
B9naTa t., cousin OF the postmaster,
/ stspdiog by him.
r bert B con. assistant secretary OF
state, 5 seriously i'll a" bis home 10 this
CITY, tn a severe attack of tOnsilitis.
Many members of Congress have al
ready arrived for the OPP ming day, Mon
day, but it is said fiat the presidents
message will not be sent in before
Tuesday.
IMPROVED CONDITIONS.
Work along all lines is rapidly picking