Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-16
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liabilities amounting to $75, 600.
Ambassador Dudley. at Rio de janet
70 has informed the Safe Department
that the funeral OF the late President
Peuna will take place to-day. He has
conveyed to the government the condo
Iences of the United States in the Dame
of President Taft.
President Taft called special meet
ing of lawyers of his cabinet to consider
the message on the net earnings of cor
porations carry this morning. The
meeting was called in the library OF the
executive mansion instead of In the
Cabinet room OF the Office building, snd
those present were Secretaries Knox,
MscVesgh, BAlliDger, Dickinson and
Nsgel, and Attorney General Wick
ersham as we'll as exSecretsry Boot.
As a result of the conference, at which
a number of changes we're suggested IN
the wording Of the presidents message
a new draft WAS prepared. 1t was sent
10 Congress later 10 the day.
The two gold medals authorized BY
The last Congress for Orville and Wilbur
Wright, the aeroplane men, were de-
livered today to the chief signal officer
of the army by the Director OF the Mint
They we're turned ont at Philadelphia
from a design furnished two of the regu'
lar engravers there, Barber and Morgan
Those who have inspected the medals
say that they excel the msgnihcence Of
the ones prepared by the Aero Club, o.
America aud recently presented to the
Wrights by President TAFT.
In an argument delivered in tht
Senate today Senator Paynter dem
XVI presented his reasons for voting
for The duty Of % per cent on iron ore
He said that it amounted to an ad valo'
rem Of only or 10 per cent. and vas
revenue duty.
President Tat went to the Chevy
Chase golf Links this afternoon for s
game with the vice.president With Cen
eral Clarence Edwards and Captain
Archibald Butt.
"The only ffasIible plan for taxing
the earnings of corporations is that o
taxing the dvidends." This was tbt
comment made today by James j. Hill
the Minnesota railroad msgnale amen
President Taits plan to increase reVe
nues by taxation OF the income OF cor
porstions. Mr.. Hill wss chary Of dis
cussiug the subject OF the exPedieucy o
| the tax.
The Stale Department WAS officially IN
| formed today through the legation at Carsca
| that the steamer NanticOke and tug Dispatch
| suspected of being purchased 10 connection
1 with filibustering expedition TO Venezuela
! has been purchased by the government nav
/ CATION service for Lake MaracalDo- I'M
| steamers. IL is understood. will he put mt
i service in competiiion with the monopoly
/ granted 10 private company by tOrme
| President Castro and practically under IN
control. The federal authorities have, ate
AN investigation, been CONVINCED that tn
| steamer NAnticOke,i in North Carolina waters
! is not equipped with cargo m violation 0
/ the natnrality laws and IN me Interests o
| Venezuelan insurgents. Before the close o
hnsiness today the commissioner OF naylga
| lion will issue orders that clearance papers ~
/ given the steamer. Ii wes upon ms oIder
| the other day that the steamer was held an'
| the cargo examined by revenue cutter force
The State Department was Informed ii
| that the Chinese government had decided L
appoint w. P. Stuart, civil engineer con
nrcted with the United States engineering
office at Memphis, to be assistant engineer o
the Hai-ho eonseryapcy board at Ten i SUI
y hich is engaged in improving the Pel. M
river connecting the city with the SEA. Thi
| is considered another favorable step in tn
| promotion of American enterprise IN CHINA
/ il is assumed that the appointment VII
4 being about the recommendation of the pur
4 chase of American material for construction
| work. The board is already favorably dispos
ed toward American machinery. The improve
/ ment of the river is q work of great impor
lance, affecting both China aid foreign com
| mercial interests. Tien T-sin is the port 70
| Pekin but is situated about 90 miles from tn
sea and the water approaches at present ar
i very unsatisfactory.
Edward w. Scott hss been appointed posi-
master at EsmOnt, ALTERNATE county, Va.