Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-24

orrsspondsnSs Of the Aiexsndris Garstt'
Washington, DEC. "a.

A delegation Oh DaimUtlaus CSiieu
upon Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Nsgel this morning in the Interests Of
Lewis T. Weis, present commissioner oil
ion migration at Baltimore, whose term
of o@ce Ia soon 10 expire. 1t is thought
the secretary is favorable to Mr.. Weiss
candidacy but he has not 80 far expressed
hisdecision.
QIlet prevails 10 western Nicaragua,
according to dispstches received today
from Vice Consul Calders. MAdriz, So
provisional president, lie orgaoiEng q
cabinet of liberals and conservatives
mostly from residents from Leon, the
province which has most stsuDchly sup
parted him, No advicss have been re-.
ceiyed from Butf fields. The State De
psrtment Is pre,erviDg q silence on The
question OF the departure OF y lsya from
Nicaragua which casts Sd ominous
shadow on his future. Although 1t ia
| probable that DO direct opposition will
| De made to bis leaving Nicaragua such
steps Sc sre possible will be taken to
bring him to saswer 10 the legal way for
bts treatment OF Americans ss we'll as OF
Nicsfsgusus.
A band OF German farmer musicians
we're saved from spending Christmas 90
the briuey deep today by sn order OF
Com missioner General Of Immigia Ion
Keefe. The commissioner general IL
dig man and a merry hearted one as bis
order shows, for what better evidence
could be produced OF bic Christmas cheer
tbsu for q son OF Erin to be 20 aisy With
o German band.
More Christmas clemency was exsr'
cised today by President TAFT As a
result the prison sentence OF 0. NJ
Barns, former cashier OF the First Ma
tioual Bank Of Montpelier, Ohio, will
come to an end on January Sd. This
Is seven montbs earlier than would have
been the csseiif the Communication had
not been granted. Barns was con.
victed of making false entries on the
books OF the bank and be SsB sentenced
June 16, 1905, for seven years and to
pay the costs Of prosecution. A former
pplication for pardon was denied by
President Roosevelt on the advice oil
bis attorney genersl, Bonsparte. There
IS, however, now general sentiment
In the community, 1t is reported, 10 favor
OF the Communication, and the prisoner has
conducted himself exceptionally veil.
Ga the recommendation Of Attorney Gene
raj Wickershap, who thinks that the
ends of justice have been served, the
president today consented to the cur
tailment of the original sentence.
The price OF dried Goldfish is likely to
take sudden jamp following decision
of the Treasury Department today.
From reports Of the American consul at
st. Pierre de MiYueloD, Secretary OF
State Knox has informed The Treasury
Department that the French government
DAYS g bounty OF 1886 per 22O pounds
Of dried God Of the French fisheries
whether exported from The fishing
grounds or from warehouses 10 France.
Accordingly the department today sem!
instructions 10 collectors Of customs that
uuder the provisions Of the new tariff
Law, they BUsl hereafter collect add.
tionsl duties to the mount Of THO bounty
whether the fab is imported directly or
Indirectly.
BiroD Yssuys Uchids, the newly sp-
pointed japanese ambassador was oftici-
ciaIly received by President Tat todsy
Third Assistant Secretary of 8 ste Hale
presented the successor OF Baron Taxa.
hirs and his spite. Baron Ucbids, ex.
pressed the pleasure on coming to Amer
lea and remarked upon the cordial re-.
latious between japan aud the UOited
States President Taft assured Uchids that
be hoped the relations would 90 remain.
Midsbipment ]. e. Austin OF the
cruiser Stub Dakota was dismissed
from The navy today for having married
before receiving bis commission &c en-
sipp. He was to have taken bis exsml.
nation for q commission next July,
but was married several months
ago 10 Honolulu aud neti6sd
the admiral OF his action. Come
time among the navy department
made the role that naval cadets and
midshipmeu who have not completed
their six years course, four Of which are
spent at Annapolis aud two at sea shall
be dismissed If married during that time.
Austin took the step shortly siter the
rule was made. He Va, appointed to
the Academy 10 1904 from New York,
A smsll but possibly good index
to the public valuation OF the forestry
buresu was shown In their Christmas
shopping tour this morning. The bu.
resu each year makes elaborate prepare.
tIou for a chiIdren's celebration. Toys
are bought and candy for ell he young.
s,ers Of the employees and the little
news boys who sands every day at the
door. This year nearly all the presents
we're donsied By the storekeepers though
as usual the forestry people appeared
cash 10 hand.
Az preliminary guns 10 the big cam
pslgn OF next year political leaders 10
Congress have caused to be printed
speeches OF particular force as public
documents, 10 order that they may pass
free through the mail. One Of these
guns, 1t hiss been found, shoots through
the bresch instead of through the muzzls
and q strenuous tfiort Is being made to
keep 4 out Of circulation. II Ia 80 srti-
Gle prepared b. RspressplsliYs Mccall,