Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-23
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Correspondents Of the Alexandria Ga.stt+
Washington, Dec %.

washington, DEC 70.
The probability that the army OF
Gen. Eslrads, victorious Ia eastern Mic
aragua, will meet with determined re.
sis!snce on the Psci6c side, is indicated
ia dispatches received today by the State
Department from Vice Consul Oalders,
at Msnsgps. He says that more erthu-
siasm is unaffected 10 Mapagus BY the
opponents OF Z.laya than heretofore,
but the control of the army remains in
the hands of The former president Ma
driz proposes to make radical changes In
the government. Marsgus is quiet, but
there have been riots in Mspaya and
Gran ada and armed forces hsve had col.
lisions with The psoplr, American cs,i.
Gems at Granada are sgain calling for
protection. 1t Is believed that q .lays ia
evidently determined 10 retain control as
lar as possible, although he is no longer
president, and will muster an army OF
suffice proportions to delay the prog.
ress OF Estrada In the Pacific coast prov.
inces.
ga year sgo last May o. June sent
to the International Polar Society at
Brussels statement that, after re.
lurned from this expedition, I would be
willing to promote and organize an exc
petition to fad the South Pole. / am
sill of the same mind. Iwould be only
too glad to participate in an antarctic
expedition In which the equipment aud
experience of the North Pole expedition
would be In service" The above stale.
ment By Commander Robert E. Peary
vas ell that could be gained today con.
corning the proposed south po'ar expe.
ditiop. Commander Peary says that, so
Tar as he knows, DO expedition is under
way at this time. II is likely, that after
be has finished bis magazine work Com.
mspder Peary will orgsuizs hunt for
the south pole.
President Taft has no immediate 10.
tention OF, sending to Congress messsgs
asking for an Investigation By that body
of the sugar trust aud OF the frauds OF
which it has been found guilty at the
oort OF New York. 10 fac! it VAS stated
at both the White Houss and the D.
osrlmeut OF Justice today that such an
il quiry at the present time would be
about the worst thirg thst could bsp.
psu if Congress 10 Feslly anxious 10
oring the Rc GERS of that corporation 10
Justice and recover fer the government
all OF the money of which it has been
dsfrauded. II Is admitted that other
indictments srs expected as the result
Of the Investigations which are sill 10
progress aud it is pointed out that i
sugar trust officials we're called before q
congregational investigating committee
their testimony would undoubtedly take
wide range and might result 10 giving
immunity to some of the men for whom
,hs legal officers of the government a>e
aow cunning. "rhe pTGp1r body to
investigate matters OF this kind is the
grand jury'' said high officials of the
Department OF Justics today.
The Gates of Heaven Church of South
| B ,stou, Massachusetts, will have to pay
duty on It's imported stained glaes Wlu.
dows according to decision made by
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Norton today.
About two thousand packages, letters
and post cards directed to England and
Germany, which have been held at the
dead letter Office, are being forwarded to
their addresses. The articles bear Bed
Gross stamps and the Two countries re.
Gently ruled that matter bearing charity
stamps were not admissible to their
mails. Both countries have Withdrawn
The edic: and bar that threatened to
seriously interfere With over the
water crossings f,r Xmas has been re-
moved,
The writ Of error upon which the
government is APPEALING to The Supreme
Court from the decision Of Judge Holt
| in the Circuit Court for the southern
district OF New York, in which be held
that the sugar trust officials were. pro
tected from prosecution BY the statute
OF Limitations, was today docketed In the
Supreme court by the Department OF
Justice. This lie the case in which all
Of the directors OF the .trust Sere indlct.
ed under the Sherman antitrust law for
conspiracy In restraint oftrade in baving
closed up the Philadelphia Sogar Re.
6nery, occasloued the bankruptcy OF
Adolph Segsl, and the suicide OF Frank
Nipple in Philadelphia three yeara age.
In spssm of patriotism 6Gs years ago
Congress determined to erect In this city
| q statue to Thomas Jefferson. 1t created
a commission, OF which the secretary OF
state vas made the chairman, to select q
site and to procure plans, and it also ap-
proprissed S5. 900 10 pay the expenses.
In May, 1906, in report to Congress,
the commisslon stated that it hsd se.
cured the consent OF Augustus St. Gau-
den., the sculptor, to make the designs
| fox the proposed statue as soon SIS bis
health and other engagements would
permit. Before anything was done St.
st. Gaudeus died. Nov there is Law
| which requires unexpended balances 10
be covered toto the treasury each year
| and Secretary kuox applied TO the comp.
troller of the treasury 10 know whether
| any part of the $4,000 vas still avail.
able for use. To-day the comptroller
SAYS that 1t is not and that the sum must
! be turned into the general fund.
It's reported here today tbat the two
new District of Columbia Commissioners
will be Arthur O. Moses and J. j.
Hemphili.
The sugar trust Is entitled to keep
the IS, 900 sores of land which 1t has
purchased 10 the island of Mindoro; In