Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-10

unforeseen, Secretary OF the Treasury
MacVesgh today said that no action
would be taken with regard to the issu-
ance OF the authorized three per cent
certificates nor the issue Of Panama
bonds until Congress had had an oppoT-
tuDity to legislste further on the latter
subject. On bis return to bis desk 10
the department today after an absence
Of several months the secretary declared
that be found the condition OF the Treas
urY finances practically the same IS
when be went away and that there vas
20 indication of trouble on the financial
horizon.
A vitriolic denunciatIon OF President
Gompsrs, Secretary Morrison and Vice
President John Mitchell, the three
American Federation of Labor officers
who are concerned In the famous ICON
tempt case" lie The gist Of the annual re-
port OF General Master Workman Simon
Barns, head of the Order Of Knights OF
Labor, now 10 session here. "Where is
there q more willful, premeditsted vio-
lstion OF Law than In this case?" queries
Barns. "The action of the so-called
leaders will be harmful for years to come
whenever an attempt is made to secure
legislation for the benefit of the worker.
There is no trust or combination Of CAPT.
tai in the world that violates any more
laws, or oftener, than the trust laoor or
CARNATIONS, who resort to more dishon.
est, unfair, and dishonorable methods
towards their competitors than any trust
or combination 10 the country" Burns
took pains to indicate that bis censure Is
aimed particularly at the three fedora.
ton leaders, and only generally at the
organization as a whole. at looks ss II
GOmpers, Mitchell and Morrison" be
explained, "desired to do something
sensational 90 as to keep themselves
prominently before the public. They
showed little respect for the courts of
The District Of Columbia, considering
them open to threats or political in
huence."
William O. Dennis, assistant solicitor
Of the Department Of State, has been
designated by Secretary Knox ss agent
of the United States In the arbitration of
the Oronoco Steamship Company claim
az ainst Venezuela by the International
Tribunal at The Hague. The position
was made vacant by the recent death Of
William 1. Buchanan, 10 London.
Frederick D. McKenney, OF Washing
ton, has been designated as counsel.
Treasury officials are rather Of the
opinion that the opera singers arriving
10 New York are successfully striving to
work the newspapers for free advertising
by making complaints of the horrid Gus.
toms mao. Mary Garden got hers to
the extent of columns few days ago and
COW, not to be outdone, Mime. Tetrsz.
gina makes a plsintive vail to the effect
that she wac not able to get an evening
gown out of her trunks at the docks and |
so was prevented from attending the
"opening" Of q prominent piece where |
she had hoped to be spectator. The
press agent story says that the Gus
toms people told her that decollete
gowns we're stage costumes and there
fore subject to duty.
Richard A. Bslinger, the secretary
of the interior, under Scsthing attack |
by Louis R. CLAWS as result of the
handling OF the Alaska
coal cases, proposes to wage bitter war
on Glsvis and the CLAWS sympathizers.
1t is said by republicans here that
here will be big shske-up among the |
present Virginia federal ofhceholders
when the Offices in that state are filled
By the decentralization Many of the
Roosevelt sppoiutees will go, and Taft
men will be named to fill their places.
The interstate commerce commission
will give hearing November "a to the
W., A. & Mt. Vernon Rwy. %. and
tbe Great Falls and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company, relative to the enforce
ment of the regulation requiring cars to
be equipped with pickup tenders and
automatic wheel guards.