Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-22
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orrs,pondenes OF the Alexandria GaEstt'
Washington, Dc ~

Henry Lane Wilson, American minis
ter to Belgium, who has recently oeeo
made am bssssdor to Mexico, will be The
,ficial representative of the United
= a,es at the enforcement OF the new
king Of Belgium. He will sail for the
United Stsles on next Saturday on bis
az TO bic new post
There will be quel to the publiea.
ion by the Cosmopolitan magazine Of
he letter written BY Attorney General
W,ckershsm to District Attorney Wise
10 Ne. York In which the former
warned The latter to be sure OF his
ground before proceeding further
against the directors OF the sugsr
trust. This is the latter reproduced
10 a New York morning paper
today saying 10 effect that jadglrg from
he ex.parte statements OF attorneys Tor
the trust tfficIals, the statute OF limils.
tions gbt possibly bar their proSecu'
tiop, The latter was stolen from among
the private papers in the tfice OF At
torney Wise and, 1t was stated st The
Department of Justice today, he has a
pretty good Idea as 10 Who was the Thief
as The result Of the investigation that
has been made. en- arrest and prose-
cution 10 this case Is expected 10 be
made within q abort time.
The BAllipger imbroglio iizzled and
sputlered today at the White House.
S,na,or Jones of Washington, who yes
terdsy made the demand OF Secretary
B .llinger fer az investigation in the
senate and vko 10 recognized as the
B .lliuger rppree ntstiye IN the upper
house. ADD H,nslor Nelson, chairman oil
the sersie cowmi!tee on public lsnds,
which may be selected. to conduct the
inyes,isa ion, csiled on the president.
Senator Joues represented to President
TAFT the advantages Of 40 investigation
5ys iojnt p,mmittes OF the House spd
The seoatA Senator Nelson va, wait'
IN, Whef President Taft reached the
s1scutlye off, this morning On lesv,
inc tsa white House NelaOn Mr.. said
tbs, the committee ou pablic lands ~s'
DOT as yet concerned With the biii'0ss'
matter. q
/ was admitted at the Treasury De-
parlment today that attorneys fer The
sugar trust have given notice that they
will try 10 secure return from the gov
eminent of considerable sun OF money
which they claim has been extorieo
from The trust by oyerwsighipg oil im
ported sugars. II is Dot Known indth
ni,ely what is The amount of the claim,
ut 1t /, reported to be upwards oil seoo,
900. Tney have been told to seek re
dtess before The board OF general sp
praisers. THIS constitutes a new twis
10 the sugar trust case at The port o
New YORK.
Supporters OF Chief Forester Pincho
are To-Day wondering whethtr or not th'
forthcoming congressional investigation
into Secretary B,lllDger's conduct o
sffsirs st the Iolerior Department II
already "6xed'' 80 IS to iusure q Vlndica
tiou. Pinchops friends suspect that th'
sudden change of miud of the sdmiois
ration, from an attitude Of unwillingnts
to have the controversy aired to that o
an anxiety to have the thir 6 settled Il
only due 20 the fact ths, tbs results OF tn
investigation are foregone concIuaiou
Either this, or, Piucho!'s friends believe
the administration foFessw that an inves
tiVa,Iou was q certainty some time, ao'
determined 10 get il frs. with demand
The Impression gsins ground here tha
Francis J. HeDey, the san Ffsucisc'
graft prosecutor, is 10 be present as coun
8, for L. Z. Claws, whose charges t
the president against BIllinger forcet
the administration 10 take Cfic al cog0i
zance of the controversy, and who los
bis iob when the secretary of the interio
was formally vindicsted BY the executive
1t is believed that CLAWS will be ealle
10 testify before the congressional inve'
tigsiipg committee. Ia case be does
sensational developments are expected
IS IL Is known thai, with the aid OF ses
erAl attorneys, be hiss been preparing ht
charges 10 new f9rr, aud hiss slresd
secured new evidence TO add 10 the fol
midabIe list Of charges which he made I
/ the presideufs IL ia already limited her