Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-30

1Eetb eccmo W 10 NJ hOuNcncut Va
military actiyIty at Msnsgua according
to disp 4lches received at the State De
par meut lodsy General Toledo, who
conducted the Z.lsysu csmpsign at
Greytown aud who is supposed to be 10
p,ssession OF the arms distributed by
z .laya before his departure, Is a. Ma
Dsgaa experimenting military prepare.
lions practically in the cspscity OF min
lister OF var for the Msdriz government.
The State Department bas not been In
folmsd OF the action OF Mexico or Any OF
the C.uirsl American countries 10 rec.
ogn ziOg The M,drz government Even
10 case Of recognition by these countries
it is definitely sls.ed that the United
States will pursue its policy without
change.
TIE Tat family party left Washing.
ton early today for New York to attend
the wedding Of Miss Louise Taft who
will be married at 4 O'Clock this after
noon to George Hogg S1owden, at the
home of Henry W. Taft, brother OF the
president, and father OF the bride. The
wedtiog will be a quiet ceremony, only
the immediate families OF the couple
being prescott. The bridegroom Is the
con OF CHARLES L Snowdeu, OF Seattle.
Wash, and is engaged In the lumber
business.
One HUNDRED and fifty OF the largest
cities 10 the country lost s4S. GIG, 79O In
fires during 1907. This Is the estimate
of the census buresu alter careful inves.
tlsation of the sutj.ct Ites!iuatss that
the total FIRE less per capita was 2.2S,
aud the net loss per capita % cent?. OF
the vast total Of damage done by fires,
the buresu fixes sl8, 965,427 as the loss
incurred through burning Of buildings
and S29, 342. 654 as the amount lost
through destruction OF the contents OF
those structures While there was q
forty million dollar loss through fires in
these 1853 cities, just s3S. 529 6S6 vas
spent 10 FIRE protection, and 20. O55 pro-
| lessional fire 6ghters employed.
Wm. Loeb, j., collector OF customs
at New York. had conferences today
With Secretary OF the Treasury Mac.
Veagh on matters connected with his
Office. Il Ia understood that 1t was for
the purpose OF consulting over the pros
ecution of customs frauds 10 suga',
"sleeper trucks" and o!her thiogs
sb,cn have esn uuesrthed at tbs New
YORK post. NJ. Loeb went back 10
New York this sfteruooG.
General Clarence Edwards, President
Tsfps riding companion, narrowly es-
capped serious irjury bY slipping on the
steps of the White House not the White
House in Washington but lbe "O'ss
Blsncs" of San Juan, Porto Rico, &C.
cordinp to a cablegIam received from
him today at The bureau Of iusular al
fairs. General Ed yards rolled down the
foil fl ight Of stone step, but suffered
nothing more than shaking up. With
Secretary DickiDtsa aud bis party be
started on Two days tour OF the island
today.
Announcement wss made at the
D. psrtment Of Justice today that the
case against the Standard Oil Company
would be docksted in The Supreme Count
on Monday. This Ia the cSse which
the cIrcuit court at St. Louis decided
sgainst the big trust, which decision II
upheld by the highest court will result
10 the complete dissolution OF the mon.
opoly. In the meantime an effort will
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between the counsel for the Standard
Oil Company and the representatives OF
the government whereby objections will
De Waigsd 10 motion TO be made the
same day asking the court to fix so
early date for the hearing. 1t Is ganer-
ally expected that day early in March
will be set for this plrpose. The hear.
Ing In the tobacco trust cases will begin
on Monday. This will be the frat big
industrial trust to come under the
scrutiny OF tho Supreme court under
The monopoly feature Of the anti
trust Law. The appeal OF the govern
ment from The decision Of Judge Holt
that the sugar trust directors are pro.
tec.ed by the statute Of limitations from
prosecution for The sitemp, to restrain
commerce By closing up the Philadelphia
Sugar Refinery will also come up op
Monday through motion to advance
the hearing.
Officials OF The Interior Department,
gudsr the personal direction OF Secretary
Bslllnger, ste busily engaged In col.
Letting and preparing egiience to be
used In the forthcoming congressional
investigation Of the Ballluger-Pinchot
con!roVsrsy, This evidence, 1t 10 stated
today, will covsr not only the official
acts Of the secretary and hls susordi'
mates 10 the administration OF the public
land Laws, but will also 90 pretty thor.
oughly into the affairs oil the forest ser.
Vice. Ia addition to attempting to prove
that OhIei Forester PiDchot end his as
sistanis have interferred With The work
OF t1e Interior Department, aud have In.
spirsd the attacks in the public prints
agsiust the secretary OF the interior, Ball
llUger, will epdesvOr to show that Pho.
chot has disregsrded the Law 10 the sd-
ministration OF bis bureau. Tbs two
men against whom the direct charge will
be made that they were responsible for
the attacks in certsin newspapers and
magazines sgaiust Secretary Ballinger's
administration, srs Assistant Forester
Overlon w. Price aud A. o. Shaw, law
officer Of the forest service. 1t will be
argued, however, that these officials
would scarcely have indnlged 10 their
alleged activities 10 this direction with.
out, ct Iesst, the taclt approval Of Chief
Forester Piucho,, their CHIEF.