Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-20

L
men is there admitted to have been any
suggestion OF a possible rupture with
Japan 10 the event thst California
should 20 on record with adverse legis-
la!ion against the subjects ofthe Mikado,
but il is known that this phase OF the
situation has been considered by
the president aud the State Department.
Although the sa'ement has been met
with official deuisls, it Is known pos
lively that BlrOn Tskahirs, the JSpa-
nese ambassador, ss reported yesterday,
coUrleously called the attention OF The
State Department to the threatened
hostile legislation In California aud sug'
gested that such action could not bat be
construed by this government as re-
pudistion of he terms of the agreement
entered into by The two governments Oh
the immigration question. On behalf
of the administration, however 1t Is
stated that the president would have
made the representations be did 10 Gov.
Glllett', r5girdless of auy suggestion
from the japanese government. As
stated in bis speech of Monday night
tue United States is morally bound to
give japan ",qusre deal"
This evening it is said that TIE united
is confronted by situation of unusual
gravity in the snti-JspsDsse movement
which has develop I'd 10 California, aud
that the gravest peril to The peace of
he world is INVOLVED 10 the situation.
1t is admitted by high authority that sx-
piessous of gravest concern over the
introduction of certain bills 10 the Cali
foruia legislature has been made by the
japanese government to the State De-
psriment.
John L. Sullivan, ex-hesvy weight
champion, shook hands with President
Roosevelt tcdsy. AS to his own future,
Sullivan declared that he would never
leave the stage until the people got tired
Of him. 'Im going to live another
fifty years, and don't you forget that,
he said. 'Pm taking care OF myself
aud laying up little money"
Among the witnesses examined today
by the grand jury in connection with
lbe Panama liDel case, we're Hilton u
Brown, general manager Of the Indiana
polls News, aud several Of the employees
II that paper.
Toe Navy Department announces the
arrival at Naples of the naval supply
hip Celtic, laden with stores for the
earthquake sufferers.
Official notice from Rome has been re.
csivtd by Mgr. Falconio, Apostolic dele
gate TO the United States, announcing
the appointment of Mgr. J. B. Pitsval
IS archbishop Of Santa Fe, and Mgr. j.
Crime az cosdjutor bishop OF Syracuse.
Honduras, the lsst asylum In the
whole world for eiimiOsls escaping from
the Uoited States to avoid extrsdition,
is about to be closed. Today, the Senate
committee on foreign relations approved
The new treaty of exirsdition with Hon
iuras. This treaty, 1t is said, is drawn
upon the came general lines as 'hst
hich was recently entered into With
Portugal.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion TODAY issued an order requiring all
express compsnies engaged In interstate
commerce to post 10 their various Offices
clpies of their tariffs for the benefit OF
the public. Companies having Offices
at san Frsncis.o, Port aud, Chicago,
New YORK, New Orleans aud Dallas,
must keep tODplete files of their tariffs
at these places. and companies that do
not touch these cities must have the
complete dles on view In st least one
Office on their line.
Representatives, Of the straight whisky
inter,ss, headed by Edward Taylor, Of
Frankfort KY, and George Gambrill, Of
Baltimore, claiming to represent one
quarter of all the whisky In bond 10 the
United States, called upon President
Roosevelt today and later saw Attorney
General Bonsparte aud Commissioner
Ospers of the internal revenue bureau,
to txpress their satisfaction with exist
ing regulations and decisions relating TO
whisky. They further filed q protest
agsiost any changes TIA! might be in
contemplation.
By unanimous vote, the American
Medical Association, meeting here, today
decided to raise 81 900 to lift the NOR.
cage on the home of the late Surgeon
James Carroll, U S. A., who, together
with DR.. Lszsar, lost bis life while ex-
peIimenting in Cuba with motquitoes as
the transmitting agency for yellow fever.
Dr.. Carroll left a widow aud seven
children.
The ratiOual board of trade TO-DAY dis.
cussed the proposed $500, 000 900 bond
issue for the improvement of the coun.
Iry's waterways and Endorsed the preSi.
dents crusade for the conservation of
uaural resources. In the afternoon the
delegates visited the White House in a
body and were received by President
Roosevelt.
Favorable report was today made by the
Senate committee on foreign relation on the
treaty with Great Britain regarding the
Canadian waterways
such talk as President-slect Taft is in.
dulging in will inevitably result in Fastening
the conflict between the races" said Sen.
ator Tillman today, when his attention |
was called to Tah's criticism Of him |
in a speech st Augusta yesterday for
his opposition 10 negro education" In |
the first place" he said, 81 am not op- |
posed to negro education at all, provided it is |
of the hight kind, knowing that education in. |
creases intelligence and intelligence increases
the usefulness Of the citiz-D. What | said |
aud meant and by which stick is this That !
the republican policy Of The last forty years |
has been TO compel the south to recognize the |
political equality Of the negro.