Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-18
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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. !
Washington, Nov Is.

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Mrs. Taft. will be included 10 the party.
ADD at Norfolk Mrs and Mrs. Carne'
gle will board the MsyAoWer to remain
ss guests OF president and MIS-. Taft dur.
Jog their stay 10 the vicinity. Ga Fri
day the president Will attend the Allan
lic Deeper Waterways Convention OF
Norfolk; in the afternoon will psrtske OF
N "oyster rosst" at Cape Henry, and
10 the evening will look In on the
Smoker" that is to be given 10 bis
honor BY the citizens OF Norfolk. The
presidents Saturday programme includes
a visit end address at Hampton Institute
and review OF the dress parade to be
yiven by The soldiers at Fort Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft will start up the
river on The May flower Saturday plight,
and on Sunday will return to Washing
ton, resching there early Sunday morn
ing. On the trip down the Potomac the
Ma, A5Wer will be closely followed by the
steamer Norfolk carrying delegation OF
Washington newspaper men who will at
end the Waterways Convention and as
sist The president in making the festivi
ties successful.
The District Court Of Appeals today
ecided TO extend the time OF the Is
,usnce OF the mandate in the GOmpers-
MITCHELL Morrison contempt case until
November 20, 10 Ordero give counsel for
The three labor leaders opportunity to
present to the Supreme Court OF the
United States an application for 8 wri.
f certiorsri. Chief Justice Shepard
announced that still further time would
be granted, If needed, pending the pro
eetdiogs in The Supreme Court 10
,enewing bis request for this extension
Of time Attorney Rslston alluded to
he fact that the Supreme Court Is now
u rscess ard that there Wonld De 20 op.
ooriuuity to fpply for the writ until the
late of IeconveniDg, November 70
Somewhat to the surprise OF counsel for
the federation officials, attorney Darl-
ington, representing the Bucks Stove
md Range Company, who brought the
,riginal action which Itsulled Ia The
I$il sentences of Gompers and bis
associates on the ground that
they had violated the anti'boyeOlt
iujanctions, interposed no objection.
Had it not been for todsy's action, the
mandate would have been issued on
Saturday, and 10 the absence Of Inter
vention by the Supreme Court, the
.hree labor leaders would have been cent
TO Jail next Monday, on their return
rom the A. F of l.. convention in To.
routo. TIE sentence pronounced by
Justice Wright, from which Gompers AID
ois associates sppesled, calls for toe In
generation OF the three labor lesders 10
toe ! Ill of the District of Columbia.
This jail has been pronounced by recent
Investigations 10 be one of the worst 10
he country.
Following The receipt Of report from
the cOusu late at Mausg0s that two
Americans, LeOnsrd Grace and LsrOy
Cannon, we're executed by President
Z .lsya's order, the State Department
today informed The charge OF the Mica
.aguan legation In Washington that the
reception of the new NiCsrsguan mibls.
ter, Senior Hezsrs, will be indefinitely
postponed. At the request Of the State
Department the Navy Department has
1rdered the cruisers VicksDurg and Des
Moines to Central American waters.
two dispatches we're received from tbs
consulate OF Managus. The fret reported
hat the two Americans had been cap.
tured with the revolutoDists and sen.
fenced 10 death ct Del Castillo, pear
GreytO The consul requested Presi.
dent Il Ilays TO commute the sentence of
death. The president said be would
lake the case under consideration, but
stated later thst the sentence was tiusl.
Tbs second dispatch states that 1t was
reported that the two Americans bad
been executed and the consul adds that
be hiss reason to believe this to be the
case. The new Nicsrsgusn minister
who was sent to Washington to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation OF
DR.. Espinoss. a few weeks ago, called
on Secretary KoOx yesterday to arrange
for his formsl presentation to President
Taft. Not being officially recognized a.
yet. the s ate Department Informed the
charge of The NlcaTagusn legation to In
form the minister that be would not be
received 1t is doubtful Shelber be will
ever be fl eislly recognized 10 Washing
ton IS The possibility Of Il .Isys's masking
amends for the execution OF the two
Americans is considered very remote.
The department has also received dis.
patch from Bue6elds to the effect that
the revolutionary provisional govern
meDt has declared The Port Of San Juan
del Nore under q public blockade. AS
result, The city, which is said to
contain 1000 Z lsyan troOPs,is invested
by land and ses.
President Taft this afternoon received
the new Belgian minister Count de
Baisseret Steenbecq0e de Barengbien
and Baron Lang Ksa', the uncle oil the
err psroF OF China.
1t vas learned at the Treasury De-
partmeut today that q number OF dis
misssls have already been made at the
New York custom house, and that more
are to be made In the near foture. Names
are withheld.
Following the leaking out of information
yesterday that the president has quietly start
ed an investigation Of the BallinRer- PinchOt
controversy and the CLAWS charges against
the secretary OF the interior, newspaper cor
respondents focked to the White House, the
Department of Justice and the Interior De.
pirtment today for official siatemea Is bearing
on the matter No official statement could be
secured anywhere. 1t is known that the
Whits House has ssuthorized no statement
Whatever ard that the president hiss specih-
caIlv diyacted that no official statement he