Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-09
From Washington.
Of the Alexandria Gafeile
Washington, Nov. 9.

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Washington, Nov 9.
Chief Justice Fuller, OF the Supreme
Court, today received word through the
secretary of Justice Moody that the lat.
ter is steadily regsining his health aud
that be hopes to be able to resume bis
place on the supreme bench In January.
This Is regarded as good news not only
from q personal standpoint because II
may prevent an embarrassment to the
court Itself. Ii is confidently expected
that President Taft will appoint the sue
cessor to Justice Peckhsm soon after the
meeting of Congress.
Both the Costa Rican government aud
American minister at Tegucigalps have
received q report from JauD Estrada, the
revolutionary leader, to the effect that the
government forces under Z,lay, had In.
vsded Costa Rican territory, according TO
q dispatch received from the legation to-
day at.the State Department. The govern
ment troops are said to have made the
invasion near Osstrillo, presumably with
the intention Of attacking the revolu-
tIonsry forces on the Sss Jaun river.
The commission OF w. Cameron
Forbes IS governor general of the Philip
pines was signed today by Secretary OF
War Dickinson to become effective on
November IL. Secretary Dickinson has
sent @ telegram to the retiring Governor
General, james F. Smith, accepting bis
resignation and expressing qualification
over the work performed by him while
he was in the islands.
The arguments In the tobacco trust
cases, which were set for hearing be-
fore the Supreme Court for December
lis, will, 1t Is expected by officials OF
the Department of Justice, be postponed
until after the Christmas holidays, to
some date In January. 1t Is pointed
out that since the original date was
fixed the death of Justice Peckhsm has
caused the court to lose week, &C.
cssioniDg q delay 10 the disposition of
its docket. Next Monday the court
will adjourned for two weeks. Attorney
General Wickershsm will appear In
person In behalf Of the government In
these cases.
That Commander Robert f. Peary
will some time within the next five
years head an expedition to locate the
south pole, was the announcement made
here today by close friends OF the ex.
plorer. 1t is stated that the Antarctic
expedition will be financed by the Pesry
Arctic Club. Commander Peary does
not intend to make public In his forth
coming book the detailed equipment
which be bad during his dash north
ward, and will reserve this Information
and make use of 1t In his trip to the
Antarctic. He has already begun work
on this book, the first iDslalIment Of
which will sppsar in su early number OF
a magazine. Pesry will receive l.2O
per word-20 cents more than Theodore
Roosevelt lie popularity credited with
drawing for stories of his African hunt.
The commander is now established In
his home in this city for the winter
months.
1t is stated that the government has
not abandoned Its efforts to make the
sugar trust disgorge the money of which
liz is alleged 1t hiss been illegally de.
priviDe the government through Gus
toms frauds during the last few years.
There have been various estimates ss TO
the amount OF those frauds, some put
ting them IS high as $50, 900, 900. OF
this amount the government has COM
PEELED the trust to make restitution In
the sum of 81, 25O, 900. This has been
done since Attorney General Wickershsm
came into Office. If there is any way of
making the irust pay back more OF lite
ill.gOttoD gains the attorney general, bis
friends ssy, may be relied upon to 6nd
1t and push the matter to the limit.
The problem OF freight rates to the
Hockey mountain region from both east
ern points and from the Pacific coast
will be The first transportation matter
to be sestled by The Interstate Commits.
sion this winter. This was decided up
on at the first conference between the
members of the commission since they
retained from their western trip. The
commissioners were in conference today.
President Taft sent TO King Edward
today the following message of congrst-
ulation on his birthday: 81 warmly
congratulate your majesty on your
happy completion of another year ADD
wish you sll health and happiness In
long years to come"
Attorney General WickerShsm has
accepted an invitation to make an ad-
dress before the Kansas City CONNER
cisl Club at its annual banquet on the 9th
instant. He has chosen for his subject
Interstate Commerce"
The Department Of Agriculture estimates
the amount of the wheat crop this year at
724, 100000 bushels.
THE PRESIDENT.
President Taft will spend II hours In