Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-10
Tha lem .esn 81 s.atisl-ca dc In

r:csipts It tie se7en leading io.erIor
markets. fer 1909 serz the lowest since
1904. The receipts OF CT tt e, calves, aud
sheep, while generally larger lhan for
1908. fell below the average of the la I
f7e yea's. Du ing e Year re,eir u of
hogs these ce! / IS 'tt'ied Is. S3', GIL
head as spains, %. s63 7O1 in 1905. The
tstt rece!lt1 were 9 lS9, 81 LAS again. t
8,S27, $50 in 1908. Ihs annual >sggre-
Z snlpuert, Ct packing btuie products
from Chicago, 2.l5l, 6G5 7l3 pounds,
were below tbGs= reported 70, any OF the
i7e previous years. So also, the Locks OF
met, as report d for tle five principal
packiog Ger t rs II The end OF the
year-137, 535, sos poubts, we're be-
low like Il. urea reported u1def the same
dates in each of the lest 6Ea year,.
The bureau also calls attention to The
tact tbatlhs 1909 receipts Of lige 'ck I t
lbe four prlocinal Atlantic setb)ard
ports Vete less ihsn for 1908 and 1907.
TIE decline is particularly MT casb IN
hogs l. Re zoe t srsiG receipt; a: The
fineeu principal i,t'rior msrstt during
1909 We,o lower thaa tor aEY scar since
l9O4-744, 624. O69 bushels. The four
shipments from The thirteen milling
centers, however, were larger than ior
auy OF the pat 6gs yssrp. There ~ss
aIso hssvy decIioe 10 grain and
receipts It the principal Atlantic sea-
5 ,ard cities ever 1908 AID 1897.
A con 'ererce Ia Oh 10 the D pa tnent
of Comm rec and Labor today els, IL
ing ways and means to keep The ,1-
penses of The immigration lutesu as
near its appropr;' 90 nsrk as possible.
Tat the bureau will iul shsad OF it,
81, 400, 700 allowance IL quite generally
coacedsd and tie most opim!sio view
that is taken now Is tbst!t can be kep,
arou7d the naEiuun appropriation
msrs get by las OF -, 500, 900. cbis
SiIl only be pfs,inlc by ta.ner Lax re-
gard 70. the Chinese exclusion act, pa :
AtulsrIy In the protection Of the Mex :
csn boarder.
Further reports III t mach appreh9u-
sion is felt among the 100 Americans in
the vicinity of MadasaIpa Ter themselves
and treir properly Sere received st The
State Department today. The American
agent ct Madpg .lpa protested to Oonsel
Olivsries at Mansgua, Who protested
strongly 10 President Ejadriz agalast the
attitude OF bis followers and agents. As
sursrces were received from the govern :
nent that SIMPLE protection Will &c e.
fordtd he Americana. II this dots MT
a!lay sbc apprehension it 10 probable
Coas,l OiTarIes will go to Madagslpa
himsalf TO ioves,igste the situst ~
President Talks iGtejs' t. cjmm:rc
Law amendment bill Is 10 be thoruug1 NY
groomsd fur had fight before 1t is rt-
ported Gu. OF the Fl use committee On ST. t
and foreign en- mrice. Mr. TcTusand
of the Ii use conmitt:e sp ;nta1 hour
10 conference With the preS;dcrt today
on the bill. Tognsebd wants the route
designation CLAUSE Of the bill made ap.
pllcatle to electric lines which coprecl
vita steam roads. UGder the orig!nsl
bill the electric lipfs Tere included but
A..orntry General Wiekershan io0k inst
provision "a. Of The fiaai tr:it OF The
oil. Nov Townsend wants it r'p' acct.
The president snd AuorGfy G:nesal
W,cbershGm have hsld sertrsl couf:r-
egceu na the bill ei1ce it was referred u
the H7use committee. Tte5 wish TO
have The measure in condition to st!Ld
strong opposition shen II reaches the
g jCr IF h. House
The s40,0O0,00O rivers and hsrhora
approplia i'm bill wss completed ~ the
lm o,iitse today AID will probably BE
r;p.lt d to the Fl use late this aleT-
nooa. The big2tl hsr6cr pr joc: to &c
csr.i d in this bill is !haeu Eorlzat ou Of
plan 10 Improve Jamaica Bsraor, cn
Lo island, ID Crater New YolE.
TIE bill carries an appropriation OIL
1850, 900 to ue available Tor besinuiog
tie wofk OF dredging. The smaller pro-
j,tti In ell SIT ons o!tae c. uar7 run Ii
TO Two millions iu the aggreg ate.
Ttera will be no rslsirg OF postal
nt5u tletr e Elk. coGgrtas!oE al
election. This may be- regarded as otii-
cisl, 10 spite of all the az tai ga and
rumrrS 10 the contrary.
Mr. Edward J. GU Do, who removed
from Al.xaadr'a to Washing IN abtu
Is gears aga to engage in the liqn!r
business IT 604 Pennsylvania avei W,
aorlh vel t will r.noea next Monday &c
Ills new loc.tion, G3G PeonsylVania
avenue, northwest, 3 doors from Seventh
street. lie oBrs he building and has
one of the faest lqaor establishments 10
this city.
The foreign ef4irs committee # the
House today took the first strp toward hulic.
iagho nes for United states nmbas iadors and
ministers in foreign copitas. After Listening
tn arguments by +. r. Mariin and Clarence
Jones, of New York. representing this EN-.
bassy association. which i, agitating the
matter. the committee agreed to recommend
sn appropriation Of S., UGo,0 0 for the purpose.
Tie item will be added to the diplonatie
appropriation bill.
TELEdRAPHIc 8REViTtES.
Ole ni The w2rs. 6;es In tls history
OF Lancaster, Pa., Dlay devaa a'ed q
hall acre OF The uoa: valuable business
prcperiy In tbs center Of the city, en-.
Ia Ing loss Of more thau qlarter OF 8
million dollars.
Fire early today destroyed tas wharf
q. Oti,tield, Md, OF the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Alta: tic Away Com
psuy, causicg lcss OF $50, coo. J. B..
C9llnp, night We, :aman on the pier,
VS. burrsd u de,ll.
K ae Gil,tsv of Sweden Ia recovering
60 rapidly ftoca The operation for apper-