Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of Alexandra Gazette

ington to take up the work OF the
October term which begins next Mon
day. Justices White, Harlan, McKenna
and Lurton are on hand. Justices
Holmes and Day will arrive tomorrow
or next day and Justice Hughes, as
yet without his title, will arrive the
latter part OF the week.
When the court sits there will be
three vacancies on the bench, as
Justice Hughes does not take his seat
| until he has been sworn in on Monday.
The other vacancies are those caused
by the death of Chief Justice Fuller
and the resignation of Justice Moody.
Justice Moody has SO far recovered
that he is making preparations to
come to Washington during the win
ter. 1t is said that if he RECEIVERS
fully he will give up the pension
granted him by Congress and take up
private practice again. Until President
Taft selects chief justice and an asso-
ciate justice to fill the vacancies, the
court will not hear the important cases
which will make the forthcoming term
memorable one. Among the suits
arc those for the dissolution OF the
Standard Oil Company and the tobacco
trust, those which will determine the
constitutionality Of the corporation tax
and the employers liability law and
those in the matter of the Buck Stove
and Range Companies against Samuel
Gompers and other officers Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. A Jail sem
tence for contempt OF court now hangs
over the heads of Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison for disobeying the in
junction in connection with the alleged
boycotting of the Buck Company.
A report on choleraa conditions in
New York was made by Sergeant Gen
eral Wyman OF the Marine Hospital
Service, to Assistant Secretary Hilles,
Treasury, today. Wyman said that
the situation Of New York was not
dangerous, but every possible precau-
ton was being exercised to prevent the
disease securing a foothold in this
country. Every steerage passenger
from Italy or Russia will be subject, he
said. to an individual examination.
Cabin passengers would be closely
observed but would not be subject to
the rigid examination given the immi-
grants below deck. Marine Hospital
inspectors at Bremen, Hamburg, and
Antwerp have been given authority to
employ assistants.
The first official advices since the
revolt in Portugal were received at the
State Department today in q wireless
dispatch from United States Minister
Henry r. Gage from Lisbon dated 6
a. m. October 5, as follows: Fight
ing going on all night in front of the
legation. Many loyalist soldiers have
surrendered. Some forts and most Of
the public buildings are flying the flag
Of the republic. 1t has been reported
to me that the king of Portugal has
been taken aboard the Brazilian war
ship Sac Paulo, aud that proclama-
ton has been issued declaring the
Inauguration of the republic. +" No dis
patches have been sent by the State
Department to Minister Gage. The
department will remain inactive until
affairs have settled down in Lisbon. No
significance is attached by Washington
diplomats to the call OF the Spanish
minister in Lisbon upon the newly pro-
claimed heads of the government. This
in no way binds the Spanish govern
ment to any recognition OF the de facto
rights Of the new government. The
fact that the Spanish minister wore his
full dress uniform it is said was simply
for protection as he passed through the
streets where the riots were occurring.
1t is 4 common practice for ministers:to
call in this way to keep in touch with
affairs and protect their country's in
tcreStS.
The first step opening the fight OF the
Bucks Stove and Range Company,
against the American Federation of
Labor before the Supreme Court was
taken today by the attorney for the COM
pany in filing brief in the case which
is to be heard within short time. The
brief that the Court OF Appeals Of the
District OF Columbia erred in several
ways in narrowing the scope of the
original injunction rendered against
Samuel Gompers and other labor leaders
preventing them from boycotting the
stove company. The attorneys hold
that the injunction should have been
drawn against the American Federation
OF Labor instead OF the officers OF that
organization and that II should apply to
primary rs secondary boycotts. This
case does not involve the Jail sentences
against the labor leaders and it is said
that the recent settlement OF differences
between the unions and the stove COM
.,anies will not have any affect upon
he proceeds.
A romance OF the blue and the
Gray" eliminated here today in the
marriage Of Stouwal Jackson jenkins
nephew OF the famous Confederate gen
cral after whom he was named, ahd
Miss Bessie Dickerson, granddaughter
of Captain Johu Steele, OF Ohio, a fed
cral soldier who fought against Jack
son in the civil war. The couple will
visit the brides relatives in Akron,
Ohio while on their honeymoon.
1t is probable that the big spread OF
cholera drought the south Of Europe
will ncceSsitate Il change in the itinerary
Of the Atlantic lleet's cruise III the Medi-
tcrrancan next summer. Surgeon Cen
cr.,l Stokes of the navy is making an in
vestisatiun of conditions atall the Medi-
terE,ncan ports and within the next few
days will report To Assistant Secretary