Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10

hesrsaY ter ;nony which court of Law
would exclude. The morning session
Of the investigating committee opened a
half an hour late, due t, the difficulty OF
getting together quorum. Despite the
apparent lack of interest on tie part Of
the committee former Secretary Garfield,
Immediately upon taking the witness
chair, preached the vital and interesting
points In the dispute, the coal land leg
islation considered by Congress during
bis term as secretary of the interior and
the attitude OF then Commissioner OF the
General Land Office Ballinger, particu-
larly With regard to the Gale bill. Deny.
ing that he bad any part in the "clesr
lifting" of the Cunningham cssee, and
declaring that to the best Of his recollec-
ton at least one statement OK fset made
to President Taft by Secretary BalliDger
In bis letter of defense sgainst the
CLAWS charges was untrue was Mr..
Gsr6ald's declaration.
Two American women were wounded
by an Afghan fanatic who fired on q
party Of tourists visiting the mosque
Omar, according to dispatch received
at the Stats Department today from
Consul Thomas B. WalIacs of Jerusalem.
Miss Perker Moore of Terra Hsute, Iu-
diana, wss seriously wounded but will re-
cover. Miss Natalie Maurice of Mana
roneek, New York, received a slight
flesh wound. No other Americans were
Injured.
Representative Mondell (rep., Wyo.).
aud bis argument for $50, 600, 600
bond issus to complete the reclamation
projecss already started 10 the west, had
q tying time today before the ways and
means committee of the House. Repub-
licsns and democrats olke took turns 10
raising objections to the proposition
aud although no decision was reached
by the committee, 1t was evident that
Mondsll lad not converted them to hia
way ofthinking. The cost completing of
the projects already begun ia estimated
$s5, 900, 900. With the $50. 900, 600
bond issue and the 81, 500. 600 a year The
partially completed projects will bring IN
themselves, Mondell said that all the
enterprises could be completed In seven
or eight years.
Foreign steamship companies engaged
In the business of transporting passen-
gers, freight aud mail between American
and foreign ports and which revenues and
incomes from business transactions and
capital invested ia the United States
are subject to the per cent tax on their
earnings above $1,000 just the ssme az
are domestic corporations. Sach is the
effect of an important decision rendered
today By the attorney general Ia re-.
Spouse tc an inquiry from Secretary OF
the Treasury MacVesgh.
The situation Ia Bogot', Whe:e the
anti American feeling broke Gu: in riot,
is much improved today. Minister
Northco;t reports in dispatches 70 the
department that all Americans are safe
and thai the Colombian minister OF
foreign sffnirs and many prominent
citizens have called at the legation to
express regret for The occurrence.
Public hearings on the postal savings
| bank bill will bs begun next week by
the II ouse committee on postoftices and
post roads, but no ms;t.r how strongly
witnesses may urge the passage OF the
| measure, the committee will net report
the bill unless the republican caucus OF
| IL. uo,eo Sjyo ctu pnoh ar linn
A brief In two volumes WAS filed BY
the Standard Oil Company today In its
1 appeal to the Supreme Court OF the
i United Stats. There Is volume Of
| 1sI pages devoted to the law aud one Of
s6s pages setting forth the facts in the
case. The brief is signed By John G.
johnson, John G. Milburn and Frsnk
IL. Crawford, OF counsel aud N. i.
Elliott and Martin Carey, solicitors for
the company.
To make the shipper equally guilty
with the carrier when fictitious claims
for damages are paid is the aim of a
provision inserted In the railroad bill by
the House iDtsrstete commerce commit
t,e today. Often these damage claims
are in reality rebates paid ID big ship.
pe,s. Under the present law only the
carrier 10 punished II q rebate Ia given,
and it Is believed that If the shipper ia
also penslizsd, thespzactic6 will CEASE.
The White House today turued over
to Secretary MacVeagh the charges made
against collector of customs William +.
stone, of Baltimore. All of the pspera
in the case Including the many endorse
mente which Stone had secured we're sent
| to the Treasury Department
A delegation OF II representatives OF
Slayonic societies all over the country
called on President Taft today as pre-
liminary to demand to be made OF
Census Director Durand, that in the
coming census the Slavic races be dlter'
eutiated instead of being, classified as
merely Austrians or Hungrians. Seven.
teen societies and Is newspapers were
represented. The delegation will also
llay their grievance before the House
and Senate committee Oh tue ceEsuc.
Representative Sabbath CT Chicago IN;
reduced the delegation to the President.
Pesry's polar proofs would be abso.
lutely meaningless to committee OF
Congress although they we're clearly
convincing to the National Geographic
Society, according to DR.. Henry S. eau
nett one of the three members of the
committee of the society which verified
the Peary date. DR.. Gannett, following
the decision of the cub committee of
the House naval committee yesterday to
withhold all honors from Peary Until the