Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-16
From Washington.
Correspondence o; the Alexandris Gazette
Washington, March l6.

aSnluStou, matcn 10
Chairman Knapp, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, aud Commits
sioner of Labor Neill, The two govern
meut mediators under the Erdman act,
will leave here st noon today for Ohicsgo
for the purpose Of eDdeavoriDg to brig
abtu, an agreement bttSeeD the locc-
motive firemen and the Al railroads ruD
nipg west of Ohicsgo.
A deadlock extending the prssent ses
slou of Congress "into the dog dsye,
So Senator B,iley expressed IT, ID 10
prospect over the administrations rail.
road bill. The iusargert' of the Sera
have Joined hands with tie democrats
10 q determined ef,it to defeat the
measure, and the administration sens
tors, realizing taat every word spoken
Will proIorg the long drawn eli. battle,
have begun their eight BY an unprece-
dented silence. Not even Sent E :
kins, chairman of the committee re-
porting tle bill, had word to say IL
1, favor.
Today the U. S. gnnbcat Buffalo,
With the marines who have been en-
capped On an Island In the By OF For
SEGA, salad TO-DAY for P4nams, leaving
the dominion OF zs'a7s entirely free OF
tie tareat OF American armed forces.
The third day of the argument 10 the
famous Standard Oil trust before ths
Supreme Court Of thu Uaited States,
was opened by Attorney D. T. Watson,
counsel OF the trust, In the presence OF
the Same packed courtroom ae during
the past two days. A torpeY General
George W. Wickershsm, argued that The
Standard OIL Company 10 8 conspiracy,
q trust, aud monopoly 10 restraint OF
trade.
nBs.rsyer OF confidence" "Turr-
coat" "Misstt TER Of fac!a," aud other
terms OF equal warmth we're exchanged
todaq by ex.G Governor Ho: gait, Of Alaska,
and Delegate Wickersham, of the same
territory daring the bearing of the House
committee on teri tlrities held Tor tue
purp ,so of coz sideriug Wickersbam's
bill providing 8 new government for TIE
Arct c providence. FUra rimeit looked
as though Hoggatt and Wicsersham
would come to The book.hroWiGg stage
In their exchange of con sizes, bit
Ohsl.nsn Hamilton, (eep., Micb.) ptnred
great quanities of oil on the tiou Dled
sat,rs In the shape OF soothing words
and they did not do each other bodily
harm.
The bureau of labor today sent o
special agsnt to Bethlehem, Ps., to IL
yestigats conditions at the steel works
there,
George T. Outts, national bank ex.
smlner stationed In Missouri With head
quarters at st. L.u's, hiss resigned aud
today Charles W. Watson, of Kahoks,
Missouri, vas appointed to tuaceed him.
Mr.. Watson hss been for FIVE years head
of the Missouri ,t,te bank examiners
and he has had altogether nine years OF
banking experience.
President Taft today, upon the recon-.
mediation of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. awarded railroads life say.
iup medals to George Ksrsten, OF NIL
Yankee, and Robert Brendle, of McKseG-
port, Ps.
The resolution introduced BY Senator
Uhsmbsrlaip, askiog for congregational
i1Se,ligs.ion in the Sutton case, was
today referred to subcommittee at o
meeting OF The Seuste naval STAIRS CON.
mi tse. james s.. Sltton, jr., the
ycuog marine officer who vas killed BY
comrades or committed suicide e! An.
nspolis October IS, 1907. The mother
iusiats that her son did not commit
suicide.
Mira. TAFT has 30 fax recovered today
from the shock oil ber brother-!E laws
detti last seek iist she Tss able 10
leave for a brief visit in New York. Sbs
will say a. tie home of Henry W.
Taft for several Days. She WAS accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Louise More.
"Ths tariff situation between the
United States and Oanads seems 10 be
hopsIess, unless some concessions are
made By the Dominion said Ar. Sanders
of the tsriff board todsy. The members
OF the tariff board have nsde their hnal
reeorts ID President Taft, and it Is atsted
that tho evidence which they have laid
before him ts conclusive 10 showing that
American imports iBto Canada are being
dlscriminsted sgsius. through preferen.
hal arrangements With France and oihsf