Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-03

/ Ehtth VI luc " ultco CthtSn W oopcktotcCo
the giving of instruction to people who
Wnnted to take the civil service exsmi-
nations for government positions.
| Further evidence that former Presi.
dent 2 ,lsya has not entirely given up
the hope Of returning TO Nicasagua Waa
contained 10 dispatches received today
at lha State Department from Mansgua
to the effect that Madam Z!laya still
remains at the capitol and shows no dis.
position 10 leave. Her continued pres.
elce there given rise 10 some suspicion
Of Intrigue in the interests OF Z'lays.
Dispatches today indicate also that prep
arations to meet General Estrada on his
westward march continue.
Tue emperor of Germany, the king
OF Italy aud the new king OF Belgium
exchanged New Years greetings with
President Taft, as announced at the
S ate Department today.
Tie u. st desirable seat on the demo-
cratic side OF the Senate, frat row, mid.
Ole isle, YVES held by The late SENATOR
McLsurin OF Mississippi. Il will be
occupied hereafter by Senator Shiyely
of Indiana, who mads spplics.ion for
1t on the morning after McLsurIn's
denth.
For selling oleomargeriue as butter,
10 violation of the oleomargefine lag,
and 70; manufacturing oleomargerine
without a licerce, John 4. Harmon,
Thomas J. Harmon and William Har.
mon were iudeted by the grand jury
this afternoon. 1t is charged that these
mep, whose place Of business was 72l
9 b street,p. e., purchased quantity CT
white eleomsrgerioe and BY adding
coloring matter made 1t to appear like
butter and sold 1t as sncb.
The transportation interests of the
country gave their views on Interstate
commerce law amendment at the White
House today. SIX big railroad presi-
dents representing wide interests dis.
ccssed With President Taft his PROPOSE
ticn for drastic railroad control, set forth
10 hia message which is 10 60 to Congress
this weeE. President L1vett of the Har.
rimsn line, Bier of the Reading, Finley
OF the Southern, McOrea OF the Penn.
sylvania, Blown of the New York Gen.
trial, and Me!len OF the New York, New
Haven and Hartford, were the railroad
men ia attendance. 1t was settled
early in the conference that the pres!.
deut's Interstate commerce amendment
will probably net 60 to Oongress
90 Wednesday So Was planned. |
vas believed generally about The White
Bouse that toda7's conference was the
result of The visit of ]. Peirpont Nor
gan, who made hurried call at the
White H,us, last Friday. The railroad
presidents todsy looked over the draft oil
the proposed interstate commerce law
am spdm ant, as ss framed By Attorney
General WicEershsm. The attorney gene
raj IVES called 10 TO explain the measure,
bat left before the conference was over
Oopf.reDcs concluded at 1880 and the
r i,rosd men left the White House
nurriedly. President 3 oRn OF the New
York Central said: "We came to max:
some bjactions and VS. we're listened To-.
4 bSyOGQ LUhl L ChuuUt dteCuoo tuo
| ter" Judge LoVett, head of The Har.
riman line, said that The discussion
would probably be explained in state.
meut from The White House la'er, and
the railroad magnates looking rsther
glum entered their autos aud rode awsy.
The conference between the railroad
men and President TsfI lasted two hours
a1d hall. The railroad men while re.
fasing to discuss the conference openly,
in i'm ated that they hsd failed entirely
in their mission. I! is nov certain thai
despits u,mos! eforls of the railroad in.
tsrss's, ths Propositions flr federal con.
rol oil stock issues, federal Incorporation,
AID interstate CONNER courto With
plspary powers, aqi the ether dras te
clauses OF lhe Wickershsm measure, viii
90 to Congress this Week With lhe IN.
unqualified Endorsement CT the Pfssl.
dent.