Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-02
From Washington.
lUorsIpundsnoe OF the Alexandria Gssstte,
Washington, March 2.

said Commissioner OF ILt'rDtl Revenue
Cabsll today. 1.-The colle1tlrs announce
that on yesterday AID Monday their
mails were flooded With returns from cor
porstlons In th.ir respective districts,
they anticipate that there will be few
delInquents. We do not expect to get
any defoile reports as to the number
and amount OF the ret1rus uttl the St
ter part Of March or tho beginning OF
April. The work OF colating and tsbu.
latiug the returns started taday.
The local police are today working Oh
one Of the biggest jewel robberies In the
history OF the capital. List night Mr'.
Ishsm Hornsby, q prominent society
mstron, residing at l7l5 street, north.
west, was robbed OF diamonds and other
Jewels sggregsting in vaus between $751;
900 and $4,000. There Is absolutely
40 clue to the thief.
This mornings report from the sick
bed of Representative Perkins, OF New
York, states that he pissed q comfort,
able night and Is abcu, the same aS yea
terday.
The court OF inquiry Of which Lieu.
tenant General S. B. NJ. Young Is the
h,sd, which Is investigating the Brownt'
vile affair, has completed the work Of
b ,sring witnesses, taking testimony and
reviewing that ken OF courts martial and
before the Senate committee, and Is now
prepared to formulate Its opinieDs. II
Ia believed that the decision will be i'd
verse to the men OF the regiment VINO
we're dismissed by President Roosevelt.
Since the hearing OF the witnesses began
The conviction has slowly grown in the
War Department that the shooting up"
OF tbs Texas Town vas done by the negro
troops.
Ospt. Fritz Duqussne, African lion
butter, says that Mr.. Roosevelt and bis
party probably have the virus OF the
African fever or sleepy disease In their
Veus and that 1t is dangerou, to sllo"
them to land In this country wiihoui
having a psychological examination
made OF their blood.
President Taft signed today 80 proc.
lspastions giving ID number OF Bfltitb
colonies. German colonies and OTHER
colonies the minimum tariff rate.
The president Today sent t1e following
nominations to the Senate: OOnsuls-
Arthur r. Cooke, South Carolina, at
Pattas. Greece; Phillip Holland, Ten.
uessee, at Puerto Plata, Dominican Re-
public; Ralph J. TCtt'p, OF TenneSsee,
at Msracaibo, Venezueis. Also Charles
7. Hoffman to be postmaster a! Luray,
Va.
Forty uniformed, medal bedecked
members OF the executive COMMITTEES OF
he National Schu,izenbuud OF the
Uoited States called on Ptesidei TAFT
,odsy and invited him 10 attend the
National S,bepizenfest which will be
he'd at Union Hill, n. j., on Msy 20
The president promised TO attend The
ScheptzeBfest 10 May, II It could be a.
ranged pct 10 irtsrfeTe with his other
engagements. The president then walked
out 10 the White House front yard and
had his picture taken With the delegt-
ton.
A desperst, fight Is being put up tcs
day by the oyster interests OF the country
against the edct of the Agricultural
Department prohibiting the shipment IL
interstate c1mmerce OF "aosted" oy' T. re.
New jersey Is making a particularly
strong stand. They claim there that the
enforcement OF this ruling would destroy
the oyster business Of the state which
they claim amounts TO 81, 600, 600 a year
and supports at least ten thousand PEG.
pie, whole towns In New Jersey being
practically solely dependent upon tbis
industry for livelihood. The New jersey
State Board of Health Is here backing
the oyster men. They claim the streams
10 which the oytt ,rs are bosted 10 New
Jersey are kept sanitary and challenge
government inspection of them.
1t is expected that that the question
az to whether there shall be tariff war
between the United States and Canada
will be settled one way OF the other
within the next week. The belief Is tina,
40 adjustment will be made between The
two countries which will avoid the
threatened commercial hostiliIeS. To-
day Prof Emory, president OF the tariff
board, and Charles NJ. Pepper, an expert
OF the Department Of Commerce and
Labor, left for Ottawa. There they will
be joined by Osnsul General Foster,
stationed at thst city, and the three act
ing logt ther will consIiIpt, board rep.
resentirg the American government 10
lie negotiations with that Of Osnsds.
The movement for the uni6cation Of
the good roads movement Ia the various
states was endorsed by President Taft
today when the legislative committee OF
the international lesgue Of Highway
improvements called at the White House.
Ju t who are the choice spirits banded
together In The Back From Ebs Cub is
ne of the things which Attorney j. j.
Vertress, chief counsel for Secretary
Ballluger before the congressional COM
mi;tee investigating the controversy en-
broglo, hopes 10 be able to draw from
G ford Pincho'. When the hearings
are resumed on Friday VerLrees Iur
poses to find cut who 1--WE" are. Jnt
at the close of The hearing yesterday
Vertrees wanted to know II there wasn't
a movemer against Mr.. Ballipger. Mr.
Plnchot said it WAS q CONSERVATION
movement" aud that "we' we're only
against Bslliuger In so far as he was an
enemy to the movement "Who are
we " demanded Vsrlrees--"Glsvis and
gourseli?" ave lie pretty big we
answered PiUohot, noD.tommlLtal and