Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
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President Mont, Of Chill, who will
arrive at NV York on Thursday, will
be accorded unusual honors, as the
guest af the United States government.
When the steamer TaguS, on which he
is coming from the Ishtmus Of Panama,
enters the narrOws, national salute
will be fired from the forts. President
Montt will be taken from the steamer
to one Of the War Department vessels
and landed at Fifty-ninth street, where
military escort will be drawn up to re-
eve hM He will then be escorted
to the Hotel Plaza, where suite was
reserved for him by the government.
The official committee, appointed TO
meet him, consists Of: Third Assistant
Secretary Hale, Of the State Depart
ment: General Carter, assistant chief OF
staff arf the army, and Capt. Huse,
commandant Of the Philadelphia navy
yard, representing the navy. President
Mont will remain in this country for
several days before sailing for Europe
and probably will visit President Taft at
Beverly. He is accompanied by his
wife and corps Of secretaries.
One charge that the long and short
haul section Of the new railroad law is
being violated and two charges Of dis
elimination were filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission today.
A rigid investigation was ordered to-
day to ascertain the validity Of titles OF
all coal lands in Alaska; whether the
owners are maintaining good faith, and
to cover all the technicalities in the
titles to Alaskan coal fields. This an
nouncement was made by Andrew
Christensen, chief of field division,
successor to l.. r. CLAWS, author of the
charges against Secretary Ballinger. He
will have charge of the investigation.
Among the principal claims which will
come under this investigation is the
Greene group, containing ninety en-
tries; and the Hartman group.
These entries average 100 acres and
there are over 900 entries to be investi-
gated. Christensen is now preparing
data and arrangements for
the investigation. He expects to leave
for Seattle within two weeks, where he
will also establish headquarters there.
Experts have been sent to Alaska and
are now ascertaining as far as possible
Just what claimants have maintained
good faith in their contracts which de-
mand that certain improvements shay
be made on all entries and that mines
shall be opened.
The census bureau today announced
the 1910 enumeration for the following
New Jersey cities Jersey City, 267, 779,
increase since 1900, 81, 346; Hoboken.
7O.324, increase 1850; BayOnne, 3d. |
j45. increase 22,S23.
BY suSpending a few tariffs that had
been overlooked in the rush of post
Doncments made voluntarily by the
railroads during the last few weeks the
Interstate Commerce Commission today !
swept the slate clean. The railroads
la1 Planned general freight rate in
'rcases to become effective today but
after conferences with the commission
,rs. representatives of the railroads last
month agreed to postpone all advances
pending a generyl investigation by the
Physicians attending William Hin
-ichs, pitcher ofthe Washington Amer
can League team, today diagnosed the
illness OF which he has been suffering
i've days as the maIady called 'infan
lie paralysis. DIR. :. Clifford Cox
declared that it was one of the few cases
IN record where the disease had at
acked an adult. IIinrichS's right arm
; paralyzcd and his condition is seri-
Gus. IIinrichs is p years old and
md came here recently from Idaho.
Three additional cases of infantile
paralysis. which is epidemic here, were
eported to the Health office today.