Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-18
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been working on charges that rendering
companies, which extract products OF
value from garbage and dead horses,
had entered into a combination to drive
competitors out of business. The re-
suit OF this work has been the indict-
ment under the Sherman act, OF John
Rear dou & Sons, the Combined Rend-
ering Company. Ferdinand Sulzberger
and Horatio W. Heath indictments
charging conspiracy were also retured
against Heath and Cyrus S. Hapgood.
With wires out of commission in
Florida the Weather Bureau here today
''lost" the hurricane, which is sweep
ing that state, but estimated that the
storm center was southwest Of Jackson
vile and moving northeast toward that
CITY. The barometer is falling all along
the Atlantic coast, with fresh winds
reported. Storm signals have been set
as far north as the Delaware break
water and hurricane signals as far as
North Carolina. The officials here fear
tina, heavy damage has been done in
southern Florida.
The new counterfeit bank notes that
have appeared in circulation are de-
scribcd in a morning circulation issued
by acting Chief Moran Of the Secret
Service, today. One a counterfeit OF
the National Bank note on the first
National Bank Of Portland, Oregon, it
bears the portrait of William Mckinley
and the Treasury number 29.9S4.
Moran says this is undoubtedly work
OF the same persons who recently cir
culated properly executed counterfeit
dates on the Pasadena, Calf, Williams
port. Pa, and Ell Centre, National
Banks. The workmanship in all Of
these notes is identical. Then there
has appeared five dollar counterfeit
on the Mechanics and Metals National
Bank of New York. 1t bears the
picture Of Benjamin Harrison and the
Treasury number is 124,911. Many
mistakes appear in the bill. In the
title of the register of the Treasury,
the last work is spelled Treasury,
and in place of the word import is
"Diports."
1t was announced today that the
order Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission reducing rates from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri
river, which was made two years ago
expired by limitation last Saturday.
Officials of the Interstate Commerce
Commission said today that if the
Missouri river business interests de.
sire lower rates they will have to file q
new position and fightit out again with
the railroad.
The Weather Bureau this afternoon
received the first wireless message from
Key West since the hurricane struck
that city. 1t indicates no lives were
lost. The wind blew away all weather
bureau instruments and was estimated
ut 100 miles an hour. The weather
bureau buildingis inundated and the
damage to it is estimated at 81 900.
Many structures were wrecked. For
fifteen hours the wind has been blowing
from seventy to 100 miles per hour.
The message was signed "Doherty'
and the only description was in the
two words: awful experience. !"
Secretary of State Knox today Sc
lected John Ridgely Carter, U. S. min
lister to the Balkan States, to shoulder
the responsibility of the diplomatic
situation connected with the granting
Of the half billion dollar Turkish rail-
road concession. The Turkish parlia-
ment convcnes November Is and it is
expected that the railroad project for
Asia Minor which American fnanciers
desire to control will be one of the first
questions to be taken up. Ambassador
Straus is now in this country upon
leave, and during his absence which
will extend until the first OF next year
Mr.. Carter will be minister plenipoten-
tiarv to Turkey. The State Department
will center all possible strength in the
Turkish Capitol for the securing OF this
loan.
The army team to compete in the
coming horse show to be held at Madi-
son Square Garden in New York will
consist Of: Lieutenant Gordon John
son, 9TH calvary; A. r. Chassee, jr.,
10th calvary; l. S. Martin, 14th cal
vary and Eben Swift, jr., 18th calvary.
These officers are now on duty at the
riding school at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Besides them two weeks try out
will be given to about dozen officers
picked from the various regiments who
wish to qualify for the army team at
the horse show. Major II. Allen and
Lieutenant Gordon Johnston will judge
the competitors in the trial at fort
Myer and add those who qualify to
the Army Team. Besides this official
team many officers of the army hay-
ing show rank mounts will be allowed
to enter their horses in the Madison
Square show but will not be counted as
from from the Army Team.
The census office today reported that
Massachusetts has u population offs ,366,-
Nc: increase. I'LL ,uI0, or - per cent. This
gives the state two more congressman
under the present apportionment.
T0DAI'S BASEBALL GAME.
Philadelphia, Oct. IS" Forget yes