Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-31

the resource of the Department Of JUS
tie 10 the face Of the railroad Ostep is.
He talked with Crane, (tepn. Ms")
Curti., (repn. KaE), B !iiey, (iem. Ten,
fpI other senators. 1t Was tad thai
he assured the senators tbst suit tc
bead of the rats raise Of The rsllrosd'
would be tegin 10 Ohlcsgo before tua
down.
Asa result OF the attorney generals
visit, S,nstor Curtis was delegated, II
eyeut OF Senator LaFolle't9s resolution
coming up for consideration :, snnourct
the governments decision to sne thu
railroads and that sction by the Senate
along that line would be ntcisssry.
| A report Issued BY tie bureas oil siaiist'
| department OF commerce and labor today
| indicates that during the month OF April
| O very unsettled condition prevailed 10
commercial movements Thin the Uniteo
States. Commerce In nearly all the
staples fell of 10 marked degree. ASS
result OF the decrease the general Traffic
situation, S. measured by the number Of
surplus cars, ss well as the total number
If cars handled, shows less favorable
picture than for earlier months 10 the
fscsl year. The general freight sltnstlon
reflects somewhat the unsettled condition
10 the Industrial field. The total num-
btr OF surplus cars reported by the
American Railway Association for the
9th OF April was 102, 0S5 and two weeks
later, 127, l4S we're reported IS over and
| above the smtunt required for The hand.
ling of The int,rnsl commerce a total
! larger than any reported Sioce August,
1909.
An international conference for the
"a opression OF delsgic sealing Ia under
consideration a nd will probably be held
next winter The countries represented
will be the UoIt.d Sta es, japan, Russia
ard Great Britain. 1t Ia understood
that it is noR under consideration
scheme To- compensate Canada
for her interests In order 10 pave the way
for an agreement. l. oue is adopted it
ia probsb,e that other countries on the
west coast of South and Central Americs
will be asked ID subscribe to the agree
ment II they are not represented In the
conference Itself
Resolutions adopted by the Bar As
| socistlou of the Supreme court OF the
United deploring the death of Associate
Justice Brewer we're today presented to
that tribunal by A t)rney General
Wickershsm. Cblei Iostice Fuller
responded on behalf OF the court In Q
feeling tribute to the lovesbls character
aud public servIces Of his former associate
com parIug him to Abraham Lincoln.
The most perp!exing siluslion tina
has arisen In Nicsrsgus since the be-
ginning o. the revolution nov eonfron's
5ecretarY Knox as q result OF the de-
termination of Estrada to establish ar
other Custom House in Blu fields.
Official information to this ti ct was
received from Commander Gilmer. The
question was considered at q confeI-
ence OF State Department officials but
no course of action has yet been sns
nouncsd. 1t lie probable tibet The United
Ststes will not regard the capture OF
The Custom House by the Msdrlz forces IS
coulerring up,u them the right to 'llect
customs duties as the city Itself is still
10 the hands Of the insurgents. Sec
rotary Kuox Is plSced in the dilemma
Of choosing one or the other OF the Gus.
tom houses SIS being the official one and
will very likely decide that Estrada has
the authority. This leaves mott
troublesome situation. Other countries
have practically recognized the Msdriz
government and thst will probably pay
dues 10 the MsdrIz su.bori'ies. II
their goods Rre held up BY TIE insur-
gen'sa protest will very likely follow
1t IL now feared the present siiuI-
ton will continue until some incident
of this KIDD arises. The Msdriz forces
are, 1t appears, unable to vsrqnish the
insurgents, who can retire into BIue-
fields where they are SECURE, az Oou-
mauder Gilmef's order forblds lighting
10 the city.
The Uoited States delegt ton 10 the
Pan American Conference at Buenos
Ayres held its frat full meet Ug today 1t
TIE Sthe Department to prepare for the
work that lie to be undertaken when the
conference convenes next July. Henry
Whit, who was Colonel RoosevelPs
Diplomatic Secretary at the IN neral OF the
lat, King, ElSard presided at the meet
ing as chairman OF the delegation.
The "Jim crow" problem bobbed up
In tae U. ?. S1preme Court today aud
WAS ia attained by decision of Justics Nc
Keuns. ]. Alexander Ohiles, negro
bo Ight ticket on tSe Oh esape ke and
Ohio, from Washington to Lexington,
Kentucky. While travelling to the
latter pint, plsstnyers we're required to
char g, guaIus at Ashland, Ky. Here a
brakeman forced Ohiles 10 sit In the
DJiu-,row" car. He sU ID the Ohesr-
,ske and Ohio for $40, 900, but the
couIts found against him. These de-
cisions were affirmed by the Supreme
Court OF the Uoited States.
That the action OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission In reducing
freight rates on The Ohicsgo, Rock
Island aud Pacific and other railways
through The so.cslled Missouri river ter
rt)ry, was legal aud regular, wac the
decision of the U. s. Supreme Court to.
day In SEVERAL important csses ibY0lV-
log shippers Ia mid. western cities,
The Standard OIL Company got blow
in The U, S. Supreme Court today. The
decision wsI not Ia the fsmou, trust lu.t
against John DIS concern, but 10 dam
sge luit brought 10 the District OF Colum.
Ois by 9 lsbOrer, Abraham Brown. He