Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-28

on thsir way to New York; They will
also Inspect the military academy at
West Point. The object OF the princes
visit is t. stu y the military syatems OF
This c. Il ,try and Europe.
Presi lent Taft hss requested the In
sular affairs committee OF the House 10
report an amendment to the organic law
of the Philippines by which the FflRr
lands will be made sutjact to the same
limitations IS the remainder of the pnb.
lie domain. According ioa recent de-
cision of the Attorney General the Friar
la uts are exempt from the resira ton
which prevents an individual from acquir-
Ing more than $500 acres.
An attempt by Attorrey L. D. BraE-
els, council for l.. r. CLAWS, 10 secnre
dc finite documentary evidence from the
attorney general as to the exact date on
which t1at Office wrote the summary"
OF the CLAWS charges sgainst Secretary of
the Interior Balliuger, was today stop
ped by the congressional investigating
committee. In executive session the
committee voted 70 deny the request OF
the representations" counsel by vote OF
$ to 8 Ohsirman Nelson, Senator's Flint,
Sutherland and Boot, and representa-.
tyes MCCALL and Olmstead- all re-
publicaus, against Attorney Bfandeis'
requ at and Senst,r Fletcher and Rep.
ressntatives james and Graham DEM
ocrats-votiDg that the request be grant
ed. Senator Purcell, and Representative
Madison, the former democrat aud the
latter republican, were not present
Madisou's stand on the question breaks
the strictly party alignment previously
evidenced in the vote.
The President today sent to The Senate
the nomination Of Fairfax Bsyard, OF
Penneyl.a 1ia to be examiner 10 the Pal
ent office.
A STIR ng protest against the s'ablish-
,nent of a parcels post system in the
United States was presented to the
H ouse committee on postoilces today by
John f. Green, of New York, represent
ing the National Association OF Retail
Grocers. He declared that not only the
procers but all retail merchants through
out the country were analterably op-
posed to the pending legislation. He as
serted that such legislation would practi.
cally wipe out the middleman, give q
subsidy to mail order houses and allow
the government to enter inte competl-
ton with legitimate business. The re-
suit of this, be said, would be to drive
many retail merchants to the wall. tits
| n6den,ly predicted by members OF the
] committee that an experimental bill will
be favoraply reported before the close OF
the present session.
For the first time in the history OF
| legi letion during modern times the
Postolice appropriation bill was today
reported to the Senate without amendment.
No change whatever was made in the measure
ps passed By tue House. The amount carried
by the bill is approximately $40. 0OO 600.
The condition of General Nelson A. Miles,
u. 8. N retired, who was thrown from his
horse and seriously injured yesterday sfter'
noon while riding in Potomac Park is report
ed TO be much improved this morning. NO
internal injuries have developed, as had been
at irst feared, and while the length OF his
conf enens cannot he judged, the General Is
| resting easily and his condition is very prom.
Using. Reports of concussion the brain and
dislocateds shoulder proved erroneous upon
! careful examination.
| A plague has broken ont at Bassorah. &C.
| cording to dispatches received ct the State
| Department today from Consular Agent
Henry P Chalk. Bassorah, at the heSd OF
| the Persian gulf dominion, is the port from
which many dates are shipped for export.