Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-19
From Washington.
ICo,rsspondenoe OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, March 10.

Washington, March ~.
England Is encouraging Oansda in her
refusal to meet the demands OF tie
United Sites on tie question OF the
tariff betaeen the tHo countries, ia the
opinion OF some government officials
here. In no other way csD tiey acconrt
for the entirely nonchaaDt fashion In
which Canada has faced the apparently
inevitable commercial wtr which will be-
gin after March Sit. unless the confer
ence which President Taft Ia to hold With
the canadian minister OF finance at Al
bspy averts it. Ofthis lit;le hope is enter.
tanned. Iftae maxium tariff efthe Uni,ed
Safes is applied t, Canadian imports II
Rl be followed by the impos on OF
Canada, 10 retaliation, of her tu'lax CT
SO 13 per cent upon American
export, to that equity. The resu t
would be practical cessation OF th.
business between the .wo countries and
the destruction o! trade which has beer
growing fast and which amounts to many
million. : If the Canadian market IL
closed to this trade with the United
Stats British mills and factories both in
the old country and In the colonies may
hopa t, supply the deficiency.
II order to Insure the contip IL 'pce OF
the B.liiuger- ooinchot hearings despite
eoudi;ions in the q u,e, Chairman Mel
sou of the committee today announced
that it had been decided, should the reg
ulsr quorum Of seven members bt
absent, ,ha, Eve should be considered a
substItut, commi t e to hear the testi-
mony. The committee Is composed OF
six sec a.ors aud six representatives, and
siucs sll OF the lait,r we're rta1ired Il
the House yesterday, 1t was frst thought
that this would temporarily hslt the pro-
press of the ipVe,t'gs.ion. F. NJ. Newell,
director OF the Reclamation Ssr7ice, va
called to the tt,pd today BY a tprne.
Pepper, ecu ,ssl for ex Forester Pin
cho,, In order to corroborate the testi.
mopy heretofore given BY Chief Engineer
A. P, Davis In regard 10 water power
situations and Withdrawals. Newell
oorroborst ID Davis to the circumstances
of the Interviews the two reclamation
service men had with Secretary Balm
GER. where the latter bad announced biz
b.liei that the Withdrawals made tby his
PREDECESSOR, Garfield, were Illegal and
should BIZ restored.
SENATOR DANIELS CONDITION.
A dispatch from Dsytons, Fls., dated
10, la:l0 this morning, says: With hit
wife and son watching By the bedside,
Senator Daniel is answering F'yes' and
emo" t, simple questions, bat the ply.
sicisns are placing little hope in lh!s
sss ming revival from The coma under
ghich be has been for The past ttu: days
IN 8 private hospital in ibis city. They
fear that 1t Is supply 3 reaction, which
in sueh cases occurs often just before the
end. The physicians and the family
have no hopes, but ere watching With
he hope that be may return to conscious
ness and communicate some dying Wish.
The constant Information given out at tbs
hospital every hour 10 response t, re-
quests from newspaper men is that there
Ia no change siDos the official bulletin
given out earlier 10 the evening. At no
time during the past ftut days has the
senator recognized any one utt'l yeitr-
dav, when be mumb!ed, ~ don't libe
It." when offered spoonful OF milk.
When Msjor Patton, The senator's
closest friend, was st ing by bis bsdside,
ssking him questions as to whether be
recognized him, the senator warmly
equ ezed his hsnd, tut shortly after wards
sgsin passed into coma.
In addition to the fact that be t,ok
uourishmeut fairly we'll yettnday there
is slight lesseuiDg OF the coma slice
Thursday evsning. At times there wss
faint trace nf returning console IL mess.
The temperature of bis body was nearer
normal aud his pulse col tlnus aas'sfac.
factory.
Lylchtnrg turned aside last night fol
20 mtpu.es and from 8 10 500 O'Clock
prayers were offered ali over toe city fol-
The recovery of Senator Daniel.
Thi, vas done Ia response to call
Is.usd by Bishop Beverly D. Tacker, OF
he Ep'scopa! Church. At the Young
Mems Christian Association prayer was
Dffered In a gathering over which B shop
Tucker presided. Hsre the clergy min.
gled With professional men, mechanics
aud women, and the prayers we're ofsred
BY B'shop Tucker, Rev. w. A, Cooper
aud John W. Shackford.
NO TARIFF WAR.