Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-08
From Washington.
o, tina Alexsndria Gassts.


The president today ser t the folloT-
ing nominations to the Senate: Collector
of ,u,.oms, for the district of Cherry
s'oue, Va, Marion e. Stevenson; COL
iec,or of u,tons, district of Bait more,
Nd, William F. st)ne; collector of tu'.
toms for the district Of Georgetown, d.
O, Sidney Bieber, and ]. A. EggborD,
to be postmaster Of Alexandria, Va.
As the compl.t on Of bis tsstimony be-
fora the Bsllinger Pinchot investigating
committee, A. o. Shaw, deposed assist
ant cbiei law clerk OF the forest service
will leave here to swell the ranks of bsr-
risters 10 Portland, Oregon. He says
that il the president won't let him prsc-
,ice before the Interior Department be
will find some sort of practice there 10
smother field. This does net mean tast
the fight several congressman started 10
his behalf will be stopped. On the COZ
trary It is graining griu'd. The "frlenda"
ir CONGRESS who have interested them
selves In his case have now grown 30
numerous that ne does net know some
OF them BY sight. ;,
All the members of the New York
Compression j d legation will leave Wash
iDgton BY special train this evening to
attend the funeral Of the lat Senator
Plat, at OSego, tomorrow. The party
will be in charge OF Represent tive
Dwigh', The republican whip of the
Htu'e.
A delegation OF retail dealers, tbrse
from Washington, one from Baltimore
aud one from New York, appeared be-
fore the Senate committee with invest
CATION of high prices Of food today.
Walter Browo, OF Washington, was called
20 the witness sand. Brown Is In the
| meat business and kills practically all
the cattle used by him. He surprised
some members OF the committee by say
| Jog that the meat prices we're about tie
| same as they have been for five years al
this season of the year. Afterwards be
admitted that on several items prices
we're higher at the present than they
have been. Blown t,s;i6ea that roast
b .ef sold st 12t to 20 cents, chickens 20
t., 25, sirloin steak 20, loiu chopa 80,
| CT airy sausage 90. The cattle be uses,
he saws, are mostly raised in Maryland
ADD Virgins, and were the best grades.
| Last week he paid s. 80, this week
Sc. 81 100 for est lie ard freig ht from
B .ltm;re. Auolhi1 witness denied that
there was any combination among deal.
ers and that they had to abide BY the
result, OF open competition.
After restful night Representative
Perkins of New York is reported to have
recovered from the slight relapse which
he suffered yesterday afternoon.
Elliott N5lthcott, minister 10 Oolum-
| bia, reported to the st,ts Department,
| 10 dispatches today, tlst there
had been strong antt-American ritt'
at Bogots, as a result of q strike
on the Bogota street railway
| This company is Owned BY Americana.
The municipal authorities reported ample
| protection. Minister Northcott makes TO re-
| fsrerce in his dispatches to the stonlng OF Inc
| Legation. :, -,
B,ooding over financial troubles and Ill
| health, Earnest Sloegel, q tailor, committed
| suicide today in his home at 1919 First street
l northwest. ;.
The State Depai tment has addressed in,
| ouiry TO Yienu,, Paris, Toxic, Teheran and
| Constantinople requesting ieplies to the IN
| y;tatiou OF the United States 20 take part IL
the opium conf:re which is to be held al
The Hague next autumn. China. Germany
Italy, The Netherlands. Portugal and Russia
have already agreed TO send delegations. TIE
| conference will take up the question OF adopt
/ ing exp st sation regulations to keep opium
| out of China and also 20 regulate the traffic
] at home.