Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-27

Hoegstt sndL. P. Shackleford, who are
declared by Wlckersbam to be the polit-
[ ical agents of the Gugemheims, suswer
his charges bY saying that be is t'yirg
to s!ir up things to promote bis cam
| psign for re-alet tor.
A flood of kilograms reached thu
Htu,e tpdsy from all over the middle
west prtt:stIog against the proposed
increase in railroad rates which becomes
effective June l. Nearly every mem
bers from the ststss of lows, Minnesota,
Nebrasks, Kansas and others states re-
ceived kilograms declaring that the pro-
| posed raised In rates would prove q
great hardship to the consumer by In
| creasing the cost Of living and seriously
irjare business. All of The dispstches
called attention TO the fact that 1t was
the general belief that the concerted
raise In rates BY the railroads constituted
a violation of the antitrust law, aud
re quested the congressman to intercede
with the attorney general and work ior
an Injunction to retain the railroads.
Another promise ct the republican
platform, postal saving banks, will s.
oy the wsyside because Mr.. Taft is
said to have agreed not to press the
| matter.
Fred. W. Carpenter, private secretary
| to tae president, WIS today sppoinsed
| minister to Morocco as The result of his
own application to be relieved OF his
present duties. He has resigned and
! will give up the post OF secretary as soon
| as his successor has been selected Brig.
Gen. Clarence r Edwards, chief of the
Bureau of Iosulsr Affair.", and intimate
friend of the president, was mentioned
this afternoon asa possible successor OF
Carpenter.
The export trade OF the United States
hss taken big jump during this fiscal
year, especially with Osuads, according
t, report issued by the Department OF
| Commerce and Lsbor today. Export
TO Canada show larger growth 10 The
| current fscsl year than those to any
| other CT airy of the world. For the
| ten months ending with April, The ex
poris to Canada amounted to sl74, 500,
900 agains. 1929, 10000 during the
corresponding monthe of last year, Fer
the month OF April alone exports to the
| Dominion Hers valued at $22, 900, 600
| sgaiust SIS, 600, 900 during April 1909
The increase in exports to Canada ID
therefore s45,OOO,000, while the ir-
crease u all countries OF the world Is
only s55, 900. 900. To Ffauce the exports
for the 6scsl year 19l 0 show an increase Of
Sc, 900, 900, to Germany SII, 900, 900, to
Argentine Republic $500, 900 to Next,
CO Sc. 500, 900, and to Australia 81, 900,
900. The increase in exports to Canada
Is shown largely in manufactures, agri-
cultural implements show mn increase
from ST, 500, 900 10 S., 500, 900, autonlo-
biles from 81, 900, 900 10 SIS. 900, 900, cot
ton manufactures from $1,000, 900 to
So, 225, 900, aud lumber from So, 500, 600
to ST. 100000. Aside from manufactures the
| greatest increase is noted in coal, exports OF
which jumped $1,000 600, cotton. 50 200, COO,
| wheat $l,590000, horses $500, COO. and furs
and fur skins about $5OO.000 Meats show
but slight increase. while mineral oils in
most cases show o decline.
The arrest CT several representatives Of the
Madrz faction suspected ofhaving made false
afitavits to bring about the releases Of the
steamer Venus which was held at NewOr leans
charged with attempting to violat. the nau-
tralSy laws may be the outcome Of an inyts
tigation undertaken by the State Department
today. 1t ia not impossible, also, that the
ship itss If will be placed in the pirate class so
far as the United States is concerned and pre-
vented from conducting further operations
which conflict in the slightest with United
States authority. Commander Gilner, IN
dispaicheE e the Navy Department today, re.
ports that Blueiields is entirely surrounded
by the Madriz forces. In this situation there
is possibility that the orders of Commander
Giuer to pr vent fighting in the city itself
may he violated Mt any moment at which ca sc
complications would inevitably follow.
In full free the governor, the legislature
and prominent citizens of Louisiana confront.
| ed the Senate com nittee on industrial eZ-
positions t, urge that New Orleans be select.
| ed as tho location Of the exposition to celc-
brate The compile Jion Of the Panama canal In
1915.
ordered 10 TT. Meyer, w., Today to underg
court NATAL for neg ect of duty in connre'
ton with the shooting up of Brownsville.
The court will be ordered by Gen. Howe,
commanding the department. of the east, and
is nelG at Washington because tie docnmen-
tary evidence Is here aud most Of the witness.
es are in this vicinity. The court martial
| WAS ordered as 3 result of additional evidence
brought to light by the recent Investigations
of the Brownsville incident by the Army
Board of Inquiry,