Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON

! that q final agreement had been reached
! by France, Great Britain, Germany
and the United States.
The plan which was suggested by
Secretary Of State Knox, proposes to
save Liberia from bankruptcy by the
liquidation Of the Liberian debts by the
four powers Which are 10 organize Joint
financial control OF the customs, The
United States is 10 represent Liberia
abroad in The diplomatic and consular
services.
Under this arrangement. though
Liberia will not lose her rights of SOY
eregntv. the special relation OF the
United States toward Liberia as q par
Gal dependency will be recognized
The only hitch in the plan which it is
understood threatens its contamination
is a demand by France for the maintc-
nance of certain military posts in
Liberia until that country proves itself
capable to replace them-and the rati !
cation by Liberia OF a boundary treaty
with France which has been lending
since 1907.
Mr.. Taft last night cffectually dis
posed Of the report that the United
States vas likely to annex Panama.
At a dinner given in Panama in his
honor by President Arosemena and at
tended by 200 prominent officials, dl-
pIomats and merchants, President Taft
aroused the greatest enthusiasm when
he declared that the American people
would feel utterly dishonored in annex
iug Panama, unless some conduct on
the part Of the Panama people left no
other course. This contingency Mr..
Taft was sure would not arise.
The president Of the Washington
Humane Society, Walter G. Hutchins,
pleaded guilty in the police court today
to the charge Of assault. was fined $50
and placed on probation for one year.
Hutchins admitted that he assaulted
his "step-uncle," Robert L. Keeling, as
the result Of a long standing family
quarrel. Besides in prominence in the
humane society, H"tchins is a we'll
known club man and is prominent in
social affairs.
In order to discourage the practice,
largely by southern railroads, OF hay
ing discarded locomotives repaired and
and selling them to small railroads, the
trunk lines decided to advance the
rates for transporting these recon
strusted engines. The Interstate Com
merce Commission today suspended the
increased rates until March 81, 1911.
An over charge of 1912 in freight rates
was the basis o. a complaint filed by
Swift and Co, of Chicago, against the
b. d O., and a half dozen other rail
roads with the Interstate Commerce
Commission today. The Chicago con-
Germ says it imported at Baltimore 925
tons OF kaini, combination of potash and
nagncsia, and that the overcharge was
made in distributing the kainit to diff
ferent parts Of the country. The COM
mission is asked to require the rail
roads to repay the SSH.
Secretary Wilson and DR.. Wiley. OF
the Department Of Agriculture, say the
reductions in prices OF meat are fcti-
tious and might be due to market ma
nipulatiOn by the packers.
A report received tells of summary
action by President Estrada, Of Nicara-
qua, in crushing the political and anti
American disturbances which broke
out at Leon early this week. DEGREES
Of expulsion have been issued against
four owners and editors OF liberal news
papers whom Estrada accuses OF "vio-
/ latng public decency, provoking dis
order and being directly responsible
for the anG-Amercan riots" The
men expelled are Maldonado, Zelaya
Gumez, Barreto, and Zeledon. The
dispatch is from Consul Moffat at
Managua.
An attack upon the methods en-
ployed by the railroads, with a charge
that untold millions are wasted an
nualIy through nefiiciepcy, will be
made before the Interstate Commerce
Commission Monday by I.Ouis d.
Brandeis, as counsel FOR number Of
asahoard shinrprs. The eccasioh will
he the resumption % the hearing 10
aeiofmiae gbelhef tho railroads are
iasliaei IN ihpi- aiiemPlt u raise freight
rglss. tlfandsls u z tsld iUdsy, viii
pni segefsI esppiis 80 eilcishcy upon
ihe witness staGd These EitHessssl
ssy lbe shippers, will shsw tte railroads
l,tw shpir husiuess methods could BIZ
improved. BsGDlcis will cOntehd that
efficient management would so increase
the net revenue Of the railroads under
present rates as to remove practically
all the causes given for the proposed
Increases.
Tie Chinese minister today prepared
to take up tie complaint Of his coun.
trymen on the Pacific coast against the
humiliation" Of the investigation to
ehich they arc being subjected by the
health authorities in their campaign
against the hookworm disease. The
,dinister has requested that the Chinese
chamber OF commerce Of San Francisco
which fled tho complaint send In q
detailed account Of the circumstances
which will probably be laid before the
State Department.
A resolution was adopted recon-
mendipS that states pass laws author
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