Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazette

Gustav A. RISt, an American citlZel1,
was murdered in Bolivia on June II by
Auslrslin Hunf, according to brief
di.,atch received ut the State Depart
rl,"llt tc,;,y from Minister Combs at
LIMA. pcla Cnmbs merely stated
That HE murder was committed near
Puvupnvo and gave no details. The
department wls unable TO find any
record OF Rist and started an lnvcstlga-
ton today to learn his identity. Fur
ther details will be obtained from Boil
via as soon as possible, but communities
ton with the interior of that country is
SO slow that it may take months to OBJ
tain answers TO queries.
Two more companies of infantry
were ordered today from the American
Lake Encampment in Washington
state, to proceed to the scene OF the
forest fires in Oregon, which are gain
ing ground. 1t was stated at the War
Department that a battalion OF infantry
would also be sent to the scene, proba-
bly from the nearest barracks. 1t Is
reported that the fires in Glacier park
are well under control today, but much
apprehension is felt over the Oregon
situation.
A general complaint against many
western railroads was made today by
the Iowa Railroad Commission, in a
petition filed with the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission, alleging violation
OF the "long.and- haul" clause OF
the new railroad law. 1t is asserted
that Dcs Moines and other interior Iowa
towns are charged higher rates on
freight from eastern points than cities
on the Missouri river and that the
same if true relative to freight originat-
ing in the west and shipped 20 Missis-
sippi river pointed. In each case it is
alleged that the higher rate is charged
for the shorter haul.
Gov. Dickerson OF Nevada. enraged
by Il story which appeared III q Reno
paper on the selection Of new prison
site, on Tuesday night went into the
office OF the Carson News, which is
edited by George A. Montrose, and
demanded to know if Montrosc wrote
the article. Montrose said he did not,
but that il he had he would not be
afraid to acknowledge it. Dckerson is
said to have made u lungc ut Mont
rose, his fist grazing the EDITORS cheek.
Montrose, catching the governor by
throat. bore him backward, also de-
Iivcring u stiff body blow. A friend
separated them. Dickerson refused to
leave and Montrosc started to call an
officer by telephone. Dickerson then
departed.
I'm order to discuss with the presi-
dent the proposed expenditures for
the army during the coming year,
Major General Wood will visit Beverly
this week. 1t is expected that the ex-
pcnditurcs will be mainly devoted to
maintenance, without much effort at
or improvement and IN
this way economies will be effected.
Wood left here for West Point today.
Isn't Mick" Longworth up against
il for fair? What can the poor man
do?" These more or less amusing
questions were asked by his friends at
the Metropolitan Club today, following
the report that Roosevelt and Taft have
reached the parting Of the ways. With
Dad" Roosevelt on one side and
My Closcn-Lcadcr" Taft on the
o,hcr:with II summer home ut Beverly.
a high place in the Taft councils and
fathcr-in-law at Oyster Bay, Nick $
friends here suggested today that the
situation would have been rare indeed,
If Longworth had by chance won the
nomination for governor OF OHIO.
Longworth has been Il Staunch sup
porter Of Taft. In u speech here last
spring he declared his undying loyalty
to the president He was Taft man,
he said. from the solcs of his feet to the
crown Of his head. There never has
been any doubt about LongwOrth being
Il Roosevelt man. With the latter out
of the arena temporarily, he had clear
sailing. and ne sailed up to Beverly,
Now with the Taft-Roosevelt break.
lis friends arc puzzled over the pos
sibiity of his being able to cruise
back and forth between the
Massachusetts coast and Oyster Bay.
For three days the flags on all govern
mcnt buildings in the District OF
Columbia will fly at halfmastasa mark
OF respect to the late President OF Chilli,
Pedro Mont, who died at Bremen,
Germany. on Tuesday. This order
went out last night TO the acting heads
of the departments by direction OF
President Taft. The President also
sent to Elias Fernandez Albano, Vice
President of Chill, an expression of the
sympathy of the American people with
the CHILEAN nation, and his own condo
lencc in The loss that country has sus-
tanned in the death OF President Montt.
In Il decision announced by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
today it WAS held that it is lawful for
railroads. in making an allotment OF
ears to coal mines, 10 consider not only
the physical capacity but the actual
shipments from the mine during the
proceeding year. twas commended by
the lillsdalc Coal and Coke Co. in Il
complaint against the Pennsylvania
Railroad co. that in deciding how
many ours 4 mine should have the
railroad could consider only the
physical capacity Of the mine. The
commission also decided that in allot-
ing ears to mines the railroads could
he required to CONT all their private
cars and the cars Of other railroads
sent TO them for contract coal against
the regular rated capacity of any