Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-10


1894. The receipts Of CT tt e, calves, aud
sheep, while generally larger than for
1908, fell below the average OF the Ia I
fge year.. Du ing t e year reel u OF
hogs these cel I IS fttiled is, S3,, GIL
head as against % s63 701 10 1908. The
utt e pctlt, were 9 lS9, 9l2,a again,
1927, $50 10 1908. The annual pggfe-
9 shipment Of packing 'btuie products
from Chicago, 2.l5l, 66S 7lS pounds,
we're below those reported for any Of the
Eve previous years. So aIso, the socks OF
met, IS report d for tle five principal
packiog Ger rs 1t The end Of toe
year-l97, 5S8. sos pounds, were be-
low Ike Fl, urea reported ulder the same
dates 10 each of The lest fFe year..
The bureau slso calls attention to The
fact that the 1909 receipts Of live 'ck q
lbe four prl0cipal Atlantic s6tb)a'd
ports we're less ihsn for 1908 and 1907.
Tee decline is particularly q, cssb IN
hogs Ike me, ersia RECEIPT 8. the
6teeu principal iIt'Iior msrstt during
1909 We'o loser than for anY year since
l904-744, 624. 069 Bushels. The four
shipments from The thirteen milling
centeFs, however, we're larger than for
auy OF the pst FIVE ysar. There wss
also heavy decIioe 10 grain and u
receipts ct the principal Atlantic sea
bard cities over 1903 srd 1897.
A con 'erence Is on 10 the d pa tnent
Of OommsTce and Labor TO-DAY dis -
Jog ways and means to keep The e1-
penses Of The immigration lutefu as
near its appropril 90 msrk as possible.
Tat the turesd will iuI shssd OF it,
81, 400, 700 allowance Is quite generally
conceded and the most optimistic view
that is taken nov Is that It can be kept
around the maxim un appropriation
msrk Get by las Of $2,500,000 This
will only be pcsiible BY ra.ber lax 10
gard 70. the Chinese exclusion ac', pa
noulsrIy IN the protection Of the Mex
cs q boarder.
Further reports ID much spprehsD'
sion is felt among the 100 Americans 10
Toe vicinity of Madagalpa for themselves
and tFeir properly we're received at the
State Department today. The American
agent at Madeg lpa protested to OOnsel
0lvsries at Maosgua, who protested
strongly 10 President Madriz against the
attitude OF bis followers and agents. As
surances were received from the govern
ment that simple protection will be e.
fordsd The Americana. II this dos not
alsy The apprehension it ia probable
Cons1l Olivares will go to MAdagslpa
himself to Investigate the situtt ~.
President Talks iuleJs' Is cjmmtrce
law amendment DILL Is 10 be thoroughly
groomsd for q hs'd fight before 1t Is r.
ported Gu. OF the Il use committee on sat
and foreign cJmmeTce. Mr. Townsend
of the II use conmitt.e tpsntal hour
10 conference with the president today
on the bill. Townsend wants the route
designation clause OF the bill made ap.
plcable to electric lines which connect
vita steam roads. Uoder the original
bill the electric lines we're included bat
Attorney General Wiekersbsm took Inst
provision "a Of The faal driit of The
oil. Nov fognssnd wants it r'p' aced.
The president end Attorney General
WicbeTshsm have held several couf'I-
egcsa on the bill siuce II was referred -
the H)use committee. TteJ wish to
have The measure in condition to ttlLd
a strong opposition when II reaches the
q Jor Of hs House
The $40, 100000 rivers and hsrhOro
appropIia ijD bill wss completed b. the
com oiltse today and will probably be
r3pct d to the II use late this a!ter-
noon. The biggut hsr6cr pr j'c, to be
csrii 10 this bill is the Gu horizat on Of
q plsn TO improve Jsmscis Bsroor, en-
10 G Island, 10 Crater New York.
Tee bill carries Gn appropriation Of
1850. 900 to be available Tor beginning
tle work OF dredging. The smaller pro.
i,tt, In all sat Ons oltle c. unity run ir .
10 Two millions 10 the aggregate.
Tters will be no raising Of postal
nt,su t'lstr tie next congrtssloT al
election. This may be regarded as OH.
cisl, 10 spite OF all the ag tat On and
rumrrs 10 the contrary.
Mr. Eiward J. Qg'uu, who removed
from Alexander to Washington abtu
IS years aga to engage In the liqun
business It Goa Pennsylvania aver W,
norlhwttt will remove next Monday to
his nes l0c.tlop, 696 Pennsylvania
avenue, northwest, doors from Seventh
street. He owns The building and has
one Of the haest liqaor establishments 10
this city.
The foreign h4irs committee ct the
House today took the FIRST step toward build.
Jag HON for United states ambss adors and
ministers in foreign copiisls. After listening
to arguments by =. T. Marin and Clarence
Jones, of New York. representing this en-
bassy association, which il agitatiDg the
matter, the committee agreed to recommend
sn appropriation Of s. 600, OK 0 FOR the purpose.
TIE item will be added to the diplomatic
appropriation bill.
TELEdRAPHIc BREViTIES.
OIe OF the worst fees Ia tle history
OF Lancaster, Pc, D1ay deyss sied
hall acre of The m0ll valuable busi1tss
property In The cen!tr of the city, en-.
la lIDg loss of more ltao q1srier OF
million dollars.
Fire early today destroyed the wharf
@. Od,fsld, Md, OF the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Altar tic Rs 'lwsy Com
psny, csusiog a loss Of $4,000 J. B.