Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-15
held by the Lodges and the Hoars as
it once was.
FROM WASHINGTON.

10 provide medals lOf his Ounudy
school scholars" VIII receive pardon
from President Taft when his term OF
six months in prison expires next Sun
ldty The president declined to shorten
he sentence but decided to issue the
pardon so that the minister may use Il
| in re-establishing his position.
The doors of the United States were
practically closed today against Russian
! Hebrew Immigrants, coming TO thIS
country in response to promises made
agents of American Jewish Aid So
cieties. when the Department of Com
merce and Labor announced that they
would be barred under the contract
labor laws. 1t is alleged that the aid
ORGANIZATIONS which originally were de
signed TO divert Jewish immigrants 10
the sparsely settled sections OF the
country and way from the eastern
cities. have Developed until they in
reality are labor bureaus and conduct
extensive advertising campaigns IN Rus
sia. As a result OF their activities
the Jewish immigration from Russia t.
the United States has increased enOr-
mouslv and the department has come
To the conclusion that the organizations
are operating II violation of the law.
The decision was made in connection
with the application Of $50 Russian
Hebrews to enter the United States at
/ Galveston. Texas. All but thirty-four
we're admitted, those excluded, being
barred on the ground that they were
destitute and would become public
charges. At the same time the de-
partment announced that no such
| eniency, would be shown in the future
and that the contract labor law would
be applied to all such cases.
1t was announced at the Interstate
Commerce Commission today in
answer to an inquiry from 5. Nj.
Strook, a New York broker, that the
new rate Of 33 cents on cattle and OF
cents on dressed beef for transporta-
ton between Chicago and New York
has not been suspended. 1t will be-
come effective August l.
A request for suspension ofincreased
switching rates at Richmond, Va,
made by several railroads, reached the
| l. C. c. early today but too late for
action. as the rates became affective
at midnight. The commission re-
piled to a telegram from the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce, saying that
it had no authority now to suspend the
increase. A complaint may be filed,
however, in Tie usual way.
George Biegler, of Indiana was ap
pointed a National Bank examiner by
the treasury department today.
Through a good record during twenty
seven years Of confinement and merl-
torious conduct during a small pox
epidemic, Frank Minor, a negro OF
this city who was twice sentenced to
be hanged in 1884, won a pardon today
from President Taft. Minor killed his
wife after she had deserted him to live
with another man. He had two trials
each time being found guilty. Presi-
dent Cleveland cOmmuted the sentence
TO life Imprisonment, will be released
from the Atlanta prison at once.
An Indian, EsiaS Willie, convicted
in the Indian Territory for murder
five years ago, was granted a com
mutation by the president to fifteen
years in the Missouri Training School
for boys. Willie was . boy of fifteen
when arrested and the charge was that
ne had helped an older companion in
XII ling a girl and robbing a house.
A detailed itinerary of the European
cruise Of the Atlantic fleet in the Medi-
terranean next fall was announced to-
day by the Navy Department, Twenty
four battIeships, destroyers and aux
Hilary vessels will leave various ports on
,he Atlantic coast and rendezvous at
some convenient place on the Atlantic
ocean. The fleet organization will be
maintained until the Mediterranean is
reached when the ships will scatter and
visit various ports.
From loaiing around Chevy Chase
club to the hustling job of beer
inspector" for the District of Columbia
Excise Board was the shift made today
by F. Odcn Horstmann, club-man and
society pet Of Washington and New
York, whose physicians advised him to
60 to work
Joshua f. Meyer, an assistant engi-
neer at the Benning power house, fell
against one of the big electric feeders
and was ectrocuted at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. When the other en-
pioyes found him, Meyer was leaning
against the side of the machine with
sparks shooting up from every part Of
his body and his clothing enyeloped in
flames. The 10000 volts federated by
the giant dynamo passed through his
body.
The resignation Of Lawrence Bail
liere, collector of custom at Anna
polls, to engage in private business was
accepted by the Treasury Department
today.
4 Conscience" Of New York sent
a letter 10 fhe Treasury Department
today enclosing $3.50. a contribution to
the Conscience fund. " The letter
explained that the money was due the
government for customs duties.
Government recognition of heroic acts
was given iOdav in the award of three
medals to lifeSaVors. A gold medal was
given To Guy W. Beck. qGarternaster in
the navy. for heroic bearing exhibited
in saving man from drowning in San
Francisco Bay, August >, 1902. Silver
medals were awarded To Private Peter
FOy, L. :. Marine Corps. and b. f. kir-
man, hospital apprentice of the navy,
for gallant conduct for Yecuing two ca
diets of ST Johns Academy at Annapolis.
whose canoe upset in Dorsey Creek. An