Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-24
The Toypser d adminIstrat on railroad

ttex.), uomUc1h'e, sotoo PsssS
bill will be formally reported to the
House Monday.
As the bill finally was adopted BY
Mr.. Manu's committee, it could hardly
be recognIzed by its original author,
Attorney General Wickersham. 1t II
declared that Mr.. Mann will make q
fieht for the rejection of the measure Ia
It, p.eser form and will have the vote;
to make god. As the bill cow stands,
It ia more like the various Mann bills
that have been introduced than ii is like
the Townsend bill.
Among the fea ures OF the sduiinistrs.
ton bill that were kniied By the Manu-
committee are: A proviso that rail
roads owning 30 per cent OF the stock Of
osher roads should not be prevented from
acoairing the renaining atock in the
r.ads was knocked ont. A proviso that
the pruhib ton of owning stock in other
roads should not be held to include
electric railroads, was Knocked cut. A
proyiso that man must Own at least III
Der cent of the etock of railroad in or
der to bring action under the Law 10 the
courts MAS knocked cut.
The condition of Gen. ]. Franklin
Bell, chief of stsf, who Was inbred IN
the gu .omobile accident yesterday thai
resulted in the death of mrp. Herber;
J. Slorup, was reported a. favorable to.
dsy. I'll expected that be will be able
to return to duty by next week. a
coroue1's jury heard t,stimony today
with view to fixing responsibility for
the accident. The funeral OF Mrs. Slocuu
will take place tomorrow at Ossioing,
N. Y.
Washington, March 24-When Me-.
Roosevelt. arrives at Cairo he will he'd
ava ting him there Oscar 5. Stratus, U
Is. Ambassador to Turkey, and who was
secretary OF commerce and labor In tue
cabinet OF the last administration. Ihe
iect leaked ont here t)dsy that Ambaasa
dor stuuIs hurried departure from OoI-
s,antipo pie on March s, aboard The U. 5.
S. Scorpion was 10 response to cable mes
sage from the former president. From
his former advisor Mr.. Roosevelt hopes to
check up on the political events Hhich
have ttsnsp!red during his south immo'
lstion In African jupg!es. s rsuS max Is
the second fsvorite OF the former sdHin.
is.ratiou who has been summoned by lbs
returning Napoleon tor conference.
Regulags aad insurgents alike are to-
dsy officially ratifyiog the republican,
caucus nominees fox membership on the
new rales committee, but members on
either side OF The chssm ars prepared tc
throw more bricks if they eee "she ttae'
fellow" make hostile motion or speas
In csoss tore. The peace that hover;
over the House may therefore be likenet
{, the armed peace OF Europe. y pre-
iict thst veil have Is. one more l'tt's
.uction before the eessiou is over" sac
MIR. Butler, (rep. Penns J oDe OF tf'
shameless. OF the regular As suon 81
we get the last OF FAST bils out of thu ga,
which will BIO accomplished ! predict In
very short time, t1e reI uSlicans OF the en-
lire country will go together in harmony
! and stay togt taer until aftI the 'a!l eisc
ton. .sWe era willing t. have permsnen
pesce In the H uH," said Mr.. Norris
the iusurgeol lesdsr, sand that is ID
| principal reason We did not at:mpt t
| place spy Of cur members upon the ne'
rules committee. OF course Il the De'
com milt o turns 10 and proves itself t.
be q tool of The speaker aud The membet
chip OF the House is given 20 more con
slderstion than heret fore iR the Tram
Ing of legislation, twill mean that the ba'
tie may have to be fought oil over agaio
The election of Messrs. Dsigsll, Sm!t'
([ows), Lawrence, FsHsett, Bouteil art
Smi,h (C;lifornis), ss the republican
members OF the Jules committee is re
earded By uost Of the republicans In to-
House as fair geographical lineup
aaJ, bu. fer the absence OF any ihscr
gents on the slate, as being diplomatic
choice. The Ioturgerth however, hay
ing announced IN advance ths! lbs!
wtu'd not ius!st upon Representations
have no valid protest to make. In fac
most of them are secretly glad that the!
have not, for It leaves them foot and am
free to stack the new committee at aoj
time. At tho democratic caucus t,1igh
the slate is likely to be ClafEr OF Ais
souri,, lTnderEo'd, OF Alabama, Fl z
gerald, Of Blew York aud Hammond, 0
Minnesota
ASS result o! dispatches received a
the Stale Department today from Oopsu
Mofstt at Biaeields confirming tie re
ported seizure OF two American.owpet
steamers by lhs Insurgents, Is possible
that The United 5tstss may irt,rfers t
restore them to their oWners. The S:al'
Department now has under consideration
a question OF diret t'og the naval com
mander at Blu fields to iuvsstigst, ant
secure the release of the steamers. M
decision will be made until more accu
rate Information is received. Cortu
Mcfatt reports that the steamers we're
taken by party of twenty revolutionistt
under the leadership of Enrique Espi'
nosa, brother of the former Nlcsrsguan
mipistsr to Washington. The provincial
governor WAS made prisoner and the two
steamers, flying the Nicsrsguan flag tu'
owned by Americans, we're seized. They
are believed to be intended for use in
Transporting troops. Armed men we're
placed on bosrd aed the crews we're CON-
PEELED to serve at the point OF guns. Con.
sui MofIatt suggests that II the local de
facto authorities cannot afford protection
the American naval commander at the
port to take up the case.
The ship iubsidy lobby will De inves-
tigs ted by the Honse il a report de
,cday by the judiciary COMMITTEES is rat!-