Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE OF Alexandria Gazette

Of the United States have .DroughI
about q situation which is rapidly APP
preaching the acute stage. The kals'
has shown his hostility to the United
States on previous occasions. Inc
latest of the series OF incidents to be
disclosed is the recognition OF the
Madriz faction 10y the kaiser in terms
amounting to an encouragement OF the
| Iclavau regime In his letter written
April %, the German emperor adj
dresses Madriz as great and good
friend" and congratulates him on his
election as president by the merted
confidence OF his fellow-cltlzens. The
state Department has maintained an
attitude OF reserve regarding these m
ridcnts, us there is an earnest desire to
prevent any ciouding OF the friendly
relations existing between the two gov
crnmcnts. The grave question Just
now is whether Germany proposes to
carry its anti-Amcrican diplomacy to
greater ends.
Evidence OF the extreme measures to
which the Mauriz faction is resortlng IN
western Nicaragua to secure money Tor
CARRYING on the fight with the revoiu-
tionists reached the State Department
today in the form of notice issued to
Nicaraguan resident Of his assessment
on fourth loan. State Department Of
ficials are considering today the ques-
ton OF protecting William Pitman, who
has been removed from the Bluff at
BlucfcI,ls to Managua. 1t is believed
that Secretary Knox will take decisive
measures to prevent his meeting with
the same fate rs that of Gross and
Cannon.
The through rates on cabbage,
potatoes and other vegetables from
Charleston, -oulh Carolina district to
Buffalo is higher than the combined
local rates according to a!complalnt
filed by the National League OF Com
mission Merchants with the Interstate
Commerce Commission today. The
excess of charge OF car load lots Of
potatoes is claimed to be $1,000 car
and on cabbage $3.50.
Orders were issued today for the
organization Of the fifth division OF the
Atlantic fleet. 1t will consist of the
cruisers, Tennessee, North ICarolina,
Montana and Washington. Three Of
these vessels are a part OF the special
service squadron which will arrive at
Hampton Reads from Argentine about
July u.
A big ahbatoir, boiler house and
power pIaut owned by the Columbia
Cotton, Oil and Provision Corporation
near Arlington Junction, Virginia, were
completely destroyed by fire today with
u loss estimated ut 5000, 900. The
District fire department sent two engines
To the scene but they were unable to
check the flames Which started from an
explosion in the alb ltoir. The plant
was insured for 100000
Though nearly all the cabinet officers
and every other government official
who can find an excuse have He'd before
a steadily rising thermometer, the
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
sticking braycly to the job and this
week has scheduled some of the most
important hearings in its history. To-
morrow ii begins an investigation into
the increases in communication rates
which arc proposed by the Delaware,
L.ackawanna and Western and other
interstate carriers out OF New York
city. The new rates are to become
effective July 20 and lomorrow's hear
ing is preliminary size up" by the
commission To see il the rates seem to
he reasonable On Thursday the COM
mission will take up the case Of the
Eastern and Western Trunk lines which
have filed freight tariff 10 become
effective August /. 1t is expected that
on this case the commission will order
suspension pending its investigation
into the entire rate question from the
Atlantic Scaboard to the Mississippi
This investigation is one OF the largest
and most important Investigations ever
conducted by the commission. Experts
of the commission are now at work
gathering data The testimony will
probably he before the commission ten
months before a decision is reached.
Trouble may occur in Bogota rs a re-
suit OF the determination OF the Ameri-
can company owning the street railway
to resume its operations. The State
Department was notified today that
this would be done. For several
months the system has been idle be-
cause of attacks on the cars and the
prur crty Of the company. At that
time the company demanded adequate
protection from the Colombian gov
crnmcnt or adequate compensation for
the purchase of the franchise. At that
time the anti-American feeling became
SO general that the American legation
was attacked.
Its moving day way down in Jungle
town, here today, though the jungle
is made up Of petritied and fossilized
dinouSaurS and il will take two years at
Il conservative estimates TO finish the
moving job. The government is start
ing to transfer its national museum to
the new home which has been built for
it. Made to order steel cases are to be
supplied for many of the individual
specimens just Il journey Of few city
blocks. There are over ten millions
objects to he removed, some weighing
many tons. Ii is expected to have an
opening in the new museum building
next fall.
An army order was issued today APP
pointing Frank de L. Darlington
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