Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF Alexandria Gazette

It was stated today that the State
DEPARTMENT is not at the present time
acuteIy interested in the whereabouts
of DR.. Madriz and the former officials
Of the deposed NIadriz government OF
Nicaragua. Reports that Honduras
had protested under the terms OF the
Washington convention against Madrlz
or his associates residing on the Hon
duran Nicaraguan border were confirm
ed b. he State Department today. Ii
was |. however, that they could re-
mar rnv Central American country,
o.. 10 bordering departments OF
e. .ng Nicaragua, provided
ia >..ce ui,. not prove menace
to lfetv.
II nouulation of the United
ri possessions may
r y million, according
10 u .lrl ,a.saaJe, made by Direct
or Iurand OF the Census today. When
the figures are completed about Nov.
lis, Durand expects to see the total
for the states show about 80, 900, OOO.
1t may run up to 100000, but this
now appears improbable. The stats
ticai innate places the figures at 49,
81, j but il is considered sure that
| il i. beyond that. With the resi-
d. Il the Philippine islands it is
r. /. that the total will round out
/. fury Of millions. 1t is esti-
n ,hat from 1900 to 1907 this
g. gained about 1922, 600 by
inn ,lion. About thirty percent
OF N. Migrants in those years returned
10 their native lands. From 1907 to
1910 records OF returning immigrants
were kept and show that of the 2,516,-
600 who entered this country I90,Sfo
returned. The total increase in ten
wears from Immigration is estimated at
G.000.000
Declaring that Senator Hepburn,
rpm, Idaho), Senator Carter (rpn.,
MONTH, and Rep. Mondell (rpn.,
Wyo. } have in effect been fighting on
the side of the forest fires against the
general welfare, Clifford Pinchot, de-
posed chief forester, today issued u
statement asserting that the lost, suffer-
ing, and deaths in the forest fires IN the
northwest recently were wholly I'M
pcssarv. He paid high praise to the
efforts OF the forest service and called
attention to tue necessity for further
facilities. He laid the blame for the
disastrous fires at the door OF the men
in Congress, who have made light OF
the efforts OF the forest service to pre-
pare itself to prevent just such a
calamity.
members are the worst ofall public
pests" declared Judge Pugh in police
court today rs he sent Frank Geracl to
| mil for two months for forcing his rtten-
tons upon two young girls who were
riding on Il street car
The navy was called to the aid OF the
army in lighting the forest fires today
| when Captain Cottman, commandant OF
| the BremcrtolI navy yard, was instruct
cd to have heavy shots fired from the
hi" guns of all warShips available IN
| Puget Sound waters in an effort TO pro-
d ice rain The attempt to jar the skies
into precipitation by commanding was
ordered by Admiral Nicolls, acting Sec
rotary Of the Navy. ut the suggestion OF
Senator Piles and Representative Hum.
plrcy. of Washington.
On the authority of the Comptroller OF
the Treasury. the War Department today
offered 4 reward of 500 for the arrest OF
thieves who stole Il paymastcrs safe con-
tanning SG,l93 from an armed guard at
Camp l.. 5. Otis in Wyoming on August
nth lust.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-
dav declared IL third dividend which
provides per cent TO creditors of the
Enterprise National Bank, of Allegheny.
Pa. on claims proved amounting TO
s. ,aeS $50. making Il total of 30 per cent OF
dividends paid to creditors The bank
was wrecked by the cashier on October
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