Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-23
From Washington.
iCorzsIpondsn,s OF the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, February 20.

lake was reported to the Safe Depart.
merit today in q dispatch from CoDsul
Mofatt at B u:6slds, dated Monday
night. Il is believed there that the
revo usionists ara now marching On Mar
aeu,. Consul MOIST reports that the
Madriz forces suffered In the engagements
on the 19!b. Scores of unbured dead
we're seen lying on the field after the
Madriz forces vacated Acoyspa and f d
in disorder. The loss of the Estrsda
forces was only six men. Some doubt is
expressed SO to the accuracy OF these
reports, bot 1t Is believed that the revo-
luiiousry forces have besn tu ,cess!ul and
that the cas tare of Mapagua ID a mater
of only feS days. Oontul OlivRries at
Msnagua confirms the report that Ma
driz has made Irias PRACTICAL? the die a
tor over several provinces.
II will be penal offenss for any Off.
Ger of q national bank to accept 8
deposit after he knows the bank Is insol-
vent, II q bill favorably reported by the
H use committee on banking currency
today becomes Law. The bill will come
up for action next week.
Senator Davis, of Arkansas, received
another jolt today in his fight sgainst the
ootoru, when the Fl use committee on
pu bic lands unanimously reported the
bill granting right OF way across the gov
eminent lands in Davis State to the pipe
line concern owning oil and gas fields In
Oklahoma
The Navy Department was informed
today OF the death of Eusign Philip 0.
Gdfiths at the quarantine hospital at
Port Townsend, Washington. This Is
the third fatality from variols, mod.
fed form OF smallpox, picked up bY the
cruiser Washington during tho recent
visit of the feet to Oriental ports. Ssr.
eral cases sre still In quarantine.
The special committee of eight sena-
tors to investigate the Increased cost
of living will hold meeting tomorrow.
Rsplies from all the executive depart
ments aud bureaus will then be avail
able, showing exactly what information
can be obtained through agencies already
established. The committee will con-
slider the scope of Its Inquiry as based
on data collected through the depart.
rents and their agents Ia the field and
Gu lined chat Is necessary beyond such
facts and figures.
On account Of a reported shortage OF
$l44, 900 due to the defalcstlon OF the
ookkeeper, the National C;t7 Bank, OF
Cambridge, Mass, has been declared To-.
solvent and was closed today, according
+, an announcement made by the comp
troller of the currency. The RESOURCES
and liabilities of the institution at the
time of its las. statement 10 the comp.
troller were reported as 1882, 24O 81
each. The alleged defalca!ions OF the
bookkeeper more than cover the entire
deposits, as given In the last report to
the controller OF the carrency, on Jan.
81. At that time the bank report d
Sl2s. 452. SO deposits, and s59, 400. 90
surplus.
A two million Increase over the same
nonth last year is the showing OF toe
January receiFts Of internal r5Venne
taxes, according s, figures made public
at the Treaspry Department t1day. The
total for January reached $40, $40, 6s2 70,
which brings the aggregate for this fsr
In the fiscal year up to $lO, 900, Ooo
more than thst for thu same period OF
1909. The nsw corporations x added
1895 81 to the January reeeipts. The
collections In spirits were $l2, b97, 949;
tobacco, s4,257, 2O4 and olemargarine,
500, 1873 all large increases over JAZZ
uary 1909.
A bill tast equsIiz:s taxation on all
government bonds was favorably passed
on today by a subcommittee In The
House committee on banking and eu:,
rency. The Law was urged by Secretary
MscVesgh and President Taft and is
considered necessary by the govern
ment before The Panama csnsi BONDS
can be Issued. At present tive per cent
bonds are taxed one half Of one per cent
and ell otkers at one per cent. This
deplesses The market 10 two per cents.
The bill seeks to tax the other bonds in
proportion.
Psrcival Dodge, the American minis.
ter to Morocco, hes been instructed 10 re.
main in TangisrS Ii It'll the crisis bttFeen
that country and France has passed.
Minister Dodge has net yet presented
his credentials bat at the present time It
Is considered dangerous for him to 60 10
Fee, the Moorish capital, for fear that
hostilities may follow the rejection Of the
French utimetum. Dispatches received
1t the S ate Department today throw q
more hopeful light on the si,u,tior.
The Moorish ambassador to Paris bas
bsen granted full powers to negotist:
with France settlement of the claims
arising ont of the CASA Blanca sttair.
II 10 probable that 40 agreement will be
reached without hot Titles.
The Bsllinger resignation report hsa
sgain bean revived. Among friends Of
tae secretary 1t was ,day whispered thu f,
he has intims ID that when the congres-
uional COMMITTEE now investigating the
three -eornsEed row bttgeen himself,
CLAWS aud Pinehos ahall have concluded
It's probs, the bead of the Interior port
folio will tip down TO sgain enter laW
aetice. It Is said that the only
thing thst has KEPT B,lllnger IN office
this long Is his dtsiTs not I, have his
enemies put false construction on bis
resignation nor give them a chance t,
in,inuat. that he stepped down because
of pressure. Just now those who are
most irt mst;ly aasocis I'd with the con.
gressiooal investigation are assidu'tu'ly
looking for possibIs niger 10 tie wood.