Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10


ferences and conclusions, based as the
attorneys for the ''defense" contend, on
hesrsay te. t ony which q court OF Law
would exclude. The morning session
Of the investigating committee opened q
half sD hour late, due to the difficulty OF
getting together quorum. Despite the
apparent lack Of interes! on tie part OF
the committee former Secretary Garfield,
Immediately upon taking the witness
chair, preached the vital and interesting
points In the dispute, the coal land leg
islation considered by Congress during
bis term as secretary of the interior and
the attitude OF then Commissioner OF the
G suersl Land Office BaliDger, psrticu-
larry vita regard to the Gale bill. Deny
Jog that be bad any part In the "clesr
lifting" of the Gu lniDgham cases, and
declaring that to the best OF his recollec-
ton ct least one statement Of fsct made
to President fsit by Secretary BalliDger
10 his letter of defense sgainst the
CLAWS charges was untrue was Mr.
Gsrfisld's declaration.
Two American women were wounded
by an Afghan fanatic who fired on a
party of tourists visiting the mosque
Omar, according to 8 dispatch received
st the Stats Department today from
Consul Thomas Z. Wslscs of Jerusalem.
Miss Perker Moore of Terra Hsute, To-
diana, wss seriously wounded but will re-
cover. Miss Natalie Maurice OF Mana
roneck, New York, received a slight
flesh wound. No other Americans we're
Injured.
Representative Mondell (rep., Wyo.),
aud bis argument for $50, 600, 900
bond issu, TO complete the reclamation
projects ALREADY started 10 the west, bad
q trying time today before the ways and
mesns committee OF the House. Repnb-
licsns aud democrat, Shke took turns 10
raising objections to the proposition
aud although no decision Was reached
by the committee, 1t was evident that
Mondell lad not converted them to bis
way ofthinking. The cost completing OF
the projects already begun 10 estimated
$85. 900, 900. With the $50. 600, 600
bond issue and the 81, 500. 900 a year The
partially competed projects will bring IN
themselves, Mondell said that all the
enterprises could be completed In seven
or eight years.
Foreign steamship companies engaged
In the business of transporting passen-
gers, freight and mail between American
sud foreign ports aud which revenues and
incomes from business transactions and
capital invested Ia the United States
are subject to the per cent tax on their
earnings above $4,000 just the ssne as
are domestic corporations. Such is the
effect of az important decision rendered
today by the attorney general In re-
Spouse to an iuquirY from Secretary OF
The Treasury MscVesgh.
The Situation Ia Bogot', whe:e the
uti-American feeling broke cut In riot,
| Ia much improved today. Minister
Northcott reports 10 dispatches to the
department thst all Americans are safe
and that the Colombian minister OF
foreign STAIRS and many prominent
citizens have called at the legation TO
express regret for the Occurrences.
PublIc hearings on the postal savings
bank bill will BIZ begun next week By
the ii ouse committee on postoffces aud
post roads, but no mait,r how strongly
| witnesses may urge the passage OF the
measure, the committee will net report
the bill unless the republican caucus oil
the House directs such action
A brief In two volumes was filed BY
the Standard OIL Company today 10 lis
| appeal to the Supreme Court OF the
i United Etst's. There lie volume OF
I8I pages devoted ID the law and one OF
269 psges setting forth the facts In the
case. The brief Is sigoed By John g.
| Johnson, John @. Milburn and Frsnk
IL. Crawford, OF counsel aud IA. !.
Elliott and Msriin Carey, solicitors for
the company.
To make the shipper equally guilty
with the carrier when fictitious claims
for damages are paid is the sim OF q
! provisiou inserted In the railroad bill by
the House intsrstete commerce commit
TIE today. Often these damage claims
are in reality rebates paid ID big chip
pets. Under the present Law only the
carrier is punished Il a rebate Ia given,
aud 1t Is believed that II the shipper 10
also penallzed, theipracsics will cease.
The White House today turued over
to Secretary MscVsagh the charges made
against collector OF customs William +.
Stone, of Baltimore. All Of the papers
in the case including the many endorse
ments which Stone had secured we're sent
to the Treasury Department.
A delegation OF 81 representatives OF
Slavonic societies all over the country
called on President Taft today as pre-
| liminary to demand to be made on
Census Director Durand, that in the
coming census the Slavic races be differ
eutiated instead of being classified as
merely Austrians or Hungrians. Seven
teen societies and 10 newspapers were
represented. The delegation will also
lay their grievance before the House
and Senate committee Oh tue census.
Representative Sabbath Of Chicago IN.
reduced the delegation to the President.
Pesry's polar proofs would be abso..
lutely meaningless to committee OF
Congress although they we're clearly
convincing to the National Geographic
Society, according to Dr. Henry S. eau
nett one of the three members of the
committee of the society which verified
the Pesry date DR.. Cannett, following
the decision of the cub committee OF
the House naval committee yesterday to