Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of Alexandra Gazettel


| New York City, announced his lnten-
ton TO provide a fund OF $4,000 an
nually for three years to finance an
investigation looking toward the
establishment of uniform system Of
accounting in American cities. The
letter was written in Hamburg, Ger
many. and addressed to Alonzo
TwcedaIe. auditorofthe d. of c., ask
ing his cooperation in the plan. Metz
saws he has observed the final value OF
the uniform system employed in Ger
many. He SAYS such a change would
be Of great value is estimating the cost
of government and making COMPARE
sons. He points out that it also would
be great benefit to investors consider
ing municipal bonds.
Public lands aggregating approx
mately !, 900, 600 acres in the Lennon
Land District, South Dakota, were
practically opened to agricultural entry
today by Acting Secretary Pierce, OF
the Department OF the Interior. This
action was announced following a con-
sultation between Gov. Wesley, a dele
CATION from the Commercial and
Homcsteadcrs' Clubs, of Lennon,
South Dakota and acting Secretary
Pierce here today. The governor and
his party desire that these lands be
opened to settlers with the understand
ing that the government retain posses
sion Of whatever coal deposits are dis
covered in the future. The acting sec
retary had anticipated this move by the
state officials ana had issued proc
lamation prior TO the arrival OF the
governor A telegram was sent today
by Mr.. Pierce TO the register and re-
ceiver OF the local land Office at Lem
mon. South Dakota, which reads as
follows: After consultation with Gov.
Vessey and party deem it advisable to
instruct you TO hasten examination OF
agricultural entries and issue final GER
tfcates as rapidly as possible in which
you shall reserve the coal to the
United States.
The Census Bureau today announced
that the present population OF India
napois, Ind, is 233, $50, showing an
increase of "a ,4S6 over the population
of 1900. The population of Albany,
N. Y, was announced as 100, 253'
showing and increase Of 6,102 since
1900.
Governor Charles F. Hughes. of
New York, has leased for term OF
wears a commodiOus house here, at
No. 2401 Massachusetts avenue, which
will become his residence when he
ascends the Supreme. Bench.
William Javin, white, 80 years old,
Of $40 NJ street southwest, a driver of
IN ice cream wagon, ATTEMPTED suicide
by shooting himself in the mouth this
morning At 18th and G streets south
west. He was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital in an unconscious
condition. He cannot recover.
Four-hundred Punjabists, British sub
iects from India, will arrive at San
Francisco in about one month, ac-
cording To a dispatch from the Consul
General at Calcutta to the State De-
partmcnt! The State Department
officials notified the Department Of
Commerce and Labor which today is
seeking someway to prevent the entry
of the East Indians into this country.
The immigration laws of the United
States do not bar this class of aliens
and only charges a head tax of 81,
while Canada has a head tax of $500.
1t is said that the HindOos are not
promising citizens, as they are lazy,
nomadc, and do not understand the
restriction of honesty. The officials
will cndeayor to exclude as many as
possible by making the physical eX-
aminations extremely rigid. Even
then, it is feared, most of the four
hundred will succeed in entering the
United States.
A vehement denial was issued today
by 5. G. Hopkins, of this city, to the
story that his son was secretly married
last November in Baltimore to Miss
Margaret Ordway Maury, the father
asserting that the Baltimore records
which show the names OF the couple
must be in error. The elder Hopkins
said that his son, Shcrbourne 7. Hop
kins, is now cruising off tn" coast of
Maine; that he is only II years old,
and that he will 60 direct from Maine
TO Europe in a few weeks to spend
three years completing his education.
Hopkins said he knew Miss Maury and
that he had received denial Of the
story from her, though she could not
be found here today. The Baltimore
story said that the young couple re-
turned 10 Washington after the we'd
ding and succeeded in keeping the mar
rlage secret.
Certificates for merit for courageous
action were recommended to be granted
to five men who prevented further ex-
plosiOns when eleven men were killed
by an accident at Battery de Russy,
Fortress Monroe, on July 81, in a re-
port received at the War Department
today. The certificates will hc issued
to the following, all of whom are mem
bcrS of the Sixty-ninth Company,
Coast Artillery; Corporal VIM. Bryan;
Priyatcs Chas. f. Parks, Fred Faux
ner. d. C. Wigley and Cocks, w. H.
Hawk. The men carried bags of pow
der through "A shower of sparks that
followed the explosion of the big twelve
inch gun.
ON account of the death of President
Mont. Of Chile. at Bremen, the lnterna-
tiOnal Bureau Of American Republics is
in official mourning here today and re-