Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-17

action.
The State Department was assured
today thai the Americans captured ny
Mexican federal troops AT Cacas Grandes
will receive fair trial and sill n"i ha
shot by the military authorities. Coi'Shi
Ellsworth, at Fl paso, today reported
that he had visited The American writer
named Whittle arrested by The Mex
cans and had been assured that While
would receive every consideration.
| Whittle denied the charge That he was
participating in the Instruction.
A damper WAS placed on the local
celebration Of st. Patrick's day by the
Post Office Department today, when II
announced itself powcrlasa stop Inc
sending of insulting postal cards 10
gearers Of green. Complaint against
the United States allowing It's mail
carriers 10 act as messenger boys Tor
persons with 4 grudge against the
Irish" vac made to Postmaster General
Hitchcock By the ancient order OF Hi
bernians several days ago. 1t was
pointed out that government aid was
only solicited because lie senders OF
the Objectionable cards rarely bad the
nerve to sign their names to them. :
Hitchcock looked into the matter, but
decided regretfully that the postal laws
did not warrant his interference.
No attempt is made in official circles
to disguise the feeling Of abstraction
caused by the approval given in Eng
land 10 President Taf's arbitration
proposition. The popularity OF this
proposal with the British public and
with the British officials is t,ken here
to indicate that even The existing often
sive and defensive alliance now in force
between England and Japan wond not
suffice to prevent British public opinion
forcing that government t. ally itself
with the United States on any issue in
which it was necessary to choose be-
tween the United States and Japan.
Contrary to certain charges that have
been made, there is little lingo spirit
prevalent in Washington today. In
stead of expressions OF fear oil trouble
with Japan the belief is everywhere ey-
pressed that 10y making the first movr
and making il promptly President TAFT
has nipped in the bud-or at least is
about to do so--Hhat might have grown
into q serious menace to the people Of
the country.
Following the findings Of land frauds
indictments il Chicago, special state
uent issued BY the general land Office
declared that probably GAO coal land
sites out OF the thous aud odd taken out
| in Alaska will probably be cancelled.
The statement IN part follows: aiR
hundred and forty coal cases out OF the
thousand odd made i'll Alaska ale III
volyed in the indictments SO far return
ed by grand juries III Spokane, Tacoma
Detroit, and Chicago Investigations
into these Alaskan matters we're halted
during the Ballnger- Pinchot contro-
yefsy and the work done prior thereto
was OF little use, so that over & year
was lost to the government. Special
agents had to take UP the work from tie
beginning, and go oIer the grouud again
thoroughly. The work Was done quiet
| " without spy noise, and Is still heiuE
continued. The indications are that
cases strong enough to call for caucella-
ton have bsel prepared covering the
GAO locations THUS faI involved. "
The reorganization trimming Of tile
unskilled labor force At the port OF New
York vas today ordered BY the Treas.
ury Department following the dra wing
I'D Of a new set Of labor regulations
BIZ the treasury and the Civil Service
Commission. Under the new arrange,
ment the force OF extra" unskilled
laborers employed by Collector Loeb
will be decreased from 9S6 to l6O. Ii
an emergency requiresthe hiring Of adj
ditional men lougshoremen are to the
engaged with the understanding that
none be allowed to work more than two
lays per week.
Fire today destroyed the grand
stands, club houses and lot OF base
ball equipment Of the Washington base.
ball clubs parl, here. and caused
S25, 900 damage TO an adjoining lumber
ward. The baseball park was damaged
to the extent Of SIS, 900. The fire IS
believed TO have been Of incendiarY or
igin, since the past three years several
attempts have been made 10 destroy the
| plant. The loss is covered by inSnr-
ance.
An unannounced exhibition Of aero
plane war "maneuyets vas made here
today by j. A D. McCurdy before the
highest officials OF the army aud a
number Of naval officers. In his Cur
tiss biplane, McCurdy made y scouting
expedition over the Potomac river, took
observations over Fort Myer, Virginia,
displaying tie ease with which be could
drop bombs there ana in VARIOUS yin
ginia hamlets, aud after series OF
dips aad curves 10 show his command
OF the machine, alishted within few
feet OF bis starting place. Secretary OF
War Dickinson, Major General Leonard
Wood, chief OF staff OF the army,
Brigadier General Allen, chief OF the
Signal Corps, L. S A., and number
Of naval officers witnessed the flight
McCur1y vas in the air about half an
hour, and at times attained IN attitude
of 500 feet
No denial Was made at the War
Department today OF the report from
San Francisco that mines are to be
placed IN the haibof early i'll April,
but the same Official ignorance tha.
has marked every important develop
nent Of the present situation possibly