Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-14

York Navy Yard for the construction
OF battleship No. 81, authorized by
Congress last year. Secretary Meyer
has asserted that tue navy yard cannot
build the warship within the maximum
OF Sc, GOO, 900. He asks that either the
contract be let to private firm, or that
81, 800, 600 additional be granted. In
making the appropriation OF the
Sc, 900, 900 Congress stipulated that the
battlcship be built at the New York
yard
Serious disturbances vii! occur in
Portugal If an arrangement is not soon
made for the settlement OF the railroad
strike, according to telegram received
at the State Department today from
George l. Lorillard, secretary OF the
American Legation at Lisbon. He re-
ports that in spite Of many concessions
on the part of the government and
efforts for reconciliation the strike still
continue. Considerable uneasiness,
he adds. exists throughout the country.
Officers OF the chief engineers office
Of the Navy Department are today
preparing to make an investigation
OF the unprecedented series accidents Of
which have occurred to naval vessels
this week, Gripping four vessels. The
battleship fleet lost two, the South
Carolina and the Michigan; the cruiser
squadron has lost one, the Washington,
while the gunboat Dubuque, ordered
to duty in Caribbean waters, is also TO
be laid up. 1t will be many weeks
before these warships can join their
fleets. Never in The history Of the navy,
in time OF peace. has such depletion OF
naval strength occurred.
Harrison S. Barbour, retired bust
ness man and former resident OF Wash.
ington, died suddenly OF acute indi-
gestion at O'Clock this morning il
New York city.
Minister McCreery reported to the
State Department today that the Hon
duran Government has received no
news from Pruii!lo the Atlantic forI
said to have been captured by the
Bonilla Revolutionists. The minister
asserts that there have been no up.
risings iu Honduras in support OF the
revolutionary movement. President
Estrade today renewed through the
American Consul at Managua his pre-
vious assurances that he would take
every prccaution TO prevent any viola
ton OF the Washington neutrality con-
vention during the disturbances ir
Honduras. Consul Moffats reports
that several IIonduran emigrades who
are at Managua are being constantly
watched and will not be permitted tc
set on foot q military expedition against
their country.
That the steel magnates who recently
made gentleman agreement" to
keep up prices, are in danger OF talking
themselves into serious troubles for vi
olatiou Of the Sherman antitrust laws
was the statement of y prominent trus
busting Official at the Department Of
Justice today. These banquet agree
mcnts are getting all too common, :
said the official. One Of these days q
lot Of trust officials not only steel trust
men, either, are going to realize, toe
late. that they have talked too much,
They have been misinformed by their
legal advisors. They have been told
that they cannot be prosecuted for
agreeing to anything, when they do SC
by word Of mouth alone. Such is not
the case. Similar gentlemen S arou-
ments" are to be dealt with in the beef
trust cases. The government expects to
prove that corporation banquets, al
which trust officials detailed their future
plans, have been followed by Limitation
OF output, price combinations and
numerous other results.