The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-09

bumipose ~ inserting a clause in the army
Captain b.. F.. Montgomery one rank and
make him a Major in the United States
Captain Montgomery has for many years
prsnb In charge Iai1g OF the White House tele-
Signal Corps. he is really a personal al a aid
to the President and is the Presidents
telegTapher. All Geographic. cable and tele-
Hmomic messages to the President pass
He Is the custodian Of more White House
and tnternational secrets than any man in
During the Spanish War he was constant
y at McKinley's right hand and on one
this end; one running TO Tampa and the
other to Port Tampa. AT the end of one
Of Ssn the o Miess General %as sifu sSaf aed at rb fhs END END
President was able to straighten out what
promised to be serious confusion in the dis
patch of the army to Santiago.
A ~favorite saying OF President Mckinley
during that war was:
WHY; Montgomery and are Just as
Captain Montgomery has not an enemy in
Congress and undoubtedly will get his pro-
motion.
Civil Service Commissioner James A.
Garfield went to see the President the other
ought to be easily arranged for Ohio, be
cause Senators Hanna and Foraker both
unite in recommending it,"
If Hanna and Foraker have united in
recommending any one thirg." said the
President, there must be hope in another
direction. II any American will get Fair
banks and Beveridge to unite or a given
at the disposal Of the President of the
United States
White House this morning and were in con-
sultation with the President for more than
half an hour. 1t is a fair assumption that
the subject of pending trust legislation was
one or The topics under consideration AS
the two Senators came from the Presidents
office they were surrounded by a group of
correspondents and a volley of questions
was fired at Senator Hanna.
The Ohio Senator proceeded to the ice
water pitcher, poured out a half glass OF
water and turning TO the interviewers. said:
Boys. came up here TO take a pill"
Then with a merry twinkle in his eye Mr..
Hanna took from his pocket a little phial
containing some tablets. put one in his
mouth. and washed 1t down with a suip.
Then he exclaimed: There. Thank God.
it's down. Come on Aidrich, lets go to the
Senate"
There is an old Justice of the Peace in
my county who has peculiar ideas as TO how
ne should dispense Justice" said Represen-
tative kitchin OF North Carolina the other
Democratic cloak room.
Two young attorneys were trying a case
tefore him. After the argument had fol-
the case was closed the old fellow awaken
ing from deep rever!es into which he had
Karen. SAID. addressing one of the LAWYERS:
you know Hank. | gave YOU the decision
IN the last two cases so I will give this to
Tom. You can't expect to get them all"
Mr.. Herbert W. Bowen, United St.,os
minister to Venezuela. who Is acting "a
IenezUela's Commissioner TN the neeottas
ions now in progress here, has proved his
nerve several times during his Career in the
consular and diplomatic service. not the
ieast notable instance being when he. with
t'e assistance of another American. in the
DAYS. before the Spanish-American Wa
STOOD or a mob which wanted to tear down
tne United States coat-of-arms from the
u nlted states Consulate in Barcelona. Spain.
But in Mrs. Bowen. who. before she was
married. was Il Galveston girl, he has an
equally courageous heipmeet.
incl. wedding took place in Caracas and
soon afterwards a revolutionary army and
mon eachi. met by chance on a mountain
behind the United States legation. which ia
in environS of Caracas.
When the Mausers began to pop and fho
Hash Of the rifles showed red on the verdapt
Hillside. Mrs. Bowen rushed out 10 the
Tiazza where Mr.. Bowen. long before in
ired TO warfare of the caliber continuously
served Up In Venezuela, was unconcernedly
putting a cigar.
Why. what is the matter?'' she asked
glanced rapprehensively toward the
sound of firing.
oh. only n BATTLE Mr.. Bowen replied.
But. are we not in danger?'
MIR. Bowen assured her of the mild nature
the battles and. although it was the first
lime shc had been quit, under fire. she re-
urned compiacently to her ncediework and
lever after allowed the scares about Ven
'zuelan wars and battles to hsrturh