Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-29
From Washington.

From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
William G. Oswald, Secretary OF the
late Marcus A. Hanna Memorial Chair
Association, is in Washington, in the
interests of the movement to endow
chair of political science IN the
Western Reserve University at Cleveland
az a memorial to the late Senator from
Ohio. He has already succeeded In arous-
mo considerable enthusiasm among the
Senator S friends and admirers in this and
other cities. The association has started
out to raise $3.50, 600 as an endowment
fund. The desire of the promoters is that
contributions shall come from all classes
of people, rich and poor alike, so that
the memorial will represent the unlver.
sal regard in which Mr.. Hanna was held
by the people of the United States. Mr..
Oswald has received letters from twenty
or thirty members of the Senate endors-
ing the movement and expressing their
wish to aid it in financial way. The
headquarters of the association are IN
Cleveland, and communications sent
there will be properly accepted.
The necessities of life are becoming
cheaper according to the experts of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The chief exceptions to this rule are
wheat, corn, cotton, oats and refined
petroleum, which have advanced during
the last twelve months. The monthly
summary of commerce and finance, Is
sued by the Departments Bureau OF
Statistics, says that; "While beef cat
tie show an increase in price, family
beef shows a marked fall in price.
Texas steers are quoted in the Chicago
market at 81. 80 per hundred weight for
the fourth week in March, 1908, and 50
for the fourth week of March, 1904.
Yet family beef, which was quoted at
SIS per barrel in the New York markets
in the fourth week of March, 1908, is
quoted at $1250 per barrelin the fourth
week of March, 1904. Mess pork, which
was $40 per barrel in March, 1903,
is given at SIS. 50in March, 1904. Lard,
which was 1915 cents per pound in March,
1908, is given at 7.2 cents in March,
1904"
Slightly stopped, but hale and hearty
at SO years of age, General P. j. Oster-
haus, a German officer who reached the
rank of major-general in the union
forces during civil war, reached Wash
ington last evening for the first time
since the close of the conflict. He will
be the guest of Representative Bartholdt,
of st. Louis, for few days, being en-
tertained by the "Whip-poor-wills,"
a social organization of old soldiers of
the District of Columbia, who will give
him banquet, and will later go to st.
Louis, where he will meet two sons liv-
ing on the Pacific coast and another son
who is commander of the U. 5. S. Mon
terry. OF the PAT men who became
generals during the war Gen.
Osterhaus is one of less than dozen
still living. General Osterhaus was re-
ceived by President Roosevelt today.
President James O'Connell, of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
who returned last evening from Denver,
Colorado, said today there was no pros
pect OF averting the strike of machinists |
on the Santa Fe Railway system, though |
the last oyertures to the company are
now being made pending the formal
strike order, which Mr.. O'COnnell said
recently would be made, if at all, on or
about May lst. Attention was called by
Mr.. O'COnnell to a handful, recently |
delivered in a sealed envelope to every
machinist in the Santa Fe |
shops, and posted conspicuously about
the company's building for the bene-
fit of all employees. The paper is
headed in black type, warning" and
to STATEN heavy type frequent
" underlined "All members of the |
international Association of Machinists
and all other persons who aid and abet
them in carrying on a strike, will be
held jointly, severally and personally |
liable as co-conspirators for all damage
done to persons, property or business by
reason of any unlawful act or damage
done by any person or persons III the
of or carrying on of such
strike, whether such member or other
person participates or co-operatesi in doing
such unlawful act or personally sanctions
he same or not. "The company jumps
10 the conclusion that it is to meet des-
Derate methods" said Mr.. OConnel.
The officials know we are as opposed
10 violence and unfair means as they are
themselves. When the strike is order
ID it will go into effect throughout the
system simultaneously. President O'Con-
nell calling out the lodges by wire.