Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-09
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
Washington. d. O., Jan. y.

Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette.
Washington, d. O., Jan. 8.
Major Benjamin F. Montgomery, for
many years at the head OF the White
House telegraphic force, was today or
dered to report Tor duty at Benicia Bar
racks, California Major Montgomery
has teen employed at the White House
since the administration of President
HAYES. During the Spanish war he was
in charge of the famous "war room" and
kept track of the fighting forces of the
United States and Spain for President
Mckinley, who used to spend many
hours each day scrulinizng the great
maps upon which Major Montgomery
and his assistants indicated the shifting
armies and nayies with little flags appro-
priately marked. AT the conclusion OF
the Spanish war, Major Montgomery,
then a lieutenant colonel in the signal
corps of the volunteer army, was made a
captain in the regular service. About
six months ago he was promoted TO be
major in the signal corps.
The House committee on the judiciary
by a party vote. today determined to re-
port to the House, with the recommends
lion that they lie on the table, four reso-
lutions introduced by Representative
Baker, OF New York. The resolutions
provide that the attorney general report
whether be has taken any steps to con-
6scate property in transmit belonging to
the beef trust; that the President he
asked whether he has taken up with the
cabinet the question of the criminal
nature of the beef, coal, and steel trust
and the STANFORD Oil Company that
the attorney general be asked whether he
has taken steps te prosecute criminally
Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton,
because of the rebate allowed by the
Santa Fe, with which he was connected,
TO the Colorado Fuel Il Iron Company
that the President be asked whether it
is harmony with his views on rebate to
retain Morton in the cabinet. Repre-
sentative Baker appeared before the
committee and was allowed to argue his
resolutions. The republicans rejected
them on the ground that thHrudicial
investigation OF the subject of~hieh he
are still in progress. Mr..
Baker will endeaYor 10 secure time to
present his case to the House.
Tha House committee on interstate
aud foreign commerce, giving further
to the Quarles Cooper bill,
the interstate commerce
to regulate foreign rates to-
day heard serious complaints against
& Co. OF Chicago, presented by
George F. Mead, of Boston, representing
fruit and produce handlers of q cities.
He said that Armour & Co. had a |
of refrigerator cars on all roads |
and that they are holdingup the shippers |
and that it was a foregone conclusion |
hat the produce men must get out OF
business or surrender to Armour Co.
At Jersey City City, Mr.. Mead declared,
10 to two months ago, Arnold X Co. !
lad the exclusive right to ice all cars.
To outsiders he charged 81 a Ton for ice
md to the Pennsylvania Raj ID he
,nly charged 81 so a ton. amour &
20. could, he declared, ice car or not,
as they saw ft Many times, he said,
,ars of fruit reached their destination,
through failure to ice, in worthless con-
liiOn, The Pennsylvania Railroad
the injustice of this, took the
contract from Armour. The committee
will hear Representative Williams Ran
lolph Hearst and his attorneys next
Monday in support Of the measurer
In the Senate today Mr.. Martin in
reduced several bills for the relief of the
congregations of a number of churches in
he Eighth Virginia district which were
damaged or burned by federal soldiers
Turing the war.
Fire was discovered early this morning
n the building occupied by F. A. Her
lann, who conducts a dining room
nder the Masonic Temple, 9th and F
treets. The fire was confined to the base
nent. The contents of the store room
f +. G.. Williams, the druggist adjoin-
ng, were damaged by water The loss
D Mr.. Hermann amounted to about
600, while the building was damaged
D ihe extent of $500.
Among the nominations sent to the
enate by the President today are the
blowing: To be United States District
Judge, John E. Mccall, of Tennessee,
" the Western District of Tennessee
, be Deputy Auditor for the Postoffice
William J. Anderson, of
Iorth Dakota TO be Coiner of the
lint, at Denver, Col. Harry Turboll, of
to be Meter and Refner of
lie Mint, at New Orleans, Hubert d. !
oleman, jr of Louisiana.
Congressman Swanson said to a repre-
,ntatiYe of the Gazette today that since
e had published his card announcing
is candidacy for governor of Virginia
2 has received kilograms Of assurance :
support from large number OF friends
Irenghout his State.
--
Alarm i'm COnstantinOple a