Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c.. Sept. 10.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.J
Washington, ID. c.. Sept. Is.
DELEGATIONS from Alexandra, Abingdon
and Lypchburg were before Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw and Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Yerkes today in refer
ence to the Office of the Collector Of In
ternal Revenue in the Sixth district,
now located in Alexandria. Mr.. Sum-
mers. the new collector, wants the office
at his home in Abingdon, the Alexan-
drians want it retained in their city, and
Lynchburg wants it in case change of
location is made. Mr.. Summers and
Judge Page spoke for Abingdon, Con-
gresham Glass for Lynchburg, and Con-
gresham Rixey and Mr.. Harlow for
Alexandra. The impression about the
department is that the Office will be re-
moved to Abingdon and that through
the influence of Congressman Slemp it
had been agreed upon some time since,
so that the Alexandrians today had
their trouble for their pains.
In his annual report just received by
the War Department Brigadier General
Frederick d. Grant, commanding the
Department of the East, with headquar-
tiers at Governor Island, N. Y, says
that it is his belief that seventy-fve per
cent. of the large number of trials by
court-martial during the past year were
due to the use of bad liquor dispensed to
the soldiers "by persons who conduct
dens of vice in the vicinity of military
posts" Gen. Grant, in commenting on
this condition of affairs, makes an urgent
recommendation for the re-establishment
of the canteen feature of the post ex-
change.
Through the complaint of B. H. War
rem. Commissioner of Agriculture OF the
State of Pennsylvania, the Postofice
Department has issued a fraud order
against Huestis & Co., of Jersey City,
n. j. This firm advertised to make a
pound of good butter from apint of milk
and only teaspoonful of our secret prep
aration."
Midshipman Hamilton Z. Hutchins,
a member of the graduating class of the
Naval Academy, has been dismissed
from the service because of continued
violations of the regulations of the
Academy. Young Hutchins is the son
of naval officer and was appointed to
the Academy by the President from cat
large" He has been frequently report
ed to the Navy Department tor miscon-
duct and his dement's at last reached
such proportions as to result in his dis
charge today.
1t is pretty well settled now that Mr..
Swanson will not resign his seat in Con-
gress until after the election in Virginia,
because the intervening time is too short
between this and the election to properly
conduct operations looking to the
successful election of bis successor.
Mr.. Swanson will not resign until after
the general election. After he sends in
his resignation, special election will be
ordered and there is no doubt of the dem
Ocrats successfully filling the place with
a good Virginia democrat.
Judge Charles F. Scott, of the Police
Court, died at his residence, 1855 Bin
ney street, last night from a complica-
ton of sciatica and stomach tumor.
Charles S. Blondhem was today appointed
postmaster at Brickhaven, Alexandria county,
vice Hugh j. Phillips resigned.