Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-01

chic. signal officer of the army with TIE
rank OF brigadier general. The selee,
ton of Gen. Bell to be chief OF SIAN
came az complete surprise TO the army.
AZ the outbreak of the Spanish War Gen.
Bell Was captain ofcavalry, but shortly
afterwards become major. 1t had been
generally supposed in army circles that
Gen. Arthur Macarthur, the senior
major general of the army would be
selected for the position of chief OF stan
to succeed Gen. Bates.
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte TO-
day approved recommendation made
nv Superintendent Sands Of the Naval
Academy, for the pardon Of Midshipmsn
John Paul Miller, of Kentucky, first
class. recently convicted by court mar
lial of countenancing hazing. The rec
ommendation has been forwarded to the
President.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-
day issued call for reports on the con-
dtion of National Banks at the close OF
business on Monday, January 20.
Col. John S. Mosby, of Confederate
fame. called al the White House this
morning to hand the President letter
which General Joseph Wheeler wrote
week before his death recommending an
Alabama man for Office. The President
was considerably touched by this mes
ssge from the grave and promised to dc
what he could for General Wheeler
friend. While at the White House Col.
Mosby was asked why he did not try TO
get his young grandson into the Mill.
tary Academy. "Recause do not want
him to shoot anybody" replied the old
warrior. 'Gf he went to either one Of
these schools and YVES hased ned surely
shoot the fellows that tried to d. it, As
everybody seems to be hazed when they
get there, / don't want my grandson
to go"
The Hartman system, involving the
Southern Pacific 1nd its tributaries, may
soon be under congressional fire just al
the Pennsylvania system is now, al
though the movement c. d scarcely be
said 10 have passed the tentative stage.
The House committee on the District
of Columbia today, by vote of 10 to .,
decided to report to the House, without
recommendation, the bill by Representa-
tive Adams, OF Pennsylvania, providing
for whipping post for wife heaters ID
the District of Columbia. The bill will
be given place on the calendar, and
Mr.. Adams will endeavor TO secure its
consideration by the House.
1t has just become public that ''Town
Topics" the New York periodical with
which Col. W.D. Mann and Judge deuel.
are connected, was subjected to rigid
investigation by the Postofice Depart
ment, with a view of excluding it from
the mails, shortly after it printed sour
rilous paragraph about Miss Alice Roose'
welt about year ago. So carefully word
ed was the offensive paragraph, how
ever, that no order was issued against the
publication.
The unofficial claim is advanced by
democratic leaders of the Senate that the
SaBto Domingo treaty cannot be ratified.
They saw that the defense OF the adj
ministration's foreign policy made in the
senate yesterday, by Senator Patterson,
and the latler's vigorous advocacy OF the
treaty, has been the means OF bringing
within the party fold half dozen demo-
cratic Senators who were inclined to
stray toward the administrations floor.
It is generally admitted that the six
democratic votes must be secured to get
the requisite two thirds necessary Tor
ratification.
The President sent the following nomina-
.ions 10 the Senate today: To be postm asters
in Virginia II. Reyercomb, Coving'
ton; John NJ. Griffin, fredericksburg; Charles
r. Smith, Martinsville; William 7. Miller,
shenandoah Edwin NJ. c. Quimby, Suffolk.
The number of pensioners on the role on
December 81 last was 1907, of which $751;
602 are civil war pensioners.
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