Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-19
WASHINGTON CITY.
HARRlSON'S FAMILY, LICE, AND n's
TYPEWRITER IN A DEAL.
An ue,v scandal in Connection with the
Glen Echo syndicate--sifm ehance
ofReachins the vonabie Case.
From Our Regular correspondent

W,sursarov. July is.-Chairman Roweil,
Of the House Committee on Elections, Is
irving his best 30 call up next week the
virginia contested-clection case OF Lang
s,on o.. yanable. lie has been insisting
cha, hixcommittee should have the night OF
,rav from Tuesday of next week, but as the
or;rinal package and bankruptcy bilis
.,,;l occnuv tho attention of the House
until wednesday he has been shut out nc
go hat ne will demand on Thursday that
The case shall be taken up. but II u uoups-
ri II the House will tackle the case even
tbcu. The members are leaving tue cll!i
aud the chances are that a quorum cahh"'
lie mustered next week.
rpr WHOLE HOUSEHOLD IN DEAL
decided sensation has been created
here by the publication of the iacts IN con
nection with real estate deal IN "hlch
,earlv al the members of President mar
cons family have been decided property
at nominal considerations. or course any
one has g right 10 buy property, nu, ina9-
much A. the syndicate have started IN 10
boom certain enterprise ana are noun.
lots NJ fancy figures u - some"i"t
Startling that the Presidents wlfc, ms
daupbter Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Dimmick SIS
Ter Of Mrs. HarrisOn). DIR. Scott the fTesl-
dents father-In-law), Pnvate-SecrelatF
Uolford. and even Miss Sanger tthe iresl-
Jeut's tyuewriter). are purchasers OF Iots
for the nominal sum of ~ each. In the
deeds some Of the lots are valued nj many
Thousands Of dollars, but the records 90
not show that any OF the President hot u.s.
hold have paid more than q iof '"''
property.
HARRI3ON "scnuPLrs.'
CT . .,.,,loI n,upiup ON the heels OF
The interviews of Mrs. Harrison "A tew DAYS
40 In which she severely reflected on eA5
President Cleveland for having purchaseu
Hod Ton and sold the place M handsome
uroft IL unite naturally the subject OF
much gossip. She was trying 10 MAKE eN-
cuses for having accepted cot5age
AT Cape Nav. and eclared that lfesiuen .
HARRISON himself had sciapies g v W. :.
uurchasiugpropert m the vicinity OF "asn-
'nrfon. Well. President Harrison does not
seem 10 be IN this Glen Echo deal, but i, y
fect beyond doubt that the members OF MS
fsr,,ir bavc no "scruples.' From
TatLer-ip-Iaw Scott down 70 the Presl-
DENTS typewriter they are all IN thls ueai'
and il is obvious that the Glen l,cho ~ IL
diratc are using the names oi these Poopio
70 boom their property.
BIN AND BABY NIKE LIFT.
The President and Baby Mckee are ABOUT
Tho ONLY ones IN tho family who nave ho'
been let into this snap on the ground moor.
Republicans used 10 abuse Cleveland lor
Nuyinq Red Top. hut he certainly ga no
hng wrong. There was no one else III
terested in the purchase, ana the thch
President had 10 connection Whatever Win
ang real estate syndlcates, ,.n
president Harrison will have some diiil-
Guilty 10 explain this matter. lhe u1eus
recorded al Rockville, Md, tell q very eiai;h NJ
story. Ihcy show that mombers ol als
household have obtained properly lo'
nominal considerations, ana III WIZ po III t'a'e
pD.sihle to make tho public hehcNo that
their names are not being used 10 Doom 'ho
property ~ the real estate syndicate
DELAYED mILs.
Tho suudry civil APPROPRIATION blll -
DRAGGING so iu the Senate that 1t - doubt
full III il can boz disposed of uutil ABOUT
Tuesday next. The Republicans have done
more talking than the Democrats so IL
cannot he said that the Democrats are pro-
longing the discussion.
The Minnesota congressman are mucn
alarmed over the situation IN thelr Htale'
It's now conceded here that the Republl-
cans viii lose the state IN view OF the
ticket tlIt has been put in the field 10y the
alliance and labor people. The outlook IS
very encouraging Tor the Democrats.
NrrESAI-BEvKNvr REPORTS.
The various internal-revenue collectors
are now sending in their reports and tht
annual report Of the Commissioner Is be-
inc prepared. II will Doe out in September
and promises 10 be an interesting docu-
ment. i'm that II VIII show that the
Government is cHtOrtIng from the people
many millions of dollars more than should
he q 5ilected at this time. The worst of it
Is that the present Congress in spite
of the loud promises Of the Repub-
lcans is not going 10 remove any
of the tobacco-taxes. There IA politics
m the business, and the northern fellows
I'm order 20 catch votes are giving heavy
pensions. and these pensions can't be pad
If the tobacco-taNes are abolished. All OF
the southern Republicans voted Tor these
ptSsion jobs. fact that is apt to be re-
membered al the next election.